Hallo,
first many thanks for all that comments.
From your comments and after making up my thoughts i think 8 is the better score for mission.
For my understanding COD is a fun mission (like Clean Sweep), but far more bigger.
My basic indicator for the mission score are two factors:
Do i want to play this mission again after i have finished the review ? (for which i play normally played it two or three times thru). For this mission definately "yes". Therefore a 7+
Are there any faults, recognizable by the reviewer (i am only playing the mission, not checking the scripts for good programming) and avoidable by the author (in every city fight in OFP you have the shouting thru walls problem). But in this mission i really had no negative feeling about it. Imagine an entrenched enemy in the ruins of a small village: They will surely make holes in the wall to fight better and make an ambush.
Cons:
* Overview picture
Ok, but for me it is not big con because modern art is quite invidual.
* No scripted cameras
You are correct, the Camera is clearly overrated (i should give it 7 or
. My biggest problem is, as at the Oscar award, what is good camera ? Fancy effects, or a good understandable Message.
* Unrealistic objective
Not in my understanding. To have a company (100 men) + support units in one village is very realistic. Of course to assault it with one platoon is not a good idea. But according to the briefing this size of enemy troops is not expected.
* Too many enemies/Much too difficult
It is hard, but i do not dare to down rate a mission because it is easy or difficult; Because it depends on the personal playing style/luck/OFP Settings. Only impossible and walk in the park missions are down rated.
* Save game method was messy
The three save games worked perfectly on my two computers.
* Music (I don't mind that song, but it doesn't fit)
There is music, the quality is good and you can turn it off. This is enough for me, i even liked the option to turn it off very much (better score). Because IMHO i do not like that kind of music, but it is not up to me to rate the music taste of the author.
* Clipping! ARRRGGH!! (enemies shooting through walls)
see above.
* Impossible to focus on main objective due to number of enemies
Please read above
* No custom voices/radio messages!
Ok, not good. (Therefore it should have been an eight).
Greetings
Kuro
P.S. Of course a review is NEVER really objective. And i would say as long as you not clone the reviewers you a plus/minus one range in the reviews (Means a 7 of Stu35 can be a Kuro 9, or vice versa). And i checked Stu35 reviews and you can normally calculate Stu35 Rate+1 = Kuro's Rate). But i take it to apply harder standards and come to Stu35s Rating. BTW Avon rated this mission with three stars (high score).