Comments on: Are We Excited About Mercenaries 2?

By: DerkaDerka

DerkaDerka — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:29:05 +0000

I think we’re all forgetting God of War? QTE’s were good in that.

By: Maximum Fish

Maximum Fish — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:18:37 +0000

Is it just me, or is that the Techno-Viking in this game?

By: sinister agent

sinister agent — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:58:44 +0000

QTE’s? I just lost any interest i might have had in this game

Likewise. Well, a lot of the interest, anyway. Somebody name one game in which they’ve been a good idea.

Truly, they are the reversed control icons of this decade.

By: ShineDog

ShineDog — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:14:05 +0000

It did? The officers were marked out by HUGE GLOWING SYMBOLS over there heads. regardless, the vehicle stealth was something you would call upon occasionally, or to remove hassle moving from mission zone to mission zone. While there are some stealth elements, don’t be mislead into thinking that the intention with mercs was ever anything other than a ridiculously bombastic shooter.

And these QTEs, even if implemented for every vehicle jack, are still going to be a minor part of the game, and by the looks of it, very easy. Its just a way to keep you involved in the action rather than automate the whole procedure. its not a case of HIT X AND Y TO KILL BOSS. QTEs can be used for good or evil, in my opinion.

By: Akirasfriend

Akirasfriend — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:34:22 +0000

I don’t know if anyone else here mentioned it (considering I’m an ignorant knob who doesn’t read other people’s posts when I have a point to make), but they had the vehicle disguise element in the original game.
However, enemy officers could see through your disguises, which caused much irritation when trying to be sneaky. One attack on an SK-controlled city was greatly aggravated by all the enemies in the area being elite officers. I couldn’t get through the gates without them sploding my bloody truck. The bastards.

By: Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:50:42 +0000

This looks so stupid.

By: Erlam

Erlam — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:27:02 +0000

“QTE’s? I just lost any interest i might have had in this game”

I have to mirror this. I can’t think of a single instance in which a QTE was better than pretty much any alternative.

By: Hobbes

Hobbes — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:01:39 +0000

QTE or not, its hard to really criticise a sequence in which you you pull a guy from a tank and nut him into submission.

Anyway, if its more mercenaries, I’m all for it. The original gave me some of the most fun I’ve ever had with a game.

By: Grandstone

Grandstone — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:18:10 +0000

The only thing I didn’t like about the first Mercenaries was that the border skirmishes were always in the same places. You could say it’s a comment on the futility of war, blah blah blah, but I wish there had been some way of telling who was actually winning the battle. Sometimes it felt as though you were the only one causing anything significant.

By: shinygerbil

shinygerbil — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:36:13 +0000

I just remembered another game which used enemy vehicles as a disguise; Codename Eagle.

Now there was a game. At least, it shone in multiplayer.

…At least, that is how I remember it.

By: MeestaNob!

MeestaNob! — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:22:32 +0000

It looks fun, but I’d need a demo and/or play of console/PC version to see which was better.

Obliviously, in a perfect world when we could assume a good port then the PC would be better, but I’m remaining skeptical until then.

By: Marcin

Marcin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:21:12 +0000

In the first game, stealthy lady had an aggro radius reduction bonus, main dude had a faster run, and angerman had a larger health bar. I really didn’t mind those “distinctions”, and I can’t say I see this changing much here. The commentary is a bit overblown, since in the end they all get into big destructive devices and blow shit up – which is just fine by me.

I hope the 3-faction balance is still in the game, and that they still have skirmishes on territory borders. Mercs was one of the most alive games I’ve played …