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R6 Vegas 2 announced!...need new pants

Spanktron9000Spanktron9000 Registered User regular
edited December 2007 in Games and Technology
This just came up on Kotaku, I searched the forum and got a weird error, so if it is a repeat lock it. BUT, if not WOOHOO!!!

IGN Announcement

I <3 this game soo much. Thanks Jeebus for answering my prayers.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Oh wonderful, another GRAW 2 style rehash..

    sorry, I used to love this game but Call of Duty 4 has it beat

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  • NorayNoray Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Vegas > CoD 4, imo. At least single player. I am all over this when it comes out, barring a disaster that stops it being as good as the first one.

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  • AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    They going to spend 6 months on this game too?

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  • Spanktron9000Spanktron9000 Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    arod_77 wrote: »
    Oh wonderful, another GRAW 2 style rehash..

    sorry, I used to love this game but Call of Duty 4 has it beat

    You...shut...your...filthy...mouth! j/k...I love cod4 too. But I am a total R6V whore. Terrorist hunt co-op FTW!!

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  • AHH!AHH! Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    arod_77 wrote: »
    Oh wonderful, another GRAW 2 style rehash..

    sorry, I used to love this game but Call of Duty 4 has it beat

    Man why are you comparing it to COD4?

    This is a tactical shooter, not a run and gun

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Vegas was awesome. Another Vegas game can only be seen as good news all round.

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  • AvenroshAvenrosh Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Why would it be Vegas 2? Isn't Rainbow 6 needed all over the world?

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  • Spanktron9000Spanktron9000 Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    AHH! wrote: »
    They going to spend 6 months on this game too?

    They have been developing it since prior to the release of R6V. Ever notice the "to be continued" at the end of the campaign? A sequel was already in the works.

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  • AvenroshAvenrosh Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Spanktron9000 wrote: »
    AHH! wrote: »
    They going to spend 6 months on this game too?

    They have been developing it since prior to the release of R6V. Ever notice the "to be continued" at the end of the campaign? A sequel was already in the works.

    Oh... That explains that... Still haven't finished the first one.

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  • CrashmoCrashmo Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    AHH! wrote: »
    arod_77 wrote: »
    Oh wonderful, another GRAW 2 style rehash..

    sorry, I used to love this game but Call of Duty 4 has it beat

    Man why are you comparing it to COD4?

    This is a tactical shooter, not a run and gun

    Not to mention Vegas was released before GRAW 2, and does everything much better.

    Vegas co-op is the funnest console co-op I can think of, this is going to rock faces.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Crashmo wrote: »
    AHH! wrote: »
    arod_77 wrote: »
    Oh wonderful, another GRAW 2 style rehash..

    sorry, I used to love this game but Call of Duty 4 has it beat

    Man why are you comparing it to COD4?

    This is a tactical shooter, not a run and gun

    Not to mention Vegas was released before GRAW 2, and does everything much better.

    Vegas co-op is the funnest console co-op I can think of, this is going to rock faces.

    Hahaha Rainbow Six Vegas...a tactical shooter? Its tactical in the sense that uh...you can hide I guess.

    Hiding is tactical.

    I am just bitter over what has happened to the Ghost Recon and R6 franchises

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    They need to make terrorists less predictable in coop. They also need to add planning. And change locations.

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  • AvenroshAvenrosh Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    arod_77 wrote: »
    Hahaha Rainbow Six Vegas...a tactical shooter? Its tactical in the sense that uh...you can hide I guess.

    Hiding is tactical.

    I am just bitter over what has happened to the Ghost Recon and R6 franchises

    I know how you feel...

    But that doesn't make Vegas any less fun (for co-op anyhow).

    An old-school Rainbow 6 game, or something like it, would be great.

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  • -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited November 2007
    NailbunnyPD wrote: »
    They need to make terrorists less predictable in coop. They also need to add planning. And change locations.
    Planning and completely nonlinear levels were the greatest aspects of Rainbow Six. I weep for their demise in the series.

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    As a long-time Rainbow Six / Ghost Recon PC player I have a huge laundry list of things I fucking hate that they did to GRAW and Vegas on the PC (not the least of which are all the bugs and instability problems). And yet both games were a hell of a lot of fun. I for one welcome our evil Clancian overlords.

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  • NailbunnyPDNailbunnyPD Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    arod_77 wrote: »
    I am just bitter over what has happened to the Ghost Recon and R6 franchises

    I understand, but there's still some hope that R6 can become what it once was. They got about half way there with R6V.

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    NailbunnyPD wrote: »
    arod_77 wrote: »
    I am just bitter over what has happened to the Ghost Recon and R6 franchises

    I understand, but there's still some hope that R6 can become what it once was. They got about half way there with R6V.

    at least its not Lockdown 2

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  • WienkeWienke Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Avenrosh wrote: »
    Why would it be Vegas 2? Isn't Rainbow 6 needed all over the world?

    You know...that's a good point.

    Unless the first one ended in some sort of cliffhanger (didn't finish the campaign), I assume the locale would change? Kinda hope so because I actually wasn't thrilled with the Vegas and/or Mexico scenery. Actually I really really hope it doesn't take place in Mexico. Or the Middle East.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    My main problem is that the missions of Team Rainbow and The Ghosts have become virtually indistinguishable.

    Ghost Recon is supposed to be about urban combat in protracted military scenarios, Team Rainbow is all about quick in and out insertions operating in a primarily HRT role.

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    uh nearly all of Ghost Recon 1 was large outdoor environments so they dont have to be urban.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    You're right, I just mean GR is all about the open ended warfare role (military warfare)

    I am sick to death of killing vanilla terrorists though

    I miss the old R6 where we were basically infiltrating disney world and killing greenpeace activists

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    lets go back to killing untrained black people and communists like in the beginning!

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Basticle wrote: »
    lets go back to killing untrained black people and communists like in the beginning!

    don't forget Neo-Nazis

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  • AvenroshAvenrosh Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    arod_77 wrote: »
    My main problem is that the missions of Team Rainbow and The Ghosts have become virtually indistinguishable.

    Ghost Recon is supposed to be about urban combat in protracted military scenarios, Team Rainbow is all about quick in and out insertions operating in a primarily HRT role.

    On top of that, it's odd that Team Rainbow is operating Stateside... It being an international organization, and all. Just thought of that.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Avenrosh wrote: »
    arod_77 wrote: »
    My main problem is that the missions of Team Rainbow and The Ghosts have become virtually indistinguishable.

    Ghost Recon is supposed to be about urban combat in protracted military scenarios, Team Rainbow is all about quick in and out insertions operating in a primarily HRT role.

    On top of that, it's odd that Team Rainbow is operating Stateside... It being an international organization, and all. Just thought of that.

    Rainbow is international in composition, but the whole idea was they could respond to any nation in the world (provided they were invited by the government)

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  • AvenroshAvenrosh Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    arod_77 wrote: »
    Avenrosh wrote: »
    arod_77 wrote: »
    My main problem is that the missions of Team Rainbow and The Ghosts have become virtually indistinguishable.

    Ghost Recon is supposed to be about urban combat in protracted military scenarios, Team Rainbow is all about quick in and out insertions operating in a primarily HRT role.

    On top of that, it's odd that Team Rainbow is operating Stateside... It being an international organization, and all. Just thought of that.

    Rainbow is international in composition, but the whole idea was they could respond to any nation in the world (provided they were invited by the government)

    The US federal government hasn't been that cooperative with organizations like this, though... Like the World Court. Seeing how you have to retrieve sensitive information, like DoD files, you would think local teams like the FBI or SWAT would be brought in.

    I really should try reading the book, was it any good?

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  • TalonrazorTalonrazor Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    My buds and I still play Vegas every weekend along with Gears of War and CoD 4. It's a fantastic game and I think Vegas 2 will dominate our playing time as soon as it is out.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Avenrosh wrote: »
    arod_77 wrote: »
    Avenrosh wrote: »
    arod_77 wrote: »
    My main problem is that the missions of Team Rainbow and The Ghosts have become virtually indistinguishable.

    Ghost Recon is supposed to be about urban combat in protracted military scenarios, Team Rainbow is all about quick in and out insertions operating in a primarily HRT role.

    On top of that, it's odd that Team Rainbow is operating Stateside... It being an international organization, and all. Just thought of that.

    Rainbow is international in composition, but the whole idea was they could respond to any nation in the world (provided they were invited by the government)

    The US federal government hasn't been that cooperative with organizations like this, though... Like the World Court. Seeing how you have to retrieve sensitive information, like DoD files, you would think local teams like the FBI or SWAT would be brought in.

    I really should try reading the book, was it any good?

    I loved the book, Tom Clancy isn't the best writer but I am really into the technical side of things and military infrastructure (keep in mind it is still fiction though)

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Ok for those of us who actually played R6:Vegas to the end this is great news (it did end in a cliff hanger). I really hope they keep the same style as before, it felt very much like playing the show 24, except your two buddies don't get killed off everytime there is a fire fight.

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  • AvenroshAvenrosh Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Haven't read any Tom Clancy books, but that's what I hear.

    Gotta love the first game's intro... If "cutting off the head of the viper before it has a chance to strike" is their mandate, then I guess they screwed up big time with Vegas.

    ;-)

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  • VaLiantineVaLiantine Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Do not want. I know we'll never see the old school Rainbow (which did gun modification right along with balance) back but I hope they focus on making an overall better game that the original was based on. Graphically, I feel UE3 games look like shit on every title including Epic titles. I really do wish Ubisoft would hire artist that know how to model guns and make proper textures. That MP5 looks horrid in that screen and why do I see a visible laser sight in a modern warfare game? Stop the Hollywood bullshit Ubisoft, you're transforming into EA with every game.

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  • TheDissolutionTheDissolution Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I remember good ol' Ravenshield.

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  • MosatiMosati Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Watching the original opening sequence for RB6 makes me really sad; I wish they would take it back to its roots.

    I never tired of that game.

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  • YodaTunaYodaTuna Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    R6V was fucking awesome. I am kinda disappointed that this looks like it will take place in Vegas again. There's not many more scenarios you can do.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Well I wonder if the title is just lip service so that we know that it continues the story? Maybe R6:Vegas but you are in casinos in other places? I dunno I really enjoyed the first games story and the character you played.

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  • King NadaKing Nada Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    should I get this (r6:vegas, not #2) for 360 or pc? I just got a 360, played the demo and loved it.

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  • CrashmoCrashmo Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Avenrosh wrote: »
    Haven't read any Tom Clancy books, but that's what I hear.

    Gotta love the first game's intro... If "cutting off the head of the viper before it has a chance to strike" is their mandate, then I guess they screwed up big time with Vegas.

    ;-)

    If you're looking for deep characters or romance, those concepts are pretty much lost on Clancy, but Jack Ryan and Ding are still awesome, and Clancy really nails the technical side of things. Rainbow Six is a great book, especially the sniper scene at the theme park.

    Planning the fights was definitely my favorite part of the old Rainbow Six games, half the time I would make the plan and just watch the teams play out their parts, success or not. That kind of control over your team was amazing.

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  • Mr.BrickMr.Brick Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    I hope they go to space and fight space nazis on their secret moon base.

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  • TalonrazorTalonrazor Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Mr.Brick wrote: »
    I hope they go to space and fight space nazis on their secret moon base.

    Let's G.I. JOE this shit up.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    King Nada wrote: »
    should I get this (r6:vegas, not #2) for 360 or pc? I just got a 360, played the demo and loved it.

    PC version was pretty unoptimised, with no widescreen support. There is a hack out there for it, and if you have an 8800 it's allright. Personally I thought the singleplayer campaign was pretty shitty, but it's fun coop.

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