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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - I'm Barack Obama and I APPROVE THIS ASS-KICKIN'

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  • SorensonSorenson Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    PunkBoy wrote: »
    I'm hoping you can load up a transport helicopter with AI friendlies and a co-op buddy. If so, I'm readying up "Paint it Black" for those hot LZ landings.
    PIB might have the cultural impact, but I can't think of anything more perfect than Big Sky for those landings en masse and the ensuing ruckus.

    And in the latest turn of decision-breaking, Amazon is telling me that I can get the PC version ten bucks cheaper than the Live version. Decisions, decisions...

    EDIT: Man. I'm watchin' one of the videos where two dudes are air-raping a city and one dude calls in a nuke - and while the explosion and cloud are of course awesomely impressive, it didn't really do anything to the cityscape. :(

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  • AntihippyAntihippy Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It's a tactical nuke. Alot less powerful than the real thing.

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  • Bill CosbyBill Cosby Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Also it calls the nuke a bunker buster so its designed to detonate underground so i guess the surrounding area would be affected as much.

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  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Oh my word.

    Did he just pick up that tank?

    He did.

    He did.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Basil wrote: »
    Oh my word.

    Did he just pick up that tank?

    He did.

    He did.

    the more i think about it "oh no he di'nt" is really the perfect expression of this game

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    One question about co-op: is there an option to have split screen local co-op? Not a make or break thing for me, but it'd be a nice thing to have. I've already got it on preorder.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Could not want more.

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  • Giga GopherGiga Gopher Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Upon viewing that video, it was like a nuke went off in my pants.

    A nuke filled with semen.

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  • freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Ok. It's a day-one purchase. Sold.

    My wallet is going to take a pounding over the next couple of months, but it'll be so worth it.

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  • freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    SteevL wrote: »
    One question about co-op: is there an option to have split screen local co-op? Not a make or break thing for me, but it'd be a nice thing to have. I've already got it on preorder.

    http://www.pandemicstudios.com/community/viewtopic.php?id=5311&p=1
    Okay, so the first big announcement is... Splitscreen. There is none. Not on any version.

    It's a real bummer for me, because I'd like to play with my roommate, but I'm not buying another 360 and another copy of Mercs 2 to make it happen.

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  • Kris_xKKris_xK Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Oh my god. OHMYGOD.

    I was excited before, now I'm... something more than excited. Enthralled? I dunno.

    All I know is that my 360 better return from the grave by Aug 31st, cause this I need to play.

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  • pyromaniac221pyromaniac221 this just might be an interestin YTRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Holy Jesus, gonna preorder this today.

    Add me, gamertag is Pyromaniac221, we can blow shit up and stuff. This is like GTA on crack. Just make sure you tell me you're from PA.

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  • SorensonSorenson Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I gave in and got the PC version, though it's not like I'll get it earlier with the 360 version at any rate with college starting. Although now I'm wondering: has there been any mention about how the PC version handles co-op and such? Are we going to have to join a service or something? Is there going to be a matchmaking server or something we use to find out who's where before we can connect to them directly?

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  • zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I was trying to read through that thread to find the answer to my questions but I still have one left

    what are the system requirements?

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    zimfan wrote: »
    I was trying to read through that thread to find the answer to my questions but I still have one left

    what are the system requirements?

    1 x Xbox 360 Home Entertainment Console System




    (PC specs have not been announced yet)

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  • zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    zimfan wrote: »
    I was trying to read through that thread to find the answer to my questions but I still have one left

    what are the system requirements?

    1 x Xbox 360 Home Entertainment Console System




    (PC specs have not been announced yet)

    but I own a Wii

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  • BlainBlain Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    New videos (I think, sorry if they're not.)

    Awesome
    Awesome
    Meh
    Meh
    Love the jeep bailout
    Love the jeep bailout

    This game looks a bit easy, but thoroughly satisfying.

    Edit: And of course, these are just demos, so the difficulty will probably be different in the full version. I finished the first game, and it had some painful missions.

    Edit: The videos didn't come up at first, so I took them out of the spoiler tags. Now I put them back in. I'll work it out. :P

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Yay fuel air bomb is back! We missed ya old buddy.

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    returning fi-WHAM

    the overkill is glorious

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  • PancakePancake Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Does the OP really say it's coming out for the PC?

    So does everything else! That's amazing. And it makes me happy.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    See, even though you put "Meh" for the second video, the glorious thing is that the game allows you a bunch of options for taking out your targets in a sandbox environment. This is something I feel that GTA strives for but can't get quite right, so hopefully it's well-done in this.

    The reason for the new thread title is simple: When Mercs 1 came out, I didn't play it for a year. Amongst the good reviews, I shouted a big "meh" to it. And that's because of how it presented itself; looking at screenshots, I saw a standard-looking military-style game, I was drawing comparison to Tom Clancy-type shit that I don't play. But when I took that chance, I found it a completely different animal.

    I hope other people haven't made this mistake.

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  • freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'd play it if it didn't freeze every five minutes. Time to go hunt down a PS2 copy.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I wish the Xbox BC for Mercenaries 1 wasn't some sort of cruel practical joke.

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  • PunkBoyPunkBoy Thank you! And thank you again! Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    After I saw those videos, I keep on asking myself

    "Why was I hesitant about buying this game?"

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    You know...my game budget is already stretched thin as is...choosing between this and Force Unleashed is just really annoying.

    I think I should just flip a coin or something...but I always end up going back on my coinflips.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    You know...my game budget is already stretched thin as is...choosing between this and Force Unleashed is just really annoying.

    I think I should just flip a coin or something...but I always end up going back on my coinflips.

    The only morality in a cruel world is chance. Do the coin flip and don't go back on it.

    Really, since seeing The Dark Knight I've been using a coin flip to settle (minor) decisions like this one, and if anything else it's a huge time-saver.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    If it is this or Force Unleashed get this. FU can wait, it isnt multiplayer in any way. This is going to have a fierce co-op community until about February.

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited August 2008
    Never played the first one, didn't really know shit about the series. Saw videos, totally sold. I need some new over the top violence after Crackdown!

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    You know...my game budget is already stretched thin as is...choosing between this and Force Unleashed is just really annoying.

    I think I should just flip a coin or something...but I always end up going back on my coinflips.
    Does Force Unleashed have co-op as well?

    edit: Looks like Scarab already covered that.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Echo wrote: »
    Never played the first one, didn't really know shit about the series. Saw videos, totally sold. I need some new over the top violence after Crackdown!

    A job well-done. 8-)

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  • ilmmadilmmad Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Wait is there split screen? A quick google says yes, but everyone on the Kotaku comments are bitching about it not being included.

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    ilmmad wrote: »
    Wait is there split screen? A quick google says yes, but everyone on the Kotaku comments are bitching about it not being included.
    No, I don't think it has split screen. It looks like EDF:2017 and Gears will remain the king of splits screen co-op.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    FreddyD wrote: »
    ilmmad wrote: »
    Wait is there split screen? A quick google says yes, but everyone on the Kotaku comments are bitching about it not being included.
    No, I don't think it has split screen. It looks like EDF:2017 and Gears will remain the king of splits screen co-op.

    There can be only one (king), and EDF2017 handily outclasses GoW.

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  • FizicsFizics Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    PC version will not be on the shelves until September 4th.

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited August 2008
    Fizics wrote: »
    PC version will not be on the shelves until September 4th.

    So one day before the 360 version here, then? :P

    Anyone know how switching between mercs work? Can you go back to base or something?

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  • LednehLedneh shinesquawk Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Echo wrote: »
    Fizics wrote: »
    PC version will not be on the shelves until September 4th.

    So one day before the 360 version here, then? :P

    Anyone know how switching between mercs work? Can you go back to base or something?

    If it's like Mercs 1 you chose a merc at the beginning, and never again. The real-world differences are really minor anyway; it's all in personality and dialogue. (hint: pick Mattias)

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited August 2008
    Ah. So that video that talked about Mattias calling in custom-built vehicles wasn't some special ability just he had?

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  • LednehLedneh shinesquawk Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Echo wrote: »
    Ah. So that video that talked about Mattias calling in custom-built vehicles wasn't some special ability just he had?

    That would be dumb as hell if true from a gameplay standpoint--it certainly wasn't in the original, every merc could get exactly the same loadout. As far as I know every merc can get the same loadout in #2 too.

    Stylistically, though? Yeah that's definitely Mattias's thing :P

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Ledneh wrote: »
    Echo wrote: »
    Fizics wrote: »
    PC version will not be on the shelves until September 4th.

    So one day before the 360 version here, then? :P

    Anyone know how switching between mercs work? Can you go back to base or something?

    If it's like Mercs 1 you chose a merc at the beginning, and never again. The real-world differences are really minor anyway; it's all in personality and dialogue. (hint: pick Jennifer)

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  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    UnbreakableVow wrote: »
    Ledneh wrote: »
    Echo wrote: »
    Fizics wrote: »
    PC version will not be on the shelves until September 4th.

    So one day before the 360 version here, then? :P

    Anyone know how switching between mercs work? Can you go back to base or something?

    If it's like Mercs 1 you chose a merc at the beginning, and never again. The real-world differences are really minor anyway; it's all in personality and dialogue. (hint: pick Jennifer)

    Aye, you want to listen to Jennifer Hale with a Brit accent for the whole game.

    Search your feelings... you know it to be true!

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