Looks great but I hope they keep the cheat codes. At least as a game+ feature.

crim

@Burguois:

if i remember correctly, you could destroy headquarters, but that particular faction would hate you for it.

spite_nihilo

@wild homes is weathering cephalopod trouble!: I would think that there would probably be other missions with more depth, but I think that particular one was used for the demo because it shows off the variety within the game and the 'shootiness' of it.

sarcasmOD

The game looks great but it seems a bit to cartoony to me.

Reibooi

this game should be awesome.

and, yes, i say that because there is an actual grappling hook

kickass solo just got the Interweb again

@Astrofox: Yea their pretty dull compared to say RE4 which did them just right IMO. Although that grappling hook seems like fun. They should make it like Tenchu use that badboy to get on top of buildings. Overall it seems like a decent game. I wouldn't shell out 60 bucks for it though.

Houjutsu

@gipmah: if it's anything at all like mercenaries, which it seems to be, yes.

Every building in Mercenaries was destructible if you hit it with enough explosives. I think maybe the HQs where you get missions are not, but everything around them is.

Burguois

those quick button mashing sequnces look damn dumb. :S

jovus

Is every building destructible?

gipmah

I can see the art style and animation etc looks a bit basic from the QTE's etc...

But the core sandbox gameplay looks like it could overcome the quality shortcomings :)

Astrofox

That looks awesome

ghostadv

@Flowen: Nice and cinematic! I do shit like that all the time.

Drake Lake: Formed from Arsenic and Old Lace

arggg every game ever needs a grappling hook. Thats what made just cause awesome and thats what makes this awesome. Bought.

Detre

I like how he sat on the bike and waited a few seconds for the bomb, before ramping off the roof.

Flowen

Hell yes. I still play Mercs 1 from time to time, so I'm pumped for this.

edb87

Yay! That looks to be quite a bit more fun than the previous game. Does seem it could get a bit tiresome, though-- I hope there's more depth to the game than this video would suggest, because simply blowing everything up over and over again would get kind of old really quickly.

wild homes is weathering cephalopod trouble!

Pretty cool.

SirFenwick

"And by "objectives completed" they mean "make everything around you explode"."

I see no issue with this whatsoever. The game looks magnificent.

kumuasata

@crim: Exactly. Tactical nuclear pistols are magnificent.

InsidiousTuna

Surprisingly good. I think the woman will be my favourite character, the other ones don't do it for me. I'm sick of blowing stuff up mindlessly, so I'd rather have some fun with a grappling hook. That was awesome.

Candlejack

If this is anything like Mercenaries 1, then it's a tiny, tiny portion of the game. Probably one of the early-mid missions. In Mercs 1 you had to storm a fortress that was crawling with AA towers, tanks, and helicopters. You had to get all the way to the inside and capture a person, which isn't exactly easy work.

GyrFal

So people are hating on Too Human but are excited for this?
That's just weird.

hotdamn

@Burguois: Man, you make this game sound better than its probably going to be.

Houjutsu

I'm stoked for this game. The first one was highly enjoyable, and with destructible environments the sequel looks to kick it up a notch. Bam! Or should I say boom?

Gouki4u

I think specializing the charactes traits is one thing that'll make this better than Mercs 2. However, I'm a little nervous that they haven't posted anything like bullet points to show off exactly how they're different. I mean, whose to say that you couldn't pull off the same things regardless of you are?

I just want it to feel more tactical then the last. Looks like they're trying for that this time around.

Garro

@Beatboxtaun: Mercenries had complete destructability before Bad Company.

I was a bit skeptic of this title from the trailers, but now I have proof that it will be very pretty.

Zenrick

looks wonderfully, wonderfully, wonderfully STUPID. if that's the tactical guy... if this had multiplayer coop it'd be killer app.

otakuhouse

Ok, now that was the first vid that made me genuinely interested in the game. But ...

... I wonder how co-op (a HUGE selling point for me) works with such different approaches to objectives. Could it be counterproductive?

DARTH_TIGRIS

@sarcasmOD: I expect you're right. I'm just always wary of titles like this, because usually they're not very diverse in execution of concept. And that's fine, I just very much prefer to know it in advance, so I can simply rent them-- where they can be a great value in terms of expense over enjoyment. Like Crackdown.

wild homes is weathering cephalopod trouble!

Reminds me of playing with G.I. Joes when I was a kid- this is what we pretended we were doing, with little bases made from shoe boxes spread out throughout the house, tearing around the house with jeeps and jets and stuff, pulling off the little missiles and making our own sound effects...

Do kids do that type of stuff anymore, or is it all just videogames now?

Mega-Driven

I let the 1st Mercenaries game get past me, I won't make that mistake again.

Culebra

This doesn't look any different from everything that's out: GTA 4, BF BC. Come up w/ something original.

Beatboxtaun

Ah, I was mistaken.

Still, Mercenaries is probably my favourite sandbox game. When they say no rules, they literally mean it. Provided you have access to the resources, you can achieve a mission absolutely any way you want to. You can jack a helicopter, snipe the main dude you're supposed to kill from a building across from him then call in a laser guided surgical strike to blow the living hell out of all his guards.

Burguois

I'm sold. And I barely cared about the title before now.

Solid_hedgehog

@hotdamn: No hate is good hate. There's no reason to really go around the internet going "BLAH BLAH FUCK THIS GAME BLAH!"

Drake Lake: Formed from Arsenic and Old Lace

o_O Now that was so over the top ridiculously stupid that it might turn out to be enjoyable. For a short while.

ara

Everything looks positive to me. Sort of reminds of BF:BC, which I'm loving right now. Sooo.... Yeah. I'm happy with more asploshuns.

kosbee

@UkGuru: fair enough. equal hate is good hate.

hotdamn

It made me interested in the game but it doesn't look like it will have much variety.

two cans tied together and thrown down the street to wake up the surrounding neighbors with a loud annoying noise

Looks pretty neat to me.

joandrade

Ugh. The Teen rating will do it the same thing it did Battlefield. How can I take a whole city to the ground without a single drop of blood?

slomo788

@hotdamn: I'm hating on both Too Human and this. Both look guff, with minor positives.

UkGuru

I hope to hell Carl Weathers returns. I never finished the first game so I don't know if it's possible, but Apollo Creed makes EVERYTHING better.

superbagman

@Drake Lake: Formed from Arsenic and Old Lace: If the game looks shite. . .why not let people know that it looks that way. If everyone went around acting like Carebears and arse licking developers then innovation would be stifled and we would end up with more companies like EA.

UkGuru

have hopes for this game. should be fun. Anyone know if you can freely switch between the 3 characters, or are you stuck as the same one the entire campaign?

Cactuar

Mercenaries was pretty cartoony. The vehicle physics were hilarious. Hitting into a rock would flip your vehicle about 360 degrees but you'd mostly, miraculously, land on your wheels and you'd be able to keep driving as if nothing had happened.

Even if they just make a prettier version of mercenaries the game will still be great

Burguois

I can't wait for this game.

GiantEnemyCrab

That video changed this game from "I don't care" to "maybe". I'll be looking for more info now.

Spartan1308™

@SS Ymer: I say that everytime I leave the bathroom.

kosbee

After seeing stuff like this you suddenly start to wonder why so many developers want to make their games more realistic. I mean this game just screams "fuck that shit!"

SS Ymer

@nou_phabmixay: This game is pretty open and that coupled with destructible buildings might be the reason why the graphics aren't that great, as it may be too intensive for consoles to handle. If you noticed in Oblivion or Crackdown, while the view distance was pretty far, details and textures were also sparse as the view got further.

Too Human, however, does not get the same excuse. It seems to be a linear game, which confines the area and can allow for more graphical content.

Drake Lake: Formed from Arsenic and Old Lace

I'm with the 'hating' on Too Human and liking this preview. But I guess I really like the idea of bashing a guy's head in with a helicopter door. The graphics for this game isn't very pretty though.

nou_phabmixay

@Houjutsu: If you have a ps2 or an xbox then you can pick up mercenaries on the cheap. Seriously, it's an excellent game.

My major complaint with mercenaries was that it was way, way too brown in parts but they've definitely seemed to have fixed that.

+ Watch video

And some mission footage for good measure:

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Burguois

I could actually feel the frustration and strain when I saw that "rapidly tap A" prompt.

Swift_

@UkGuru: It'll be fingerless gloves!

Moosebox

Nice. That shit looks HOT.

rotnapple

Hell ya. Mercenaries is a genre all by itself. The first one fun all around (but not to deep or graphically amazing) and this one looks to continue the fun.

Ra is on That 70s Show

@Moosebox: It won't be, it'll be horse armour! :p

UkGuru

GTAIV will be traded in for this. Then I'll rebuy GTAIV next year for cheap if the DLC for 360 is worth it.

Moosebox

Looks too pretty to pass up. I saw something earlier that made me doubt this game, but this footage looks great. Will wait to get it used, though.

DaPress

This looks really fun. I like the idea of vehicle disguise. I never got it in games like GTA San Andreas where people would know exactly who you are as you drive by, even if I'm not wearing gang colors.

d3ath_fly

Am I the only one who's turned off at the QTEs in the game?

GM08

@Moosebox: And a lollipop.

slomo788

I was getting worried that they canned this game since we haven't heard much about it. When the hell does it come out?

Amazon_Chris

@UkGuru: If you don't like the preview that's fine, but what's your major complaint with this? Anything more specific than 'it looks like it sucks'? Not trying to be an ass, just wondering why you think it's bad.

sarcasmOD

I'm usually pretty ticked about the use of quick-time events, but for some reason I'm not too mad about these ones. Maybe it has to do with the fact that you can predict when they show up, and they make stealing vehicles more risky then simply going up to a tank and pressing X

Psiklone

Looking good, the first Mercs was solid.

Snake726

@otakuhouse: It does have online co-op. I can't remember if it was four player or two player though.

T6Spades

Hom. It would be nice if the toned down the levels of brown by a lot. Damn thing looks like quake 2 colorwise.

Niclass

@Drake Lake: Formed from Arsenic and Old Lace: Didn't you know? I hate everything you love. That's just how the internet rolls.

obonicus

Has anyone played the Iron Man game? This UI and gameplay look almost identical. You know, except for the obvious one-man-flies vs people-running difference. Once I saw the QTE, I was convinced that they're using the same engine. That's not to say it's a bad thing (it looks fantastic) but I hope they don't fall into the same trappings that IM did -- repetitive gameplay, dumb AI, faux destructible environments, etc..

boopadoo

I can't wait to play this, I loved the original.

Skiam

@Burguois: Yea first one seems pretty awesome, but I'm gonna pass on Mercs 1. Just going to wait for mercs 2 to drop in price I don't usually get games at launch unless I really want them like MGS or GTA. I'm just a cheap bastard. I need a service like Gamefly only thing is I think their too expensive 16 bucks for one game a month and 22 for only 2 games. Just seems to be a waste unless their shipping is damn quick.

@boopadoo: I played the demo on PS3 while I loved the flying around, all the other elements were pretty dull.

Houjutsu

I didnt like the first one for some reason this looks better but i still dont know

ddollar

Bad Company's "complete destructibility" was far from it. Fun game, but the stairs and floors are invulnerable.

Eirias

@Drake Lake: Formed from Arsenic and Old Lace: At first I thought that big blue "X" sure brings out the hate in people these days to the point that one poor soul couldn't hold back and compared it to an unrelated "Too Human" game. Stepping back from it all and taking in the reactions from Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Halo Wars, etc... it's just becoming more and more obvious that new blood is needed in the consumer section of the gaming industry. Listening to all this bitching, acting out, and the strange sense of one-ups-man-ship to see who can diss or berate a game the worst based on as little knowledge as possible leads me to believe that (not all) many of the "core" gamers out there are bitter and hateful people who have become so jaded over time that things like graphics and animation that contribute so little to the sense of play are touted as the most important feature.

Don't get me wrong here: I think all games should be able to put their best foot forward if they expect me to spend my $60 bucks (after all I worked really hard for it) and presentation is a large part of this but the shit in the pool of gamers that making to pool stagnant and dingy that's making it hard to see the fun in games and most of this can be attributed to unwarranted venom and their influence on weak-willed individuals.

I for one hope that what Nintendo is doing isn't a fad and that Sony's and Microsoft's effort to "casualalize" the space game spaces will be a successful one because WE need new blood! There are to many in the current crowd that are dead inside. Ultimately, everyone is entitled to their own opinions; this rant is just my own personal opinion of them.

okenny :)

Hmm, the game actually looks appealing to me this time around.

Yofu

Well god DAMN! I'm sold, Pandemic. Congrats.

Gutsman

uum... looked great and all but are we really going to have to go through that interactive cut scene every time i highjack a car?... i took a lot of cars when i was playing merc 1, that could get irritating.

Herret

Will somebody PLEASE make a zombie game with this or the GTAIV engine? I want my open/sandbox world zombies have taken over the city game!

GPman

Grappling. Hook.

Nuff said.

Canuckssleepinthenude

This video is so amazing that I pooped my pants and I waited until it was over to change them THAT'S how amazing it is!:D

weeoo

You know a game is going to badass when the tactical approach involves punching a tank in the face.

Jawajoey

To all the people who are being turned off by the QTE's, Mercs has a good reason to do this. If you played the first game, you'd know how broken vehicle hijacking was. All you had to do was kill any outside gunners, run right up to the vehicle, and you were granted access right away. It nullified a lot of the challenge of dealing with vehicles.

GyrFal

I wonder if there is any multiplayer componenets? 16 players free roaming online over the whole map like GTA4? AWESOME!

peligro

I didn't see any difference between any of the different characters. Supposedly the chick was "covert" but yet she was shooting people out in the open for everyone to see her and she rode in on that jeep like if it was all good. Not too hyped for this game at all. *shrug*

Bodybag

Who do I give my money to?

PownerOfNewbs