Current Events > Mercenaries 2 deserved to be forgotten

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Even EA forgot it since it hasn't seen a release on EA Access.

The most egregious example of just total bullshit game design:

You're in a defenseless truck. You must deliver the truck and its cargo to a destination.

But along the way they spawn in Helicopters that have an infinite amount of no-miss Anti-Vehicle missiles that kill you in one hit.

If you get out and address the helicopter, more spawn. so there's no fair way of dealing with them besides just getting lucky that they never get the proper lock that they need. If it was one or two pre-set Helicopters and the end goal was to deal with them and move on? fair. but EA being total shit lords that they are couldn't even get something that simple right.

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So disappointed with that game.

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J03can posted...

So disappointed with that game.

like the whole concept I'm not disappointed with.

Its the bullshit like this that just ruin the game. Is it a mandatory story mission? No, but that doesn't excuse unfair game design

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I liked the first one. Hunting down the playing card bounties was fun.
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I liked it. Even the driving sections were quite enjoyable and I normally hate driving in games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaevIeRqDmU

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I just got to the end

and i get blown up

no fault of my own

cause there's nothing you can do

how does a game designer live with themselves putting out such a shit product? Do they have no sense of honor? No because it's fucking EA and you sell your soul

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I don't recall the specific issue you seem to be having at all. Mercenaries 2 was definitely a step back from the first, but ultimately it wasn't a bad game.

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GeneralKenobi85 posted...

I don't recall the specific issue you seem to be having at all. Mercenaries 2 was definitely a step back from the first, but ultimately it wasn't a bad game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7nXmibT6u8

This mission, 3rd level of it.

the difference in that video is that ally helicopters distract them. In all the runs i have, you might get an ally at the first one but neither the second or third

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Saboteur was awesome and it was made by the same devs if I'm not mistaken

Pandemic made a whole bunch of promised before release that they never would have been able to keep. Remember when they said that you'd be able to set things on fire and have it spread by covering things in gasoline, or that the grappling hook could be used to travel anywhere?

wackyteen posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7nXmibT6u8

This mission, 3rd level of it.

the difference in that video is that ally helicopters distract them. In all the runs i have, you might get an ally at the first one but neither the second or third

Yeah I never did all the side activities in Mercs 2 because a lot of them just didn't seem fun. That seems to be the case here.

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OmegaShinkai posted...

, or that the grappling hook could be used to travel anywhere?

they promised Just Cause 2?

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finally i got it

I just drove across the non-roads of the island

i hate games that are so broken that you can't even beat them with the intended strats.

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I had a blast playing Mercs 1 on Ps2 as a kid. I thought it was mind boggling to have factions fight for turf and engage without you having to be there.

Simpler times.

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Also i have no idea what this game is smoking but I've done all the missions before the other half of the game opens up and my percentage is at 66%

and i still have a few (3 or 4 i think) story missions to do before i unlock the other half lol

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wackyteen posted...

Also i have no idea what this game is smoking but I've done all the missions before the other half of the game opens up and my percentage is at 66%

and i still have a few (3 or 4 i think) story missions to do before i unlock the other half lol

the other half is a few finale missions lol

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