The Game I Expected Mercenaries 2 to Be...
posted by Withakick (ROCKLEDGE, FL) May 2, 2010
Member since Aug 2009
Everyone has their game addictions. For some, it's RPGs. For other its FPSs. For me, it's the Sandbox Genre. Good guy, bad guy, morally ambiguous... guy, I don't care. I enjoy the freedom. As I slowly opened my eyes to the possibilities in JC2, I giggled like a school kid who just kissed his first girl. (a pretty one)
Graphically, yes, it's beautiful. I've never enjoyed flying over the terrain quite so much in any other game, except maybe GTA4. Different terrain, of course, but beautiful to behold. Speaking of terrain, the vehicle handling was very frustrating at first, but as I progressed, I realized that putting the pedal to the metal wasn't always the best idea. Kind of like in real life...
Combat. Folks have criticized the combat, calling it "run and gun" or "imprecise." I disagree. The aiming system is rather forgiving most of the time, and head-shots take out the big baddies in one shot, as the should. Now bring in the Grappling Hook. Has anyone tried stringing a bad guy to a Red Barrel, then shot the barrel? Utter glee, folks. Or just string the guy to a wall and pick him off at your leisure. The Hook also can get you out of an ugly situation rather quickly...
Voice acting. What were they thinking? That's what's keeping me from giving it a ten. A little variety would have helped.
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