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flaagan
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I'm amazed there hasn't been a thread for this already. I can't be the only one eagerly awaiting the ability to unleash some serious Van Damage!

The new commercial (now with the "Oh no you didn't" song available for download) has got me totally ready for it. :poly130:

Who's up for some co-op carnage? :poly142:
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  • Kovac
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    Kovac polycounter lvl 18
    I've noticed a great lack of excitement for this game as well. I personally can't wait to pick up a tanks with the helicopter grapple and wasting some buildings.
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  • flaagan
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    flaagan polycounter lvl 18
    The lack of enthusiasm towards utter mayhem and destruction from this board and its members is a total friggin letdown.
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  • LoTekK
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    LoTekK polycounter lvl 17
    Single-player alone was a big enough draw for me, after having put a stupid amount of time into the first one (that along with san andreas trashed my 2nd gen ps2's lens/laser/motor :p). Co-op is just really sweet icing on that cake (especially with it being properly dropin dropout). :D
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  • Tumerboy
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    Tumerboy polycounter lvl 16
    Sorry, never played the first one, so I didn't even know a new one was coming. . . hard to get excited about something you know nothing about.
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  • flaagan
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    flaagan polycounter lvl 18
    Nick, if you want a good primer, go talk with Sam, our fx / animation coder. He worked at Pandemic on the first one. It was rather amusing talking with him about its development this past Friday.
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  • Luxury
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    Luxury polycounter lvl 18
    Glad to see some excitement for this. ^_^
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  • ebagg
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    ebagg polycounter lvl 17
    I'm excited, recently have been playing thru the first one, once I finish that one, I'll pick this one up for sure, though I'm wondering how the PC version will pan out compared to the console version.

    EDIT: Mercenaries 2 better have mid mission saves or quicksaving for the PC version. I got fed up playing Mercenaries on PS2, no mid mission check points or saves is bullshit, especially on escort missions where the person you're escort has absolute shit AI.
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  • Darth Tomi
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    Darth Tomi polycounter lvl 12
    It looks cool but I hope they fix the glitches unlike the first one.
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  • Justin Meisse
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    Justin Meisse polycounter lvl 18
    I'm lazy: how many players can you have in co-op?
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  • Luxury
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    Luxury polycounter lvl 18
    Mercenaries 2 better have mid mission saves or quicksaving for the PC version. I got fed up playing Mercenaries on PS2, no mid mission check points or saves is bullshit, especially on escort missions where the person you're escort has absolute shit AI.
    It does.
    I'm lazy: how many players can you have in co-op?
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  • flaagan
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    flaagan polycounter lvl 18
    Tomorrow, mofo's!

    Already got my "you're preorder will be available tomorrow" phone call from gamestop today... can't friggin wait! I'm ready to blow some sh!t up!
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  • LoTekK
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    LoTekK polycounter lvl 17
    Bah, us lowly PC gamers gotta wait til next week. Clear Sky's coming out the same week, too!
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  • flaagan
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    flaagan polycounter lvl 18
    Ok... so far, I'm finding more things to say I don't like than I do... yet I'm still enjoying the game.

    The button-combos to break into tanks / helis was amusing the first time, but having to do it ever-single-time is annoying. I can also already say I miss having more laser / binocular guided bombs. The mission contacts lack absolutely any personality so far, especially the generic faction mission givers. The ragdoll / vehicle physics is none to impressive, honestly. I think the thing that irks me the most is the very inconsistent art quality. It really looks at times like they took PS2 quality assets and just dumped it on the 360. I'm also a bit surprised that it's saying that I'm already somewhere around 42% done with the game, and I've only been effing about really for the few hours I've been playing.

    ... but, like I said, I'm still playing the game and having fun with it...
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