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Killzone: Mercenary |OT| No allegiance, no honour, only money
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Revolutionary
Member
Just picked it up. Initial impression: holy fuck that is a big patch for a portable game.
The graphics are phenomenal. Has to be the best looking handheld game ever.
Gameplay isn't too bad either. Standard Killzone fare but it's a lot of fun. I'm terrible at stealth in this game though and oh man the hacking game is kind of difficult.
Having just replayed Killzone 1 I'm glad the knife executions have come back. Dick stabbing in OLED native rez is pretty entertaining.
Gameplay isn't too bad either. Standard Killzone fare but it's a lot of fun. I'm terrible at stealth in this game though and oh man the hacking game is kind of difficult.
Having just replayed Killzone 1 I'm glad the knife executions have come back. Dick stabbing in OLED native rez is pretty entertaining.
For all noobs, here's how to do the hacking game:
When you see the middle symbols, all you have to do is find two combinations of the other symbols to match. That's it. So you tap one combination and then tap the middle one. Those symbols will disappear, then you just have to find one that matches what's left in the middle!
I think I should make a video, lol.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Hahaha sounds good Grisby
About to go pick this up. Can't wait to play it (and download that giant patch...)
That can happen at any store though. Someone could have jacked the disc in the factory, or there was an issue on the assembly line. Someone could have also bought it, removed the disc, and then resealed it. I'm guessing they didn't give you a refund/let you exchange it?
make sure the box has the game in as soon as you pay it,
my sealed copy of Saints4 didn't.
That can happen at any store though. Someone could have jacked the disc in the factory, or there was an issue on the assembly line. Someone could have also bought it, removed the disc, and then resealed it. I'm guessing they didn't give you a refund/let you exchange it?
Robotziane
Neo Member
Thanks very much. Completely missed that section.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Finished it earlier. Man it's short 
But it was a blast playing it. Really liked the story and how it changes up. But wow, way too short
But it was a blast playing it. Really liked the story and how it changes up. But wow, way too short
Original Man
Member
starting with the PS4, sony REALLY needs to start putting up the updates at midnight. ridiculous with the wait. should've just gone with the physical copy on amazon
Katana_Strikes
Member
You can play the SP fine without downloading the patch!
MackAttack
Banned
Did the store update yet?
The PSN store hasn't been updated yet.
Haven't compared, but I have the retail version and basically haven't noticed any loading, there is a little when you first start, but they've masked it really well, and cutscenes switch into gameplay seamlessly. Like uncharted in that aspect
Cornbread78
Member
Seeign as the huge DD file, I tcancelled my Ys reserve for now and picked up a physical copy to play. I'll have to DD Ys Celcetta instead.
I can't wait to fire it up! Too many games!
I can't wait to fire it up! Too many games!
Noisepurge
Member
yeah 1.2 GB patch right away, killing my memory card as i bought digital...
I'm in negotiations with BestBuy at the moment, but im already 4000 miles away from the store i bought it. if i end up losing that 60$ i will never buy anything from that company again and will advise friends to do so too :/
Revolutionary
Member
Well that was lame. Got put into a 3v1 Warzone match. Stuck around for a few minutes and no one else joined. I guess I'll wait until later when more people are playing, because that shit was lame as hell.
Edit: switched to guerrilla warfare and did a thousand times better. Dat mantis
Edit: switched to guerrilla warfare and did a thousand times better. Dat mantis
Delt31
Member
I really enjoy the game but man the controls are just not feeling good. I think it's the large deadzone that I'm feeling. I know others said to increase sensitivity but that makes it even worse as the deadzone is still there so it's like a slingshot effect leaving me little control. If only I can find a good setting it would make the game that much better.
suggestions?
suggestions?
it takes getting used to. One thing that helped me was turning on motion aiming. easier to aim that way imo.
Delt31
Member
does that enable both (motion and joysticks) and if so, I would think that was harder but I can try it.
Finished it earlier. Man it's short
But it was a blast playing it. Really liked the story and how it changes up. But wow, way too short
How short? Buying it mostly for the campaign, if it's really short, probably wait for a deal.
Live Free or Die
Banned
3-4 hours? Where did you hear that from?
That first level was a lot of fun. I suggest turning the sensitivity up on the sticks (like some other gaffers have said) as that improved the moving and aiming for me dramatically.
Everything from console Killzone seems to be intact gameplay wise. The cool death animations are still there and the game seems to be doing a lot of graphical tricks (lighting reflections, etc). There is still noticeable pop in if you move from area to area real fast but it ran at a real nice framerate (silky smooth, har).
The money system seems neat and gives the action a more arcadey feel.
One last bit though, I love the more varied color palette in the first level. Nice to see some green in the Killzone universe.
I just need more practice at it. I only did two or so in the first level. Thanks for the advice.
Robotziane
Neo Member
For what its worth ive currently got over 10 hours game time from single player alone. The contract missions really do add alot and make replaying levels worthwhile.
...thinking about it even going through single player without doing any contracts would net you more than 4 hours.
Jawmuncher
Member
I got my wisdom teeth pulled out this morning and im about to go out right now so I can go grab it.
FoxhoundNL
Member
I must've died 10 times before even having the slightest clue what to do back in the beta. Didn't help that there was no tutorial for it whatsoever. That's only in the single player, lol.
The 3-4 hour times come from the in-game clock that doesn't count retries, cutscenes, loading and things like that. People have reported actually taking 6-8 hours to beat the game.
Replay-ability is also far more developed in this game than in most campaigns these days.
Played the first mission on Veteran, tons of fun, loving this game. There was an intel that you could hack but I noticed it was like 3 different "tiers" of hacking, wish a bunch of nodes in each that needed to be hacked. I wasn't even close to finishing the hack. Do hacks get harder on Veteran?
Katana_Strikes
Member
I finished it clocking in at 5 hrs. I understand there's replayability but campaign all the way through is still on the short side. I'd still recommend it for it's quality however.
SteveO1683
Member
Some reviewers mentioned the campaign being short. However I don't think the game clock counts retries / continues.
Have to wait for the PSN store to update. Later tonight or whenever they push the button.
Ovek
7Member7
I completed it on hard in 4h and 30mins, I don't know if it's counting my deaths (for which there were many!).
Rekkapryde
Member
IT'S UP FINALLY!!
SteveO1683
Member
Yep. Had to search for it. Downloading now! 300 minutes to go.
Rekkapryde
Member
Live Free or Die
Banned
Weird not showing up for me on PS3.
Rekkapryde
Member
Do a search for it on the Vita
GalacticMouse
Member
Picked up my retail pre-order on my lunch break...can't wait to get home and start playing. I'm really hoping my newly-installed 50Mbps internet can rip through that patch in 20 minutes or so, but I'm always skeptical with PSN downloads... :-\