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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D |OT| Where the hell is Leon?
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TheBaldEmperor
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jtrov said:Alright, logging on now. Just create a room, and I'll join.
EDIT: Ughhh, such cheap shot deaths. Both times occurred when it lagged to open the door...
Wow, I am playing like shit tonight. :/
Ugh. Sorry about the dropped matches. I'm sure it was my fault. I'm replacing my router tomorrow and I'll be back with none of that hopefully. I had fun but I'm done for the night thanks to that. We were on a roll on some of those dropped matches too!
EDIT: if you want to host I'm up for it. Worth a shot.
GGs Smith.
Also, if you guys want to record and compare your highest scores, I started a spreadsheet this morning for that. There's a page for solo and one for duo.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...dFVz2dGlwTkptczVBXzRSM0NrWTZ1T2ZMaHc&hl=en_US
Also, if you guys want to record and compare your highest scores, I started a spreadsheet this morning for that. There's a page for solo and one for duo.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...dFVz2dGlwTkptczVBXzRSM0NrWTZ1T2ZMaHc&hl=en_US
Baloonatic
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Man, the ship level still sucks.
TheBaldEmperor
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GGs jtrov and Smithnco. I stayed up way later than I thought I was going to. This is going to end up as my most played 3ds game if it isn't already. Bed time!
Just checked and it's #3 at 20 hours and 35 minutes. So good.
Just checked and it's #3 at 20 hours and 35 minutes. So good.
Good to see there seems to be lots of fun being had! Admittedly, I'm a bit surprised after the initial hate fest.
I LOVED RE4 single player story, and enjoyed the RE4 mercs for a bit, but never really played much of RE5 mercs. I remember enjoying how visceral popping off headshots felt. Does this translate well enough to the 3DS for me to revisit?
Also, my hands started cramping up a bit with Zelda OoT, but mostly because of the marathon play sessions. How are the controls for Mercs comfort wise? Do they "fit" the 3DS well? (too many damn games don't allow enough custom controls mapping)
I LOVED RE4 single player story, and enjoyed the RE4 mercs for a bit, but never really played much of RE5 mercs. I remember enjoying how visceral popping off headshots felt. Does this translate well enough to the 3DS for me to revisit?
Also, my hands started cramping up a bit with Zelda OoT, but mostly because of the marathon play sessions. How are the controls for Mercs comfort wise? Do they "fit" the 3DS well? (too many damn games don't allow enough custom controls mapping)
MindCollizion
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Not too ood at this, but definitely enjoy playing. If anyone is interested in co-op my friend code is 0216-0811-8837 name: Gut.
Scored 400k on Ex-5 with Hunk + Chris load out so he's not horrible. His Mr. Death outfit has the 3rd highest 'defense' so he does well charging into enemies with a shotgun. I ate a few explosives and didn't go into a dying state (but did drop into critical). I think he's fine as long as Hunk players aren't expecting to go into missions meleeing everyone like in RE4 since most of his melee attacks in this are terrible (Triple Tap + map geometry= miss).jtrov said:Lol, this is also true. I just really enjoy his melee attacks, and I can string together some good time bonuses. However, when it comes to these EX-Missions, he is pretty much worthless. Especially when the bosses begin to enter the map.
Ugh at random Wesker getting chainsawed with 5 seconds left on Ex-8.
Added you Mind. BTW there's a Friend Codes thread for this game in the Community section. My FC, as well as a ton others, are in there.
GGs kiryogi.
Going to call it a night. Will be on tomorrow again hopefully with something better than my setups tonight.
Was trying to see how having Adreneline and Close Range would help with keeping combos with Jill, but maybe I should have put it on someone like Hunk who is less squishy lol.
I think the only skill that helps directly with fighting bosses is Giant Killing. Since you're using the PSG-1, you won't need rate of fire up.
Going to call it a night. Will be on tomorrow again hopefully with something better than my setups tonight.
Was trying to see how having Adreneline and Close Range would help with keeping combos with Jill, but maybe I should have put it on someone like Hunk who is less squishy lol.
I think the only skill that helps directly with fighting bosses is Giant Killing. Since you're using the PSG-1, you won't need rate of fire up.
345triangle
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i still can't do 4-5 any protips?
any protips?fabricated backlash
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Ken said:
Shoot left leg
press y
...
profit.
Still not as cool as his neckbreaker in RE4 (the blood gushing out the ganados mouths was just pure evil) but very effective.
The End is on the slow side and doesn't put you in a good position if there are multiple enemies around you, unlike neck breaker that pushed away all enemies around you. There's also an awkward half second pause after finishing the animation where Hunk stands still, though that might be online lag. It's still alright I guess since it's at least a front leg instant kill.boris feinbrand said:
fabricated backlash
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I will never forgive them for taking out the neckbreaker... allthough that shit was overpowered like hell, it just looked so damn brutal. Spraying a line of enemies with the TMP, and then chain neck breaking them in under 7 seconds. Just the sound made me cringe at times.Ken said:
I didn't play enough to test all the executions and their benefits, but from what I can tell, Jill has some pretty neat melee combos that create room and seem to be pretty strong.
The real problem with Hunk is that it takes ages to dispatch of boss characters. If you don't have some grenades or mines.
I think Jill's best melee is her Double Knee Drop on downed enemies. It's fast and I believe has a high critical rate on the head. Her instant kill rear leg Neck Twist isn't terrible but it's not good either since it's a little lengthy and you end up in an awkward position that might make it hard to combo from.boris feinbrand said:
Yeah, I agree that Hunk's load out is terrible for bosses. His G. Launcher does nothing to garradors and masked enemies, and his AK has the smallest clip size of all the MGs, but it does do the most damage. It'd probably be easy to run out of ammo fighting multiple bosses without grenades.
Trying to figure out how to make characters work well and experimentation is probably going to add a lot more playtime to my game than I expected to.
fabricated backlash
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Sadist said:
No, I'd say most of them are very fair. The game was rushed, it is obvious from the content, the technical execution and missed opportunities, but more or less all reviews have stated how fun the game is.
Its a solid foundation for a new game later on. I know I will buy a fleshed out and improved sequel.
345triangle
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Ken said:
i'm mostly playing as jill because i find the shotgun best for the chainsaw guys, but am open to suggestions!
Hey Ken, what would be a good load out then for Hunk? I've been using Mr.Death Hunk 90% of the time since I unlocked him, but I'm using his default loadout (which seems crappy in EX). I don't have any Play Coins, or know how to get them, so is there another method to obtaining other character loadouts?
Can't answer your load out question for Hunk as I haven't played this game nearly as much as I've wanted to. But for your other questions:jtrov said:
1. You get one play coin for every 100 steps you make (remember, the 3DS also serves as a pedometer so long as it's actually on. It won't count steps if it's powered off). You max out at 10 coins/day for a total of 1000 steps/10 coins for each day. If you have by any chance been carrying your 3DS around with you powered on, there's a good chance you already have the coins unlocked (look at the top screen. Along the top you'll see an icon alternate between a footsteps icon, indicating the total number of steps you've walked for the day, and a coin icon, indicating the total number of play coins currently available for use).
2. The only other alternative to unlocking the loadouts is supposedly by scoring SS ranks for said character in every mission up to 5-5 (i.e. to get Rebecca's loadout unlocked, you have to use her and score SS on every mission).
Unfortunately no (SCREW YOU NINTENDO GIVE ME MY MESSAGING SYSTEM). The only thing I can think of is since you can suspend 3DS games, you can just alternate between the game and the 3DS broswer (using mobile meebo, browsing NeoGAF, etc. etc.).ravien56 said:
meltingparappa
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I already bought and sold the game, but like an addict I feel the itch coming back.
I should just wait for what could be an AMAZING sequel but the format of the game is just so absolutely perfect for a handheld. Based on the super short Revelations demo I really think this will have ended up being the better of the two games.
I should just wait for what could be an AMAZING sequel but the format of the game is just so absolutely perfect for a handheld. Based on the super short Revelations demo I really think this will have ended up being the better of the two games.
meltingparappa
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Two is all you get, but you can make liberal use of the mines.jtrov said:
I actually like magnum loadouts better (save for the big bossfight) precisely because you CAN get more ammo. Also magnum loadouts tend to have a secondary weapon that's pretty beastly, especially in comparison to the knife.
Especially on a level like the ship, the rifle makes you unstoppable so long as you have enough ammo to spam it against people coming up ladders.
meltingparappa
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Haw, I was actually trying to say that I think Mercenaries will end up being better than Revelations. The way the engine and action work on the 3DS is perfect, if only it had a bigger budget around it.jufonuk said:I agree that Revelations will be the better of the two..(hopefully) jsut make it like resi 4
The Revelations demo seemed painfully methodical with just enough level of fidelity to rob the environment of all its mystery.
I would love to be wrong, but this version of Mercenaries reminds me that post-Mikami RE is at its best when its at pure suspenseful action. Revelations and the blob monsters have a huge uphill climb to be scary without the next-gen spectacle while still carrying all the existing baggage of the series.
jufonuk
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meltingparappa said:
Well if Revelations keeps the levels/quests etc to bite sized chunks I will be happy. but hopefully the pacing of Resi 4
Mercs is great but incomplete and if Capcom took the time to include more levels more modes (survival a seperate training mode), maybe mission based on enemy waves it could be a great blast..
Still hopeful Revelations will be the bette overal product..
345triangle
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mercs certainly seems like the better handheld game. i liked the revelations demo but didn't get much out of it that i didn't get from dead space iOS.
Yes, but there's only one difference.ravien56 said:
A costume for any given character will have greater healing by herbs but take more damage from enemies.
The second costume for the same character will have the reverse stats; herbs will heal less but damage is reduced.
If you want numbers for this, let me know and I'll make a post with them.
jtrov said:
I'd probably try Chris' load out since it seems to be the most rounded. The shotgun is great for running around and getting a lot of kills quickly, and the sniper rifle is a boss killer (Red Executioners go down in about 4-5 headshots, giant chainsaw man is stunned with one shot to the leg). The pistol is decent but I only use it to melee kill when I'm low on shotgun ammo. The sniper rifle does have a low rate of fire but there are skills to fix that if you think it's too slow.
I'm not a fan of load outs with rare ammo so I can't suggest Krauser, Barry, or Wesker's load outs (with Krauser's you'd be getting a billion herbs you probably won't need as Mr. Death Hunk).
345triangle said:
4-5 is the shipyard wave-based mission right?
With Jill and her load out, try to down enemies as quickly as possible with your machine gun, and run past them a little so you can do the Double Knee Drop on their heads and usually kill them with the critical. Even if you can't down them with the MG, the Rising Kick/Kick Up(can't remember the name) is still great for clearing guys out in front and setting up for multiple knee drops. Also, the majini in military uniforms don't need to be knee dropped on the head; they'll die from the knee drop on anywhere. With the majini equipped with leg armor, shoot their shoes for an easy Rising Kick.
If you have trouble with shielded enemies, take out your knife, run up to them, and knife them.
Save your grenades and mines for the bosses. Down garradors as quickly as possible, run up to them, and shoot their back with the machine gun. It shouldn't take a full clip for it to die. Down chainsaw bosses with grenades and run up to them and spam as much shotgun shots into them as you can. Back up and repeat. If you're low on shotgun ammo or grenades, the MG does decent damage as well against bosses for downing from afar and it's better than running until you can find more shotgun ammo or grenades.
If there are those mini gun bosses, I'd just run up to him and fire as many shotgun shots point blank into him as you can. His mini gun doesn't do much damage, and it's nothing a herb can't heal.
meltingparappa
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That is just the engine saving memory, apparently.miksar said:
I'm surprised at how much it bothers people. Kind of adorable, really. Their actions aren't herky jerky enough to mess up sniping for me.