Baloonatic
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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D |OT| Where the hell is Leon?
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EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Colour me surprisingly disappointed so far. Something about this really isnt clicking with me. The whole experience feels really cheap and rushed. I'm not even impressed by how it looks.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
EatChildren said:
No nothing of any merit in your opinion?
dammit. Pre-ordered mine from Amazon uk. have til wait until friday for release day (knowing my Posty, he won't deliver so it's more like pic up on sat)
hearing mixed messages ONMUK gave it 85% said it was a great game...
It is a fine game is you like the Mercs type gamestyle. It increases with mission difficulty and offers some decent variety with different missions type i.e. defeat as many as you can, stay alive for so long, etc. It's a little more fleshed out than Mercs in RE4/RE5 but it is still Mercs. So far I have over 8hrs into it and my average playtime is 50mins.jufonuk said:
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
jufonuk said:
Not necessarily. Im still getting into it so it might take some time to click. I really dig Mercs so this will no doubt grow on me. Im pretty disappointed by the production values though. It might be using shaders, but its chock full of all these little blemishes that drag down the presentation in my opinion. Most disappointing is how little oomph each gun has. Unlike Mercs in RE4/RE5, nearly every weapon feels like a pea shooter. Shitful sound effects and poor effects.
Meh. I'm sure I'll get into it. Im just...underwhelmed, so far.
It works fine for what it is. I only have used it a handful of times as I prefer third-person aiming and movement for everything. Move & shoot is limited as you can't move the aim of the weapon. It's always straight in front of you. It's nice to have when you see a lot of enemies right in front of you and you can blow them away with a grenade/shotgun type weapon.jufonuk said:
Certainly not a major addition but a welcome one.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
EatChildren said:
Watched the captivate trailer and must admit that the gun sound effects I heard, sounded underwhelming, that will distract and detract from my enjoyment as it wont have that viseral oomph to the game...I want it to sound meaty, menacing and OTT..not jsut "pfft" splat..yeah really random complaint, or is it? maybe the poor sound design it highlighting other flaws othe game? anyways wont have it until (hopefully friday) , as for the move and shoot sounds ok-ish way of doing things... can kinda guess from desciption, that I will have to stop aim then keep moving allowing me to shoot...would having a fluid Aim and shoot break the traditional vibe of the game? I know Mers is meant to be a fast paced action game, maybe Capcom where worried about turning it into what feels like an TPS??
dr3upmushroom
Banned
Sorry if it's been discussed, but I have two quick questions that aren't addressed in the OP.
1) I feel like the answer to this pretty much has to be yes since it's such an obvious feature, but I want to make sure the game has online leaderboards before I buy it, and
2) Are the skills limited to campaign mode with a separate score attack with no skills? I really like the idea of the skills for co-op, but I like my competitive score attack games to be as purely skill-based as possible, and the skills, especially with the level-ups, seem like they'd make the game more fun from a strategic view, but less as a comparison of skill.
Can't wait to read more impressions. I really, really like Mercenaries and having a handheld version sounds awesome. The $40 price for games almost kept me from getting a 3DS, but I'm going to get so many hours of play out of this I couldn't care less. Barring the absence of online leaderboards and/ or too many more "meh" impressions and I can't wait to pick this up next week (left yesterday on a week-long trip, wish it would've come out two days sooner).
1) I feel like the answer to this pretty much has to be yes since it's such an obvious feature, but I want to make sure the game has online leaderboards before I buy it, and
2) Are the skills limited to campaign mode with a separate score attack with no skills? I really like the idea of the skills for co-op, but I like my competitive score attack games to be as purely skill-based as possible, and the skills, especially with the level-ups, seem like they'd make the game more fun from a strategic view, but less as a comparison of skill.
Can't wait to read more impressions. I really, really like Mercenaries and having a handheld version sounds awesome. The $40 price for games almost kept me from getting a 3DS, but I'm going to get so many hours of play out of this I couldn't care less. Barring the absence of online leaderboards and/ or too many more "meh" impressions and I can't wait to pick this up next week (left yesterday on a week-long trip, wish it would've come out two days sooner).
I don't actually have the game but here's what I believe to be true:dr3upmushroom said:
1. I'm 99% sure someone said there was no leaderboards. Sorry =/
2. As far as I know, nope. If I'm right, skills can be used in any mode. I don't think there's a filter for online coop mode for "no skills activated." I can see why you would want this though. The only option you have is to turn them off/have no skills activated.
Edit: I also have to say the meh/negative impressions and all the Capcom rage in the other thread is making me have second doubts about this game. But it already shipped, so here's to hoping I enjoy it nonetheless.
dr3upmushroom
Banned
Wow, that's really disappointing and really fucking stupid. A huge part of the fun of games like this comes from comparing scores. All of the complaining about 3DS ganes costing too much really hits home when they lack a basic function that dozens of $1 iPhone games manage to include.
I've been anticipating this too much to not get it because of this but shit, I'm surprised they didnt at least take the to include leaderboards.
I've been anticipating this too much to not get it because of this but shit, I'm surprised they didnt at least take the to include leaderboards.
UncleSporky
Member
Tenbatsu said:
As I said last page I think it's especially noticeable with earphones, but it's also advantageous to use them due to surround sound, reading the proximity of enemies etc.
dr3upmushroom said:
No, skills aren't limited in any mode but you are always free to turn them off, and there's even an achievement for beating one of the later tough missions without skills on.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
EatChildren said:
Bleh, I've noticed this from the videos I've watched. In Mercenaries for RE4/RE5 the enemies have a great sense of weight and your weapons feel really impactful. In this one it looks like your shooting enemies filled with pillows! -_-
Heres some gameplay footage:Tenbatsu said:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/co-operative-gameplay-resident-evil/716888
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/co-operative-gameplay-resident-evil/716889
Oddly enough I thought the console versions of RE5 also had some badly compressed audio too. Maybe not this bad though.
At first I was slightly impressed to see a different route than the typical Mercenaries 'stage selection > GO!' formula, but the other missions only served as training for the aforementioned anyway. The door was open for something unique, but nothing came of it. With that said, I got over it quickly, because quite honestly I was expecting nothing more or less than what we received.EatChildren said:
AgentOtaku
Member
WTF!?
That audio is pretty damn atrocious. That's like 2005 DS era shit! What gives?
Man, i'm really starting to regret paying full price for this =/
That audio is pretty damn atrocious. That's like 2005 DS era shit! What gives?
Man, i'm really starting to regret paying full price for this =/
AgentOtaku
Member
Yama said:
*sigh*
I guess it's the gameplay that really matters in the end, so here's hoping I have fun
Still, I really hope Revelations doesn't sound this bad. Anyone who played the included demo, can you confirm if it is indeed 2005 in there as well?
Vyse The Legend
Member
AgentOtaku said:
If you loved Mercs on the consoles, you'll love this. In fact, you'll probably love this more if you're a fan of unlocking content and leveling up in games. I dig the feeling of progression and improving my characters.
In short, I'm personally enjoying it quite a bit; it almost pulled me away from Radiata Historia, which is strong praise for me.
There are definitely negatives, though; sound being one of them.
Sadist said:Question in advance: is the demo of Revelations locked or playable from the start?
I know it's like a three minute demo, but I'm still curious about it
Unlocked from the start. The sound isn't great there either, but they do more with ambient sound and clearly used higher quality sound samples to create a moody atmosphere.
Gun effects still sound like doodie, though.
UncleSporky
Member
They get more numerous and aggressive later on. The first mission with Zealots was intense.jokkir said:
I agree with Vyse, it's Mercs as usual, plus portable and with a good sense of progression.
By the way, if you're planning on getting this game I suggest you earn 95 play coins.
80 for the eight characters' loadouts plus 15 for the extra loadout.(You can set the date ahead a day and earn 10 extra coins, then set it back to the correct day and earn 10 again, etc. It won't screw anything up.)
DrAndonuts
Member
Father_Brain
Banned
Scores sound about right, considering the content/price ratio. Forget about the iPhone value comparisons - more 3DS publishers need to get it into their heads that charging $40 for games that would be $5-$15 on PSN/XBLA is simply not acceptable.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
If they charged 15$ for this game, everyone would think it's a shit product though.Father_Brain said:
I'll just wait for it to be 20$.
Father_Brain
Banned
DevelopmentArrested said:
$20 would be a reasonable compromise price, yes.
MasterShotgun
brazen editing lynx
I'm still waiting on my copy to arrive, but it looks like I was right in applying some of my Amazon credit to only pay $20 for this. It should be fun nevertheless. Maybe just not worth the full price.
UncleSporky said:They get more numerous and aggressive later on. The first mission with Zealots was intense.
I agree with Vyse, it's Mercs as usual, plus portable and with a good sense of progression.
By the way, if you're planning on getting this game I suggest you earn 95 play coins.
(You can set the date ahead a day and earn 10 extra coins, then set it back to the correct day and earn 10 again, etc. It won't screw anything up.)
I have like 250 coins saved up. How do you spend them to unlock stuff?
Vyse The Legend
Member
matmanx1 said:
Go into the character selection screen, then press L to enter the weapon loadout menu.
Now, just select something that's locked, and it'll ask you if you want to spend coins to unlock it.
SkyMasterson
Member
artwalknoon said:
It's ok, already posted.
Man, fuck this game. I'm just gonna sell it or exchange it for something else.
Like the save thing being locked doesn't bother me. But just hearing about no leaderboards, shitty sound, missing big franchise characters(Leon!), wonky background visuals and to top it off, paying the full $40 price for this just pisses me off now haha.
Capcom is one of my favorite publisher/developers but fuck do they phone it in sometimes.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
I've played for over an hour and I'm enjoying myself. Played a few online matches and they were free of lag or connection problems. It's a great feeling when you get in the zone and are flying through enemies with melee attacks. Having fun so far.
meltingparappa
Member
I'm maxed out at 300 coins and I'll spend as much as I can to unlock everything ASAP.
I wonder if that's more or less the same as getting a used game with an undeleted save file. Ah jeez.
I wonder if that's more or less the same as getting a used game with an undeleted save file. Ah jeez.