Stallion Free
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It'll be interesting reading impressions for sure. While I liked the demo I think I'm gonna hold off for a bit.
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Sniper Elite V2 |OT| Throwin' Rocks, Shootin' Cocks
- Thread starter Guerrillas in the Mist
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Krappadizzle
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Where can I pick this up for $30? I'd probably grab it at that price.
Is that from the "Sniper Ghost warrior" game?
Stallion Free
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Krappadizzle
Member
Just bought it. At $30 it's not too steep of a purchase. Though I've never used GGG before. Do they essentially E-mail you the codes day of the release or day before?
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Just remembered that the game is Steamworks, so I thought I'd add that to the OT.
Stallion Free
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I used them once before and yeah, I think they just email you the code.
Krappadizzle
Member
Also kinda sucks that on GGG it says not released until the 4th, if I'm reading the date right as I believe europe switches the day/months when they type them out. If true that's kinda a bummer that we'll have to wait a few days though that absolutely trumps having to spend the extra money.
Revolutionary
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I read somewhere (Rebellion forums, maybe?) that they wanted to put the Kill Hitler mission in the first game and give him one testicle but it didn't happen for whatever reason, so they brought back the idea for V2. Unless something has changed in their idea for the mission, then you can expect one testicle Hitler as intended.
Shit, I didn't even realize that. Damn. So much for sniping tonight.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
This game would honestly go in my top 5 for the year if they did that, even if the rest of the game is middling.
No, America is the one that displays the dates wrong. In Europe it's day-month-year which actually makes sense. /eurosnob
4th and 5th of may are remembrance / liberation day in the Netherlands, which is interesting timing.
Haha, that would be pretty amazing yeah.
The Omega Man
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Shit, I didn't even realize that. Damn. So much for sniping tonight.
It's ok, nobody is snipin' tonight, it releases tomorrow.
It's no Eurosnob, pretty much the rest of the world uses day-month-year.
So... how does one get two left hands?
The Omega Man
Member
I asked the developers on twitter about it, all I got was a "We will let you know as soon as the reviews are up" I don't understand why they are so secretive about it.
The game releases tomorrow and the rebellion community manager just posted that they are in communications with steam to figure out why the game is not pre-loading yet.
So I don't know, I guess reviews are going up tomorrow along with the game release, personally I don't like it when when review embargoes are up the same day as the release day, it rubs me the wrong way.
Phanatic8390
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I wish Amazon was doing release day delivery on this. I'm too cheap to pay more than $1 to get it early and free shipping has it coming the 8th.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Sounds like the whole release has been a bit of a mess. I suppose it is a budget game, at the end of the day, although the demo has probably done wonders for it's profile. My little brother, a 16-year old who largely plays COD and FIFA, with occasional round of Battlefield, Gears and other 360 games sprinkled in there, was pretty interested in this after the demo.
Surfed-to the demo thread via bookmark, didn't notice there was an OT now, so I'll re-ask here:
PC version of the demo is awesome, it's much better aiming with the mouse than it is with the L/R sticks on 360. The only problem is that I'm literally cramping my fingers and hand into weird positions, frequently pressing the wrong key and performing the wrong action.
Does anyone have any suggestions for better control bindings for the left hand?
PC version of the demo is awesome, it's much better aiming with the mouse than it is with the L/R sticks on 360. The only problem is that I'm literally cramping my fingers and hand into weird positions, frequently pressing the wrong key and performing the wrong action.
Does anyone have any suggestions for better control bindings for the left hand?
The English Conquistador
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Does amazon UK pre order include the DLC? I don't see it on the Sniper Elite V2 page, so I'm assuming it doesn't. :/ I've already pre ordered it from there, but I'm tempted to cancel and use Steam. I would like that DLC, but I would also prefer disc based version...
Anyone else in this predicament?
Anyone else in this predicament?
Summary Man
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think this game will drop down in price? i really like the demo and i want it but im not sure if i want to spend 50 on it on release day but i want the hitler DLC... what to do
This is the EXACT same dilemma I find myself in. I really enjoyed the demo...but I don't know if it's enough to hold my interest for an entire game at full price. But I want that DLC!
Decisions, decisions...
Ship, I think. Amazon won't get it to people until the 4th and Gamestop hasn't sent out any pre-order texts yet.
The Omega Man
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releases tomorrow (may 1st) in USA/Canada, may 4th in Europe
BTW pre-load is available on steam now, I am ready for tomorrow!
JumpJeff84
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B_Rik_Schitthaus
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The devs have said the demo was a tutorial level and that the levels after are more open plan (the thing that made the first game so good).
NinjaBoiX
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Yeah, all the "it'll get old fast" shouts, I was thinking, what, faster than a standard TPS without the cool killcam? "Repetitive" and "it'll get old fast" are such subjective terms when it comes to games. Most games require that you carry out a small number of objectives over and over. If you like the gameplay, that's just fine. If not? Well then it's repetitive.
I honestly heard someone on GAF complain that Top Spin tennis was too repetitive. It just beggars belief.
Unhandled Exception
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Demo sold me, didn't really enjoy the other Sniper games because of all the fucking jank. Seems to be not much of an issue this time around.
There is only one other game in this series, unless you're getting it mixed up with the Sniper Ghost Warrior games?
Unhandled Exception
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For some reason I always thought they were by the same dev/publisher. Certainly had a lot of the same issues I encountered.
Duallusion
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If this gets a couple of 7/10 reviews today/tomorrow I'll preorder. If not, I'll wait for a price drop. Really liked the demo.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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I'm assuming that, because this is a relatively unhyped budget game, retailers underestimated the demand for the game when they ordered copies. I think SEV2 will owe many sales to it's demo.
I commented on it here - having worked on the first game - saying that a kill hitler mission was originally planned for the first title, but there was no one-ball discussion back then (Indeed, there's no x-raying in the first game, so it wouldn't have been meaningful). I also suggested one-ball Hitler in a recent discussion after I was aware of the preorder mission in the new game - long after I left the company - but it's not something that I recall ever having been discussed in the context of the original project.
(Indeed, I'm not sure who of those who worked on the first game is still at Rebellion. I'm looking forward to comparing the credits list.)
I admit, this is the demo that I've had most fun with since the original Crackdown.
Unhandled Exception
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Played about an hour and a half. It's fun so far, no frustrating quirks that I've encountered. I'd like more enemies positioned up high, to be honest. Counter-sniping is one of the more entertaining parts of the game for me and so far there've only been a few opportunities.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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No reviews, even after the game has been released in NA. Interesting.
Nice. Please report back if you play a large section where you can pick off a group without ever giving up your position. The demo seemed like a crapshoot. You were always seen in the first part, but down the road you could take out 5 guys without ever giving away your position. Obviously the latter is desirable.