Walkthrough Trailer #2

[Matthew Rorie]

 

All I have is a Youtube link at the moment - I'm sure there'll be some high-res version of this on GameTrailers at some point.

[Morgoth]

Thanks Matt, appreciate the new footage.

 

Again, this is one of the rare games that I'll go buy blindly on day 1.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Possibly the best trailer yet. Very awesome.

[Mr. Fob]

Thanks a lot, cool vid.

The view from the Rome safe house really is nice. And I mlike the way you can customise your appearence. I think this is gonna be lot's a fun.

[Zoma]

Definitely the best trailer so far.

[Gfted1]

Very cool, and while I may be doing a jedi mind trick on myself, the graphics looked better.

[mrmumbles]

I can't wait.

[Kelverin]

That was ****ing awesome

 

Yes it was.

[Jaesun]

Definitely the best trailer so far.

 

Agreed. This is really shaping up nicely. Interface and graphics are looking much much better.

 

So. Want. This. Now.

[Silvernite]

Great trailer, but I noticed that as far as customizing MT's face goes, the only things you can change are hair styles and beards. Are we able to change the face at the start of the game or is that the "default" MT that we are stuck with throughout the game?

[Enoch]

I like the little cilp of Mike fighting barefoot in pjamas (around 0:28). I'm a big sucker for the whole "hero stripped of his weapons and tools, surviving on wit and skill alone" cliche-- hopefully we'll get to do some of that!

 

@ 1:32, I wonder if Smirnoff paid for that product shot...

 

Weapon mod effects:

 

Silencer decreased damage from 5 to 4. Good.

Laser sight raised accuracy from 7 to 9, and stability from 6 to 7 (due to the increase in mass, I guess).

Extended magazine increased ammunition from 4 to 6, but decreased stability from 7 to 6. (any help here from the gun nuts?)

Custom grip increased accuracy from 9 to 10.

 

The armors didn't seem to have any stats entered yet.

 

The description of the Fury ability at 3:07 is entertainingly unfinished.

 

@ 4:31, is that a non-caucasian Thorton?

[Pidesco]

I'd imagine the gun's stability would be the other way around. The laser sight moves the gun's center of mass away from your hand, while the extended magazine would move it closer to your hand.

[kreese12]

I think it's now come to the point for me that I'm going to buy the game for sure, so I'm not going to watch anymore trailers as to not spoil any surprises.

[H]

I'm getting a feeling that Brayko is going to be the most memorable thing about this game.

[Starwars]

It looks good overall. I like that we'll be writing e-mails. I've always been a fan of little stuff like that.

 

Only thing that looks *really* wonky is the whole "I'm powering up!" animation which seems to be used for some abilities, like Fury in the video. It looks silly and just seem unnecessary... Some form of feedback that you've started an ability is good, but eh.

[kreese12]

Instead of that roaring animation, perhaps it would've been cool for a quick (like 2 sec) close-up of Mike's face, where he just gives a grimace or something a bit more low-key.

 

Not that I mind the roaring animation too much.

[H]

Only thing that looks *really* wonky is the whole "I'm powering up!" animation which seems to be used for some abilities, like Fury in the video. It looks silly and just seem unnecessary...

[Fearless_Jedi]

Weapon mod effects:

 

Silencer decreased damage from 5 to 4. Good.

Laser sight raised accuracy from 7 to 9, and stability from 6 to 7 (due to the increase in mass, I guess).

Extended magazine increased ammunition from 4 to 6, but decreased stability from 7 to 6. (any help here from the gun nuts?)

Custom grip increased accuracy from 9 to 10.

 

As far as silencers go what little I know of them is that they decrease range not necessarily damage. However, a decrease in damage could easily be due to a decrease in muzzle velocity which some silencers do. It is important to note that for a handful of guns that where designed to use silencers, the silencer doesn't really hurt the guns effectiveness in any way.

 

The laser sight increasing stability makes absolutely no sense to me. They increase accuracy, thats about it.

 

The extended mag shown in the video doesn't appear like it would hurt stability that much. I suppose some of the larger mags that stick out quite a ways could possibly hurt stability but I personally have never used an extended mags so this is mostly guess work.

 

A custom grip increasing accuracy....once again I don't know who thought this up. Custom grips make a gun more comfortable to hold/use so it seems more likely that it would improve stability not accuracy.

[mkreku]

It looks fantastic! The only thing missing would be exploration, but I can live with that.

[Zoma]

The execution of Fury special indeed could use a much better form of presentation than the 'roar' animation.

 

Probably it may be too late to change anything by this stage, it would be better if they had taken Stranglehold's cue for its execution of specials.

Edited July 22, 2009 by Zoma

[Pidesco]

One thing I'd like to see removed is the changed reputation prompts, or at least make them optional. They turn the NPC relationships into a metagame and make it harder to empathize with the characters.

[Oner]

The execution of Fury special indeed could use a much better form of presentation than the 'roar' animation.

 

Probably it may be too late to change anything by this stage, it would be better if they had taken Stranglehold's cue for its execution of specials.

I'd suggest something like Mike flexing his muscles, like Solidus in Metal Gear Solid 2, when he powers up his suit.

around 2:10

[Solivagant]

A great trailer for what's shaping up to be a great game.

E-mails with multiple possible replies! I wasn't expecting any of that in the game.

The attention to detail in the interface design reminds me a lot of Deus Ex. Instead of going for immersion breaking bland screens, they're really trying to make it all look like feasible interfaces in the real world.

I'd also hope for a way to disable the reputation notifications, though I like how they are handled (small font, fading quickly, without any huge icon showing up).

 

The various armours and armour mods look great. Graphically there's either been a great improvement or just an improvement in the resolution of the videos, eheh.

 

As always, the achilles heel is the animation. The roar animation made me cringe, and the way Mike was walking in the house sometimes looked too stilted, but the rest looked fine. Presentation-wise, I think this video might change people's opinions, of those who thought it looked terrible. Models are looking very sharp and the textures look good. Faces in particularly are looking better and better.

 

Interaction with the mementos of the trade is such a great little detail. They really want this game to succeed. I hope it does.

Edited July 22, 2009 by Solivagant

[Nepenthe]

I thought the Fury animation was cheesy in a good way, I like it

 

This is definitely a preorder game for me. Apart from my inability to preorder locally at the moment, the only other thing stopping me is that I have yet to see or hear anything of the PS3 version. I'd prefer to get the PS3 version over the X360, so I guess I'll wait for a little longer...

 

Edit: forgot the crucial. WOW this game looks SWEET!

Edited July 22, 2009 by Nepenthe

[Darth Sithari]

I"m very close to preordering this game. The only thing holding me back is that I want to see more missions that involve interaction with characters. I mean, interaction that doesn't involve shooting them. Like a James Bond style-mission where you take a girl to dinner, or talk your way through a meeting with powerful warlords or something. Gameplay that focuses on using your head rather than your guns.