While playing through Sniper Elite V2, I came across this little bug. It’s a mission where you have to first destroy a tank guarding the Russian outpost, then kill the guards. For some reason I’d managed to trigger the guards, but the door to the place didn’t open till I’d killed them all, leading to this kind of weird bug where they were trying to run through the door.
Still it made for some easy kills, and a pile of bodies after.
There’s not been much option for stealth so far in the game which has kind of disappointed me, but other than that, kills are fun, and even the multi-player is good.
An explosive kill cam from the fantastic Sniper Elite V2 Demo. I’d done this a couple of times, but this was the first time I actually had Fraps running to capture it.
I think this game is a contender for most satisfying kill cams ever.
In recent years we’ve seen less pre-release demos of games, so it was great to see that Sniper Elite V2 has one.
This is a video of the demo done at a bit of speed, my concerns after the video.
I’ve been having some fun with the Sniper Elite V2 demo on Steam. But I’m concerned about the final game.
I’ve played through the demo a few times now, enough that I was able to make this semi-speed run of the level on Sniper Elite difficulty, because I already know where all the enemies are going to be. The only thing that seems to be different is the placement of the enemy snipers, and even then it’s only marginal.
I’m not going to judge until I get the full game, which I pre-ordered today, but I’m really hoping that the lack of change in enemy placement or numbers is down to a limitation of the demo, and that in the final game there may be random placement or different scenarios for each level to give more replay value.
That said, this game has some of the most satisfying kill cams you’ll ever get, and the demo is worth a look. http://store.steampowered.com/app/63380
This is a full round of Tribes Ascend capture the flag, playing raider with the new Plasma gun released in the Raid & Pillage update.
Normally I edit gameplay down, but I wanted to show a full typical round, as I’ve been trying to refer people to the game.
The raider is pretty versatile as a class, in this round I escort flag carriers, chase enemy flag carriers, capture the flag, and play a defence roll as well.
Generally I think the Raider is great, I’ve really only had trouble catching up with Path finders, but the new Plasma gun is able to take care of all enemies even Heavies. Occasionally movement gets a bit laboured if you lose momentum, the lack of a concussion weapon to get you moving quickly again becomes apparent, but if you can keep your speed up over terrain, they’re a great mid-range class.
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This was a perfect fast flag grab, a nice entry and exit speed, followed by a frantic fight to get our own flag back repeatedly. From spawn to death, here’s a flag capping video on Dry Dock.
The GTA V trailer is out, and there are a few gems lurking in the trailer.
One thing we can say for sure, it IS San Andreas, a glimpse of the number plate on a police cruiser in the trailer shows it clearly. We can only hope that it’s as big as San Andreas was.
Other points of interest.
At 20 seconds in we see three hikers in the mountains, which would be similar to San Andreas with it’s three main cities and rolling green hills and deserts in between.
At 24 seconds we see lighting effects and quality similar to that produced by the icEnhancer mod for GTA IV. So better graphics?
27 seconds in and we see wind generators in a more arid desert area, again showing that there’s more than just an urban jungle to GTA V.
At 32 seconds a freeway sign indicates a place called Los Puerta, and the sign next to it says ‘Downtown Little Seoul’ which are new.
A freeze frame of 34 seconds shows an ad for ‘Muscle Sands Los Santos’ which is a location from San Andreas, and another ad for ‘Pump Buddy’. Who knows if they’re planning to bring back the fitness mini-game or just alluding to it’s past.
At 51 seconds there is a flash of what will be the fast food chain of this game ‘Up-n-Atom Burder’, a wordplay suggesting a place in Los Vegas near where the atom bombs were tested in the 50s.
1 minute in and we see a fighter jet flying between the buildings, so fingers crossed we’ll get some jets to fly this time around.
1:10 sees the Vinewood sign that we loved from San Andreas, and so ends the trailer still leaving us wondering when we will see this wonderful game.
Rockstar released GTA IV in April 2009, and I hope we’re looking at a similar time frame for GTA V.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 may still be weeks away, but with Battlefield 3 looming in the coming week, they just want to remind you that they are the ‘Most anticipated game in History’.
I have no actual facts to prove or disprove this, and I’ve not taken a side in the BF3 vs MW3 feud, I’ve got both on pre-order.
The trailer does allude to that dramatic gameplay and movie style moments we’ve come to expect from the Call of Duty series, and it sounds like Makarov is back.
And the final multiplayer trailer before the game’s launch. The multiplayer Beta really sold it for me ( Video of my Beta gameplaying ).
We also get a look at the Limited edition (which is to say any pre-order edition) exclusive map, Back to Karkland. Anyone who played Battlefield 2 will know this map well, as it saw more server time than any other.
The final campaign trailer before the game is out shows much more in depth about Battlefield 3′s single player game. From every scene here we can see that the game is action packed, and very high detail.
Covert breach and entry, car chases into oncoming traffic ( at 1:30 if you’re interested), jets, helicopters and base jumping. Yes please!
I think Battlefield 3 is going to set a new standard for visuals, really looking forward to getting my hands on the game next week.
Battlefield 3 Caspian Border gameplay with Commentary
A great gameplay video with commentary on Battlefield 3 playing conquest on Caspian Border.
This was a really fun game, a good mix of tank and infantry gameplay . There are also a few funny moments.