New Video Games/ Movies

Clutch · #1 11-12-2012, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spartan198

So you've never even played the SP, yet you claim they focused only on MP? How can you have made any such conclusion without even seeing what they've done with SP?

I like orange juice more than apple juice, but at least I've tasted the latter to know for sure instead of just assuming it's bad based on a single sip of orange juice.

I read the synopsis after hearing that actually playing through the singleplayer portion of the game was laughably (actually, painfully) short. Now, one of the things I liked about the first game was it's awesome story. Even if that entry's SP was rather short as well, it inspired repeated playthroughs (especially the first Rangers mission). This story however...halfway through the synopsis, I realized I'd seen a similar plot. In fact, about 8 months prior, when Act of Valor was in theaters. Problem is, it wasn't that good then, and time didn't make it any better.

Fact of the matter is, I'm not paying 60 bucks for that. No way, no how. I'm not even sure I want to pay 20 for that. Without getting into spoilers, they took characters I liked from the first outing and either reduced or disposed of them needlessly. They took elements from the first game that I really liked and cut them severely, to the point where they might as well have just gotten rid of them altogether. And from all I've researched on it, what they did leave in didn't mesh together all that well, given all of the reports of glitches, bugs and poor AI and my own experiences with the controls from the beta (remember, this time around, Danger Close handled both areas of gameplay).

k9870 · #2 11-12-2012, 08:01 PM

I have day off tomorrow, and CODs out. Win-win. wish there was more leaked gameplay, that angola mission was taken down

Excalibur · #3 11-12-2012, 09:00 PM

I just watched Skyfall. A lot of nice throwbacks to the classic Bond movies.

k9870 · #4 11-13-2012, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Excalibur

I just watched Skyfall. A lot of nice throwbacks to the classic Bond movies.

It was very good, and i like haven Q and moneypenny as characters now.

SPEMack618 · #5 11-13-2012, 01:20 AM

I like having 007 carrying a PPK derivative. That makes me smile. It would be awesome if he had a Beretta 418 stashed away in his apartment for old times sake.

I will allow that Bond should occasionally carry a P-99 or PPQ, but only in covert direct action missions.

MT2008 · #6 11-13-2012, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPEMack618

I like having 007 carrying a PPK derivative. That makes me smile. It would be awesome if he had a Beretta 418 stashed away in his apartment for old times sake.

I will allow that Bond should occasionally carry a P-99 or PPQ, but only in covert direct action missions.

I'm really surprised that he didn't already switch to the PPS. When "QoS" was in production, it may have been a bit too new, but it's hard for me to see why they didn't bring in the PPS for "Skyfall".

Also, the P99 was always poorly suited to James Bond's needs because it's more of a service pistol than a conceal-carry piece. Whereas the PPS was, like the PPK, intended precisely to be carried concealed.