The size is 1193 MB fellow GAFfer. Version 1.01
Also, I only played Multiplayer, need more time to start Single Player. If there's anything else you need, please let me know.
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Killzone: Mercenary |OT| No allegiance, no honour, only money
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The size is 1193 MB fellow GAFfer. Version 1.01
Also, I only played Multiplayer, need more time to start Single Player. If there's anything else you need, please let me know.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Great advice, I did the same thing during the beta. I couldn't connect to any games in MP but after doing what you said it connected almost every time.
I'm gutted I had to cancel my KZ:M pre-order from Amazon, but between GTAV and student loans, I just don't have the extra cash to burn on Mercs this month.
I'll see if I can squeeze it in next month, but that's my lead in month to the PS4 launch, so I'll have to see. From what I played at E3 and the beta, the game looks and feels amazing. It actually looks more like Killzone than what I've seen of Shadowfall, but I like that SF looks to be trying something different aesthetically compared to KZ1-3, Lib, and Mercs. I wouldn't mind seeing Guerrilla Games dip their toe back into the Liberation style in a future Vita title. The franchise proved it can actually be surprisingly versatile if the game play is solid.
I'm jealous of you folks that currently have it, but I'm being strong, dammit!
*weeps at his work desk*
I'll see if I can squeeze it in next month, but that's my lead in month to the PS4 launch, so I'll have to see. From what I played at E3 and the beta, the game looks and feels amazing. It actually looks more like Killzone than what I've seen of Shadowfall, but I like that SF looks to be trying something different aesthetically compared to KZ1-3, Lib, and Mercs. I wouldn't mind seeing Guerrilla Games dip their toe back into the Liberation style in a future Vita title. The franchise proved it can actually be surprisingly versatile if the game play is solid.
I'm jealous of you folks that currently have it, but I'm being strong, dammit!
*weeps at his work desk*
Kamina
Golden Boy
So I finished the Campaign now. Says it took me 4 hours 50. But that's impossible. The timer must be on hold during cutscenes and stuff. Also I guess replaying after death doesn't count towards the completion time.
All In all it's a solid shooter, and the graphics are pretty awesome for a handheld. Though, i'd love if they had made a Helghast Merc Campaign.
Now I'm off to online Warzone.
All In all it's a solid shooter, and the graphics are pretty awesome for a handheld. Though, i'd love if they had made a Helghast Merc Campaign.
Now I'm off to online Warzone.
If that's true about the timer not including deaths and cutscenes, that's a fantastic length. Some reviewers for Vanquish lamented the game only being ~4-5 hours on normal, then it came to light that the number they were using as reference didn't include retries or story scenes, and that the game was closer to 10.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Bah, my bloody copy didn't arrive yet. Stupid Tesco. Oh well, another day of staring at screenshots and impatiently checking my watch at my desk.
BigTnaples
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Criminal.
AgentOtaku
Member
I didnt have money either. I had to trade in shit. Im sure you could go that route no?
lazybones18
Banned
Just so I'm clear, no beta data will carry over to the retail version, correct?
Ah, that's not too bad, I suppose. Unless by "come at you" you mean "ignore all cover and rush straight at you". :b
I'm not expecting too much, tbh, since handhelds do have their limitations.
beta data never carries over to the retail version.
It's anecdotal, but I've just realized the game uses a dynamic resolution. It gets slightly blurry at times during cut-scenes or when there's too much mess on the screen.
Usually I absolutely hate it when games don't run in a native resolution, but this game proves that it's fine when used well.
Usually I absolutely hate it when games don't run in a native resolution, but this game proves that it's fine when used well.
I noticed that, I think only the effects are rendered at a lower resolution though, it didn't seem like the entire scene got blurry.
mickcenary
Member
Kinda sad that the DOF implementation on the weapons is non-existent; that is seminal Killzone for me. Game looks utterly fantastic, though.
Small gripe: does it seriously not save your campaign progress unless you complete a mission, i.e. is there no way to pick up midway where you left off?
Small gripe: does it seriously not save your campaign progress unless you complete a mission, i.e. is there no way to pick up midway where you left off?
AranhaHunter
Banned
The reviews for this game are lower than I thought they would be...I figured it would average in the mid 80s. What are the main complaints people are having about the game? I know I had kind of a hard time on the beta with the vita's controls -- hence why I'm really pining for a vita xl/tablet.
Well, it has two strikes against it in the industry because it's a Killzone game and on the Vita at that.
I think it's one of the biggest underrated shooter series out there just because it didn't completely conform to modern day hand-holding MP.
Here are my (embarrassingly bad) end game stats for normal difficulty and playing each stage once.
So the game is quite short then. Overall impressions?
ricen-beans
Member
Thoughts on the story? Good? Bad?
No spoilers please
weird question but... how long are the cutscenes? Are they actual cutscenes or trimmed down, comic style stuff? How much voice acting?
I've never played a Killzone so... yeah... just looking to get an idea of what I'm getting. I'd like its cutscene presentation to be at least as good as Uncharted Golden Abyss'
The story is ok. It's nothing special but it's also not bad. Typical gaming or FPS quality although better than the chaotic Modern Warfare or BF3 storylines.
It does a nice job connecting the events of KZ1 and KZ2 and telling what happened beside those campaigns.
So the game is quite short then. Overall impressions?
As already stated several times in this thread, the ingame timer doesn't reflect the actual game time. The campaign is short, but not that short.
In my opinion, it's a good FPS, even by console game standards. So as a handheld game, it is great.
Sure, the game doesn't really innovate, but at least you can play the levels very differently unlike other corridor shooters.
Besides the short campaign there are also some silly bugs (can't connect to MP if you left the game to the LiveArea or Vita was in sleep mode until you restart the game; game freezes and won't register any input after leaving game for the LiveArea at first, you have to go to the LiveArea and rejoin the game several times until it unfreezes) and you can't save mid-mission.
The visuals are incredible and the controls work well. I enjoyed the mission and encounter design as well as the pacing. Presentation is good overall.
There are mission briefings in the CoD style. These briefings have some CGI cutscenes. Rest is ingame stuff.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
So the game is quite short then. Overall impressions?
As nampad said, apparently the timer doesn't track actual play time correctly. I'm still torn on the matter and want to test it myself. But replay comes from the operation variants, which give three optional objective/criteria based versions of each of the nine stages. See my pots here.
Correct, almost everything can be turned off. I don't think you can turn off the touch screen notifications (like weapon swap), but I could be wrong.
Awesome, thanks for the clarification.
Can't wait for the 10th!
EDIT: Just discovered that someone on GameFAQs is claiming that the amount of weapons in the private beta is the same for the full game(not counting the ISA light machine gun preorder bonus). Can anyone confirm this?
Can't wait for the 10th!
EDIT: Just discovered that someone on GameFAQs is claiming that the amount of weapons in the private beta is the same for the full game(not counting the ISA light machine gun preorder bonus). Can anyone confirm this?
The digital version is 3.4 GB big with an additional 1.1 GB patch which adds up to a hefty ~4.5 GB. If you don't want to spare that much of your precious memory card space, you should go retail.
I like the MP and if you'll play it often digital may be more practical.
Thank you, this will be helpful for my later playthroughs. Kinda stupid that it is on the touchscreen only. Would also prefer if you can navigate the menu with buttons, another strange decision by GG Cambridge going with a touch only interface.
Well, if you have a 4GB card, you have to go physical. Has a 1GB patch that makes the game about 4.5GB (if it's digital).
Cool. Thanks for responding.
Wonder what accurate play times would be then? Hmm..
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=80117845
Use the timestamps to see how long each mission took me. I did a ~30 minute pause after the mission 'Delivered' and posted some quick impressions here while playing.
Lord Griegous
Member
Boy, does this game's camera placement makes you feel like a dwarf or what? I remember people complaining about it in the ps3 killzones, but it never really bothered me there. Not that it is bothering me here, but it is definitely noticable and weird.
2 missions in and I am loving it so far looks and plays wonderfully.
2 missions in and I am loving it so far looks and plays wonderfully.
mickcenary
Member
BURMP? Thanks, mengs.
lordchompy
Member
Confirmed.
Seems that way. I've only played two missions in, but if you completely quit out, you'll have to restart the whole mission. I also noticed intel pickups have to be redone if you die and restart at a checkpoint.
Its a japanese 3G model and it only shuts done the 3G antenna not wifi. Didn't shut down Vita at all after the message. The console didn't feel hot either but maybe it's the insides that were hot.
Canis lupus
Member
edgardavids
Member
Get the physical or you'll have to free 4.5 gigs of space
yep. I regret not getting physical.
I'm all digital on Vita. Seeing that 4.6gb file makes me hard.
Only played the first two missions so far, but I'm loving it. I'm not great at FPS' so I reckon it'll last me a good long time. I wish you could up the gyro aiming a little more, but apart from that I have no issues with the controls. I can't get over how good it looks.
Only played the first two missions so far, but I'm loving it. I'm not great at FPS' so I reckon it'll last me a good long time. I wish you could up the gyro aiming a little more, but apart from that I have no issues with the controls. I can't get over how good it looks.
feint_ruled
Member
If you are logged in, it nags you fairly incessantly about updating, so you should be ok. Otherwise I think you can check update history when in bubble edit mode.
hold your finger on the bubble for the game. press the little - icon. Press "information", and you should see the version number,.
Hold your finger down on the bubble until it wobbles and then choose 'update history'. That, or just check for an update. Or check the bubble size.
Or this!