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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D |OT| Where the hell is Leon?
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TheBaldEmperor
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Those guys can be a pain. From RE4.
Vyse The Legend said:
If you're going for all melees for the time bonus which eventually means a higher score, then no. Aside from her head cracker at %50 critical rate, she has terrible melee moves on normal enemies.
If you just want to blow stuff up, sure, but the Red9 + 2way G. Launcher might be better at that.
SmithnCo said:
If only he had better costumes.
Count Dookkake
Member
Anyone up for a few levels?
GeekyDad
Member
Finally got a copy. Pretty much turned the 3D off after the tutorial missions. Seems to add little, other than being distracting when the screen gets slightly jostled. Definitely more challenging than videos make it look. I think I spent all of five minutes with RE4 Mercs, so I'll definitely need to grow as a player. I dig it, though. Just finished my first Duo mission. Very fun.
Any tips as far as switching out weapons on the fly? Tapping the touch screen just doesn't feel as fluid as I'd like. Also, after a melee finisher, it seems random the direction you'll be facing. You might approach an enemy from one direction and end up facing the opposite way it seems after the melee. Is it always a 180, or does it depend on various factors? What's the best way to predict the direction you'll be facing?
Any tips as far as switching out weapons on the fly? Tapping the touch screen just doesn't feel as fluid as I'd like. Also, after a melee finisher, it seems random the direction you'll be facing. You might approach an enemy from one direction and end up facing the opposite way it seems after the melee. Is it always a 180, or does it depend on various factors? What's the best way to predict the direction you'll be facing?
GeekyDad said:
For melees it depends on what kind of melee you do, if you run slightly "past" a guy and see the melee change, it's a back melee and will probably turn you 180 degrees, most front melees don't do that though in my experience.
As for weapons I prefer the touch screen, it feels more natural to move my figure to the side rather than down to hit the d-pad. Plus I don't think you can choose explosives without using the touch screen.
GeekyDad
Member
Reknoc said:
Yeah, I think instead of wasting that real estate on voice commands, they should have used the X button to switch out main weapons. Otherwise, everything seems to work once you get used to it.
Diggin' it so far. Played a couple of co-op missions last night, which were fun. Do your ranks in Duo missions count toward unlocking things in the game, or just the solo rankings?
TheBaldEmperor
Member
bigswords said:
If you read the thread you will see that a lot of fun is being had. It's been my most played 3ds game at a little over 50 hours. I like this game so much that I would buy a sequel with more characters and additional levels.
Yeah, I bit the bullet for a reduced price-point (due to getting some giftcards for my birthday) and I'm finding it good fun. I get the argument that it's just a mode for other RE games but I'm liking the unlockables, online play works well (which is something to be said that they included it, because a LOT of these early 3DS games are not including online play when they should be) and the gameplay works really well on a handheld.
I might suggest that a $40 price is a little steep... but from $20 - $30 you can have some fun with it and get your money out of it.
I might suggest that a $40 price is a little steep... but from $20 - $30 you can have some fun with it and get your money out of it.
lazybones18
Banned
Well, 5-5 wasn't so bad
But 5-4 sucks. The prison almost feels too big
At least I know how to unlock each character's weapon loadout without the use of play coins
But 5-4 sucks. The prison almost feels too big
At least I know how to unlock each character's weapon loadout without the use of play coins
lazybones18
Banned
Alright, managed to finally pull off a 150 combo on Solo
4-1 with Wesker
4-1 with Wesker
lazybones18
Banned
And I'm successful at obtaining another 150 combo on Solo using Wesker. This time on 4-4
The flash grenades worked wonders in helping me get extra time added
The flash grenades worked wonders in helping me get extra time added
GeekyDad
Member
Well, after 20-some hours, I decided to check out the Revelations demo (I wanted to savor it). Folks weren't kidding when they said it was short. Shoot one enemy, watch a dude get killed, and it's over.
However...wow at how Revelations looks on 3DS. Such a stark contrast to Mercs 3D. It is by far the best-looking thing I've seen running on 3DS. That is some impressive stuff right there. I tried to view it both with the 3D on and off, and I took the time to get up close to some of the textures, which surprisingly held up okay.
I'm so stoked for the game.
However...wow at how Revelations looks on 3DS. Such a stark contrast to Mercs 3D. It is by far the best-looking thing I've seen running on 3DS. That is some impressive stuff right there. I tried to view it both with the 3D on and off, and I took the time to get up close to some of the textures, which surprisingly held up okay.
I'm so stoked for the game.
lazybones18
Banned
If there's one thing I have an issue with when I play as Wesker, it's the herbs do jack shit when I try to heal. If my health is in the red, it shouldn't take 2-3 herbs to get me back to decent health
Yea, the game may be a bit shallow in content but I just keep on going back to it. I wish there were more levels to play and more 'Wave' type missions but I love this game. It may not be worth $40 to everyone but if you can get it for $30 it is a steal.
It's addicting and the fun never ends. The EX missions are still challenging even after beating them once. Definitely a solid game that is getting over looked.
It's addicting and the fun never ends. The EX missions are still challenging even after beating them once. Definitely a solid game that is getting over looked.
bananaman1234
Unconfirmed Member
There any difference in graphics between 2D and 3D?
lazybones18 said:
How much health a herb heals changes depending on the character and his costume.
IIRC Ouroboros Wesker has ridiculously low healing by herbs but the highest defense of everyone. For every character except Chris, one costume will have greater defense but lower healing, and the second costume will have a lower defense but a higher healing. Last I checked, Chris' pilot suit has both increased defense and increased healing over his normal costume for whatever reason.
If you're duoing or have a friend to play with, you could take advantage of the fact that your partner will heal you for the same amount they can heal themselves. So Nurse Rebecca would be a great healing partner for Ouroboros Wesker.
GeekyDad
Member
NateDrake said:
Yeah, Mission 4-5 is one of my favorites. Wish there was an endless version of that mission. A true survival mode with at least four different locales would have shot the review scores up for this game quite a bit, I think. I really don't understand why it's not a feature.
GeekyDad
Member
I'm curious, and perhaps someone who's more knowledgeable about these sorts of things could answer the question -- something the kids over on GameFAQs seem to be hoping for. Is it even possible for Capcom to offer DLC for this game? The impression I got was the game wasn't really designed to allow for DLC. Is that even something they could implement after the fact?
Vyse The Legend
Member
GeekyDad said:
Impossible.
The "hooks" for DLC are coming later this year, according to Iwata.
So, as with all of Capcom's recent games, expect a Mercenaries Reunion 3D next year.