Saints Row 2 and Mercenaries 2

Booze Zombie

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Am I the only person in the world looking forward to Saints Row 2 and Mercenaries 2?

I never hear anyone talk about these games or even express knowledge of them.
Are these awesome games really that under advertised?
 

SenseOfTumour

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I didnt play Saint's row, but thought Mercenaries was fantastic :D

Sadly dont have a current gen machine, so won't be playing the sequel, unless a PC version is coming.
 

mjhhiv

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I thought Saint's Row was a cheap GTA rip off, and I didn't play the original Mercenaries. Neither really high on my "must buy" list.
 

Rshady

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I'm looking forward to Saints Row, it may be a 'gta rip off', but it's fun, so i don't care that much :D
 

ElArabDeMagnifico

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Saints Row 2 looks fun as hell and compared to every other GTA knock off in the world, SR2 looks like it's actually good.

Now I had no idea Mercs 2 was underadvertised - because I'm seeing ads and headlines everywhere, and it's definitely up there on my "MUST BUY" list.
 

Mephilese

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To be honest I thought Saints Row was better than GTA.. Though I did enjoy GTA Vice City Hugely ^^
I'll admit I've never played Mercenaries though ><
And I'm greatly looking forward to jacking police helicopters in Saints Row 2 when it's released :)
 

hazakura

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I've never played Mercenaries but After seeing the Trailer I'm putting it on my list,And I want Saints row 2 alot.
 

boardman1000

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SR2 is going to kick the living hell out of GTA4 because GTA 4 is exactly how zero punctuation puts it, boring and just like real life. id like to go on a rampage with a chainsaw again or a minigun while flying through the air after being struck by an el-train. GTA is lame. just like most things in real life. SR was different but it just had the overtones of GTA. it was a parody game that looked better, and still does look better, than the current GTA. now with a sequel coming out on the same system its going to look better, controls will be refined, and the story will be better. GTA is the same shit, different bucket. saints row actually realizes its a video game and will have you instead of going bowling, you can throw strangers onto the tracks of the rapidly approaching subway train, or car surfing, or my personal favorite, anything that isn't a good idea in real life. Plus, the cops were tougher and there was no lock on targeting system. eat my ass GTA and rockstar. present us with a new game that doesn't eat away 21 hours of my life.
 

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boardman1000 said:
SR2 is going to kick the living hell out of GTA4 because GTA 4 is exactly how zero punctuation puts it, boring and just like real life. id like to go on a rampage with a chainsaw again or a minigun while flying through the air after being struck by an el-train. GTA is lame. just like most things in real life. SR was different but it just had the overtones of GTA. it was a parody game that looked better, and still does look better, than the current GTA. now with a sequel coming out on the same system its going to look better, controls will be refined, and the story will be better. GTA is the same shit, different bucket. saints row actually realizes its a video game and will have you instead of going bowling, you can throw strangers onto the tracks of the rapidly approaching subway train, or car surfing, or my personal favorite, anything that isn't a good idea in real life. Plus, the cops were tougher and there was no lock on targeting system. eat my ass GTA and rockstar. present us with a new game that doesn't eat away 21 hours of my life.
A-fucking-men. SR 2 is going to be the new GTA game that we all hoped for.
 

Shadow Tyrant

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boardman1000 said:
SR2 is going to kick the living hell out of GTA4 because GTA 4 is exactly how zero punctuation puts it, boring and just like real life.
I don't know how you could know this. What with all the killing and car-jacking you must do for it to be considered "boring," you probably never have time for video games.

I'm really exited for Merc's 2. I was already excited for it and then I saw the demo at E3 and it just made me want it even more. In fact, I was playing the original again today, for lack of anything to do until Assassin's Creed arrives. Still an awesome bit of fun. The control scheme could have been better, though. I hope they fix that.
 

TomNook

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SenseOfTumour said:
I didnt play Saint's row, but thought Mercenaries was fantastic :D

Sadly dont have a current gen machine, so won't be playing the sequel, unless a PC version is coming.
Mercs 2 is getting a PS2 version.
 

HSIAMetalKing

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Looking forward to both of them. I actually really liked Saint's Row, and from what I've seen, Mercenaries 2 is going to be all kinds of awesome.
 

Vivaldi

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I have not played Mercenaries 1 but have heard good things so I guess I am interested to see how the sequal is but I will try to play the origional first.

As for SR2 I am defienatly looking forward to it because I loved SR1 and totally agree it beats GTA.
 

StonedMonkay

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It's obvious that saints row copied a lot from GTA, but it also managed to fix a lot of the problems in GTA aswell as some new ideas. In my opinion GTA is better if you're looking for a driving game with some very repetitive Missions. But saints row has always been better for a more immature side of 'sandbox' gameplay.

I can't wait for saints row 2.

Merecenaries 2 I won't exactly rush into the store at 1am just to get a copy of...but i'll probably end up buying it a week after release.

Also FABLE 2 RULES
 

Copter400

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Why, no, I too am looking forward to reliving those happy hours of driving through the bombed countyside, being a one-man army and buying helicopters off the Internet.

You are, however, the only person looking forward to Saints Row 2. Busting crystal meth labs in trailer parks? No thanks.
 

The Artificially Prolonged

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Loved the first mernaries game, can't wait for the sequel. I have never played saint's row so couldn't say if it was a gta ripoff. but then again i have never been the biggest fan of gta anyway
 

Dommyboy

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I actually posted on the Saints Row 2 forums quite abit I was so excited about it. Though ive stopped since I discovered The Escapist forums. And so it beings..
 

Danny Ocean

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Mercenaries I was so much fun that I never finished it because of massive sandbox happyness. I've been looking forward to both that and Fable II for ages. My entire circle of freinds is waiting for me to get Fable on the PC so that they can play it.

It's gonna be awesome.