It goes back really far... It's one of the oldest and the hardest. X-Wing, the Redemption Scenario. It's the Kobayashi Maru for pilots in the Star Wars EU, with one difference. It IS winable... just REALLY hard, so you don't have the comfort of knowing that no one else beat it either. There WAS an exploit that made it easier, but winning without using it was the mark of a superior pilot.
What's the worst escort mission you've played through?
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Pretty much any escort mission in Jak 2. ESPECIALLY the one where you had to protect three of Krew's men and Sig's second escort mission. Mainly because these kinds of missions had no checkpoints. So if you or your escort(s) die at any time, you're kicked back to the start of the whole fucking level.
I remember that I went from liking Sig to absolutely hating his guts by the time I was finally done with his second escort mission.
Say what you want about ICO haters, at least you could had some control over where Yorda goes. Plus she was rather endearing.
Also, I found that XCOM's escort missions were actually pretty tolerable. Once you found your guy, you can have direct control over where he goes and you can have him/her duck his head to avoid getting critical'd. Plus having your guys spread out and on overwatch sometimes causes some pretty satisfying results when the Thin Men jump into the battlefield.
I remember that I went from liking Sig to absolutely hating his guts by the time I was finally done with his second escort mission.
Say what you want about ICO haters, at least you could had some control over where Yorda goes. Plus she was rather endearing.
Also, I found that XCOM's escort missions were actually pretty tolerable. Once you found your guy, you can have direct control over where he goes and you can have him/her duck his head to avoid getting critical'd. Plus having your guys spread out and on overwatch sometimes causes some pretty satisfying results when the Thin Men jump into the battlefield.
It's even less fun in an online enviroment such as IL2: 1946. Or more fun, depending on your point of view. The last co-op bombing mission I played online, I was on the blue (Axis) team and it worked pretty well. We split into two groups, first group dived into the middle of the B-17's and almost all of the escort fighters gave chase to 'em. First group deliberately engages them and draws them lower and slower before turning tail and running using the Fw190's superior preformance to leave them fat, dumb and confused way down near the deck.uzo said:
Second group meanwhile drops on the now almost unescorted Flying Fortresses and has a field day. The one guy who stayed to protect his charges was dispatched in the first pass with a double pronged attack. Good times.
Similarly, I've been on the receiving end of plenty of kickings because of team mates who, while perfectly competent stick monkeys, have little or no grasp of aerial tactics.
To those above and below ragging on Ashely from RE4, I'd say something butt I'll let this video do the talking
OT:Ninja'd by the OP, and truth be told I wouldn't be as mad at him if there wasn't a direct path to Hunter he could have took.
Also the mission in Devil Survivor where you have Gin and he justs charges on like a moron against some higher level foes. I had to replay it every time he dies and then the first time when he does ok the game freezes.
OT:Ninja'd by the OP, and truth be told I wouldn't be as mad at him if there wasn't a direct path to Hunter he could have took.
Also the mission in Devil Survivor where you have Gin and he justs charges on like a moron against some higher level foes. I had to replay it every time he dies and then the first time when he does ok the game freezes.
She was also nifty at dispelling those shadow creatures once you got to the Idol Gates. I dunno, I always liked her. She made me care and want to protect her. That's what the game was all about, wasn't it?scorptatious said:
I dunno, I always found Ashley pretty cooperative. She has the sense to duck and cower behind Leon all the time, provided you take a sec before actually opening fire (which can get tricky at first). I counted a total of four scripted kidnappings (the initial one, the trap, the Novistador, Saddler's mind control), which make for huge breathers in the game. The one part of the game I find unbearable is the "water room" though. There's no dumpster in sight, and what's worse, there's no blind spot for taking cover. You're surrounded 360° all the way and you can't face one way for 2 secs without having Ashley take damage while you're not looking. Otherwise, case in point:mechashiva77 said:
Beautiful!UncleUlty said:
I'd say it was done well, but it was still frustrating for me. It was the only part I looked up a guide for as well.Fractral said:
Emma Emmerich, the one idea I will berate Kojima on.
Sooooo you don't like water levels do you? Well how about an escort mission?
...that not do it for you either? Well how about an underwater escort mission with oxygen meters tied to your health?
...yeah this is the worst escort mission ever
Sooooo you don't like water levels do you? Well how about an escort mission?
...that not do it for you either? Well how about an underwater escort mission with oxygen meters tied to your health?
...yeah this is the worst escort mission ever
Can't say I have a worst, but the best one for me definitely was "One shot, One kill" in CoD4. Great times.
I remember escorting in Dead Rising caused a lot of anger, especially when they would run into hoards of zombies and die or instead of simply walking through empty space to a door would get stuck on a bin/bench.
There was the girl in Metal Gear Solid 2, (Hal's sister?) who couldn't walk unaided, was scared of everything, and really hated water...in a section where you had to swim through a flooded facility and she had the lung capacity of a kitten. Oh and she cried all the time.
I've never shot so many tranq darts into someone's face in my entire life...
There was the girl in Metal Gear Solid 2, (Hal's sister?) who couldn't walk unaided, was scared of everything, and really hated water...in a section where you had to swim through a flooded facility and she had the lung capacity of a kitten. Oh and she cried all the time.
I've never shot so many tranq darts into someone's face in my entire life...
A Timed Underwater Stealth Escort Mission, or TUSEM. There should be a tvtropes.com page on this.Veldt Falsetto said:
A more positive point of view is always nice.SgtMcgee23 said:
Don't forget the game is very touchy about ending the mission on the spot if you so much as stray ten feet away from Algie, regardless of whether you're clearing the route of bullies or holding them off. I agree on the "notorious" disclaimer, though. Fun game!Witty Name Here said:
They were slightly better playing as a mage. I found out not matter how low their health got I could always heal them back to full because they didn't have a limit on how much magical healing they could get. Still even packing High Anodyne wasn't a garauntee. Once I was doing an escort to hillfigure knoll. Pretty easy I thought to myself. Nothing that way but wolves and harpies. I am almost to the bridge when a griffin drops out of the sky literally right on top of the guy I'm escorting and kills him. No warning, didn't see it coming, just suddenly griffin. I was so pissed.Cookiegerard said:
It also doesn't help that the game treats escort missions like dates and boosts that npc's affinity for you. By the end of the game the entire world was in love with me.
I don't really know if it counts as an escort mission, but the part of Metal Gear Solid 4 where you have to follow the resistance member is extremely frustrating. Maybe the game is unfair, or maybe I just suck, but I kept getting spotted, no matter what I did. The moron that I was supposed to be following WALKED RIGHT INTO THE GUARDS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AVOIDING! Oh, I was so relieved when I was finished with that mission.
Another escort mission that sucked was escorting the Little Sister in the first BioShock. Oh look, splicers are going to steal you and suck the life out of you. What are you going to do? Okay, just sit there and put more ADAM into your gun thingy? Yeah, no harm will come to you at all. GRR!
Another escort mission that sucked was escorting the Little Sister in the first BioShock. Oh look, splicers are going to steal you and suck the life out of you. What are you going to do? Okay, just sit there and put more ADAM into your gun thingy? Yeah, no harm will come to you at all. GRR!
Ooooh, I almost forgot about that one. Although that wasn't too bad to me, since there were those air pockets you could use.Aptspire said:
Cho from Dead Island.
That stupid son of a *****.
DEAD JUANS! *runs at with a freaking stick*
The Russian dude wasn't much better, but Cho was in a higher level area and actually was the reason I stopped playing the game, well that and the fact that it wasn't good but Cho was the last bit I played.
That stupid son of a *****.
DEAD JUANS! *runs at with a freaking stick*
The Russian dude wasn't much better, but Cho was in a higher level area and actually was the reason I stopped playing the game, well that and the fact that it wasn't good but Cho was the last bit I played.
Ah yes, Morrowind escort missions. Terribly slow and unarmed NPC's, horrible AI, and let's not forget the NPC's constantly yelling "Wait for me!" and "Where are you going!?" Also, the rewards were terrible. 10 bloody septims. Seriously?PieBrotherTB said:
Also, it's Foyada Mamaca. It's the name of a river and the region around it, if I'm not mistaken.
Lets see here...
I could say Dragon's Dogma, because the npc that you have to shuttle to a certain location more often than not will always try to stand next to you, and there are only about 1 or 2 that will help in a fight. And often times they will want to go somewhere that is either on the other side of the map, or at a place filled with powerful baddies. Even then, things can just happen, for instance I was taking Aldero -I think- to the Shadowed Fort, and long story short he got pounded into the dirt by a perturbed griffin.
However, the worst escort that I had to complete was in Skyrim for the Companions. It was one of those missions were you go into one of Skyrims many holes, kill some blokes, and rescue someone and bring them somewhere. The hole we crawled out of was rather close to Whiterun, and I had to take him to Rorrickstead. The only problem was I had not been there to fast travel there, so we had to walk. And yes walk, because other wise he would get lost. As we walked through the country side, I had to make sure to avoid anything larger than a wolf, because they were just drawn to him. When we finally get to town, without being jumped by one of Alduin's little friends, I hit a bug that wouldn't let me finish the quest, all because I didn't enter town at the correct place. I only figured this after saving and killing him quite a few times out of frustration.
I could say Dragon's Dogma, because the npc that you have to shuttle to a certain location more often than not will always try to stand next to you, and there are only about 1 or 2 that will help in a fight. And often times they will want to go somewhere that is either on the other side of the map, or at a place filled with powerful baddies. Even then, things can just happen, for instance I was taking Aldero -I think- to the Shadowed Fort, and long story short he got pounded into the dirt by a perturbed griffin.
However, the worst escort that I had to complete was in Skyrim for the Companions. It was one of those missions were you go into one of Skyrims many holes, kill some blokes, and rescue someone and bring them somewhere. The hole we crawled out of was rather close to Whiterun, and I had to take him to Rorrickstead. The only problem was I had not been there to fast travel there, so we had to walk. And yes walk, because other wise he would get lost. As we walked through the country side, I had to make sure to avoid anything larger than a wolf, because they were just drawn to him. When we finally get to town, without being jumped by one of Alduin's little friends, I hit a bug that wouldn't let me finish the quest, all because I didn't enter town at the correct place. I only figured this after saving and killing him quite a few times out of frustration.