Exhuminator wrote:MrPopo wrote:Have you ever played Ghost Bear's Legacy or MW2: Mercs? I'll be cheering you on with MW2, but I personally feel it's the weakest of the three.
Nope to either. I've not finished a single PC MW2 entry.
I did beat MW3 (sans Pirate's Moon) and loved it. I beat
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat on PS1, and enjoyed it. If I end up playing/enjoying MW2's PC stuff, I'll be open to MW1 and MW4 as well.
I have yet to play MW1 or MW4: Black Knight (not counting the console ports). So of those, here's how I'd rank things:
MW2: Mercs
MW4: Mercs
MW3
MW4
MW2: GBL
MW2
MW3: Pirate's Moon
Every numbered entry has its own quirks. MW2 has various bugs around how damage is applied and the machine guns are horrifically unbalanced (in your favor). MW3 has the tightest economy that makes many of the big ammo guns not worthwhile and legs are easily destroyed and instant kill. MW4 really reduces the customization (you now have weapon bays which are frequently locked to energy/missile/ballistic) and destroying the leg just trashes your move speed, so they aren't worth targeting anymore.
Something to be aware of for MW2; once you get midway through the game you get access to starmates. You are never informed of this fact, and it isn't tied to your rank (which is entirely cosmetic). Just try every mission to add starmates until it lets you.