Killzone: Mercenary

[Arwin]

I've just been playing the (online MP) public beta, and am pretty impressed so far. This is actually a portable Killzone, and it looks and plays really well. Right now I've just been using the analog sticks, and that works great so far. I played two warzone matches, until at the end of the last one my (already low) battery ran out. Only downside I can see so far really is that the player-count is low, which feels a little weird in an online Killzone game, but the maps have been well-designed for it and so far the fights have been pretty good ... match-making was fast and effortless for me as well, with no connection drops or anything. Hope the single player campaign is good too, then finally the Vita seems to have a must have FPS!

 

[patsu]

Who made it ? And when will it be released ?

 

[BRiT]

Developed by Guerrilla Cambridge
Release date is 09.10.2013

 

[DieH@rd]

Beta really looks amazing

 

[Arwin]

I played another match tonight. It's good fun, the levels are really well designed, lots of little nooks and crannies to investigate, and there is a lot of visual flair. I was in a very bad matchup, with three low level players against three high level players, but still had a lot of fun.

I'm still getting to grips with some of the basics though - don't know how to melee yet, or throw a grenade. Don't understand the hacking either.

I like that you can pick up tags from downed enemies, or salvage them from friends.

 

[KongRudi]

I'm still getting to grips with some of the basics though - don't know how to melee yet, or throw a grenade. Don't understand the hacking either.

Melee is swiping in the screen.
Quick throw with grenade is down on Dpad.

http://pspslimhacks.com/killzone-mercenary-ps-vita-control-scheme/

 

[patsu]

Developed by Guerrilla Cambridge
Release date is 09.10.2013

Thanks ! Will get a copy. I remember Graham is involved in the project.

 

[SedentaryJourney]

The graphics are stunning, if a little harder to focus on when the screen is about a foot away from your face. In fact I'd say Mercenary is a bit more impressive than Shadow Fall considering that it approximates PS3 quality on a mobile device with added reflections that weren't in the PS3 Killzones. I'll probably change my tune once I see Shadow Fall live.

 

[Deleted member 7537]

 

[Arwin]

That video is bound to sell a few copies ...

Stellar job Graham & co!

 

[DieH@rd]

Amazing.

 

[BoardBonobo]

That video was awesome!! That PVR chip can some damned and fancy stuff, way to go with the Vita. On the pre-order list now!

 

[Graham]

That video is bound to sell a few copies ...

Stellar job Graham & co!

glad you like it

 

[Deleted member 7537]

glad you like it

Day 0 on my Vita, great work.

 

[milk]

That ssr talk was about this then huh?

 

[rockaman]

How powerful is the Vita chip honestly? I know it's running at lower resolution than tablets, but I really wonder where the chip fits in... it clearly has some meat to it.

 

[Arwin]

How powerful is the Vita chip honestly? I know it's running at lower resolution than tablets, but I really wonder where the chip fits in... it clearly has some meat to it.

When I tried to figure it out long ago I thought something like the iPad 3 chip, but with the benefit of being able to code to the metal?

 

[tuna]

The multiplayer was actually surprisingly fun! Pretty mediocer fps gameplay, but playing it on the Vita laying on the couch somehow makes it much better!

 

[Shifty Geezer]

How powerful is the Vita chip honestly? I know it's running at lower resolution than tablets, but I really wonder where the chip fits in... it clearly has some meat to it.

There's a whole discussion on that topic here. Short version is close to iPad3's SoC, but different in different ways. I don't think the real specifics are known.

 

[flipswitch]

Comes out on sept 4th where I am .Can't wait to play the beta this week.