Mercs 2 vs. Just Cause

Let's face it, mercenaries 2 is essentially just cause with the mercenaries name on the cover and destructible environments. As much as im enjoying mercs 2 it has left me desiring for a baby to be born from the two games. On one side mercs 2 is a ton of fun because you can literally level every single building to the ground with a friend and on the other hand you can do tons of crazy stunts in just cause which really adds to the fun of the game all while in awe of the stunning graphics.

First and foremost just cause is more polished. I didnt run into any glitch like a specific one in mercs 2 where at the end of a mission i was driving to the final destination and every time i crossed the bridge i would automatically blow up in my vehicle for no apparent reason. After attempting this 3 times, all of which i had to redo the entire mission, i realized it wasnt my fault but instead the dumb game's fault and so i hijacked a helicopter and flew over the bridge, this time i didnt self destruct. Also, just cause was easily the better looking of the two games, and that's fairly sad since it came out 2 years before mercs.

Mercs however has coop, which is always a huge plus, and it has tons more missions than just cause had. Overall, since this is a versus between two games, im gonna let you, the reader say what your favorite was, but let's admitt the fact that a perfect mixture between just cause's insane stunts and grappling hook with mercs 2's coop and destructible environments and youde have one kick A game. Let's hope just cause 2 can fill these shoes next april.

i thought it said Mercs 2 vs. Jesus Christ lol!!! But I havnt played JC, but Mercs 2 is loads of fun.

Mercs 2 = Better gameplay

Just Cause = Better graphics

In my world there's room for both! I like both of these games equally, but for different reasons. Just Cause 2 will be amazing!

Edit: My only real concern with Just Cause was that everything felt so stiff. From the animations of the characters, to the way vehicles handled. Other then that Just Cause is a true gem. The graphics are amazing. The shear amount of land to explore was staggering. Avalanche Studios already said that since the don't need to worry about last gen hardware (i.e., PS2, XBOX), they can take the game engine full bore onto next gen systems! So if you've played Just Cause, then imagine it cranked to 11! Just Cause 2 is going to look amazing.

Mercs 2 isn't bad, but it just feels like it's missing something. I don't know what, but it almost feels like it's a stripped down version of the first, which isn't a good thing. All in all I'm really enjoyng it, but I can't help think of how amazing this game could have been. It's still a solid 8.0-8.5/10 for me.

In my world there's room for both! I like both of these games equally, but for different reasons. Just Cause 2 will be amazing!

Edit: My only real concern with Just Cause was that everything felt so stiff. From the animations of the characters, to the way vehicles handled. Other then that Just Cause is a true gem. The graphics are amazing. The shear amount of land to explore was staggering. Avalanche Studios already said that since the don't need to worry about last gen hardware (i.e., PS2, XBOX), they can take the game engine full bore onto next gen systems! So if you've played Just Cause, then imagine it cranked to 11! Just Cause 2 is going to look amazing.

Mercs 2 isn't bad, but it just feels like it's missing something. I don't know what, but it almost feels like it's a stripped down version of the first, which isn't a good thing. All in all I'm really enjoyng it, but I can't help think of how amazing this game could have been. It's still a solid 8.0-8.5/10 for me.

EnderSR388

You really excited for JC2? I just picked up JC on the super duper cheap, and yes, the sandbox world is large, but there's like nothing to do in it, and it all looks the same. JC2 will be a purchase, when I can get it for $7, like I did with JC.

[QUOTE="EnderSR388"]

In my world there's room for both! I like both of these games equally, but for different reasons. Just Cause 2 will be amazing!

Edit: My only real concern with Just Cause was that everything felt so stiff. From the animations of the characters, to the way vehicles handled. Other then that Just Cause is a true gem. The graphics are amazing. The shear amount of land to explore was staggering. Avalanche Studios already said that since the don't need to worry about last gen hardware (i.e., PS2, XBOX), they can take the game engine full bore onto next gen systems! So if you've played Just Cause, then imagine it cranked to 11! Just Cause 2 is going to look amazing.

Mercs 2 isn't bad, but it just feels like it's missing something. I don't know what, but it almost feels like it's a stripped down version of the first, which isn't a good thing. All in all I'm really enjoyng it, but I can't help think of how amazing this game could have been. It's still a solid 8.0-8.5/10 for me.

BioShockOwnz

You really excited for JC2? I just picked up JC on the super duper cheap, and yes, the sandbox world is large, but there's like nothing to do in it, and it all looks the same. JC2 will be a purchase, when I can get it for $7, like I did with JC.

Absolutely I'm excited! I've bought Just Cause several times and I almost bought it again for $14.99. I start to play it then get into something else and wind up selling it or trading it in for something else. It's a great game, but there's definitely lots of room for improvement and 2 should give me what I'm looking for.

No doubt, Mercs 2 by a long shot, Just Cause was just boring, all the missions where the exact thing. Are you kidding me Mercs 2 looks a lot better then Just Cause.wii_dude101

You played the game long enough to get the "Kill 100 enemies" achievement and thats it. And you got the nerve to say every mission is the exact same? You havent done any damn missions. I like both games. I like parts of Just Cause more and parts of Mercs 2 more. I'd have a hard time saying which is better though. If i had to choose 1 i'd probably say Just Cause is better just from the fact that i have fewer complaints about it than Mercs 2. How this game shipped with what is apparently NO testing is beyond me. The game is saturated with bugs. But its so much fun you just deal with them.

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="EnderSR388"]

In my world there's room for both! I like both of these games equally, but for different reasons. Just Cause 2 will be amazing!

Edit: My only real concern with Just Cause was that everything felt so stiff. From the animations of the characters, to the way vehicles handled. Other then that Just Cause is a true gem. The graphics are amazing. The shear amount of land to explore was staggering. Avalanche Studios already said that since the don't need to worry about last gen hardware (i.e., PS2, XBOX), they can take the game engine full bore onto next gen systems! So if you've played Just Cause, then imagine it cranked to 11! Just Cause 2 is going to look amazing.

Mercs 2 isn't bad, but it just feels like it's missing something. I don't know what, but it almost feels like it's a stripped down version of the first, which isn't a good thing. All in all I'm really enjoyng it, but I can't help think of how amazing this game could have been. It's still a solid 8.0-8.5/10 for me.

EnderSR388

You really excited for JC2? I just picked up JC on the super duper cheap, and yes, the sandbox world is large, but there's like nothing to do in it, and it all looks the same. JC2 will be a purchase, when I can get it for $7, like I did with JC.

Absolutely I'm excited! I've bought Just Cause several times and I almost bought it again for $14.99. I start to play it then get into something else and wind up selling it or trading it in for something else. It's a great game, but there's definitely lots of room for improvement and 2 should give me what I'm looking for.

Gamestop had it for $12.99, then I used the $25% off email coupon, then stacked my 10% on top of that. Got some other games on the cheap, too. I don't know. I'm glad I didn't pay more for the game, though. It seems boring to me. :(

[QUOTE="EnderSR388"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="EnderSR388"]

In my world there's room for both! I like both of these games equally, but for different reasons. Just Cause 2 will be amazing!

Edit: My only real concern with Just Cause was that everything felt so stiff. From the animations of the characters, to the way vehicles handled. Other then that Just Cause is a true gem. The graphics are amazing. The shear amount of land to explore was staggering. Avalanche Studios already said that since the don't need to worry about last gen hardware (i.e., PS2, XBOX), they can take the game engine full bore onto next gen systems! So if you've played Just Cause, then imagine it cranked to 11! Just Cause 2 is going to look amazing.

Mercs 2 isn't bad, but it just feels like it's missing something. I don't know what, but it almost feels like it's a stripped down version of the first, which isn't a good thing. All in all I'm really enjoyng it, but I can't help think of how amazing this game could have been. It's still a solid 8.0-8.5/10 for me.

BioShockOwnz

You really excited for JC2? I just picked up JC on the super duper cheap, and yes, the sandbox world is large, but there's like nothing to do in it, and it all looks the same. JC2 will be a purchase, when I can get it for $7, like I did with JC.

Absolutely I'm excited! I've bought Just Cause several times and I almost bought it again for $14.99. I start to play it then get into something else and wind up selling it or trading it in for something else. It's a great game, but there's definitely lots of room for improvement and 2 should give me what I'm looking for.

Gamestop had it for $12.99, then I used the $25% off email coupon, then stacked my 10% on top of that. Got some other games on the cheap, too. I don't know. I'm glad I didn't pay more for the game, though. It seems boring to me. :(

I will admit that it does have some repetitive missions, but the pros outweigh the cons in my opinion.

The first time I flew a Cesna type plane as high as I could take it and bailed out. Oh my God! The sun light and how it filters through the clouds, the volumetric cloulds (even the storm clouds complete with lightning), the sun playing off the ocean surface. Everything looks amazing. Even at high altitudes.

This is the stuff that gets me excited for Just Cause 2. All they need to do is work on the vehicle and character animations and impliment something like Euphoria for physics and it's ace for sure.

well i just went out and rebought a copy of just cause for 12.99 :) and to whomever said it, no mercs 2 does NOT look that bad at all, in fact it looks extremely good at some points, good at others, and at its worst it looks just ok. its on par with gta 4. just cause however really nailed the looks on the water and tropical island and sand, and mercs 2 comes close but not quite as good. i dont know how people could say just cause was boring and mercs 2 is fun though because they are essentialy the same game- drive and pilot all sorts of vehicles to rain mayhem upon your foes in a huge wide open area that just so happens to be set in basically the same place....yeah they are pretty similar. anyways, im off to hit up so more coop on mercs 2 and then some just cause.makchady

I have to agree with you for the most part Betty.

mercs 2 is amazing but ive already beat it and it came out like 2 days ago. WAAAAAAAY to short. the first one took me like a week.

Well, that would mean that Just Cause is just a copy of the first Mercenaries.Zyllus_

Thats about right. But Just Cause did what it was supposed to, it improved on Mercenaries. Now Mercenaries 2 should have imroved on Just Cause, but it falls alittle short imo. Maybe Just Cause 2 will do what Mercs 2 didnt.

Just Cause... its only virtue is its initial appeal.

After an hour of gameplay and watching the main guy prance like a fairy and reload like he was having muscle spasms,

and the constant buildings you can walk through, glitchy missions, repetitive missions, missions that take you all the way across the map with annoying transportation, I just dont see why you would like it. =/ The vivid colors and water effect actually wore out on me, WAY to much color tone for me to handle lol

[QUOTE="Zyllus_"]Well, that would mean that Just Cause is just a copy of the first Mercenaries.DZBricktop

Thats about right. But Just Cause did what it was supposed to, it improved on Mercenaries. Now Mercenaries 2 should have imroved on Just Cause, but it falls alittle short imo. Maybe Just Cause 2 will do what Mercs 2 didnt.

mercenaries 2 completely destroys just cause in loads of ways

[QUOTE="makchady"]well i just went out and rebought a copy of just cause for 12.99 :) and to whomever said it, no mercs 2 does NOT look that bad at all, in fact it looks extremely good at some points, good at others, and at its worst it looks just ok. its on par with gta 4. just cause however really nailed the looks on the water and tropical island and sand, and mercs 2 comes close but not quite as good. i dont know how people could say just cause was boring and mercs 2 is fun though because they are essentialy the same game- drive and pilot all sorts of vehicles to rain mayhem upon your foes in a huge wide open area that just so happens to be set in basically the same place....yeah they are pretty similar. anyways, im off to hit up so more coop on mercs 2 and then some just cause.DZBricktop

I have to agree with you for the most part Betty.

You may now call me...BETTY! nag hag hag hag

Let's face it, mercenaries 2 is essentially just cause with the mercenaries name on the cover and destructible environments. As much as im enjoying mercs 2 it has left me desiring for a baby to be born from the two games. On one side mercs 2 is a ton of fun because you can literally level every single building to the ground with a friend and on the other hand you can do tons of crazy stunts in just cause which really adds to the fun of the game all while in awe of the stunning graphics.

First and foremost just cause is more polished. I didnt run into any glitch like a specific one in mercs 2 where at the end of a mission i was driving to the final destination and every time i crossed the bridge i would automatically blow up in my vehicle for no apparent reason. After attempting this 3 times, all of which i had to redo the entire mission, i realized it wasnt my fault but instead the dumb game's fault and so i hijacked a helicopter and flew over the bridge, this time i didnt self destruct. Also, just cause was easily the better looking of the two games, and that's fairly sad since it came out 2 years before mercs.

Mercs however has coop, which is always a huge plus, and it has tons more missions than just cause had. Overall, since this is a versus between two games, im gonna let you, the reader say what your favorite was, but let's admitt the fact that a perfect mixture between just cause's insane stunts and grappling hook with mercs 2's coop and destructible environments and youde have one kick A game. Let's hope just cause 2 can fill these shoes next april.

makchady

lets just put it like this. yes in ways just cause looked better visually, but its not really about the visuals, its about the fun, just cause didnt have that element that mercs 2 had.

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[QUOTE="Zyllus_"]Well, that would mean that Just Cause is just a copy of the first Mercenaries.TX360

Thats about right. But Just Cause did what it was supposed to, it improved on Mercenaries. Now Mercenaries 2 should have imroved on Just Cause, but it falls alittle short imo. Maybe Just Cause 2 will do what Mercs 2 didnt.

mercenaries 2 completely destroys just cause in loads of ways

destructible enviornments ftw, just cause had none of that, at least in mercs you can destroy trees and buildings, hell you can destroy the world! :/ i think.

Theyre both really horrible. GARBAGE