Is it me or is sandbox games flavour of the month? Prototype, Red faction and infamous all quite high flyers too in the ratings, is it that sandbox games are becoming the favoured type of game or the simple fact that these types of games have been cracked and shown what not to do with sandbox games, i'd don't like game bashing but... damn mercs 2 was that bad it doesn't deserve to be called a game. It had so much potental but just let it all go to waste.

I think game designers are starting to get the picture of what sandbox games should be, which rockstar got right in each GTA game i think, that free roaming means free roaming to do what you want when you want and how you want. I felt with Mercs 2 it was on rails you HAD to do this mission you HAD to blow that up with this.Looking at the 3 sandbox games coming out/are out in the next 5 weeks they look as if you have the freedom to destroy and reak havok your way, not the mercs way.

Granted i haven't played any of the 3 sandbox games, hoping to start with red faction this coming friday :D played the demo and yes i think it will deliver on that front. Do you think that designers are starting to get it right or that they just got lucky? I think they are getting it all right... bout time too...

B.D.