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Re: Russian mobster: best character, worst boss fight by Mr. Kool 05/21/2012, 7:03pm PDT
fabio wrote:

So like an idiot I did Russia first and kept throwing myself at the coke snorter who is almost literally impossible unless you've dumped a good chunk of points into pistol or assault rifle. Those are probably the 2 smartest weapons to go for, but I never play these games smart because it's usually less fun.

The SMGs are spectacularly useless; all the range of a shotgun with less damage and no knockdown.

I guess hard mode is where you'd need to buy better equipment? Been breezing through it with the starting stuff. Punch punch punch shotgun as soon as they start blocking.

Probably the best instance of a stealth game handling discovery well since Beyond Good & Evil.


Pistol and stealth made this progressively easier until the Russian boss. Chaining seven or so headshots while stealthed is ridiculous. However I ended killing most of the NPCs when given the opportunity, except the douche in Korea. So that's who I sailed into the sunset with. Gay. Plus I wasn't aware that I offed some Marines or Secret Service dudes, so retiring in Florida isn't gonna happen.

If I went for a replay, I'd have the assault rifle as my primary. I'd try to go balls out and skip the stealth when possible.

In retrospect, this felt like the "arcade" version of Splinter Cell.

-Mr. Kool
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I just finished a 6 hour bender of this by fabio 05/20/2012, 12:36pm PDT NEW
    The ending was still on rails :( NT by WITTGENSTEIN 05/20/2012, 5:16pm PDT NEW
    it was literally terrible on pc at release by jeep 05/20/2012, 5:58pm PDT NEW
        That's 2 less systems than Mass Effect NT by fabio 05/20/2012, 6:03pm PDT NEW
    You have convinced me to re-install. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/20/2012, 11:20pm PDT NEW
        Asshole. by WITTGENSTEIN 05/22/2012, 7:05pm PDT NEW
    Russian mobster: best character, worst boss fight by fabio 05/21/2012, 7:33am PDT NEW
        Re: Russian mobster: best character, worst boss fight by Mr. Kool 05/21/2012, 7:03pm PDT NEW
            Assault rifle is effective without being skilled up by Lizard_King 05/22/2012, 5:32am PDT NEW
    bargain basement mass effect, end of discussion by the one who infuriates you 05/22/2012, 12:08am PDT NEW
        I had to look up to see if it was the same protagonist voice actor by fabio 05/22/2012, 12:58am PDT NEW
        gruman NT by gruman 05/22/2012, 1:16am PDT NEW
        Re: bargain basement mass effect, end of discussion by This is Chris's Blood 05/22/2012, 7:30am PDT NEW
        THE AVERAGE - SNIFF SNIFF - MASS EFFECT EXPERIENCE HURRNGH by Mysterio 05/22/2012, 6:49pm PDT NEW
            hahahaha NT by Commander Derpherrpd 05/22/2012, 7:36pm PDT NEW
        yeah this isn't remotely true by jeep 05/22/2012, 9:13pm PDT NEW
            Yes, that's why I think Rome should be first by Lizard_King 05/23/2012, 6:41am PDT NEW
                bosses in general are bad idea by jeep 05/23/2012, 9:32am PDT NEW
                    IIRC, you can actually switch cities at any point. by Lizard_King 05/23/2012, 8:45pm PDT NEW
    What a breath of fresh air, plotwise, after Assassin's Creed's faux profoundness by Mischief Artiste 05/23/2012, 12:08pm PDT NEW
 
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