#Mercenary kings reloaded changes Ps4#
There have been some reports from PlayStation 4 players about online games crashing during boss battles, but all of my experiences both on PS4 and PC have had no major problems and very little lag. Mercenary Kings features two- to four-player co-op, both online and locally. If you really need more than two items to be prepared or find yourself struggling against a particularly tough boss, you can always invite friends to join in. Each item adds another tiny layer of strategy to consider before every mission.
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If you're entering a level full of concrete barriers, carrying some C4 will make it much easier to get around. If you're taking on a boss for the first time, you probably want some rations or a first aid kit for fast healing. Smart players will adjust their loadout depending on the mission. In addition to your weapon, you have two item slots that can be filled by anything from first aid kits to grenades.
I also had to make tough choices regarding what items to carry into battle. I had to weigh a lot of pros and cons, making decisions that were a lot more interesting than simply what does the most damage. A rapid-fire machine gun might allow for more shots per second, but each hit will do a lot less damage, and low accuracy will cause bullets to veer off target. A super-powerful gun might only have a few bullets, a long reload time and knockback that slides your character along the ground as you shoot. Mercenary Kings' gun crafting system is brilliant primarily because it does such a good job of making each part feel like it has a strong and immediately recognizable impact on the feel of the gun. Want a gun that has the receiver of a magnum, the barrel of a shotgun and a sniper sight for improved accuracy? You can make that happen. A ton of bizarre creations are allowed within this format. Your weapon is pieced together part-by-part, allowing you to equip unique receivers, barrels, magazines and more. Beyond progressing the story, your core goal in the game is to collect dozens of resources to help build the perfect gun. Mercenary Kings gives good reason to replay the same missions too. While chasing down a near-dead boss can be annoying, especially with a timer running down, it added some excitement to these conflicts, making the eventual victories even sweeter. If you give them enough time after this point, they'll sink into the background of the stage, running away to another area. When a boss' health has been depleted most of the way, the enemy will begin flashing red. The game expects you to watch carefully and put these pieces together quickly, and I felt fantastic every time I pulled it off.īosses have one trick up their sleeves aside from their regular move set: retreat. When one leaps into the air, that is your one and only chance to roll under them and get to the other side before they crush you. When one boss shoots a barrage of missiles, they arc in the same direction every time. But again, they follow very clear patterns. From massive tanks to killer robot puppies, these foes could drain my health bar in a few hits. As I mastered these patterns, I felt skilled even against these weaker, repeating opponents.Īmplify that satisfaction tenfold for Mercenary Kings' great boss encounters. Like a classic platformer, each new enemy adds a wrinkle that can only be overcome by smart pattern recognition.
But as you progress, more and more baddies get added into the mix - bigger guys with flamethrowers and a larger health pool, robots that can jump over you, tiny helicopters that drop massive bombs from above, etc. Enemies are pretty basic at the start - just weak soldiers who fire single shots. Most of your time in levels will be devoted to combat. Mercenary Kings' jumping doesn't feel great - there's a noticeable lag between tapping the jump button and your character actually leaping into the air - but I learned to compensate pretty quickly, and precision jumping is kept to a minimum.
Within these levels, you run through shooting down enemies and performing some basic platforming. Beyond those tidbits of story, you'll select a mission and be transported to one of a small handful of levels.
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