The official YouTube Page has added a new video for GamesCom, PlanetSide 2 Take the Power!
PC Games N also posted a new article talking about PlanetSide 2, likely the first of many articles coming up this week.
I played for at least an hour, defending a tower from waves of foes. It brought back great, great memories. By the end of it, I wasn't just convinced that Planetside 2 was going to work. I was absolutely entranced. The basic mechanics are essentially the same as those of the first game. You join a squad, you can spawn on that squad via a drop-pod falling out of the sky. You can spot targets by pressing the Q button. You shoot guns by pressing the... You know all of this stuff already. It just works.
Check out the full article here.
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2012-08-15 12:17 PM
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| 2012-08-15 03:09 PM | ||
| Shogun |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article almost forgot to say: arclegger did a barrel roll with a galaxy!!! it IS possible! he clegged it, but only because he was flying a little too low and the demo limits the area where you can fly. i couldn´t fly anything without running into the out of bounds warning and exploding. (it gives you 10 seconds to return, and this is never enough when you are not used to the aircraft controls. also, arclegger said, anything is possible for planetside 2 down the road... ... he said this when i told him that i am always waiting for the biolab to stand up and slowly walk away with all those soldiers on board. they are planning on trying anything if enough players demand it  the forgelight engine seems to be really flexible and allows a lot of fantastic stuff! can´t wait to see how the game developes into something even more epic! |
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| 2012-08-15 03:52 PM | ||
| CheeZeX |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article Anyone notice the upgraded NC gold on blue armor? Almost makes me want to reconsider converting to TR |
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| 2012-08-15 04:09 PM | ||
| Rivenshield |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article
/loads his Cycler Initial reactions to the trailer: The sight of the jetpack horde pouring over the walls was epic. I thought the voice-over was fine. Same voice actor that did the Terran segment for the E3 video, and he has a fine whiskey-&-cigarettes thing going on. SIZE!! ALWAYS!!! MATTERS!!11!! GET IT???!?? (/pelvic thrust) still makes me cringe. The *real* test is: Do I want to watch it again? and then a third time? for the enjoyment of it, and to see what I can pick up that I missed seeing the time(s) before? Yes. I do and I am. Great success! |
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| 2012-08-15 04:32 PM | ||
| Vanir |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article Anyone eles has an issue with the saying "Take the power"? To me it sounds like something from a bad translation. |
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| 2012-08-15 05:45 PM | ||
| SixShooter |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article The shot of all the air and flak at night (@ around 0:50) is amazing! This was a great vid. I hope they keep this stuff coming with more getting into beta to show off those HUGE battles. |
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| 2012-08-15 06:20 PM | ||
| Rivenshield |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article
And the appeal to register for beta doesn't come until the very end. It would have been better if Mister Whiskey-Cigar Voice could have told us "Auraxis needs YOU! Sign up NOW! And join the BIGGEST CLUSTER FUCK BATTLE EVAR!" Or, you know. Something. As a pitch for entering the beta it was muted. As a narrative it was muddled. As an advert for the game it was a hellacious success, and that's what will ultimately pull new people in. -- Rivenshield, Senior Level Tech Pubs Guy |
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| 2012-08-15 07:31 PM | ||
| BorisBlade |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article Far better than that super awful CGI abomination. This i will actually show friends, it was pretty cool, i would never show em that other terrible trailer, man it was bad. |
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| 2012-08-15 07:58 PM | ||
| Comet |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article Can't please some people. |
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| 2012-08-15 08:05 PM | ||
| Kitsune |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article I fail to see how their CGI trailer was any worse then any other game's CGI trailer -_- If someone wants to educate me why that was bad, please send me a private message. Every CGI trailer shows unrealistic gameplay and over-the-top action, Ps2's was no different... Anyway, this video was pretty fun. Just a small promotional video, I'm sure. I would REALLY like to see 3 extensive trailers about each of the factions, clearly demonstrating their viewpoint on the war and what they fight for. Would be cool if the narration acknowledged the negatives of their faction and said to people why they fight anyway. Easiest example, TR. They fight for stability and security, and know they are oppressive with it, but they do it because they want their people to be safe. But anyway, still fun to see some new videos out every now and then. |
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| 2012-08-15 08:25 PM | ||
| Chrispin |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article Voice actor sounds like Duke Nukem to me O.o |
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| 2012-08-15 08:54 PM | ||
| Hamma |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article Glad you had fun Shogun! The team really is a bunch of awesome folks. Take advantage of that time and soak it in!
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| 2012-08-15 11:31 PM | ||
| KimJongLulz |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article TR music best music. |
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| 2012-08-16 04:57 AM | ||
| Grimster |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article The voice over is very similar to Jon St. John. I wonder if it actually is him. 
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| 2012-08-16 05:18 AM | ||
| Vice |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article Cant wait to play this... |
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| 2012-08-16 05:55 AM | ||
| MacXXcaM |
Re: Gamescom Trailer and PCGN Article
For showing of what to expect from the game you'll certainly need these ingame trailers. But they're not that good regarding other games' trailers. |
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