I died, the game gave me another waypoint, and when I spawned I was moving to the next objective. I'm not even sure how I finally got past it. There is no easy way to survive the first time you play this part, and it's not the only cheap death. Run into a building? It collapses on you.
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In one scene you have to avoid mortar fire, and if you run into the open, you die. It can turn any game from a fun diversion into a tiresome slog.Īlso note that some deaths feel very arbitrary. Do I really need to get into a jeep and drive some place for five minutes again just because I walked into some bullets? Dying only to find you have to replay a long vehicle sequence or the past five firefights is just bad design.
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The save points are few and far between, which can make death very annoying. The single-player game does have some issues that hold it back from being perfect, however. My solution? I threw a grenade behind me, blew a hole through the wall, and exited, flanking my adversaries. In one tense standoff I was pinned inside a house, fire coming from nearly every angle. Even on moderate difficulty the enemy is smart, but firefights can end different ways, especially with the destructible environments. You can rush in if you like, but that will mostly lead to death. In another I took a sniper rifle and cleared out a large area without setting foot in it. In one scene, I grounded a boat with a grenade launcher attached and destroyed most of a village before disembarking. They won't just keep re-spawning until you advance forward. While missions are still mostly made up of a path to get from point A to point B, the soldiers you'll be fighting are limited in number.
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Where Bad Company 2 gets it right is the lack of scripting. Sure, these are stereotypes, but at least they're backed up by some amusing writing. The story concerns a bunch of misfit soldiers who just want to go home, lead by a grizzled veteran who has seen it all. The Battlefield games have always been about the multiplayer, and Bad Company 2 is no exception.