Having played TWII for a few days now I have a few opinions. and I'll class them into 2 groups:
Pros
- Lots of fun powerups adding variety and means powerups are not scarce.
- "Sniper Mode" Man that always scares the willies out of me when I'm walking down a dimly lit corridoor and I hear that thin, computer voice whisper "sniper mode.." coming from in front of me..or is it behind..".
Cons
- "Spoon!"
- "mmmm beer"
- other stupid sounds like the music with a Kami
- Lack of consistancy : a jumble of sound samples, no real theme at all to anything.
- doesn't add much to the ctf experience (other than the pros)
I get the feeling that this is could be the basis for a very cool ctf style mod along the lines of TF. Consider the sniper mode in TF: WILD! With a little more work on the consistancy, make it more along military lines, and it'd be something able to compete with CTF and LMCTF. Imagine the addition of classes, using 'Sniper Mode' or the commando powerup give you very defined roles anyway. What do you think?
Here are a few things:
Demos:
- A demo in 'Outlands' where elbow [JAG] shows how a Flag Escort can use sniper mode to great effect to clear the path for the Flag Carrier (me). Unfortunately the game ended before we made the capture but it's still fun to watch....oh and I kinda got rid of my own escort with a stray rocket hehehe...HERE (28k)
- A demo of me making a capture, with alittle help from my team, in 'Frozen Waste' HERE (103k)
Here are some screenshots of the 'Kami' in action:
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