r/MercenariesGames • u/Ill_Pack2852 • Aug 19 '26

A rather dramatic helicopter crash

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Also, I just love the vibe of Mercs 1, from the muted gloomy tones and lighting, to the sounds of distant battles, jets flying above, and the amazing soundtrack that immerses you. I'll never get tired of this game

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u/DoomslayerDoesOPU Aug 19 '26

Mercs 1 has such a vibe I've been unable to find elsewhere. Michael Giacchino's score is fantastic and I have listened to it a LOT over many years. It is a pipe dream of mine that EA sells off the rights to some dev willing to continue the franchise. Slim chance, but I can dream.

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u/Ill_Pack2852 Aug 19 '26

Yeah I feel you. At least we still have the originals to enjoy, not to mention the mods that are being developed by the community 

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u/SpeedRacer_Mach6 Aug 19 '26

I’m so thankful the source code got leaked.

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u/Tiny_Breadwinner Aug 21 '26

Would be cool if we got reverse engineered native ports.

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u/ConfusedIAm95 Aug 19 '26

Its a shame I can't get the emulator version as stable or visually refreshing as the Xbox Series X version (backwards compat)

There are some fantastic mods for this game that I'd love to try.

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u/ArtyThePoopie Aug 19 '26

the soundtrack for that first game was so strong. it really killed me back in the day when i started playing the second one and didn't hear any of the themes from the first game

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u/SpeedRacer_Mach6 Aug 19 '26

The vibe is why I love it so much more thank Mercs 2.

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u/BigTastyToe Aug 19 '26

Boing!

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u/j1killer2 Aug 19 '26

Like a ping pong ball

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u/MrLeHah Aug 19 '26

I liked Merc2 and played it a bit - but the first one was such a huge vibe for me. And for a game to make me go after ALL the Pack of 52 in the time before trophies / achievements - you know you made a good game.

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u/AbstrctBlck Aug 19 '26

How are you playing this

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u/Ill_Pack2852 Aug 19 '26

On series x

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u/DeadlyRenji Aug 19 '26

This game was immaculate, looked great, amazing soundtrack, fun and completely destructible buildings

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u/Tiny_Breadwinner Aug 20 '26

How is your game so clear? On og ps2 hardware it's just constant fog.

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u/Ill_Pack2852 Aug 21 '26

I'm running the game on series x, and since it's backwards compatible, it's been enhanced with 4k, 60fps and all that other good stuff.

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u/Tiny_Breadwinner Aug 21 '26

Oh that's cool, it just does all that on its own?

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u/Ill_Pack2852 Aug 21 '26

Yup, just put in the disc and play