A Top Down, Tactical Cover Shooter Sort of RPG? – Intravenous 2 Mercenarism –
10Intravenous 2 Mercenarism is a Top Down, Tactical cover shooter with a stealth focus, + a bit of RPG rolled into it, with a ton of gear customization as well.
Intravenous 2 Mercenarism is good.
Intravenous 2: RPG?
Right at the start of the mission, you can choose your starting loadout using your starting cash, 10 grand; so you have plenty of gear options right at the start; nice.
Pick 1 main arm, 1 sidearm, up to 3 gadgets, and your armor type; none, Kevlar, Ceramic Plate, or Plate with carrier.
There are tons of weapons mods present too; like suppressors to reduce noise, heavy springs that improve rate of fire, but diminish controllability, or laser designators that improve accuracy, but can tip off enemies if they see the red light; fun!
There is also a skills system; broken down to combat, reloading, and physical skills, with it looks like player customization of those skills planned for the main game.
Also, if you find a weapon in a mission you like, you can unlock it if you leave with it; you keep what you kill, if you bother to pick it up and carry it out.
Killer Combat!
Intravenous 2 Mercenarism has 4 difficulties, available right at the start; plus customization of those difficulties; very nice, but note, some of the higher difficulties are very tough!
Think enemies noticing missing patrols, returning fire more often, and dealing 50% increased damage.
Even 1 hit, 1 kill, for everyone on Masochist lvl; ouch!
Though as mentioned, you can change that as well if you wish.
Well the game seems tough, your operator can handle it, as they have a limited version of Max Pain like Bullet time, huffing on their jet like stimulant to enter into a slow-mo mode to absolutely demolished your many foes; fun!
There is a stamina system present, drained by sprint, so the rate of movement really matters here, as you want to keep your stamina topped off in case you need to hoof it pronto!
Also, there are 4 types of regular movement as well, from sneaking, to walking, to a fast walk, and a jog, as well as an ability to go prone, providing lots of options when you need to focus on being quiet, and when you need to move with a sense of purpose.
Another thing: your character is a hyper focused optimized operator, so when you reload, you drop the whole magazine, so don’t reload until you are empty!
As mentioned above, there is a strong stealth focus here, but you don’t have to sneak if that’s not your style.
There is no default automatic mission failure if you are detected: you can go in loud and proud if you dare!
And it will result in a much different play through the lvl!
So more replay-ability is always nice
Controller Support is planned, while good old Mouse and Keyboard control is present, with plenty of rebindable options; always nice to see.
Note: This is an Early look at Intravenous 2 Mercenarism so any bugs or other oddness is not representative of the final product.
Still, Intravenous 2 Mercenarism is a fun, Top Down, Tactical cover shooter with a stealth focus, + a bit of RPG rolled into it, with a ton of gear customization, and is easily well worth a wishlist and a watch.
Watch?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2651330/Intravenous_2_Mercenarism/
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