Let's Have a Look at 7,62 Hard Life (Part 2)
1In second part to what is now a rather long look at Hard Life, Ivanov is sent to investigate the town of Vallarado after taking care of the stragglers. What he (and I) certainly didn't expect was fighting for his life in Hard Life version of 'Drassen counterattack'. This game is punishing, but ends up fascinating in many ways.
0:00 Combining business with pleasure, the name of the game
6:48 Can the 'Skeptics' be convinced to join our cause?
10:00 The mission briefing
12:23 Villarado bound
14:25 Looks like the welcoming committee is teensy bit zealous
16:28, 17:30 Attempts to get to the village are trial & error more or less
28:07 These drops will be certainly helpful, for our readiness and morale
31:15 Meeting the elder leader of Villarado
34:28 The ways to help the farmers to help themselves
36:31 These weapons take me back to Civil War Generals
39:02 Text adventure time with a dude and bro
42:30 A hunter and a guide, he knows local jungle better than anyone
49:19 Arming the volunteers, one man at a time (edited for time reasons)
54:47 Now for setting up these brave men to face against the bandits
59:59 False alarm (due to my bungling of transitioning between screens)
1:00:55 When they said there a lot of 'em, they weren't kidding!
1:04:49 Intense negotiations, Ivanov uses every trick in his persuasive skills
1:09:14 The battle of Villarado
1:13:57 A peasant has had enough
1:16:12 The enemy attempts to cross the bridge
1:21:50 Another attempt, needs better planning
1:24:58 Injury to one of our best marksman seriously hampers things
1:28:54 Well, here we go again
1:31:38 Pulling back being short of ammo, allowing the farmers to take over
1:37:30 More hiccups; first a crash, and Ramon's position remains vulnerable
1:39:14 Let's attempt a fighting retreat, be more proactive
1:44:05 Pincer attempt, Elias finds his biggest opponent yet
1:46:33 Our best shooter pushes on from the other side
1:51:50 Ammo depleted, time for the reserve to take over
1:53:45 The reserve guys are now tracking enemy
1:58:27 Across the bridge, it pays to be stealthy