Lunchtime Discussion: Killer Instinct
No not the fighting gamePublished 09/02/2010 at 12:00 by Raen
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Weapons, weapons everywhere, but not a shot to sink. Into someone’s skull. Ok, at least I tried, even if it didn’t come out so well. Yes today we’re going to be talking about weapons, and more specifically kills. Sounds morbid doesn’t it? Just what you wanted on your lunch break.
So we’ve all got our favourites, for example I’m particularly fond of sniper rifles. Bolt actions are fine, and certainly add to the realism, but something with burst fire or at least with a semi-automatic reload is better. Of course a shotgun is great at close range, although normally it’s just spray and pray. Not seeing the interesting part yet? Don’t worry I’m getting there.
See once you throw things like grenades and knives into the mix the kinds of kills you get in a typical match start to get far more interesting. Thanks to the growth of match replays and uploads to services like YouTube we can see all these frankly crazy kills in their full glory. Watching as someone, somehow, manages to get a knife kill from half way across the map or manages to bounce a grenade off of four walls before killing a dozen of the opposing team in one go is actually incredibly cool and kind of impressive.
So after that startling small input from me, lets get you guys going. What kind of weapon are you reaching for as soon as the game starts up? Small calibre, or are you running straight for the rocket launcher? And what’s the best kill you’ve ever managed to pull together in a game? Grenading someone off a ledge with mere seconds to spare? Somehow nailing a head shot through a wall?
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Foxhound_Solid | 09/02/2010 14:18
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aww man – really? not the fighting game?
Loved Killer Instinct on the Snes – Jago was a legend……
shields_t | 09/02/2010 14:54
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I remember being absolutely blown away by killer instinct’s visuals in the arcade, I’ll bet they look rather crap now.
Top game though, Rare if I remember rightly.
seedaripper1973 | 09/02/2010 14:57
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Ive always been a heavy machine gun kinda guy (M60 etc) especially in MAG and BFBC, once you get some stability perks, a red dot sight and a fore grip, it’s pretty much unstoppable…plus i’m still firing into your cranium as you re-load LULZ
bunimomike | 09/02/2010 15:21
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I catch myself using quiet weapons (suppressed sniper, knife, ‘bow from Half Life). I play COD:WaW every Tuesday evening and I’m truly lethal with the melee (knife).
One of my finest moments was in COD:UO where I dispatched a team of four with the butt of my gun. The panic on them was superb. I took a few shots but didn’t go down. All my team-mates were out/dead so I simply went in there for entertainment purposes. To listen to all of them howling with laughter as they “spectated” was fantastic. I could barely get the last kill, as I lept A-Team style down from upon high, due to my tear-filled eyes blurring my vision. Great, great times.
DrOf1337 | 09/02/2010 15:48
Tends to spoil major games.
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The flaming spears from King Kong.
spooferbarnabas | 09/02/2010 16:46
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Normally rifle or smg although, in killzone, shotgun FTW! In terms of best kill, i killed someone in killzone by falling of a ledge as they run underneath me and shotgunning in the head in the process!
Also, it doesn’t matter how i do it, but i like killing teflon in killzone. It’s just fun
Colinbarr66 | 09/02/2010 17:06
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On Killzone 2 I use a shotgun but on MW2 I use a TAR. Recently though I’ve been sniping.