Hidden and Dangerous 2

Speaking of "Ye olde captured footage". Hidden and Dangerous 2!!

I wish there was a modern iteration in the Hidden & Dangerous franchise. A squad based semi-tactical first/third person shooter. It had so much detail.

There was a few years gap between the first and second game.... For the third? Hope springs eternal for it's return.

If you alert the guards on a map they tend to rush that position. A bad thing if you want to go stealthy, great if you want to attract guards into a crossfire/ambush/kill-zone in a loud gratuitous manner.

A Casual Carebear

The second game was less quirky than the first but had it's A.I. "issues". Still a game I love. I got it again through gog in 2017. I've a lot of older footage but as I was listening to "commercial" music as I played 99% of it wouldn't be remotely YouTube-able without hassle. No matter how apt it seems. But feck it!

Hidden and Dangerous 2 back on the menu....

February last year I had tried a lot of my older games to see if they would still run. One I was sorry didn't work was Hidden and Dangerous 2. With the launch of the steam sale I also took a look at gog.com. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they now had H&D2 listed! And at a sale price as well. This version of the game also includes the expansion pack! I immediately clicked to purchase.

https://www.gog.com/game/hidden_dangerous_2_courage_under_fire

The gamplay still stands up even if the graphics have aged. For a game that's almost 14 years old it's not the worst in looks at all. The game drips atmosphere for me, but that may be the nostalgia talking.

I need to find my old saved games next.

A small playthrough from earlier in the year is worth a lil'look from a youtuber called Taff in Exile, for anyone interested in how the game plays.

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire | Op Snowball | Part 1