August 27 2009

Secret Gameplay footage (2x)

[UPDATE 3] We now have the singleplayer and a new Special Ops video live!

[UPDATE] Updated both videos with an analysis now.

Remember us talking about the singleplayer demo Robert Bowling did at GamesCrazy? We got the footage here! This one and a half minute secret footage shot at GamesCrazy may contain storyline spoilers, but we all know you're going to watch this now don't we!

Singleplayer footage

0:01 - Rio de Janeiro; Playing as "Roach" accompanied with "Soap", probably chasing the middle man weapons dealer "Faust"
0:02 - Bushmaster ACR with attached ACOG scope
0:02 - Civilian ducks for cover
0:07 - Chasing "Soap" throught the streets of Rio, cars burning;
0:09 - Civilian running all over the place
0:13 - Soap yells - "He's moving into that alley!"
0:16 - A new TF141 character joins the chase, note the way he turns into the corner and Soap bumps into him
0:22 - Soap: "Roach, take the shot! Go for his legs!" - You will need Faust (not confirmed) for questioning. Non-lethal take down. Followed by "He's down!"
0:23 - New ACOG Skin and Red Aim on the ACOG Glass, it looks better and a better Zoom too
0:28 - "Roach, this is going to take some time. Go with Meat and Reyes and check out the Favela for any signs of Rojas. That's where this guy is headed." (Thanks Ramy »! Please go HERE » if you have anything to add!)
0:29 - Soap stays behind in a situation that implies a torture scene.
0:34 - "Let's go Roach", while you run ahead you are accompanied by the same character from earlier, could be "Reyes" (?).
0:37 - "Remember, there are civilians in the favela, watch your fire out there." (Favela are the slums in Rio de Janeiro)
0:37 - Clear shot of the Jesus statue in Rio
0:46 - "Meat (?), get these civies (short for civilians?) out of here" - "Roger that"
0:50 - 'Meat' shouting in Spanish (audio is bad, Portuguese would make more sense in Brazil) "Este lugar no es seguro", meaning "this place isn't safe!" (Thanks Major Letdown »)
1:00 - When most civilians have fled the firefight starts with enemies all around you.
1:05 - "Bravo 6, get ..., we're encountering heavily militia on the rooftops"
1:08 - "Watch the rooftops, GO GO GO"
1:20 - ACOG scope looks different: no magnification, differenent crosshair and more of an reflex sight (thanks SnazzyPanic »)
1:26 - "Reyes, give me a sitrep, over"
1:26 - Mini Uzi confirmed
1:28 - Looks to the FN FAL w/shotgun (aka. Masterkey)
1:28 - "Lots of militia but no sign of Rojas over here, over!"
1:31 - "Copy that. Keep searching and let me know if you see him."
1:33 - Could be the AK-47 ACOG sight
1:37 - "Roach, move up! Let's go!"

Faust is probably the first person TF141 is chasing, after he is captured you're going after the bigger fish, a weapons dealer called Rojas. Rojas is most likely the back person seen in earlier promo trailer that falls down onto a car with Soap on top of him. Will this be the ending of the mission?

Thanks a lot for helping Ramain (!), Bouncybuddha and Major Letdown!

Special Ops footage

[UPDATE 2]

@0:01 Attachment; M203 Grenade launcher

@0:03 Almost bumping into the second player (co-op)

@0:13 Throwing flashbang: "Flash out!"

@0:14 Got hit while when enemy steps through the "doorway"

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@0:16 Enemy is stunned by the flashbang

@0:18 You can see the lasers crossing in front of you

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@0:30 Grenade in front of you, "throw back" icon pops up

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@0:34 Weapon pickup icon, not sure what weapon it is

@0:35 Another weapon pickup icon

@0:36 Other player fleeing from the other room

@0:40 Unreadable message pops up

@0:41 Traces of the bullet that bring your teammate down

@0:42 A yellow dot and message is added, "teammate is down"?

@0:44 Reviving teammate back to full health (bar visible)

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@0:53 Throwing grenade

@0:56 Grenade icon popping up, stepping on own grenade?

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@0:03 Bumping into teammate

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@0:15 Bumping into teammate saves him from being flashed

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@0:19 Cooking frag grenade

@0:27 Enemy with riot shield rushing towards player

@0:28 Throws a flashbang at the enemy behind the riot shield

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@0:31 Flashbang explodes behind him, enemy not stunned

@0:33 Enemy bumping into the player

@0:33 Message pops up, unreadable though

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@0:41 Getting shot, going into last stand

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@0:49 Shooting a M203 grenades (3 total)

Thanks for the quick find Calzaboy » and again to Ramain for the initial analysis!

[UPDATE 3] While talking to JCRF1 » we came to the conclusion that the promo trailer and the latest gameplay footage differ from each other, in a very weird way...

Promo trailer and Games Crazy gameplay differences

In the first promotional Modern Warfare 2 trailer we see someone run through the streets of Rio. Around that same time GameInformer magazine had an exclusive on Modern Warfare 2 in which we learned we would chase someone on foot through the streets of Rio de Janeiro (bottom right). It all made sense, even the takedown at the end of the the promo video did, where Soap MacTavish pushes the runner through a window (top left) in order to stop the chase. In between, there was a shocking (no pun intended) scene that implied a TF141 shock therapy torture session (bottom left). This is what got us confused now we've seen the actual singleplayer footage shot at Games Crazy... After taking a non-lethal shot at the runner we see someone else sitting in a chair that's about to undergo the very same shock therapy as we've seen in that trailer from earlier. As you can see, it's now a African American with shorts on - not the man in a suit with a bag on his head...? If the African American is captures by being shot is his legs, what would this mean for the end of the mission where Soap pushes him out of the window?

What happened here? Did Infinity Ward switch characters?