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[Nicolas Suszczyk]

I've bought my 11-year-old cousin the Quantum of Solace for PS2 for Christmas. I've played the first three missions missions on Xmas day (from White's Estate to Haitian Docks), and then I returned to his house and he reached up to the Madagascar mission. When I left him he was starting the Eco Hotel mission. As he was anxious to play, he skipped some intros, and there's where I need your help.

1. How's the Opera mission? I've played it on the Snoy Style store for PS3, but is the PS2 version any different?
2. And what about the Sinkhole mission? My cousin told me that the helicopter was.
3. How are we introduced to the Casino Royale flashbacks?
4. How does Bond stop Carlos? My cousin skipped that
5. How's Vesper capture scene handled? Since my cousin skipped that (again), I only saw James getting out of the boot of the car, shooting the goons and then the Barge level started. BTW, I was surprised that they gave Kratt a lot of screentime in the game. And the torture scene was quite inoffensive compared to the film and the novel.
6. My cousin, once again, skipped what followed after the end of the level, where

Spoiler

Bond and Vesper escape and the barge explodes

. All I saw next was Bond and Camille returning to the Grand Andean, Bond escaping from M's bodyguards, and everything else. So... How is the Venice scene handled? The sinking building, Vesper's dead and the rest?

Thanks for the help!

[Jaws0178]

I'm gonna be working on the Barge level walkthrough today. I'll look into your questions today. I can't really answer your first two questions since I have only played the PS2 version, however, to answer your other questions:

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3. You are introduced to the Casino Royale by way of the conversation between Camille and Bond where Camille is asking Bond if he lost someone and it pretty much goes from there.
4. I don't remember if you actually see Bond stop Carlos. It skips straight from the Science Center to Casino Royale, which is very annoying by the way.
5. It's handled via a computer screen with a voice over of M and Tanner talking back and forth. A lot of the key points are handled like this.

Made the answers spoilers cause not every one may have not played it.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

I'm gonna be working on the Barge level walkthrough today. I'll look into your questions today. I can't really answer your first two questions since I have only played the PS2 version, however, to answer your other questions:

Spoiler

3. You are introduced to the Casino Royale by way of the conversation between Camille and Bond where Camille is asking Bond if he lost someone and it pretty much goes from there.
4. I don't remember if you actually see Bond stop Carlos. It skips straight from the Science Center to Casino Royale, which is very annoying by the way.
5. It's handled via a computer screen with a voice over of M and Tanner talking back and forth. A lot of the key points are handled like this.

Made the answers spoilers cause not every one may have not played it.

Thanks Jaws! Strange, I remember watching a video from the PS3 version that showed Vesper getting drowned

[Jaws0178]

Unfortunately, and this is something that I have said since the beginning, those of us who were not willing to take out second mortgages on our homes so that we could get next gen consoles kind of got shafted. I've read alot of stuff about the next gens and it kinda ticks me off, but thats just me. Also, not a problem. I'm doing the barge now.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Kratt is very tough to kill. Good luck!

[Jaws0178]

Yes he is. I remember doing it a couple of times. How is your cousin doing on the game?

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

He went on holidays now. He'll be back this Sunday. The last time I saw him he was playing the Eco Hotel level.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

My cousin and I've been trying to kill Medrano. Really difficult!

[Jaws0178]

Oh yeah. It is very difficult. Since you are a "Proud defender of Pierce Brosnan", I'll help you. Mind you this may not be very helpful. It is all a matter of two things, number one: you don't have much time, and number two: try not to waste time killing everybody. Kill only those who are direct threats to you.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

We've just killed Medrano and finished the game! Too bad it ended there According to my cousin, he killed Greene and Elvis earlier.

[Jaws0178]

Yeah, you kill Greene and Elvis before Medrano. Congratulations. Did you enjoy it?

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Yes, but I've felt the game is too short

[Jaws0178]

I couldn't agree with you more. I also didn't like the fact that you didn't really get any cutscenes per se. All you got was a computer monitor with a voiceover

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Yep. i'd loved to see Bond crashing, Vesper getting drowned, etc.
And instead of that White/Haines ending, i'd put a last level in Kazan where you have just to infiltrate Yusef's apartment, and that's it. you get the movie's ending.

[Jaws0178]

I could see that. That would be cool.