Stupid tanks
I'm finally getting around to playing Heavy Gear 2. It's an old mech-ish game that Activision made with Dream Pod 9's Heavy Gear property after Activision lost access to the Battletech/Mechwarrior universe. I say mech-ish because although you're a person inside a giant robot, the gears are only in the range of 14' to 20' tall rather than 200' mechs. It's also got a better focus on stealth, maneuverability, and posture since a gear is more or less man shaped and less of a walking tank than a mech.
Anyway. I'm running buck wild through an enemy base, blowing up buildings, chasing down infantry, whatnot. I come to a choke point in a valley and come across one tank, like many others I'd blown up. Except this one was rather close before I spotted it and blasted me in the face with missiles and my gear blew up. And then Heavy Gear 2 crashed because it's buggy.
Now I'm on the internet whining about it.
Edit: Fuck this enjoyable buggy game. I beat the mission twice to be greeted with a crash to desktop.