ToxinArrow said:
orannis62 said:
I thought it was the EMP, which was the point of launching the nuke into space in the first place.
ToxinArrow said:
The lack of coherent story did it.
Okay, this annoys me. No, the story is not hand fed to you the same way it was in MW1. Yes, it holds up to inspection if you just take the time to analyze it. Just tell me what you found incoherent and I'll explain.
Well since you asked....
Who is the man in the saferoom? Why does Price nuke America? How does Price know how to set the timer/range for a nuclear missile? Why does Shepard betray 141? There are a few others, but I can't think of them.
It's not specified who the man in the safe room was, so point for you, I guess. Seeing as how you play as a private in that mission, though, I think it's understandable that Command doesn't see fit to tell you.
As for the nuke, he doesn't nuke America, he nukes the area of space immediately above America, releasing an EMP (which would be released anyway, nukes do that) without any of the fallout, effectively crippling the Russian advance (hence the falling helicopters and the shorting out of the dot sights).
As for how Price aimed the nuke, this is obviously conjecture, but I think it's fair to say he spoke Russian (hinted at in the first game), and that sort of thing is becoming more automated, meaning he could probably reprogram it that way. Probably a bit beyond the abilities of a normal soldier, but Suspension of Disbelief, eh?
As for Shepard's betrayal, I can only guess it was because he wanted as few people alive as possible to deny his version of what happened, which incidentally made him a war hero and gave him a "blank check" and a shitload of power. As is said "3 men can keep a secret if 2 are dead".
I'm not trying to claim the way they told the story was particularly good, all I'm trying to say is it holds up to examination.
