THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: hyp on September 11, 2007, 01:23:27 PM

Title: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: hyp on September 11, 2007, 01:23:27 PM

do not buy this game.   i've only played the first two levels but so far it's basically a more fleshed out version of the demo.  the first boss fight was not challenging AT ALL.  (go into tequila time and shotgun his face until he's dead).  the second level is some bullshit "destroy the drug station (x) amount of times".  level design is such crap -- i actually got stuck a few times.

best part of the game is the precision aim (zoom in on an enemy and fire a single bullet on any of his body parts).  some of the new environments look okay, but it doesn't even feel like an unreal engine 3 game.  glad i rented this turd, you should do the same if you have any interest in it.

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: Fragamemnon on September 11, 2007, 01:29:23 PM

waiting for this to hit $10 on the PC in ten or so months, then it'll be a guilty pleasure game since I can't get a real Max Payne sequel to play

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: hyp on September 11, 2007, 01:30:33 PM

good call, though i'd probably buy it if it were $20 myself.  it has its moments.

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: demi on September 11, 2007, 01:31:39 PM

I'm gonna trade MOH Airborne for this. You are playing on Normal, nub. I plan on playing on Hard, since the difficulty achievements are stackable.

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 11, 2007, 01:33:21 PM

Quote from: Fragamemnon on September 11, 2007, 01:29:23 PM

waiting for this to hit $10 on the PC in ten or so months, then it'll be a guilty pleasure game since I can't get a real Max Payne sequel to play

It's only 38 right now at CC.  Huge bargain compared to 60 for the console versions.

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: hyp on September 11, 2007, 01:35:11 PM

Quote from: demi on September 11, 2007, 01:31:39 PM

I'm gonna trade MOH Airborne for this. You are playing on Normal, nub. I plan on playing on Hard, since the difficulty achievements are stackable.

yea i was thinking about playing it on hard, but i'd probably never get through it due to frustration.  the game has some of the worst aiming EVER in a 3rd person shooter. 

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 11, 2007, 01:43:05 PM

I sure hope my $5 preorder works!! Placed it back in June, still not canceled!

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: T234 on September 11, 2007, 01:53:44 PM

Frag, are you one of those people that complain that Max Payne 2 wasn't a real sequel?

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: Robo on September 11, 2007, 02:06:43 PM

I thought the demo was fuck awful ...and then I watched the video at the end and still wanted to buy it.

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: Fragamemnon on September 11, 2007, 02:37:35 PM

Quote from: T234 on September 11, 2007, 01:53:44 PM

Frag, are you one of those people that complain that Max Payne 2 wasn't a real sequel?

nah I liked both Max Payne games

Title: Re: stranglehold = rental of the month
Post by: T234 on September 11, 2007, 02:40:09 PM

Cool beans, man.

Please post in mah RTS vids thread.