Sony has the open beta way too close to the game release. They really do treat these things as demos.
And despite wanting to be in this beta, I would much rather be in the Killzone 2 beta since that is an '09 title.
Not really interested unless co-op is part of the beta. Is it?
Although, I'm not sure exactly what the co-op is. It's more than GRAW co-op, I know that much, but I don't know exactly how deep of a campaign it is.
I just got my beta code with my reserve. :hyper
gamezshare with me mayne
someone PM me a code :)
yah hes banned so yeah
he was on irc tonight though
If anyone wants to hook me up, you will be the coolest evilborian since G.
If anyone wants to hook me up, you will be the coolest evilborian since G.
The best Evilborian ever (in exile) came through for me again. Once again, you are all cocks and I want to kick you in the fucking stomachs.
You preordered it online and you have a code? What site did you use?Wait, I didn't get one. :\
You preordered it online and you have a code? What site did you use?
If anyone wants to hook me up, you will be the coolest evilborian since G.
The best Evilborian ever (in exile) came through for me again. Once again, you are all cocks and I want to kick you in the fucking stomachs.
Is it too much money to preorder the game and get a code?
If anyone wants to hook me up, you will be the coolest evilborian since G.
The best Evilborian ever (in exile) came through for me again. Once again, you are all cocks and I want to kick you in the fucking stomachs.
Is it too much money to preorder the game and get a code?
Resistance 1 < Prey
Why would anyone with common sense preorder the sequel?
Resistance 1 < Prey
Resistance 1 < Prey
Crusty toadshit > recycled demi commentary. On that topic though, why exactly has Prey gotten such a bum rep? It seemed pretty alright from what I played.
I don't know why the beta isn't up yet, but I probably won't even bother playing in it at this rate. Tuesday has Saints Row 2 and Dead Space.
Pre-ordered at Gamestop. Got the code. CODE INVALID. Fuck you Gamestop.
Pre-ordered at Gamestop. Got the code. CODE INVALID. Fuck you Gamestop.
Same shit happened to me, make sure you include the dashes.
It seems like people are downloading the beta right now. If the Qore version works for me, I probably will just give out my code here or something. I'll see when I get home in 4 hours.
The fuck, why haven't I gotten my code? I'm like the resident Insomniac apologist, damn it.
Where the fuck is my code, I plugged in my GS code a long ass time ago.
Swaggaz, are you going to hook me up or what?
yeah it was fun but i just gave up at the end. there were two many players and i am not in the mood to coordinate so that we could each get two coop games going.
to be honest i was completely worthless in that coop attempt--I couldn't even remember how to grenade. if we tried again maybe we wouldn't get mauled.
The water is basically like the glass from the first game; so random to have a good looking element there that it ends up looking much better by comparison.
Yep, co-op is definitely where it's at. If you have team mates who will actually revive you. The size of the co-op mission actually surprised me, and some of the choke points where just plain insane.
Kev, what's your major?Political Science & Economics
I unplugged my headset last night, I can't deal with the random banter. If you ever do end up going for a headset, the Premium Notebook HS from Logitech is a nice one. Any old USB headset works, though.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/internet_headsets_phones/devices/223&cl=US,EN
Apparently not all the Gamestop codes have gone out.
Several thousand more are scheduled to go out before EOD.
There are also some that need to go to people with AOL and Comcast e-mail addresses. Unfortunately this isn't going to be able to happen until Monday.
Does anyone need a code anymore?ill take one plz
I still think co-op is a lot of fun and would be truly great if they made the enemies less bullet sponges and just more interesting to fight. Having a weak point or something would be a simple solution. The actual vs multiplayer was alright, but I probably won't sink much time into it. I'm also starting to think that it was a mistake for them not to include co-op for the single player campaign...although if they have more scenes like that giant fight from E3, I'm wondering how that would work out.
anyone up for a co-op game.
anyone up for a co-op game.I can probably play some on Sunday. Game is uglier than I expected though and that's killed some of my excitement for it.
I called the CO OP separate campaign being shit from the moment it was announced, Ps3 fanboys hailing it as something never done before or whatever, fuckers, games already did that, separate campaigns for CO Op suck cock.
And overall impressions from the beta have been pretty poor, 10$ saying this won't even be as good as COD World at War, HA!
I called the CO OP separate campaign being shit from the moment it was announced, Ps3 fanboys hailing it as something never done before or whatever, fuckers, games already did that, separate campaigns for CO Op suck cock.
And overall impressions from the beta have been pretty poor, 10$ saying this won't even be as good as COD World at War, HA!
Even if everything sucks the single player should still be better than CoD5. Even though the first 3 levels are terrible I enjoyed R1's SP campaign more than any of the CoDs except for CoD2.
This game is getting a huge backlash from the die hard fans of Resistance 1.
This game is getting a huge backlash from the die hard fans of Resistance 1.
Why?
How is the FOV?
Hmmm....I'm not really feeling this game. Needs a tutorial. I'm just jumping into this big mayhem slaughter fest
QuoteThe IGN review really forced that 9.5
IGN throw out a 9.5 and their credibility with people suddenly goes up.
this is why i tried to goad GEFFots into nominating who had credibility prior to big game reviews.
Only Parrish was named for MGS4, everyone else ignored my post like it was TEHADISKOSMA VIRUS
They got rid of the narrator? It was one of the few things that I liked about Resistance.
They got rid of the narrator? It was one of the few things that I liked about Resistance.
Is the review worth reading?They got rid of the narrator? It was one of the few things that I liked about Resistance.
Critics bitched up a mighty storm about the narrator. Granted that they could have found some middle ground that allowed her to stay in, but I can totally understand why they took her out.
They got rid of the narrator? It was one of the few things that I liked about Resistance.
I really liked the narrator and the British Army guy you hook up with in the second half of the game. Too bad neither are in R2.
Why?
The narrator in R1 was a good voice actor. She made everything sound more epic.
This bothers me the most. Sounds like R2 has that typical Insomniac aim-bot AI again.
I'm still getting it though. The huge boss fights sound awesome.
Hopefully whatever changes to the presentation are made for R2 are for the better. While I think Insomniac is a great company, I don't think their games are consistently great. Some are awesome, some are just good.
a battle against hefty Titans (who sport rocket launchers now, by the way)
The Bullseye still fires homing bullets, and it also comes in a more powerful "Mark II" mode (it fires blue bullets that inflict more damage than the regular yellow-bullet-belching Bullseye)
two new grenades (my favorite explosive -- the fuel-air explosive -- now comes in grenade form
From what I heard in the latest 1up podcast, R2's SP is just as stale as R1's. I hope they've at least improved the graphics. Otherwise, I can't think of any reason why I'd pick it up since I ain't gonna play MP.
From what I heard in the latest 1up podcast, R2's SP is just as stale as R1's. I hope they've at least improved the graphics. Otherwise, I can't think of any reason why I'd pick it up since I ain't gonna play MP.
That would then be the only outlet I've seen that have suggested that. Not surprising, given 1up's aggressively shitty nature, what with being staffed with aggressively shitty shitholes. Did you see the "review round-up?" And the review, good grief. 1up, the distinguished mentally-challenged shitmuncher's choice.
If anything, the SP seems to be too different from the first for my taste. I was hoping that they'd make it more cartoony and over the top, but it sounds like it's been tailored to go straight for Halo and COD. Smart move on their part, I guess, but I'm not convinced that I'm going to be in for that ride.
WTF do you keep talking about mythical standards for? R1's SP was average by NORMAL standards and it looks like R2 will most likely be the same.
Also, I was talking about the 1up guy on the podcast who mentioned that R2 lacks identity.
I don't see how that has to do with me thinking the game is being overrated anyways. In almost every review, the lukewarm comments about the game's SP just haven't been consistent with the 9s it's getting.
Unless, a shooter is obviously MP focused like UT3 or Quake Wars, a 9 should mean that the SP is at least very good.
I guess what I don't get is a complaint about creating more of the same, when more of the same is exactly what people want.
Which, incidentally, is what the reviews have generally claimed, were you not selectively picking out single negative phrases to fill in the blanks in your preconceived notion of the game's nature. Hell, find me some reviews that suggests that Resistance 2 SP borders on just average. If anything, the MP has been the neglected child in reviews, which is odd given how deep it is.
And, considering what has actually been mentioned in reviews combined with the scores it has been given, saying that it's average most certainly suggests a reference to a mythical standards. No normal standards, for sure.
For me, I wish reviews were less enthusiastic about it, maybe that could mean that it's still Resistance and not just this years New Big Dumb FPS.
I guess what I don't get is a complaint about creating more of the same, when more of the same is exactly what people want.
IMO, Insomniac didn't reallly nail the level designs, control mechanics or AI in their first game so more of the same in those areas wouldn't be a good thing.
Things that I liked about R1 were its atmosphere and story telling. I'm not worried about those areas though. Insomniac has traditionally been strong at them.
I guess I'll have to see for myself when I try it out this weekend. TBH, it'd be hard for R2 to disappoint me. My expectations for the SP aren't great after what I've heard and read about it.Which, incidentally, is what the reviews have generally claimed, were you not selectively picking out single negative phrases to fill in the blanks in your preconceived notion of the game's nature. Hell, find me some reviews that suggests that Resistance 2 SP borders on just average. If anything, the MP has been the neglected child in reviews, which is odd given how deep it is.
And, considering what has actually been mentioned in reviews combined with the scores it has been given, saying that it's average most certainly suggests a reference to a mythical standards. No normal standards, for sure.
For me, I wish reviews were less enthusiastic about it, maybe that could mean that it's still Resistance and not just this years New Big Dumb FPS.
This is just a random review that I picked from gamerankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=975931oes
Does this sound like a 9 to you?
The three new weapons so far are great, especially the revolver. You can shoot 4 enemies at once, then hit alt fire and watch them all explode into gibs at the same time.
Motorstorm 2 is the current shining example of this bullshit method. I've seen a few reviews now try to get away with claiming that the racing genre has somehow moved past Motorstorm, despite reality being that it's nothing even remotely like that game out there. Very few dirty, crazy arcade racers have been released in the past years. Even fewer of the off-road, mixed vehicle, borderline combat racing sort. Mythical standards, and now mythical genre evolution.
QuoteMotorstorm 2 is the current shining example of this bullshit method. I've seen a few reviews now try to get away with claiming that the racing genre has somehow moved past Motorstorm, despite reality being that it's nothing even remotely like that game out there. Very few dirty, crazy arcade racers have been released in the past years. Even fewer of the off-road, mixed vehicle, borderline combat racing sort. Mythical standards, and now mythical genre evolution.
I don't get how Motorstorm's rarity can be used to argue that the rest of racing genre HASN'T moved past it. What more evidence of such a phenomenon could you ask for than for there to be no more games being produced in that vein?
Resistance 2 is arguably more cohesive than any of Halo's single-players, and while the game never quite matches Bungie's highs, it never plunges to the same depths either.
I'm kinda bummed by how meh the game looks. I thought the first one held its ground decently against Gears, but this just doesn't look very impressive, aside from nice effects. I'd even go so far to say that the modeling is sub-par. So far the campaign seems a bit better than the first one, but I didn't get to play very long because of the election and all.
It really looks that bad? Because the beginning of Resistance 1 is absolutely fugly. Up through cheddar gorge looks like an xbox game.
It really looks that bad? Because the beginning of Resistance 1 is absolutely fugly. Up through cheddar gorge looks like an xbox game.
Weird, the character modeling in the previews I've seen has been top notch. Or, what does "weak" imply?
I don't remember him speaking in the first game at allHe did, actually, but it was pretty rare.
Care to explain your comment that the music is practically the same as in R1? As for ugliness, I thought the forest was pretty incredible looking, but the SF area in the beta felt like it was styled after Warhawk, except not as clean.
Care to explain your comment that the music is practically the same as in R1? As for ugliness, I thought the forest was pretty incredible looking, but the SF area in the beta felt like it was styled after Warhawk, except not as clean.
How about this: I don't quite understand how Insomniac could go from making one of the best looking games on any system with R&C to something as meh looking as Resistance.
I played through the 2nd level and when you get outside to the cityscape the game is suddenly cool and enjoyable.
My only problem is that the story isn't making sense to me. We go from a game (R1) where these mysterious Chimera are spreading from Russia and we shoot them and go to the core and kill an Angel monster that is the hivemind and walk away. Then walking out you get picked up, fight some monster battle in Iceland or somewhere and there are giant mecha and a huge ass army and stuff suddenly. Then you wake up 2 years later and you're running around barking orders like you've been the squad leader of these guys for years when you just met them 5 mins ago? And there's monsters and mecha everywhere in America? Like I dunno, it's all kind of disorientating and just feels really rushed. I feel like I'm supposed to know what's going on right now and be kicking ass like Halo or CoD, but I have no idea wtf is going on and I just keep running forward shooting things.
I played through the 2nd level and when you get outside to the cityscape the game is suddenly cool and enjoyable.
Maybe they will release Resistance Recon, a squad based shooter detailing battles that took place between R1 and R2. PSN exclusive too, I'm sure.Go play the PSP game, you KZ2 troll.
I wonder what Insomniac thinks of Sony/GG releasing a public beta on the late evening of Resistance 2
What difficulty are you playing it on? I'm thinking that the next time I play it single player (when Resistance PSP comes out most likely) I will go through on easy so it's not so frustrating. It that makes enemies less resistant and you more, that would help a ton.I restarted the game yesterday on the easier mode and I'm finding it much more enjoyable. While I was having no problems making progress on normal, I found that the scenarios required a LOT of trial and error at times due to the fact that you could die just by sticking your head in the wrong place. It wasn't fun taking one wrong step and then having to go hide until you're healed. It really killed a lot of scenes for me.
I wonder what Insomniac thinks of Sony/GG releasing a public beta on the late evening of Resistance 2Honestly, I'd imagine they were pretty unhappy about that. I mean, a beta isn't going to take away that many players due to the limited numbers, but it can't have a positive impact on R2 by any means.
Er, ignoring compression issues, do the Chimeran environments actually look as bad as they appear in the GT review? Those were graphics highlights of R1 (still looking good to this day), but they look nearly downgraded in that footage.R2 looks better in every way than R1. There's no element of R1 that looked better.
there is no snow in Resistance 2.
Using Google Maps as a ground texture :lol
Some random thoughts/comments I had when I was playing:
Right now I'm in Twin Falls. The fast dudes are starting to attack.
- Graphics are really inconsistent. Everyone has heard this before but it's very true. Some of the game is nice to look at, but other parts are pretty ugly.
- Going off of that, the game really does feel sterile. It's a hard thing to describe, but I get a sense of really being in a game level when playing. It feels like an area that a person has set up and put things here and there for me to use. This isn't really a bad thing, but I'm definitely not immersed by it.
- It doesn't really flow very well between levels.
- Animation for the small on foot Chimera is fantastic. It's some of the best I've seen, actually. I especially like the way it looks for the fast fuckers.
- Not really fond of the Chameleons. There's nothing really fun about fighting them because it's literally a 1 second encounter. They could have done so much more with them. Maybe have less of them and have them actually hunt you. You gotta try and out thing them or something. Something like that would have been more interesting than what we have now.
Two things that I absolutely hate about the game:
- Fighting big guys. It's not fun at all. When you fight small chimera you have to take cover and they will too. It's like fighting a person. But fighting big dudes is basically "spam grenades and shoot all your ammo as fast as you can" On top of that there's no satisfaction when you fight them. The small chimera react when you shoot them, but the big guys don't. It's annoying and awkward.
Every time I see one of them I get angry because it makes me not like the game a little more.
- The stupid ass faux-ironsight aiming. In, let's say, COD4 your gun is brought all the way up to eye level and you aim down the iron sights. Here, the gun is also brought up but you still aim with the crosshairs. Why? Why not just let us aim down the iron sights? The guns you've modeled HAVE them. To me it's as bad as when a game just zooms in slightly, like in Killzone.
I know it's a small thing, but goddamn does it annoy me. I just think "why would you do something so silly in your game? You try and make it like the other games so much, but fail in this one area?"
I sound down on it, and I kind of am. I honestly didn't expect much so it's not like I'm disappointed.
The truth is I would much prefer Insomniac to take a lot of time and really work on a Ratchet and Clank sequel. They're making too many sequels too fast and I'm starting to feel saturated by them.
Or maybe even make a new game completely. It's weird that I ask such a thing from a company who started this generation with a brand new IP, but whatever.
I posted this on Gaf. I think it's an above average shooter so far
A bit like the Citadel view in HL2? Hey, is the Cloven in the game? That sub-story was really interesting in R1.
A bit like the Citadel view in HL2? Hey, is the Cloven in the game? That sub-story was really interesting in R1.
The Clovenspoiler (click to show/hide)are apparently ancient forms of Chimera, or more known as 'Pure Chimera'. The Chimera infection in Hale is the Cloven one.[close]
I was just too stunned at what I was looking at. How could something like that get by? Fuck... throw some fog in there and say it's so high up we're in a cloud or something.
OR HAVE IT SNOW. LIKE IN RESISTANCE 1. REMEMBER THAT INSOMNIAC?
I was gonna take a picture but I was occupied with the "boss."
They should have just kept at the Deadlocked angle; that would probably have been the most kickass combat-focused game ever by now if so :'(OR HAVE IT SNOW. LIKE IN RESISTANCE 1. REMEMBER THAT INSOMNIAC?
I was gonna take a picture but I was occupied with the "boss."
This. What in the hell business does Insomniac have developing a game without snow and ice? That nighttime, icy level in Resistance 1, leading up to the Goliath fight (I think) still looks damned good compared to anything this side of Crysis.
I don't think R1 is better, but this is how I feel:
The gap between Resistance 1 and Gears 1 in my mind was not that big. They were both great games I enjoyed.
Insomniac went in some ridiculous direction with "scale" while Epic focused on tightening gameplay, creating more interesting setpieces, and tweaking all the annoying shit that was left over from the first game. The gap between R2 and Gears 2 is big.
Insomniac has failed big time.
I like the game. I think it feels good, I think most of levels are enjoyable, I like the weapons, and I think it's a better SP campaign than COD4. But gooodddaaaaam Gears 2 is AMAAAZING.
I was just too stunned at what I was looking at. How could something like that get by? Fuck... throw some fog in there and say it's so high up we're in a cloud or something.
exactly. Why not just use volumetric clouds? The ps3 is actually good at that. like with warhawk or something.
OR HAVE IT SNOW. LIKE IN RESISTANCE 1. REMEMBER THAT INSOMNIAC?
I was gonna take a picture but I was occupied with the "boss."
Hey guys, seriously. You know how there's other modes in the game other than single? LET'S POST ABOUT 'EM!none of us play them :lol
I'm wondering if they just plain cut corners on the SP in order to create the biggest MP possible.I'm pretty sure this is what happened. From what I've played SP seems like a total afterthought, with almost throwaway mission objectives and cheesy, Gauntlet-like "monster generator" crap that makes it play more like a corridor shooter and less like a modern, sci-fi shooter it seemed to be. I haven't played the first Resistance to judge though, so I really have no point of reference.
I wanna see the Google Maps money shot
One thing I'm really confused about between this in Gears 2 is how they both handled vehicles. I actually liked the Resistance 1 vehicle sections, especially the one where you were on the jeep and had to go from bunker to bunker with that brit and kill the chimera; even the tank sections were fun. Resistance 2 doesn't have any vehicles at all, and it's confusing since you see some in the game would be perfect (there is this shielded hovercraft that someone in your team rides, but not you). For some reason they got rid of vehicles completely. Now Gears 1 also has a brief section in a vehicle that was bad, and Gears 2 follows that up with more vehicle sections and all of those have been bad so far (or really the only 'weak' points in the game). The opposite approaches would have worked for both games in this case.
Which one was Chicago again? was it the one where you had to swim through the water at one point while enemies were shooting you, yet you couldn't stop to heal behind water cover because a fish would you eat you? that part was such bullshit. At points I questioned if Insomniac had even tested the game.
Honestly, the most puzzling part is the sprint zoom. For one, I hate the whole concept behind sprint in this, considering that it's just a patch on the wound left by them slowing the game down. But why in the hell does it zoom in?
Fuck the single player, who is going to go online and give me impressions of online co op.
Sounds like the best part of the game. Instances where every battle is never exactly the same, and you get to level up your characters rpg style to boot. Give it a whirl!
yeah, it's really dumb.
Worst is when there are three Titans in the middle of the stage with the weapons you needed to kill them right there in the middle as well. It was so dumb.
Ending is fuckawful. What a pathetic excuse for a "final boss battle".
Insomniac finally dropped the ball.... it was inevitable actually.
I'd say ToF was great.
It's because Resistance has somewhat different gameplay for single player despite the CoD2/HL2 style comparisons it was getting. Resistance 2 is just really similar to other games out there.
And I really don't think they were trying to go Halo style with this. I think CoD4 was probably a big influence. Hell, even in your melee move he takes out a knife every once in a while.
I dunno Bebpo, it's not "kinda bad." I think we're probably exaggerating a bit, and none of us play MP. What's funny is that I thought Resistance 1 had a great campaign and gamers loved it and the media was like meh and R2 most fans think the campaign is average to good and the media loves it.
But I have no respek for them anyway, they liked COD4.
There are GLIMPSES of R1's gameplay in R2. The end of the Louisiana level is fucktacularly amazing. That giant incline with the shitton of chimera as you head up to the tower is SOOO GOOD.
It's because Resistance has somewhat different gameplay for single player despite the CoD2/HL2 style comparisons it was getting. Resistance 2 is just really similar to other games out there.
And I really don't think they were trying to go Halo style with this. I think CoD4 was probably a big influence. Hell, even in your melee move he takes out a knife every once in a while.
The entire intro is straight out of Halo 3, though, sans the "jungle" setting. All the way to SF is basically Halo 3, with a brief moment of poorly emulated COD4ism.
ha ha, I told y'all that R2's review texts didn't match the high scores.The reviews take into account multiplayer which none of us are playing.
So should we start referring to this game as "Halo PS3?"
Halo actually had stuff that were some of the best in the genre such as AI, grenades, vehicles.
There isn't one thing in Resistance that isn't derivative or better done in another game.
People wouldn't give a crap about Resistance if it weren't PS3 exclusive.
There are GLIMPSES of R1's gameplay in R2. The end of the Louisiana level is fucktacularly amazing. That giant incline with the shitton of chimera as you head up to the tower is SOOO GOOD.
And as much as you want to think R1 only gets credit because it's on the PS3, most of the people in this thread who really liked R1 and are not so hot on R2 are multi-platform owners who've played all the big FPS games. Being on the PS3 had nothing to do with R1 being a great FPS. I actually think the game gets more hate because it was the launch PS3 FPS.
Halo actually had stuff that were some of the best in the genre such as AI, grenades, vehicles.Ha ha, I'm glad you are giving Halo credit where it's due. There were so many people that believed it to be a poor game simply because it wasn't a PC title, but there were no PC titles tuned as well as Halo in 2001. There were so many fantastic elements in Halo that were all beautifully integrated into something the likes of which we had never seen. Halo changed the landscape of the FPS forever and most of those changes are for the better.
There isn't one thing in Resistance that isn't derivative or better done in another game.
People wouldn't give a crap about Resistance if it weren't PS3 exclusive.
There are GLIMPSES of R1's gameplay in R2. The end of the Louisiana level is fucktacularly amazing. That giant incline with the shitton of chimera as you head up to the tower is SOOO GOOD.
See, I just hung back and killed everyone from afar. It was really easy and kind of boring for me :|
Today I went and read some wiki on R1 to refresh myself as to the kind of stuff R2 seems to have forgot. I really really liked the backstory in R1. Chimera arriving with the Tunguska Event and the Soviet Union going completely dark as the world kind of looks on with worry. Stories of razed cities and a cold front pushing the area into a deep freeze.
That shit is cool to me. And it's all completely lost in the sequel.
Chimera no longer require cold. And the things on their backs can't be used against them. It really sucks. Also they removed those slow creepy Chimera that would walk towards you with their arms extended and their mouths opened. Those dudes were awesome. Even if they replaced them with the Spinners... who are awesome too.
Ha ha, I'm glad you are giving Halo credit where it's due. There were so many people that believed it to be a poor game simply because it wasn't a PC title, but there were no PC titles tuned as well as Halo in 2001. There were so many fantastic elements in Halo that were all beautifully integrated into something the likes of which we had never seen. Halo changed the landscape of the FPS forever and most of those changes are for the better.
Resistance 2, on the other hand, is just "meh". :P
Fuck. I saw the 9.5 on IGN, and I was ready to go out and buy this one, but the last few pages in this thread have been almost universally negative.
ha ha, I told y'all that R2's review texts didn't match the high scores.
Fuck. I saw the 9.5 on IGN, and I was ready to go out and buy this one, but the last few pages in this thread have been almost universally negative.
To be fair, this is Evilbore.
It's strange. The last few pages of the GAF thread that I read make the game out to be better than Halo 3, Half-Life 2 and COD4 combined. I wish there was a place to rent games in my city so I could know for sure. I live in Korea right now, so I'm not sure if the multiplayer would be any good, or if it would be a total lag-fest, plus I'm more of a single player guy.
ha ha, I told y'all that R2's review texts didn't match the high scores.
Realistically, I don't think this deserves the praise it has gotten. But the genre just plain isn't as grand as its reputation suggests, so the game is being scored inline with the many inflated scores of past games in the same genre. Hell, considering where the game's MP stands in relation to the genre standards, it might even seem underrated.
Fuck. I saw the 9.5 on IGN, and I was ready to go out and buy this one, but the last few pages in this thread have been almost universally negative.
To be fair, this is Evilbore.
Is that MickeyKnox dude a joke character or something? The dude makes it sound like the game is a broken, unplayable pile of random bits of code. That's the kind of shit that spawns fanboys.
My hope for R2 got shot down when I rented and played R&C Future, I had given Insomniac the benefit of the doubt due to R1 being an above average competent launch FPS and the first screenshots made it look interesting but man R&C was so disappointing. People talked about Pixar-like quality in writing and graphics but the jokes were old and overused (lol, Pirates say "aar" and "bootey"), the platforming was bare bones and the graphics had their moments but didn't cut it for me. Just like R1 it felt very uninspired, especially with the taste of the brilliant Super Mario Galaxy in my mouth. There are way better games and developers on the PS3, than Insomniac and its games. They get praised for their fast turnaround, but it shows in their lack of quality. I'd rather play 1 fantastic Insomniac game every 3 or 4 years than 1 average every year. The market is crowded enough already.
I intended to rent R2 but now I can't since renting videogames is made illegal in Belgium, but now R2 doesn't even get the praise of its predecessor I'm not really eager to play it.
If by "overrated" you mean that Halo 3 doesn't deserve to be called a top-ten game of all time or something like that, then I'd agree.
If by "overrated" you mean that Halo 3 doesn't deserve reviews in the 9-10 range, then I disagree wholeheartedly.
Either way, it's hard for me to imagine a Resistance title ever entering that stratosphere of awesomeness.
I intended to rent R2 but now I can't since renting videogames is made illegal in Belgium, but now R2 doesn't even get the praise of its predecessor I'm not really eager to play it.
Halo 3 got "package" 10s. Dan Hsu's review is the obligatory review. He was like, "Yeah, it's Halo....sure it has some problems...bUT SAVED FILMS!!!"
Which are nice, but Halo 3 definitely coasted on reputation and featureset. Parish's 9 kind of shocked me. His scores are usually predictable by a formula of like #grids in game X 50 if developer name ends in "lus" - 3 if it's a good game
Absolutely the most disappointing part so far was the actual opening level. Do you guys remember that GI preview, and those majestic images of an Icelandic landscape under siege by Chimera troops, and massive Goliaths? Looking at that, and reading about how it was supposedly a game of a grander scale, I envisioned an open battlefield, using improvised tactics to bring down these beasts. And they had the nerve to make it damned near on rails.yep. opening level blows chunks.
The story ends withspoiler (click to show/hide)you waiting around (lieterally) for the Daedalus guy's monologue to end as he rips things apart (I'm not joking when I say you just stand there for maybe 5+ minutes every once in a while shooting enemies...if you die you repeat this sequence), then you go and fight him by shooting a glowing orb on the screen and he dies. There is a brief cool part here with Hale absorbs the guy's powers and is now like incredibly strong. You basically run back to the ship, but this time you just have your hands and are able to blow up Chimera in one hit by looking at them. It's pretty cool to see 10+ enemies explode at once. Then he gets on the ship with the Capelli guy as the bomb explodes and something happens to the ship before it crashes. Capelli comes out of the ship and sees that in the sky there is a destroyed planet and moon (maybe Earth? they don't say). You see Hale looking at the planet and saying it's beautiful because he's full Chimera now, so Capelli shoots him in the head. Credits roll. nothing after the credits.
And everyone except Capelli dies.[close]
The story ends withspoiler (click to show/hide)you waiting around (lieterally) for the Daedalus guy's monologue to end as he rips things apart (I'm not joking when I say you just stand there for maybe 5+ minutes every once in a while shooting enemies...if you die you repeat this sequence), then you go and fight him by shooting a glowing orb on the screen and he dies. There is a brief cool part here with Hale absorbs the guy's powers and is now like incredibly strong. You basically run back to the ship, but this time you just have your hands and are able to blow up Chimera in one hit by looking at them. It's pretty cool to see 10+ enemies explode at once. Then he gets on the ship with the Capelli guy as the bomb explodes and something happens to the ship before it crashes. Capelli comes out of the ship and sees that in the sky there is a destroyed planet and moon (maybe Earth? they don't say). You see Hale looking at the planet and saying it's beautiful because he's full Chimera now, so Capelli shoots him in the head. Credits roll. nothing after the credits.
And everyone except Capelli dies.[close]
And you can't skip the end credits.
This game was seriously lacking a story. Whoever thought that it would be a good idea for you to have to play some stupid ARG and collect intel files in the game to understand what's really going on is an idiot.
There were some great moments, but Resistance 1 >>>>>>>> Resistance 2
Actually, is there anyone here who wants to play it, but haven't felt like renting/buying it? You can probably borrow my copy, as long as you return it as some point.
The story ends withspoiler (click to show/hide)you waiting around (lieterally) for the Daedalus guy's monologue to end as he rips things apart (I'm not joking when I say you just stand there for maybe 5+ minutes every once in a while shooting enemies...if you die you repeat this sequence), then you go and fight him by shooting a glowing orb on the screen and he dies. There is a brief cool part here with Hale absorbs the guy's powers and is now like incredibly strong. You basically run back to the ship, but this time you just have your hands and are able to blow up Chimera in one hit by looking at them. It's pretty cool to see 10+ enemies explode at once. Then he gets on the ship with the Capelli guy as the bomb explodes and something happens to the ship before it crashes. Capelli comes out of the ship and sees that in the sky there is a destroyed planet and moon (maybe Earth? they don't say). You see Hale looking at the planet and saying it's beautiful because he's full Chimera now, so Capelli shoots him in the head. Credits roll. nothing after the credits.
And everyone except Capelli dies.[close]
And you can't skip the end credits.
This game was seriously lacking a story. Whoever thought that it would be a good idea for you to have to play some stupid ARG and collect intel files in the game to understand what's really going on is an idiot.
There were some great moments, but Resistance 1 >>>>>>>> Resistance 2
Maybe R3 will be to R2 as Halo 3 is to Halo 2, and combine the good from both games while keeping the crap at a minimum. That would be nice, but for some reason, critics seem to think that they are on the right track already.
Are we the only ones on EB who beat R2? I figured more people would be taking part in slamming this PS3 exclusive. :D
Are we the only ones on EB who beat R2? I figured more people would be taking part in slamming this PS3 exclusive. :D
Don't worry. Yours truly will fulfill his role as Captain Xbot and educate the ignoramuses on why R2 is just another overrated PS3 exclusive.
Imma rent this over the holidays
Yeah, I mean I liked Halo 2 despite the wah wah too. Ill just grab it used probably.
I'm playing this today and in ch.3 now.
This game has the worst textures ever for a big budget HD title. It's like everything is 640x480. Ratchet also had terrible textures, but I don't think it was this bad and at least it ran at 60fps. I think the weak texturing of the Insomniac engine has pretty much doomed it as it is aging VERY quickly. In another year or two Insomniac games will be a graphical joke if they don't do something about their texture work.
Other than the textures the game is alright.
that and the area right after that are the only choke points in the game imo
the idaho and utah levels are much better than the first bunch. and i like the level of challenge -- i can't remember the last shooter that wasn't a breeze on normal. the big enemies actually have to be respected. and that first glimpse of chicago was visually promising at least...though as everyone has said, the visuals are weirdly uneven. anyway, it doesn't regress, this seems to be a solid enough sequel, if not the breakthrough for insomniac that the first game seemed to promise
I love how there's an invisible one-hit-kill monster after EVERY checkpoint
All the weapon selection and you still only use the Bullseye or Carbine. What's the point?the auger is much more useful than either of those guns
COD4 is more heavily scripted than R2.
CoD4 also raped you up the ass with grenades so you would avoid moving forward/find enjoyment
I feel like Gears 2 and Resistance 2 both put too much weight into being "middle" games in a trilogy. They were both just kind of random scenes of running around shooting stuff with a few 'mysteries' introduced so the 3rd game can actually be good.Yes.
Thinking about it, Halo 2 was like that too.
Damn, I think I'm beginning to hate making "game trilogies". Mirrors Edge 2 is probably going to be a mess as well. :\
They need to make games like MGS where each story is self-sufficient and it just happens to be part of a bigger story (MGS4 excluded).
Name one trilogy where the second game wasn't a fucking mess? Hell, even movies are like that. Books too.(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/Cling23/doom2f.jpg)
too human 2 is gonna be great
It's pretty hard to screw up Doom.
Don't back off, bitch.Name one trilogy where the second game wasn't a fucking mess? Hell, even movies are like that. Books too.(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u314/Cling23/doom2f.jpg)
It's pretty hard to screw up Doom.
Mirrors Edge 2 is probably going to be a mess as well. :\
Name one trilogy where the second game wasn't a fucking mess? Hell, even movies are like that. Books too.
Name one trilogy where the second game wasn't a fucking mess? Hell, even movies are like that. Books too.
Poor giraffe :'( I had to hold my lol in.
btw i think this game's pretty great, though it's got that insomniac trick of starting off badly before getting down to business. seems to be a settled mode with them. the chicago, iceland, and louisiana levels are nearly as good as halo, and besides that one lulzy google maps texture, i really didn't encounter any of the polish issues people were talking about. maybe it's a matter of how you play it -- it is very scripted in a way, and i could see it falling apart if you do things the designers didn't intend
what a weird ending
You can do the co-op missions split-screen, yes? Two or four players? How many co-op missions are there?
You can do the co-op missions split-screen, yes? Two or four players? How many co-op missions are there?
anyone?
I picked this up in trade today, so if anyone wants to give the co-op a spin this weekend i'm up for it
Who else thinks it's sort of lame when games give you exactly the right weapon for the task immediately ahead of you, and super-lame when they do it seemingly all the time?
edit: Catching up on the thread, I see dark10x chose to switch to easy. Is he alone in doing so? Can I do that anytime or will I have to restart the whole campaign?
Poor giraffe :'( I had to hold my lol in.Probably easier than keeping your dick in
Not that we usually agree on games or anything, but dude, me ripping on it should have been a hint.
Awesome, my gamesave is fucked. When the game is loading I get an error message saying "This is not your save data. Load aborted" and when I select Campaign I can only pick New Game.
I've never carried the gamesave to another console or played the game with a different user account. I'm logged in to PSN. The only thing that I can think that has changed is that I changed my password for my PSN account, but why the fuck should that matter.
Even my custom controls got deleted. Fucking awesome.
edit: changing your password back restores your campaign. My custom controls are still gone, and now I'm stuck with my gamesharing password. I'm just gonna crash through the campaign on my day off using that password, then switch back to my normal one and start over for multiplayer.
editx2: Wait nope, my save is gone. I didn't get the load error when the game booted, but all my shit is still gone. Fuck this game. My gamesave is still visible in the XMB but the game will not recognize it. All my EXP is also gone. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD
What business does this game even have checking my PSN login info before I even hit the title screen?
I tried copying my save to a flash drive, deleting it from the PS3, and then copying it back. Didn't do anything.
If you are a gamesharer don't even buy this game.
Awesome, my gamesave is fucked. When the game is loading I get an error message saying "This is not your save data. Load aborted" and when I select Campaign I can only pick New Game.
I've never carried the gamesave to another console or played the game with a different user account. I'm logged in to PSN. The only thing that I can think that has changed is that I changed my password for my PSN account, but why the fuck should that matter.
Even my custom controls got deleted. Fucking awesome.
edit: changing your password back restores your campaign. My custom controls are still gone, and now I'm stuck with my gamesharing password. I'm just gonna crash through the campaign on my day off using that password, then switch back to my normal one and start over for multiplayer.
editx2: Wait nope, my save is gone. I didn't get the load error when the game booted, but all my shit is still gone. Fuck this game. My gamesave is still visible in the XMB but the game will not recognize it. All my EXP is also gone. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD
wow that bullshit.What business does this game even have checking my PSN login info before I even hit the title screen?
I tried copying my save to a flash drive, deleting it from the PS3, and then copying it back. Didn't do anything.
If you are a gamesharer don't even buy this game.
Ive been hearing that the "changing password thing" being an annoyance now, supposedly it has to do with the trophies.
Another important thing to know, no one got 63$ from you. The government got the taxes, the store got a 20% share and the publisher got a 30% share, so the developpers are left with 25$, not 63$.
QuoteFrom what I've heard, Haze MP is the definition of drab
wait.... you just didn't try the MP?
you surely played the SP right? I mean... after the hyping, you -did- try it for yourself....
right?