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The Freeman
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I rented the game yesterday, played it for a while, then finished it today, and here are my thoughts..
First of all - It's an amazing game. Short, though. Better then the first, and here are a few reasons why:
1) You can now use FISTS, which are sometimes better then the weapons you can get (just don't use a 2x4, it sucks.) It's also helpful because now EVERYTHING can break, but it doesn't impact on the gameplay much, it takes a while for something to break.
2) There is this thing called 'Bloodshot Fight Club' where you can just go and do certain challenges (killing people in a certain amount of time, keeping a guard alive while killing people, things like that), or you can go to the practice arena, choose the type of guy you want to fight, 1-3 of them at once, type of weapons they/you can use, and bonuses (like alcohol (yea you can drink to be stronger/faster but only for a limited time), molotovs, etc)
3) It centers more on the action (which was my favorite part about the first), not so much the scariness. (although the first didn't scare me either, so...)
4) ALOT more developed combat, it's simply fantastic! Different combos, chain attacks, it's like an old school fighter (for example, for a bum-rush combo you bum rush the guy (sprint, then elbow him in face), punch him, then a little meter comes up at the top of the screen, and if you punch before it runs out, you can get bonus damage, plus it feels like you've done more damage. Or a one-two combo, you right punch, then left, then the meter comes up, although not as strong as the bum-rush combo) Oh yea, each trigger (on 360) is for a different type of attack, when your punching, left is for left punch, right is for right, when you've got a weapon it's overhand swing and back-hand, and when you've got a weapon you hold left and it goes to iron-sight mode. Oh yea, and you can throw stuff. Anything. Like 2x4's, pipes, and yes, BRICKS.
5) TONS more interactivity, you can watch TV/listen to radio, but you've got to do a quick (and easy) mini-game where you have to adjust the antenna to find the right place to get clear reception, then just hold it there. When you talk to people you have a choice on different answers you can give them, and they respond to you better or worse depending on how you answer them. And lots of stuff like that.
6) If you've played the first, you get an awesome continuation of the (IMO) very good story.
7) Way more in-depth forensics. You only get 4 tools (camera, UV light, Gas Spectrometer, GPS (map), but you can study the crime-scene and determine cause of death, determine who it was, etc, etc. Real CSI stuff, like blood splatter patterns and crap like that. If you just do everything wrong (like tell Rosa the victim is a man, but it's a woman) you'll miss out on some (sometimes) helpful info.
It just does almost everything better, the only thing I thought was a bit worse is the blocking, you have to basically be EXACT when the guy hits you. It's very hard to block.. Especially since they are smarter/faster in this one (alot faster).
I recommend everyone buy this. Even though I rented it and already beat it, I'm going to buy it.
I give it a 9.5/10.
Oh, and
First of all - It's an amazing game. Short, though. Better then the first, and here are a few reasons why:
1) You can now use FISTS, which are sometimes better then the weapons you can get (just don't use a 2x4, it sucks.) It's also helpful because now EVERYTHING can break, but it doesn't impact on the gameplay much, it takes a while for something to break.
2) There is this thing called 'Bloodshot Fight Club' where you can just go and do certain challenges (killing people in a certain amount of time, keeping a guard alive while killing people, things like that), or you can go to the practice arena, choose the type of guy you want to fight, 1-3 of them at once, type of weapons they/you can use, and bonuses (like alcohol (yea you can drink to be stronger/faster but only for a limited time), molotovs, etc)
3) It centers more on the action (which was my favorite part about the first), not so much the scariness. (although the first didn't scare me either, so...)
4) ALOT more developed combat, it's simply fantastic! Different combos, chain attacks, it's like an old school fighter (for example, for a bum-rush combo you bum rush the guy (sprint, then elbow him in face), punch him, then a little meter comes up at the top of the screen, and if you punch before it runs out, you can get bonus damage, plus it feels like you've done more damage. Or a one-two combo, you right punch, then left, then the meter comes up, although not as strong as the bum-rush combo) Oh yea, each trigger (on 360) is for a different type of attack, when your punching, left is for left punch, right is for right, when you've got a weapon it's overhand swing and back-hand, and when you've got a weapon you hold left and it goes to iron-sight mode. Oh yea, and you can throw stuff. Anything. Like 2x4's, pipes, and yes, BRICKS.
5) TONS more interactivity, you can watch TV/listen to radio, but you've got to do a quick (and easy) mini-game where you have to adjust the antenna to find the right place to get clear reception, then just hold it there. When you talk to people you have a choice on different answers you can give them, and they respond to you better or worse depending on how you answer them. And lots of stuff like that.
6) If you've played the first, you get an awesome continuation of the (IMO) very good story.
7) Way more in-depth forensics. You only get 4 tools (camera, UV light, Gas Spectrometer, GPS (map), but you can study the crime-scene and determine cause of death, determine who it was, etc, etc. Real CSI stuff, like blood splatter patterns and crap like that. If you just do everything wrong (like tell Rosa the victim is a man, but it's a woman) you'll miss out on some (sometimes) helpful info.
It just does almost everything better, the only thing I thought was a bit worse is the blocking, you have to basically be EXACT when the guy hits you. It's very hard to block.. Especially since they are smarter/faster in this one (alot faster).
I recommend everyone buy this. Even though I rented it and already beat it, I'm going to buy it.
I give it a 9.5/10.
Oh, and
SKX is still alive, he eventually helps you out, even.
