Full game this time. First off, this game (360 version) hates being upscaled to 1080p via HDMI, it tears all over the place. Setting in the dash to 720p makes it tear free.
First off the bat, it looks pretty stunning. The cut-scenes are rendered using the ingame engine, and they really look good. Presentation is top too (don't know what IGN where on about).
There is quite a lot to this game and I am slowly finding out more about it, such as customisation of weapons, outfits etc. There are quite a few menu options, and a full Training mode which is a pleasant distraction, a bit like those MGS VR missions. They have their own leaderboards too, so it all plays out a bit like "The Club".
Online mode seems good, the lobbies worked well and I was able to have a game up and running in about 2 minutes. Seemed to work a lot like the first game, so if you where a fan of these, you'll probably like these too.
Campaign (Story), with all its stunning looks and action, is, for want of a better word, poor. Created with co-op in mind, it is playable offline, but your squad are mostly useless. Of course this is nothing new in a game of this type, they hunk around not doing much and spouting predictable future army speak it makes you groan.
Campaigns main failing though is its save points. On my first play-through, I played for about an hour, and got to about the 3rd or 4th mission of Chapter 1, a sizable chunk. However when I returned to the game later, I had to start ALL OVER AGAIN. This is unacceptable, and in truth maybe the game gets even better later on, I cannot play a game like this, I just cannot dedicate massive amounts of time to clear massive chapters so that I can save progress.
This aspect brings the whole package down. I just cannot be bothered to do the whole lot again. Which is a shame as I WAS enjoying it. Therefore I am shelving it in hope it may get patched to fix this. Not bad for a game thats not released until Friday!
First off the bat, it looks pretty stunning. The cut-scenes are rendered using the ingame engine, and they really look good. Presentation is top too (don't know what IGN where on about).
There is quite a lot to this game and I am slowly finding out more about it, such as customisation of weapons, outfits etc. There are quite a few menu options, and a full Training mode which is a pleasant distraction, a bit like those MGS VR missions. They have their own leaderboards too, so it all plays out a bit like "The Club".
Online mode seems good, the lobbies worked well and I was able to have a game up and running in about 2 minutes. Seemed to work a lot like the first game, so if you where a fan of these, you'll probably like these too.
Campaign (Story), with all its stunning looks and action, is, for want of a better word, poor. Created with co-op in mind, it is playable offline, but your squad are mostly useless. Of course this is nothing new in a game of this type, they hunk around not doing much and spouting predictable future army speak it makes you groan.
Campaigns main failing though is its save points. On my first play-through, I played for about an hour, and got to about the 3rd or 4th mission of Chapter 1, a sizable chunk. However when I returned to the game later, I had to start ALL OVER AGAIN. This is unacceptable, and in truth maybe the game gets even better later on, I cannot play a game like this, I just cannot dedicate massive amounts of time to clear massive chapters so that I can save progress.
This aspect brings the whole package down. I just cannot be bothered to do the whole lot again. Which is a shame as I WAS enjoying it. Therefore I am shelving it in hope it may get patched to fix this. Not bad for a game thats not released until Friday!
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