Resistance 2 Comments by Dan Whitehead

Oh shat, I thought B&K was 4pm.

@paulf - +1

Half-Life and its sequels have fantastic stories but they're conveyed in a completely realistic way rather than via 10 minute cutscenes. I can see why someone would mistake a game without cutscenes for having no story but in this case they are completely wrong. It's like saying BioShock didn't have any story either and that is not right either as it tells a story in an equally effective and believable way without the need for lengthy cinematics... well apart from the last scene that is which is a cutscene!

@SEVQA

I totally agree, but I haven't actually seen any 360 owners shitting themselves (not in the same vein as the Sony fantards, i.e. "F*** this site OMGZ So teh bias, I'm never comin backz innit blud!".

The Resistance name got a whole lot more appealing to me all of a sudden.

Getting it.

ha apolo couldn't resist getting a quick list in, he's soooo funny!

The game looks good and while the first one was nothing special it did keep me entertained till the end. This is being added to my ever expanding list of games to get but with both gears2 and LBP coming out this week everything else has to be put on hold.

@ Half Life 2 discussion

HL2 was awesome all over to the max times 10. The narrative is conveyed in game, and from the ambience of the world itself. I got a pretty good idea of what had happened and what was happening simply from the jumpsuits, flying cameras and the still brilliantly-animated Alyx and co.

ha apolo you crazy bastard!

@IHATEMARK@EUROGAMER
you go man! keeping it real ini't ;)

i want to know about the hard monster size two... all gears fans should ;)

I thought Apologie was sounding well adjusted there, but no... disappointing.

3/10

IHATEMARK@EUROGAMER - Keep on Rolling!

I would also like to know how big the monsters are and HOW WIDE!

I've seen some of the monsters, and they are THRICE WIDE AS THEY ARE TALL.

Spasmodic!

Great review! Can't wait to pick this one up!

Before I even read this review I said "I bet they just slap a 9 on it" and lo and behold....

Hmm, I'm not so sure I'll pick this up anymore tbh, the lack of traditional campaign co-op is a big let down for me as me and the gf rather enjoyed that aspect of the first game. I couldn't quite gauge from the review if it even has a 'single console' co-op mode or if they're all online based. Meh, Gears 2 for me then.

Sold.

what a depressingly predictable comments thread

No wayyy men, Marcus Fenix would kick Natan's fagget ass "homo erotic style"... on the other hand, Quimera would rape marcus Fenix Butt with a Bullseye so... tuff choice, the only guy's able to kick all this bitches asses would be psycho or nomad, due to the superhuman nano suit powers but on the other hand that skyscraper-sized mo**** Fucker must be tuff... i dont know

That's extremely interesting, Apololol.

/backs away

@merkdot - And what would you rather have had... people bickering over which is better: Gears 2 or Resistance 2? I mean in what way is this thread "predictable" exactly? :?

not as good as halo 3 then

I'm sticking with LBP, but nice job nonetheless.

@KANGAROOTOO

THE CAPSLOCKS ARE STAYING. THAT IS JUST HOW I ROLL AS I AM A CUNT .

Fixed! :P

mikeck:

You didn't fix it at all, in fact you made something funny not funny.

@muscleblade

"Naruto you say. I have tested the PS3 Naruto and the 360 Naruto sequel to the brilliant Rise of a Ninja. Trust me dude. Putting in Naruto as a positive for the PS3 was a mistake. " \

Are you batshit insane. Naruto on 360 was a simple fighter with no depth at all and kiddy platforming. I know which one I will be getting, the 360 version was a waste of 20 euro's. Had more fun with the one PS3 level demo than in the whole 360 game

"It's been a good year for the PS3 really... Devil May Cry 4 (multiformat granted but I preferred the PS3 version), Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (a tech demo for sure but still pretty decent), the superb Metal Gear Solid 4, MLB 08: The Show, Siren: Blood Curse, WipEout HD, LittleBigPlanet and now Resistance 2, a nice mix of genres there. Oh and add in the improved MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is that's your "thing"... most of the major bases are covered as far as exclusives go. I only really bought my PS3 for those exclusives so I'm delighted. I think the PS3 is a great all-round console and compliments my Xbox 360 nicely. That's more than I can say for my increasingly underused Wii however! :) "

I'll agree with half of those games, but its still a shit year especially considering Blu-ray is dying.
I find the more I play on the HD consoles the more I feel the need to play some Bright upbeat games on the Wii. After rush hour on on Friday its usually Mario Kart.

IHATEMARK@EUROGAMER has a point, how can we compare Resistance 2 with GOW2 if we don't know the size of the monsters? after all, they both have 9/10. Which incidentally makes them both shit now??! 10/10 is the accepted standard now?!!
back in university (oh the days) 7/10 was a first class degree. has that changed already?!

@IHATEMARK@EUROGAMER

"THE CAPSLOCKS ARE STAYING. THAT IS JUST HOW I ROLL."

Proper lol. Nice one, touche.

@cthulu_steev

That's how I Roll...

"THE CAPSLOCKS ARE STAYING. THAT IS JUST HOW I ROLL AS I AM A CUNT .
Fixed! :P "

Your sense of dry and subtle wit clearly isn't fixed.


@IHATEMARK@EUROGAMER

Ok, I've done some digging around and I've got some numbers for you.

Monster - common garden
Height: 60' 11"
Weight: 4720lbs
Vital statistics: 64 32 64
Hobbies: cricket, reading and swimming, socialising with friends and eating out, listening to music

Now cool it.

Was that monster height with boots or without?

Vital statistics: 64 32 64

Sexxxy

@kangarootoo

Definitely not on this occasion, my bad

Wow, I haven't seen either Kryon or Apologie for ages, then they both turn up in the same thread. This further reinforces my theory that they are in fact the same person.

Grimsby represent!

DEAR IHATEMARK@EUROGAMER

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. THE SIZE OF THE MONSTERS VARIES CONSIDERABLY. MOST ARE MERELY HUMAN SIZED, OR PERHAPS A LITTLE TALLER. IMAGINE JEFF GOLDBLUM IN PLATFORM HEELS. THERE ARE ALSO SOME MONSTERS WHICH ARE BIGGER THAN THIS. IMAGINE IF BRUCE FORSYTH WERE TO SIT ON JEFF GOLDBLUMS SHOULDERS AND RAISE HIS HANDS IN THE AIR. ABOUT THAT HIGH.

OTHERS ARE VERY SMALL, BEETLES AND SPIDERY THINGS AND SUCHLIKE. THESE MONSTERS ARE USUALLY BETWEEN THE SIZE OF AN OLD LADIES HAND AND A MEDIUM SIZED WOK.

MOSTLY I THINK YOU'LL BE LOOKING FOR THE EXTRA-SPECIAL LARGE MONSTERS WHICH CAN BE AS BIG AS A BUILDING. A PROPER BIG BUILDING, LIKE IN AMERICA, NOT A SCOUT HUT OR BUNGALOW.

THE GAME ALLOWS YOU TO SHOOT BULLETS AT ALL OF THESE MONSTERS. IT'S RATHER GOOD FUN.

LOTS OF LOVE,

DAN

"Furies are indestructible aquatic creatures that patrol submerged areas killing anyone who lingers in the water - a fairly crude way of keeping you on track. "

Like in that poop-fest HL2, whenever you fell in the sea and tried to swim about? It was good in HL2 though, right?

Because I can't see muscleblade or apologie, this thread turned out ACE!

must have for me

because i can see cthulhu_steev this thread turned out ACE... love ya babe, group hugh ;*

"Furies are indestructible aquatic creatures that patrol submerged areas killing anyone who lingers in the water - a fairly crude way of keeping you on track. "

Not to be confused with Furries, which are something else entirely.... Entirely hated by the Lord.

Hubby will be wanting this then, he loved the first.

Better tell him it's rubbish though, cos he'll be hogging the HDTV otherwise :(

Keyboard and mouse support might just make this one a purchase. Anyone know?

Reads like an enjoyable game. Incorporating HL2 elements is never a bad thing IMO. Shame they made it more arcadey. On the other hand, if Guerrilla keeps the pace of KZ2 slow like the first one, they might be a nice set. Might even try out the MP this time though it will be hard to out-do Warhawk (at which I suck but still enjoy).

Looking forward to Gears 2 (alot) more, but this is now on my radar as a release purchase. Nice to see the well good PS3 exclusives coming along finally!

Quality comments Dan AND IHATEMARK :D

Obama for president....

Not so sure about this one. The discussion of this game in the latest 1-UP podcast has rather put me off. Apparently the single-player campaign is really short (8 hours) and the impressive-looking set pieces are nowhere near as interactive as they would first appear (the phrase "animated sky boxes" was used). In general, the levels were described as soulless and the whole game simply a collection of other people's ideas.

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but on the Littlewoods Direct site this game is £27.50, or if you spend over £30 delivery is free.

I preordered this and Motorstorm 2 last night and total cost for the 2 was £55.00.

LOL @ Dan's reply to IHATEMARK@EUROGAMER!!! Hehehe!

Hahaha, well how about that

Widge, commence munching

@m0thr4 - "In general, the levels were described as soulless and the whole game simply a collection of other people's ideas."

Oh you mean just like Halo and every other FPS since? ;)

Seriously since when has the first person shooter genre being innovative? A lack of new ideas isn't necessarily a bad thing as it doesn't mean they're not fun to play. I mean Halo and Call of Duty 4 proved that. Even Gears of War wasn't exactly original since the cover tactic has been used in other games before that, it was just that it was one of the few games to put everything together into one neat little fun package.