Condemned 2 is a survival horror game that isn't crap. Unlike some of
the other horror games out there, *cough* Obscure…… You play as Ethan
Thomas, a former agent who has had a LITTLE too much alcohol to drink,
and has let his life go to ruin. You will follow him as he tries to
solve the mystery for as to why the entire town is turning into
rioting, mindless, and violent psychos.
Condemned 2 would be considered as a first person shooter to many
people, but you actually do more fighting than shooting, let me
explain…… Throughout the game you will come to know your two friends
Mr. Lefty, and Mr. Righto (your left and right hands) very well. Most
of the gameplay consists of blocking attacks from your opponents, and
waiting to strike them down. To add a little more, how would you say,
spice to the mix you are even allowed to use ALMOST ANYTHING as a
weapon. From toilet seats, to explosive cuddly babies, to giant axes of
bloody doom….. ooohh yeah. Strangely though the hand to hand combat is
more satisfying than the actual shooting segments in the game; when you
pop a bullet into some freak's head, it just doesn't feel all that
great. When you beat the crud out of someone with a toilet seat then
you get that warm and fuzzy feeling inside. I noticed that from the
very beginning that Condemned 2's combat system had one severe flaw,
hand to hand combat with MULTIPLE enemies. While you're trying to block
this one guy, some midget decides to be a pure comic genius and jumps
you from behind, now what kind of fun is that!? I didn't pay $60 to
have someone beat me down behind my back, I have my friends to do that
for me, and guess what its FREE!!! (joke) The gameplay is still very
satisfying though.
There was plenty of detail put into the game, into the environments,
into, you know, everything. The blood writing on the wall, the superb
lighting effects, many little things were there to retain that creepy
feeling without making you wet yourself…….with joy. However, I was
playing this game in an HD setting when I said all those nice remarks
about the game. When I played this game in standard definition it
looked as ugly as…… a turtle/hippo hybrid…..I don't know. The game
looked blurry, there were nasty texture poppings, and at times I felt
that my eyes were going to burst with sadness. The game was still
playable, but it just didn't look all that great. You guys might not
notice the difference but once you play a game in HD you never want to
go back to….uuuuugggghhh…. STANDARD DEFINITION…..
The sound value in the game was excellent. Constant creepy noises
scared the **** out of me, and gave me mind blowing paranoia. When you
walk into a room and you hear a psycho snorting and going insane, man
those are the moments to live for in the game. Each weapon you used had
a different sound when it collided with an enemies body, oh it was
satisfying. The only problem I had with the sound was during cutscenes.
You could barely hear what the characters were saying, the background
music and sound effects overwhelmed the character's voices. I even
turned down the music and sound effects, and the voices were still hard
to hear. Not even an old guy with the strongest hearing aid in the
world could hear what was coming out of the character's mouth.
If you are a fan of survival horror games, I highly recommend you get
this……once the price tag drops of course. Be warned though, make sure
you have extra blankets, a straight jacket, and someone you can hold
onto, cus this game delivers chills at a death defying level.
