SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Fixed. I have no idea why people don't just pre-order from Amazon. No tax, free shipping, $10 off MSRP plus a $10 voucher, pre-order skins and they got my game to me at 9:00 A.M this morning.3rdman said:
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Crackdown 2 |OT| of Orbs, Freaks, and Exploding Pedestrians
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The Librarian
Banned
Same goes for vehicles.BenjaminBirdie said:
Squall ASF
Member
All I need to know is if all the powers from the first game are still in? As long as I can still jump from one skyscraper to another, I'm good. I mean jump, not jetpack.
...why thank you for your insight, it's truly earth shattering. I pre-ordered the game when Gamestop still had the 25 percent off all orders. I wasn't charged until last Friday, so it's not like they're earning interest off my preorder. Jesus Christ, some people on here can't help but jump on the nearest soap box they can.3rdman said:
Thanks for the answers. I find that acceptable. Scrounging for new weapons was delightful in the first game.
I'll stop asking random questions now and just post my thoughts on it later tonight after a good romp.
First thing I'm doing: swimming to a new island hunting for better guns. On the hard difficulty setting. I do not expect it to end well.
I'll stop asking random questions now and just post my thoughts on it later tonight after a good romp.
First thing I'm doing: swimming to a new island hunting for better guns. On the hard difficulty setting. I do not expect it to end well.
Squall ASF
Member
Mairu said:
Thank you. I was concerned because their new outfits made me think that perhaps they substituted powers for equipment. Super powers was the whole reason I loved the first game. Guess I'll have to pick this up after I finish RDR.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
GhaleonEB said:
:lol
I figured I'd stroll across a bridge to Olde Shai Gen.
I was evaporated literally the second I set foot on the island. And I was Level 3.
desertdroog
Member
At work, currently, waiting to pick up my pre-order. So this game still has the pyramid tier of enemies in gangs? Meaning you can take out the low level Lieutenants to soften up the Corporals and then Generals/leaders? More of the same with 3 buddies sounds great in my book.
Got this yesterday.
Fucking amazing. Everything I hoped for, and the reviewers have no idea. I'm enjoying this MORE than the first.
I don't understand the complaints. This game offers MORE new features than most big names sequels (Halo, Gears, Metal Gear, GT, FF, Zelda etc) and yet the complaint is that it's too much like the first?
So is almost EVERY sequel.
This game is amazing. I love how much they streamlined everything. No more running back ALL the way to the Agency to get a new car, and I actually enjoy the removal of the boss system.
Game is all I hoped for. Ruffian are geniuses to be able to pull this off in 8 months off a broken engine.
Can't weait to see what they can do with a brand new engine and some decent dev time on the third game.
Fucking amazing. Everything I hoped for, and the reviewers have no idea. I'm enjoying this MORE than the first.
I don't understand the complaints. This game offers MORE new features than most big names sequels (Halo, Gears, Metal Gear, GT, FF, Zelda etc) and yet the complaint is that it's too much like the first?
So is almost EVERY sequel.
This game is amazing. I love how much they streamlined everything. No more running back ALL the way to the Agency to get a new car, and I actually enjoy the removal of the boss system.
Game is all I hoped for. Ruffian are geniuses to be able to pull this off in 8 months off a broken engine.
Can't weait to see what they can do with a brand new engine and some decent dev time on the third game.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
SapientWolf said:
Pretty much. I've gone Amazon exclusive for gaming and I love it. Release Day Delivery (Prime for the FUCKING WIN), no sales tax (that's saying a lot since I'm in California where you get taxed just for jerking off), regular pre-release discounts, pre-order bonuses and $10-20 credit towards my next game purchase.
So. fucking. good.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
The soundtrack is missing one crucial, Crackdown staple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_fgpfKiZT8
Best theme song for any video game, ever.
Best theme song for any video game, ever.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Kept the game even after the negative reviews. There's nothing I want for the next couple of months, so why not? It's Crackdown. I hate the graphics - they're more dull or something compared to the first one. And the "voice" of the company just
won't
shut
the
fuck
up!
The asshole is just constantly talking and it's very, very annoying.
Anyway, it's Crackdown with a new skin, for better or worse.
won't
shut
the
fuck
up!
The asshole is just constantly talking and it's very, very annoying.
Anyway, it's Crackdown with a new skin, for better or worse.
^^ Blasphemy!
Indeed an excellent song.
I was going to put off purchasing this game and wait for the gold edition. The DLC already prepared, a short dev cycle and full retail price really turned me off of an early purchase.
Then Dell offered it for $40 so I said wth. Dell is slow as crap compared to Amazon :lol
Domino Theory said:
Indeed an excellent song.
I was going to put off purchasing this game and wait for the gold edition. The DLC already prepared, a short dev cycle and full retail price really turned me off of an early purchase.
Then Dell offered it for $40 so I said wth. Dell is slow as crap compared to Amazon :lol
MrTroubleMaker
Member
I'm surprised they didn't re-licensed itDomino Theory said:
goldenpp72
Member
I bought this on amazon as a pre order, do I not get the code for the skins? I got a 10 dollar promo code and the agency helicopter in my copy but nothing else.
goldenpp72
Member
SailorDaravon said:
I just ordered it maybe a week ago though, did I miss the promotion? And can I change my agents color after I start or is it stuck forever.
About to start now
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
You can turn him off in the options. People said they loved him in the first one so I guess they went overboard this time.BigNastyCurve said:
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Impressions so far:
My suspicions were right and it's an entirely satisfying sequel. Ruffian did absolutely the best they could in the time frame they had to work with, and the city DOES seem different in structure when you get to the fine details of navigation and climbing.
Everything feels more solid than Crackdown and the Agent feels less squirrely, just tightened up. Catching ledges when jumping is also a little bit smoother.
I like the new mission structure; I feel it's a fair balance between Crackdown's totally free but kludgy system and a controlled, scripted mission method. Ironically, people seem to have short memories; there's a LOT more story - for crissakes, Crackdown 1 truly barely had any story at all. I wonder how many reviewers bothered to collect any of the audio logs at all?
There's a fair story to be pieced together here, that's all I can say. The emphasis rightly remains on Crackdown being a pure arcade sandbox romp where you blow things the hell up.
For some reason, I like Cell better than the gangs in terms of being a unified entity that seems as if it's laying siege to the city. The gangs were rather meh for me in Crackdown 1 and just served as something to shoot.
The Freaks are good IMHO in the open and in huge mobs; mowing them down with cars is great. I like the underground sections in principle and believe they add a variety Crackdown could use, though Crackdown's control resolution and aiming system make fighting Freaks in their lairs just slightly more clunky than it should be.
Feeling so far is that it's as justifiable a sequel (if not more so) than half of what comes out these days and improved co-op is amazing. The competitive is a bit bland and I agree on that; more work could have gone into that, though I figure given Crackdown's history of DLC enhancements much expansion could still be made with new game modes.
My suspicions were right and it's an entirely satisfying sequel. Ruffian did absolutely the best they could in the time frame they had to work with, and the city DOES seem different in structure when you get to the fine details of navigation and climbing.
Everything feels more solid than Crackdown and the Agent feels less squirrely, just tightened up. Catching ledges when jumping is also a little bit smoother.
I like the new mission structure; I feel it's a fair balance between Crackdown's totally free but kludgy system and a controlled, scripted mission method. Ironically, people seem to have short memories; there's a LOT more story - for crissakes, Crackdown 1 truly barely had any story at all. I wonder how many reviewers bothered to collect any of the audio logs at all?
There's a fair story to be pieced together here, that's all I can say. The emphasis rightly remains on Crackdown being a pure arcade sandbox romp where you blow things the hell up.
For some reason, I like Cell better than the gangs in terms of being a unified entity that seems as if it's laying siege to the city. The gangs were rather meh for me in Crackdown 1 and just served as something to shoot.
The Freaks are good IMHO in the open and in huge mobs; mowing them down with cars is great. I like the underground sections in principle and believe they add a variety Crackdown could use, though Crackdown's control resolution and aiming system make fighting Freaks in their lairs just slightly more clunky than it should be.
Feeling so far is that it's as justifiable a sequel (if not more so) than half of what comes out these days and improved co-op is amazing. The competitive is a bit bland and I agree on that; more work could have gone into that, though I figure given Crackdown's history of DLC enhancements much expansion could still be made with new game modes.
Stormwatch
Member
JdFoX187 said:
I have the same issue with BestBuy.com. I ordered it from them only because I had like $50 in Best Buy gift cards. Otherwise I would have ordered it from Amazon.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Yeah, maybe that's why. I've been prime for awhile. It's definitely worth it.C Jones said:
Square Triangle
Member
I'm half tempted to go out and buy a 360 again just for this. Crackdown 1 is one of the best experiences I had this generation. So if it's just like the first one like all the reviews say- I'm game!
blazinglazers
Member
Fuck it, I'm buying this. The first game was too good.
Thanks for the info, as I didn't know you can pay a little extra for release day shipping if you aren't a Prime member. I'll have to consider this for future releases.Kusagari said:
Dell seems to have shipped my order. I still think that I will finish Red Dead before starting this though.
goldenpp72
Member
I've been playing this a bit now.. what the fuck is the problem with people? This game is BADASS so far, the amount of objectives in the first hour is already more varied than the entirety of the first game, the graphics look nicer and more colorful, and I honestly can't tell this is the same city as the first game. The addition of freaks is pretty cool as well.
I will admit the aiming lock on is a bit off still though, but so far this is a very worthy addition to the series :/
I will admit the aiming lock on is a bit off still though, but so far this is a very worthy addition to the series :/
goldenpp72
Member
Mrbob said:
I had just been playing crackdown 1 a bit before this, and honestly it feels a lot more different than I expected, outside of the look it feels a bit tighter and the tone is different and pretty cool. I was also really happy to hear MUSIC occur at some points in the game outside of driving, unless the game falls apart I can see this being a real blast in comparison to the first.
I haven't paid full price for a game this year outside of mass effect 2 and this, and so far I haven't regretted it, it's a BETTER game than the first and has quite a bit of improvements. Anyone who calls it a 'glorified patch' is an idiot.
*all statements made from the initial hour in*
I'm starting to think people hold crackdown 1 higher than it deserves, as awesome as it was, it lacked objectives and had a do this 30 times campaign, the campaign is more structured and interesting and the orbs are just as fun to get as ever :/ So far, ruffian gets a strong thumbs up from me on their work.
goldenpp72
Member
GDJustin said:
Not at all, in crackdown 1 you have more or less these options.
Campaign: Eliminate boss leaders in whatever order, that's it.
Side stuff includes road races, rooftop races, etc.
Crackdown 2 campaign includes at least a few objective types making it a tad less repetitive and you can approach them as you prefer.
As well, the agency drop points are much cooler this time, being able to call vehicles from them is just awesome. Also, the weapons are better, I love the laser shotgun thing for the freaks.
So far CD2 feels like the cd1 formula with more variety and added functionality, I see nothing that is worse and plenty of things improved. I've been playing a few hours now and my opinion hasn't changed, it's a more varied game than crackdown so far, though I have not encountered a stunt ring yet, are they in this game?
The freaks are fun to kill I think, I don't get some peoples beef with them, it allows huge fights that make good use for some insanely overpowered weapons, the human combat is basically the same as the first, and having these enemies is quite a nice break.
goldenpp72
Member
Why For? said:
I think that was a day one patch which already happened.
It's a bit sketchy, locking on to I think a cover rather than an enemy was pretty annoying.
