LocoMrPollock said:
Yeah, I might be trying to play it too straightforward.
Really don't like the auto-aim and weird feel that the game has to it though. It sort of reminds me of the feel of early PS2 games or the True Crime games.
Yeah, I totally get that - if you're playing as a shooter the autoaim makes the whole thing seem tacky and cheap.
Once you start pulling stupid tricks, though, the autoaim becomes a necessity, especially if you're playing with a gamepad. Hooking a guard to a car as it drives by, then shooting him with a revolver as he's dragged away is basically impossible without it. Or gliding over a road, attaching yourself to a car, then dropping grenades right in the center of a group of enemies with ease. The aiming helps you do these complicated but awesome things that would otherwise be a once-in-a-rare-while sort of event.
Honestly, I'd put Just Cause 2 in the same bucket as Far Cry 2: If you're into making your own fun the game can be absolutely amazing blast. Both let you out into an open world with a few simple but interconnected tools at your disposal and let you see if you can come up with some hilarious stories or amazing successful attacks with enough creativity and effort. If you want the games to just
be fun, though, they're mostly frustrating, clunky, and repetitive. They are not themselves awesome experiences, but rather tools that you can - with elbow grease - create awesome experiences. Or long stretches of boring, uninventive gameplay.
