So I downloaded this and it is actually pretty fun. The aiming sucks and camera controls funky bit jumping around grabbing orbs was a blast. Only played the demo of the first game but I might get it again and maybe buy the full game if it is fun. Driving was horrible though, easily the worst driving I've ever played in any game ever. Also since I don't have gold the coop "features" are pointless for me. I'll probably pick this up though when I can get it for $20 and just run around and grab all the orbs I can since that is what I enjoyed most.
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Crackdown 2 demo impressions
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Coin Return
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Orbs make everything better.rhfb said:
Meh I might try it again but no real reason the controls should be that bad off the bat. I can understand skills growing, but the driving should be at least serviceable at the start, growing into kickass as you level it up. I literally got in, crashed three or four times trying to go straight, got out, blew the shit out of that pos car and just ran and jumped around for the remainder of the game.Coin Return said:
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I'll be playing. I'm still playing CD1.GhaleonEB said:
Flavius said:
After trying the demo...the bolded is completely true. Not quite in a good way either. I'll give the full game a rent to see if it can separate itself from 2006, but if not, I'd rather just buy Crackdown 1 used for $5 or something for my fix.
SailorDaravon said:
Which would be an excellent point if, you know, the game was built around the driving...at all...which it isn't. Unless something's drastically changed from the first title, the vehicles are just another play-thing in the environment.
Makes sense, given that whole climbing and leaping from building to building thing...which is very much what Crackdown is all about.
Spaceman Spiff
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Those are some fucking epic gifs. Makes me long for some sort of Halo-esque theater mode, although it's hard for me to imagine how that could be achieved.
I'm glad to have been able to play the demo for a few hours yesterday before the infinite time glitch was patched. For the most part, I enjoyed what I played, although the jumping somehow didn't feel quite as precise and satisfying as in the first game, but things certainly improve greatly as you level up.
One thing that's absolutely unforgivable, however, is the abomination that's now masquerading as the Agency supercar. Fuck that shit-- I want my goddamn Batmobile back!
I'm glad to have been able to play the demo for a few hours yesterday before the infinite time glitch was patched. For the most part, I enjoyed what I played, although the jumping somehow didn't feel quite as precise and satisfying as in the first game, but things certainly improve greatly as you level up.
One thing that's absolutely unforgivable, however, is the abomination that's now masquerading as the Agency supercar. Fuck that shit-- I want my goddamn Batmobile back!
Subtervotion
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I loved Crackdown and I love Crackdown 2 so far. I plan on getting 1000/1000 once I pick this up. Sadly, that'll have to be once the game hits $30 or less. I can't really afford any full priced games this year. Halo Reach would be the only one and it has plenty of $20 off offers from Walmart and Amazon for release.
zero margin
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put down the pre-order today, this is one of those games you can always come back to which I think lends highly to it's value.
zero margin
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rar said:ive been playing through crackdown 1 again, and i must say it looks and feels alot better than the sequel
Once you get out of junior status your maturity and thus your opinion will change.
Net_Wrecker
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zam said:Now this is just awesome:
Is this possible in the demo? I couldn't seem to stick any mag grenades to my co-op partners.
SapientWolf
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Fuckin magnets, how do they work?Net_Wrecker said:
Don't know if that's from the demo or from the final game (though the machinima watermark makes me lean towards the demo).Net_Wrecker said:
I don't know how many of the people hating on the demo have tried the mag grenades but they are a total blast. Making car slingshots with mag grenades is fucking awesome.
I really liked the demo and to me it feels like more Crackdown with more stuff (wingsuit, more co-op, more crazy stuff). As soon as I popped it in I went right back into orb collecting mode, I can quit whenever I want man, I just need one more orb then I'm done
I honestly don't get the people complaining about cars not transforming, sure it sucks that it's gone but it's such a minor quibble. Complaining about cars in Crackdown? Really? The only times I used cars in Crackdown 1 was for races and stunt ring achievements (and for stunt rings I just had a co-up buddy pick up the car I was in and throw me through the ring), for getting round 99% of the time was jumping from building to building. Only other complaint I had was about the aiming and apparently there is already a day 1 patch for that.
MMaRsu
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zam said:Don't know if that's from the demo or from the final game (though the machinima watermark makes me lean towards the demo).
I don't know how many of the people hating on the demo have tried the mag grenades but they are a total blast. Making car slingshots with mag grenades is fucking awesome.
I really liked the demo and to me it feels like more Crackdown with more stuff (wingsuit, more co-op, more crazy stuff). As soon as I popped it in I went right back into orb collecting mode, I can quit whenever I want man, I just need one more orb then I'm done
I honestly don't get the people complaining about cars not transforming, sure it sucks that it's gone but it's such a minor quibble. Complaining about cars in Crackdown? Really? The only times I used cars in Crackdown 1 was for races and stunt ring achievements (and for stunt rings I just had a co-up buddy pick up the car I was in and throw me through the ring), for getting round 99% of the time was jumping from building to building. Only other complaint I had was about the aiming and apparently there is already a day 1 patch for that.
Well I actually loved driving around in my awesome transforming batmobile supercar. Killing fools on the road yo
SapientWolf
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Well, instead of transforming from a shithouse car into a badass one they'll just give the badass car.MMaRsu said:
betweenthewheels
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The super car you unlock in the demo IS shit.SapientWolf said:
Maybe you unlock a better one at some point though...?
Net_Wrecker
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betweenthewheels said:
The only difference is that it doesn't look like the Batmobile, and doesn't have guns on it, but that shouldn't even matter since SO many people claim "the driving is crap, who drives in Crackdown anyway"...Sigh, you people complain too much. The game is fun as hell in co-op which is all anyone ever wants from Crackdown.
lastplayed
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The demo inspired me to go back and play the original Crackdown, and I can't believe how good that game still looks.
I'm really going to miss the morphing cars in C2, still, squishing hundreds of freaks makes up for that.
I'm really going to miss the morphing cars in C2, still, squishing hundreds of freaks makes up for that.
Couldn't have said it better myself.SapientWolf said:
Plus if you want guns on a car you have the buggy, the tank, and the mothafuckin battle bus: an armored truck with three turrets on it. One guy driving while three co-op buddies mow people down with turrets. I'll take that over cars not transforming or any other car any day..Net_Wrecker said:
frontieruk
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SailorDaravon said:
Ranking up you driving just adds vehicles, cars still control the same or at least in the demo, the Tank is fun tho...
A really nice in-depth interview from DF on the game's tech;
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-crackdown2-tech-interview
One section;
I've seen this bandwidth issue come a few times over the years that seems like such an arbitrary thing for MS to have on P2P based games.
I would have to agree and if the driving doesn't get better as you level up that would be a shame because I was having a hell of time controlling some of those cars I did the same.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-crackdown2-tech-interview
One section;
I've seen this bandwidth issue come a few times over the years that seems like such an arbitrary thing for MS to have on P2P based games.
SailorDaravon said:
I would have to agree and if the driving doesn't get better as you level up that would be a shame because I was having a hell of time controlling some of those cars I did the same.
Diablohead
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elektrixxx said:
Spawn at the agency and go to the garage in the middle, select a agency vehicle (only ones that morph) and enter it, watch in amazement as it transforms into a beast if you have max driving level.
The super car turns into some sort of batmobile, the truck turns into some huge artic lorry and the 4x4 gets huge wheels and can drive over anything, even up buildings.
CrazedArabMan
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DaBuddaDa said:
In the demo, I can not figure out how to connect one of those grenades to another player.
And it looks like they patched the time limit glitch on the demo, really dumb.
REMEMBER CITADEL
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CrazedArabMan said:And it looks like they patched the time limit glitch on the demo, really dumb.
:lol
CrazedArabMan
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REMEMBER CITADEL said:
I fail to see what's so funny...
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CrazedArabMan said:
Seriously? It's a glitch which provides people with an opportunity to exploit the demo and play the game for as long as they want to. It would be dumb not to fix it.
CrazedArabMan
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REMEMBER CITADEL said:
Yeah, dumb not to fix it, but dumb for people who really enjoy playing the game and hate the 30 minute time limit when C1 had a 60 minute time limit. But you can only really enjoy the demo I think with having as much time as you need in an enclosed off section of the game, not both at the same time, it's what also hurt the Just Cause 2 demo I think until the unlimited time glitch was found. It really helped pass the time until the game is released too.
CrazedArabMan said:
It's been years since I touched the CD1 demo, but I'm almost positive you are wrong. Timer doesn't start until your first level-up...then 30 minutes.
A few play-throughs is plenty sufficient for you to determine whether you're going to like this game or not. Everyone else consists of folks who are already sold, and the aforementioned cheap bastards who want something for nothing.
CrazedArabMan
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Flavius said:
There was a 30 minute timer but you could play it up to 30 minutes before the timer actually started, or get a skill to the next level, or killed 2 generals , the maximum time though was an hour.
So it's kinda a mix.