Crackdown 2
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http://twitter.com/JohnNoonan
John Noonan was giving out codes on Twitter last night. I was on at 3am so I guess my odds were just in a good spot.
John Noonan was giving out codes on Twitter last night. I was on at 3am so I guess my odds were just in a good spot.
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Well the sooner we get a in depth report/reviews the better. I've watched every trailer out there including the game footage above. No question the action is there but as noted it's the "look" which is more of "arcade" like than a new game by todays standard. I DL 360 Live Serious Sam and frankly it actually had more detail. It's almost like having monitor at 256 colors versus 64,000.
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Enjoyed the demo.
Did not earn any achievements.
Will wait to pick this up after it drops in price.
And the regularly scheduled demo does come out tomorrow.
Did not earn any achievements.
Will wait to pick this up after it drops in price.
And the regularly scheduled demo does come out tomorrow.
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First demo that allows you to collect achievements. You won't receive any while playing the demo. They'll pop out, if you earned any, when you play the full version of the game.
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I can't remember a retail release allowing you earn achievements in the demo prior to this. Yeah, XBLA does it essentially (if you don't purchase on the spot you still need to redo the action though), but I would say this is a much different scale.
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Maybe I'm alone, but I was pretty underwhelmed by the demo. Played through twice. Seemed like a launch title. Might have been great a couple years ago, but today it felt like a cheap version of Infamous.
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Just got around to finishing the first game and am still perty geeked on it so, I'm gonna pick up the sequel as well.
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Just tried a few minutes last night. No gameplay opinion yet, but man it didn't look very pretty, that's for sure.
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Not sure what folks were expecting. Looks and feels like Crackdown. I'm in. The area of town you start in didn't feel familiar at all. No opinion about the game being Left 4 Dead after nightfall yet.
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Oh and this may come in handy (until Ruffian patches it). Glitch for Unlimited Play in the demo:
.... and a link to the Demo Achievements available.
.... and a link to the Demo Achievements available.
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I played the demo last night. It looked a lot better on my TV than it has in any of the internet clips that I've seen up to this point; however, it was still remarkably underwhelming from both a visual and gameplay standpoint.
Maybe when I can find it for under $20 used or as a greatest hits title I'll pick it up.
Maybe when I can find it for under $20 used or as a greatest hits title I'll pick it up.
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Yeah, that's the thing. The game is probably still fun, but it looks like a launch title and while you can say that visuals are overrated, it does make the game look "cheap' and lazy by comparison. Just Cause 2 is a much better looking sandbox game and at least as much fun as a solo player experience. I don't need to be knocked out with stunning visuals, but at least the explosions should look nice in a game that encourages you to blow shit up and create chaos.
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Yeah, that's the thing. The game is probably still fun, but it looks like a launch title and while you can say that visuals are overrated, it does make the game look "cheap' and lazy by comparison. Just Cause 2 is a much better looking sandbox game and at least as much fun as a solo player experience. I don't need to be knocked out with stunning visuals, but at least the explosions should look nice in a game that encourages you to blow shit up and create chaos.