Am weak. Have bought. Boom.

I picked it up this afternoon, not sure that was wise. Gun play hasn't clicked at all, I keep on wishing I was playing it with a mouse. Apart from the shooting, there isn't much else than a very pretty interactive movie.

After a disappointing couple of opening chapters, it got better, and the end of act 1 was quality. Once I got dual-wielding I was clearing rooms with ease, almost.

Multiplayer was good. Would be much better with a group of familiars. Anyone up for some tomorrow lunchtime?

It's quite difficult to get through each section. I'm really enjoying it, but it's quite a change to how games are usually played these days. Max is an appealing fellow and the locations are lovely. I feel there is a secret to combat which I am not quite picking up. I am definitely more successful when I go really full on and aggressive. Kind of a Vanquish situation ? Cover does seem to be needed, very briefly inbetween jumps though, to reload or what-have-you.

I think my strategy was to shoot from cover, clearing out a couple of guards then using the now filled bullet time metre to charge/dive/be soupa coolz in dispensing the rest.

So yeah, I can see how and why this might not appeal to a wide audience, as far as its central gameplay goes. But I am very glad it exists, and think it's going to be one of my favourite experiences this year.

Enjoyed the mp last night with Frantico and Joycie. I think it works quite well, takes a few games to bed in, but there is a thrill to the shoot-outs. Opens up a lot more when you unlock custom loadouts, striking a balance of weight with perks, weapons and armour. Bodes well for GTA's mp.

How on earth do you take down the big fuckers with the LMG's? Even winning multiple Last Man Standings with them does nothing. Thought going in for a melee kill would do it. Nope.

It is a very narrow game, to be sure. Don't mean that as a negative. But yeah it is super focused on one thing - the combat. At the moment it is combining well with the story - playing on Medium - but I could see on harder difficulty it might not. And the story is very enjoyable, Max is a really appealing character and the world is really detailed and nice to be a part of.

And I do think you'd enjoy this Tempy! And yeah, taking the Soft Lock/Hard Lock off actually helps with the difficulty funnily enough. You need the freedom of movement to deal with the number of enemies.

ChattinWithChet wrote:

Max has stopped in the middle of a riot to watch some TV. Chapter X is bloody brilliant.

iv been watching all the tv shows i can, there mental.

its a bit full on, but bloody brilliant.

I added you there Davie.

I'm dying quite a lot, but when I manage to combine the right amount of slow motion, jumping and dodging, I can clear a room with no problem. I'm still trying to get the ratios down, and I'm a slouch at moving when I should. Enjoying the hell out of it. Nothing nicer than finishing off a section with a clobber to the noggin and an execution style kill.

The missus came home and handed me a copy of this, which was nice.

Not sure if I'll be on for MP tonight but I'll try.

Mine came home from Asda and told me it was £35 but didn't get it me because I'd rented it.

Stupid rental mutter mutter

Webbins wrote:

Max isn't exactly Usain Bolt when you thumb the sprint button, his speed whilst crouching is quite sloth like too. The Last Chance is a nice touch, although it can be troublesome when facing the wrong way to your executioner and you wrestle to get a bead on him before you fade out. The empty click of a spent mag is a mixture of lol and woe in this situation.

I think the trick is knowing when to stay on the ground after a dive, and being able to dispatch people on your back. Works really, really well.