WIKTOBER 2023 Log #002 - Condemned 2: Bloodshot
The original condemned was always praised for its combat and atmosphere. Not necessarily it's story. The best parts about C1 story were never explained. This turns out to be a pretty big boon for the game because the devs actually did try for a story for 2, but it's utterly generic.
The game starts off especially in the combat department. Fantastic impact with lead pipes and planks of wood make you actually feel like you're there. In the slums. Stomping out a fellow homeless alcoholic. As the stakes raise more guns are added and the combat quality drops significantly.
Not that the story was ever much to write home about, but it attempts to add gravity and seriousness while being completely fucking insane. Why did that bear get so aggressive? It was the strongest fictional bear of all time. What was with the magician guy? Why did he do anything of what he did?
TL;DR: There are some things going for C2, but too much against it to recommend. Just play the first half. Really the only redeeming quality of the second half is the ending when the black operative gives you a "you aight, white boy."
The original condemned was always praised for its combat and atmosphere. Not necessarily it's story. The best parts about C1 story were never explained. This turns out to be a pretty big boon for the game because the devs actually did try for a story for 2, but it's utterly generic.
The game starts off especially in the combat department. Fantastic impact with lead pipes and planks of wood make you actually feel like you're there. In the slums. Stomping out a fellow homeless alcoholic. As the stakes raise more guns are added and the combat quality drops significantly.
Not that the story was ever much to write home about, but it attempts to add gravity and seriousness while being completely fucking insane. Why did that bear get so aggressive? It was the strongest fictional bear of all time. What was with the magician guy? Why did he do anything of what he did?
TL;DR: There are some things going for C2, but too much against it to recommend. Just play the first half. Really the only redeeming quality of the second half is the ending when the black operative gives you a "you aight, white boy."