<![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @ a bunch of you, not censored my arse, what ARE you people smoking???

It's in this dang WEBSITE, jayzus... ---v

[kotaku.com]

tracido

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Witzbold: Seriously, you guys post here and don't know about this game ALREADY being censored for ESRB 'M' standards?

[kotaku.com]

Sad.

tracido

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Vegan Shinigami:

That's exactly what I liked about the demo which was the reason I bought the game.

Kirth Gersen

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Ahh! I LOVE the shit out of the first one! I am not going to watch that video so I don't spoil anything..

I too hope it will retain the eerieness and terror of the first one - not too keen on more gunplay/fighting combos... I liked the fact that the combat was slow and frustrating at times.It made it feel like a real guy fighting, not some brass balled super hero terminator.

Vegan Shinigami

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I have been avoiding to read and/or see any videos or posts regarding this new release.

I just bought 2 months ago the first one in the now "series" and being like many of you, that I have many games on queue I still haven't find the time to open and finish this one.

Will try to do so before march ends. :P

Kirth Gersen

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Not_Matt: Hmm, you know thats a good point too.

I wonder if its too late to make a formal request for the devs to make a setting to turn on or off the prompts and such which you stated.

That way it keeps both sides of the coin happy.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> NO NO NO

Why have they added combo counters and QTE symbols?

The original was the first game I finished when I bought my 360 at launch and it had such great atmosphere. All these new factors can only destroy the mood entirely. You better be able to turn them off at least.

Sad

Not_Matt

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> OMG thats looks so cool it took me almost a year to beat the first one on easy this game is so good i can't wait for this one

ParadiseEve

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> My hope is that while Manhunt 2 was utterly dismantled with the stated reason being that there was no story told that justified the violence, that with Condemned's engrossing and well-told story the visceral feel isn't gutted (yeah, it's a pun). Then maybe, just maybe, some developers will learn that a cheaply cobbled together package of blood spurt sprites doesn't cut the mustard.

Dual45s

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Yeah once again really as long as these guys dont flaunt the game around Im pretty sure it should go through ok with the ESRB. Not to mention they seem like the type of folks who wouldnt care if the thing got an AO rating either. Since its obvious they didnt make the game to please blood thirsty pre-teens.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @MURDERFACE:
Hopefully the ESRB will be reserving their mighty ax of censorship for GTA4 instead of giving such a small game as this a glance. I mean, even if GTA gets cut up, it will still sell. This on the other hand, not to sure:)

surft

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I like the direction they're taking the forensics. Rewarding instead of mandatory. And to quote Metalocalypse

"...Brutal".

Dudemeister

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Spack-f$#@ing-tacular!!

banmojo

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I'm going to finally purchase Condemned tomorrow, give it another play through and go for some more Achievements if possible.

Collapse The Control

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> my god! I need this game. The first one was awesome, too bad nobody played it. It should have been a classic.

oblivionatm

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @MURDERFACE: Hmm I doubt it, since its unlike rockstar I dont think these guys are going to go swinging their cocks around like Rockstar does whenever they make something excessive.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I just hope the ESRB does not make them pull a Manhunt2 and edit their shit cause that would suck.

MURDERFACE

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I've wanted this game ever since I learned that you can set fire to tramps!

brooza

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I loved the first game and this video makes the second one look crazy awesome.

FakeMoon

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> By the time I catch up, tech wise with console systems.. I am going to have a lot of great games to play.

@Trailer. Very good. And there were some wincing moments in there..especially the arm breaking.. GEEZ!

--Core--

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Hey. This looks like a fun time! Time to go buy the first one.

Danj3ris

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> wow, the melee combat looks pretty good. No one has bested Riddick in that area yet, but I think we might be on to something here.

zlimness

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Xira: Actaully it looked more like he lined the guys head up with the frame of the door then kicked him most likely snapping his neck.

Its supposed to creep you out.

I love me some good melee combat so bring it on!

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Ugh, i'm not against violence in video games, but DAMN - this just made me squirm. And I like resident evil and silent hill type stuff!

Something about this game creeps me out.

I'd feel a bit uneasy around some guy going on about this game and how he smashed some guys head in the door to kill him.

Xira

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @wild_world_girl:

Actually, the intro credits of the film itself, the DVDs, and IMDB all label it as Se7en. I've only seem it spelled conventionally on a the movie poster.

Strangelove

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Me too. 28 days later is like my favorite movie and I'm going to love this gore. The first one was a little too slow for me, but this looks like improvement.

RomieYO_477

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Looks great for pre-beta, as many have said.
@Witzbold: That does look refreshing and new not to mention "fun" :D

@Pope John Peeps II: Well, fun "gimmicks" sell well :) And this looks pretty fun, not that I think anyone will be laughing, this is a survival horror and you are gonna be having a heart rate thats very high always on the edge and be scared when these guys come out of nowhere to kill you. Thats how these games are for me anyway and also what I think they are going for.

Irenicus-the one and only

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Love the 28 Days Later style puking enemies. This is going to kick so much ass... and so am I!

Budkin

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The combo system though is brilliant! Along with the environmental finishing moves.

That was real awesome of them to have made a system that looks like it works good so far from the video we have all just seen.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> One thing though I still kinda wonder about how "fun" it is to have weapons degrade / break at random.

Since truthfully theres some shit in real life you just aint going to break by hitting folks with it over and over and over again.

So I do hope the devs are at least careful and take the time to consider realisitc "breaking points" for the objects in the game.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Mmm, the combat here looks absolutely visceral.

Draconis

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Punching zombies in the face just brings a warm feeling inside.

I don't usually go for the whole first person view but this is spectacular. The weapon choices are pretty kick ass. I pitched a game like this back in my applied game design class. I might have to pick this one up when I get the chance.

TheDollHouse

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @dreamfall: That's sounds great! That's exactly what I love in games like that. I appreciate the thorough writeup. I think I'll go pick it up very soon.

mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> 10 pc, 20 console i think.

dreamfall

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @mind in rewind:
it was scary in a very eerie, is there someone around that corner, did that shadow move, a "WHAT THE FUCK is that!" sense. the character models for the enemies seemed simplistic but they got it right- everything seems utterly twisted. when I entered a level, a bit of imagination plagued- at points you're constantly guessing if someone is going be behind a door or near you.
and its a very empty, isolated feeling... the level where you pass through a subway station was priceless. so even if its 10, and me being a bit of a fanboy, i definitely would pick it up. the demo didn't do it justice for me. the experience was unique.

dreamfall

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TinyLightning: The hand to hand combat is nothing new. anyone play that XBOX game called Breakdown?

No one said this was new. And Breakdown didnt do it first. It was done poorly actually. Riddick, I think, had the best first person hand to hand combat.

NoBullet

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Anthropomancer: To a certain extent, Yahtzee was right: when the selection and availability of weapons is limited, weapon degradation sucks ass. You never use your bigger guns because you keep on saving 'em for a fight that never happens, or you don't drop the cash on an expensive weapon because you figure it has poor bang for the buck.

However, if the availability of weapons is more or less unlimited (I never played the original, but I was under the impression that you could rip shit off the walls and use it as weapons) then weapon degradation adds an interesting dynamic to the gameplay. If it's done well and integrated tightly into the gameplay, I think it could succeed. The only problem is that very few (if any) games have successfully implemented such a system.

JustThisGuy

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Before anyone replies, I thought I would add that I LOVE survival-horror, and the original demo didn't seem that scary. Is Condemned actually scary?

mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> This looks awesome.

I played the demo for the original, and it didn't do much for me. Is it worth picking up? Is the game better than the demo? It's only $20.

mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Looks awesome. I'm definitely going to get a copy.

Spiderbait

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Chronicles of Riddick's melee combat feels much more brutal.

Ping5000

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Anthropomancer: To be fair, most of us like Yahtzee because he makes us laugh. He could shit on my favorite games all day, I still like his style.

ShaggE

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @wild_world_girl: sorry, but i think the name is really se7en
imdb.com refers to it that way, IIRC

babaz

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I loved Criminal Origins and I just pre-ordered Bloodshot yesterday. I'm a little concerned though, because Bloodshot seems to put a lot more emphasis on using guns. What I really liked about the first one was the scarcity of guns and really being forced to use the environmental weapons to your advantage. I hope Condemned doesn't go completely FPS on me, but if RE4 is any indication of what some gunplay can do to a survival-horror game, I'll keep my fingers crossed.

s0lid

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @NotAZombie:

Awww shit, one of those "will it blend?" bots has become sentient, this cannot end well, and OH MA GAWD A BRICK! That is indeed most awesome.

Bando

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Wonder what the ESRB is going to think of this? The first one was flat out creepy, this one looks more like a beat-em up. Of course it could just be the trailer.

re4de2ye0

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I still need to finish the first one, but yes I'm definitely getting this. Mostly for the Multiplayer.

Cuban__B

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Huh, interesting. Everyone here fawns over Yahtzee's opinion, wanting to have man-sex with him. Most people here seem to like the above trailer. Yet Yahtzee said that weapon degradation makes any game that has it, shit. My cynic-sense detects a conflict of interest here!

Anthropomancer

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> that's great that they are improving the hand to hand combat, but I think what was just as important was the atmosphere and the feeling of walking in the dark through an unfamiliar area with (almost) no protection. I've never played a game that did a better job of making you feel the terror of that survival horror situation.

SquirrelPhister

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @wild_world_girl: Wrongo. [www.imdb.com]

Toasticus

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Simpe statement: Any artistic device is only useful if it serves an overall purpose. If not, it's a gimmick.

And this particular gimmick is pretty disgusting.

Pope John Peeps II

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TheBard:

1) Don't play it then.

2) The name of the movie to which you are referring is Seven, not "Se7en" no matter how cool it looks to type.

wild_world_girl

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I really liked the first one, thought it was really ignored and underrated for how good it is. I actually picked it up for PC for like $9.99 at EB about a year ago. I thought the melee fighting was among the best I've ever played in a first-person environment. Anyways, I'm looking forward to the sequel.

Strangelove

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Sloopydrew:
You are right. I am not to judge what is normal violence and what is not. That's why I wrote "normal" in quotation marks.

@JustThisGuy: I'm hoping you're right. But I agree with you in all of your points. If they make the player wince at decisions he or she has to make, this could tell a great story.

To make myself clear(er): I don't have a problem with digitalized violence. I like shooters, violent movies etc. But I don't like brutality when it's depicted "real". Ripping out a spine in an over the top style? Nice. Putting a head in a door frame and slamming the door shut? No, thanks. This is too hard for me.

If Condemned 2 manages to use excessive brutality to deliver its story, then I would be ok with it. But judging from the trailer, the game seems to want to address a Manhunt 2 audience. And that makes me worry.

The problem that I see is that if a game tries to tell a story about morals which makes the player do things he doesn't want to do (Bioshock example: Killing little Sisters), there are more than enough players out there which are so mentally damaged that they actually LIKE what they have to do (the little sister example actually doesn't work here, because this whole thing has been delivered rather tame ... maybe because of these exact concerns).

A game where the protagonist is somewhat controlled or put under pressure to one by one torture his beloved ones and kill them, to avoid a greater evil; a game where the player must choose to decide whether a life is worth hundreds of other lives, ... this would be a great story to experience in a game.

But sadly, you cannot have such a game without too many people trying to torture and kill said beloved ones, and enjoying it.

TheBard

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Witzbold:

I agree, sequal looks good but I hope the story is still just as engaging.

ichiban1081

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> A definite purchase in March. Criminal Origins is still one of the best 360/PC games, imho. Bloodshot looks like it improved in every single way from Criminal Origins. The combat looks like it has A LOT more depth and the forensic stuff looks FAR MORE sophisticated this time around.

BloodStainedVendetta

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I really hope this turns out well on PS3. Is there a PC version announced?

Maleficence

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> don`t forget that this is still pre-beta footage and that somethings may be cut/added before it actually comes out. By experience, I'd say they'll cut alot more than they'll add :(

Phibius

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Cool. The first one the gameplay was so-so but the story was good!

Number 2 is shaping up to look rather shit hot in the gameplay category, now lets just hope the story is just as good this time around too!

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Holly hot potatoes looks like this is a game I am gonna have to pass up, not because there is anything wrong with it, but it just seem way to scary/brutal for my weak stomach to handel

doing

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Fuck yeah! This makes me want to punch a nun!

Finally something to make up for the lame abortion that was Manhunt 2.

DankPanties

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @kw4k: Underrated? I thought everyone and their mother loved that game (according to the standard VG pubs, anyway), and that it sold very well. I think what you actually mean is that Chronicles was much better than expected; I think everyone thought it was going to be crap, and was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be rather enjoyable.

Sorry folks, I just can't stand it when a term like underrated is misused. Wheel of Time was underrated. Temple of Elemental Evil was underrated. Illusion of Gaia was definitely underrated. Chronicles, however, is not underrated.

JustThisGuy

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TheBard: I'm against unnecessary portrayals of violence (AHEM MANHUNT 1 AND 2 I'M LOOKING AT YOUR DEATH PORN AND YOUR SORRY EXCUSES FOR NARRATIVE COUGH COUGH), but from what I know of Condemned, this actually seems very appropriate. The fact that it inspires such uncomfortable feelings actually has me rather excited; showing this type of brutality in service to the story while making the player squirm hints at the total immersion that video games have promised for years.

I think it'll be a great stride for game design when a title with enjoyable gameplay makes one morally uncomfortable enough to actually avoid playing said title. The notion that Condemned 2 might be the first such game makes me very excited.

JustThisGuy

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Can't wait. I just pray that it's longer than the first one.

ShaggE

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @Pombar: Current-gen

kuraitenshikun

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Wow. The last one scared the crap out of me, hopefully this will to the same (i'm full of crap, you know?)

I dug the 'it's dark, flashlight-y, jump out from behind stuff' atmosphere. It was as stressful to play as it was scary, always waiting for something to jump out and boo at you.

mydogisdexter

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Looks awesome.

kgetz3

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> the combat looks totally badass. it reminds me of the Chronicles of Riddick, another dark, under rated game with great hand to hand combat

kw4k

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The hand to hand combat is nothing new. anyone play that XBOX game called Breakdown?

TinyLightning

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The first comdemned was seriously twisted and awesome. I'm so far really disappointed with the visuals in this game and it doesn't appear to me that the combat is really as much improved as that guy says. But I'll probably still play it, as the first one was one of the best horror experiences ever.

dowingba

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I was talking with a producer at Sega and they're really excited about this game, though I guess the decision to not use Greg Grunberg again was a contentious one.

I just got my copy of the original back from a friend and can't wait to play it again in the next month or so. Late nights, no lights...

eleventeen

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TheBard:

What about violence is "normal?" And why do you get to decide what the "normal" amount is? I'd say the majority of people would consider the first Condemned to be excessively violent, but you found it fine. These games are, in large part, about the brutality. Should they remove the steel pipes and replace them with flowers?

Sloopydrew

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> TheBard: There are plenty of non-brutal games out there. Go play one of those and leave this one to us.

otakucode

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> There is a stage in the first one that takes place in an abandoned men's clothing store that sent the creepiness meter through the roof. One word: mannequins. Hundreds of 'em. Nearly pissed myself. Seriously, the most impressive thing about the original (and I was impressed by a lot of it) was the sound design. Hearing this in 5.1 was nerve-jangling. I already have the sequel reserved. If it can provide a moment as intense as some of the best stuff in the original, then it will be $60 well spent. If it surpasses the original, then it might find a nice warm snug spot in that very limited and exclusive section of my game shelf called "the permanent collection." My hopes are high.

DJ-KINETIC

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> An improvement not mentioned in that trailer, but one I'd really like to see is the ability to carry more than one weapon at a time, or at least be able to reload firearms when you find another one of the same type instead of just trading your old gun with five bullets for the new one that has eight because losing those five bullets always felt needlessly stupid in a game where you needed every advantage you could get.

I'm not a fan of weapon degradation in games, but I have this strange feeling Condemned 2 could make it work, and breaking a lead pipe over a guy's head will be more satisfying than disappointing.

Anyway I'm glad to see they're committed to improving over the first one in every way because I thought it was a game that had great potential, but was held back by some annoying flaws.

Gouki4u

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TheBard: We don't really know enough about the game to determine if it'll just be about killing random people. This is just a trailer-thing, and companies like to make trailers looks fancy. I would also be disappointed if the whole game you just killed hobos but somehow I doubt that'll be the case. Or at least I hope it won't.

kojirodensetsu

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The first one hit you right in the guts, unlike any game I'd seen before. In an ocean of me-too first person shooters it literally lifted you up by the neck and swore loudly in your face whilst shaking you about a bit.

It found it disturbing. That hide and seek dynamic and the struggle for survival once you were locked in melee was really visceral.

More please!!

Alith

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TheBard: I do agree somewhat, that's why I only played the demo and didn't try the game itself. Portraying gangs and cops fighting gets me slightly iffy, I don't mind games like Ninja gaiden 2 or gears of war though.

-Sigil-

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I like what I see. But never got around to purchasing the first, do I need to complete that in order to get a full understanding of the story in this?

Cactuar

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TheBard: The story revolves around the brutality ... at least it did in the first game.

I am really looking forward to this new insallment and I wonder how they plan on handling the MP aspect.

Randroid

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The first one was good. This one looks like it'll be great.

kojirodensetsu

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TheBard: after the later levels and the ending of the first game this game can't be less brutal than this...

symphony_of_the_night

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Why?

I mean, really, why?

Why does this have to be so brutal? And why does everybody say that this brutality is great? I really enjoyed the first game, the story and setting ... reminds me of SE7EN. And I wanted to buy this sequel, but this "real" brutality is too much. Why does this game need to be so bloody? Can't you tell a cool story with a "normal" level of violence?

TheBard

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Was I the only one when playing the first game, that took a break once in a while due to this paranoid feeling you were going to get scared shitless when you went into a dark room?

Silverwolf

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @TearsandScreams: Thanks.

-Sigil-

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I really enjoyed the first one. Freaked me out and made me jumpy whenever I put it down. But I was cursed with that game bug during the final fight. All I could do was kick. Couldn't punch or pick up weapons or anything. Took forever. Gotta admit that I don't want to have to put up with something like that again. Hopefully this one will be a bit more solid.

tictoctom

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @dip: Next-Gen-itis

Pombar

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @dip:Metallic fibers.
This game looks more brutal than Manhunt 2, let us see what ESRB does. My guess M for Mature.

jackal888

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @-Sigil-: Oh the 360 and PS3

TearsandScreams

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Excellent. The terrible orginal trailer ("they said my drinking was an issue") raised some fears over the direction, but with enough improvements it could still be great.

TearsandScreams

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I didn't like the demo I played of the first one but alot of people are saying it is there favourite game and stuff so maybe I should try it. What consoles will this one be on?

-Sigil-

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> woah, Im digging the sequel. I seriously need to get around to finishing the first game.

y2julio

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I LOVE DICK

DemonJester13

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> 1:28 is pretty sick.

[ZTF]

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Why are some of the enemies clothes so damn shiny?

cocks

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Looks pretty damned awesome to me...

Chromeo

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The first one was one of the best games i ever played, i hope this one to be great too.
I want a Pc version :(

symphony_of_the_night

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The first game was great. Will pick this up for PS3 since my 360 is starting to sound like a shot-up helicopter. Must save its strength for the few exclusives I want like Alan Wake and Too Human.

sascha23

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> It is odd that he has to wade through mindless killers, mindlessly slaughtering them, in order to investigate a murder. Seems like the whole city is bathed in blood so what's the point?

I liked the first one a lot but I'm having trouble understanding the character motivations for this round.

Slothboy

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> @JeffPaine: You've gotta keep appeal to the writhing mass of casuals/teenagers/ADD gamers/frat boys who don't have enough patience to endure five seconds of anything not action-oriented.

kuraitenshikun

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Hey, where did that blood on that door come from? Hmm, better take a closer look. Oh, maybe it is from one of the 27 vest-wearing hobos I bludgeoned to death in the hall.

Ess

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The DTs aspect has me interested. Apparently, your character has become such a drunk you have to drink booze to keep your aim steady.

Awesome!

baxterpunch

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The forensics looks greatly improved (that was the one and only weak point of the first). I'm not sure why he talks about the varied weapons and weapons breaking as something new? This was a big part of the first one. No weapon lasted very long, making much of the game a slugfest. I'm going to put on my flamesuit and make this statement: Condemned 2 is going to be the best game of 2008.

Yes. I went there.

Sloopydrew

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Damn...this looks actually pretty fun..

exkon

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I am actually not sure I want to watch this video. The first one was so awesome that I already know I'm getting this, so I might as well not spoil anything for myself. Hope it's as great as you all are saying!

liquid_kore

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> It sounds an awful lot like they're shifting from a survival horror game to a pure action game, which is pretty disappointing.

Jeff Paine

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> That looks amazing. I played the demo for the first one and it was scary as shit but this looks even better.

NotAZombie

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> ...possibly the most brutal thing I've seen this week.

pylon_trooper

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> fucking glorious. the first one still holds up even after all this time! can not wait. and cheers on the forensics bit, seems much more interactive = awesome ambiance and a welcomed break from smashing a guy's head through a t.v.!

dreamfall

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Best part of the clip when he throws his weapon at the enemy to trip him. A very Batman moment.

GUNDAM-RX-78-2

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Looks great.

I reckon I'll purchase the original (I'd like to own it) and this at the same time, and play them back to back.

Maybe I'll have some friends over, and make it a sort of weekend long festival of hobo killing.

JethroVegas

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Looks pretty sick. It also looked good for a pre-beta video.

Thassodar

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I saw the preview on X-Play a couple days ago and was completely sucked in by the whole thing. The first one was thee launch game to beat (sorry, CoD2) and freaked me out in a way that no Silent Hill or Resident Evil ever has (and those are two of my favorite franchises). I really like how the AI will be working together to surround you, etc. This game will have me sleeping with the lights on for nights. I just wish the game would do what The Suffering did and pick up based on the last game and the way you allowed your character to behave (good? Evil? Somewhere in-between?). Condemned forces you into making one hell of a tough decision at the end and it would be nice for this one to play based on the choice you made in the first. That said, this is the game I'm looking forward to most in the first half of '08.

Sloopydrew

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> I would use the bowling pin to reenact a certain scene ;). This seems like it will be pretty fun even though you are being shot a point blank and not being hit.

FP Shindokie

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> The first one was awesome, specially towards the end. I can't wait for this one.

qbix

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> First one was tight, this one looks better, sign me up.

MASOCHIST187

]]> <![CDATA[Condemned 2 Is Pretty Damned Brutal]]> Oh wow, that looks awesome!

tehFluffz

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