Recent reviews by RoboCobra

2 Far 4 Me 2 Cry

This is a vast improvement over V2. There were a few strange missteps, but overall it is a super entertaining experience. Also, testicle shots.

Improvements:
- The stealth system is completely expanded and makes more sense. You have a stealth indicator, visibility indicator, and a minimap with nearby enemies (all of which you can turn off if you're 2 hardcore 2 furious) and the game rewards you on relocating before your enemies close in on your position. Stealth and CQC knife kills work well and look awesome.
- There are less levels than V2, but each one is massive and can be played in so many different ways. Generally, they went with quality over quantity. The levels are each small sandboxes in nature, so you can plot out different paths and approaches with your binoculars and it works great.
- In each level there are 1-3 optional objectives you can accomplish if you want, and they are usually very rewarding and can coincide with your main objectives. They can involve sabotage, assassinating officers, collecting stuff, etc.
- You now have a universal XP bar that increases whether you're in single player, co-op, challenge mode, or multiplayer. Everything you do gets you XP and all of the ways you get bonuses based on your shots make your progression feel real.
- Weapon customization, although mild, still adds to the choice in your loadouts. Which, by the way, you can make 4 unique loadouts to switch between for single and multiplayer.
- There is more variety in the collectibles, as opposed to the extremely hard-to-see gold bars and wine bottles of V2. Still, it is very difficult to find all of them.

Strange missteps:
- There is a surprisingly smaller arsenal of guns to pick from. You might feel discouraged at the start by only having 1 of each type, but you will unlock them quickly as you level up. However, despite this, unlocking all 4 (I think) of each type, there still just doesn't seem enough, but OF COURSE there's day 1 DLC of weapon packs that really should have been in the game to begin with, as all of the DLC guns were in some way featured in V2 before. Strange to charge extra for something carried over from V2...
- For whatever reason, there doesn't seem to be any way of playing co-op campaign or challenge mode with strangers via matchmaking, which you totally could do in V2. You are only able to play co-op with people on your friends list, which makes it hard to play these modes by yourself if you don't have any friends with this game.

Things that were awesome in V2 and are still awesome in 3:
- ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ X-RAY KILLCAMS!! They are still great no matter how many times you watch them, and include vehicle destruction now as well. Instead of just Vital Hits, Headshots, and Kills, you can get (insert organ here)shots.
- Multiplayer offers a slower-paced, patient experience, which is different from most shooters out there. The matches are all totally customizable in terms of bullet physics, available guns, whether or not teams can cross sides of the map (ensuring sniping-only matches), sprinting, and so forth.

Hope you enjoyed this over-extensive review.

Very entertaining and solid combat. Story tries really hard to be flashy and edgy and sometimes succeeds, but it's certainly better than no story at all. If you enjoyed Rage, you'd likely enjoy this too. Also, has great soundtrack that fits the oppressive atmosphere of the Nazi-dominated world. Some characters are quirky and lovable, some are just clearly trying too hard to be weird and pseudo-intellectual. The chemistry of the protagonist and love interest is fairly well done. Because of megatextures, this is a wopping 40GB download with some visual stuttering issues. Overall, very enjoyable game that will be worth another playthrough.

Look at how many hours I've played. LOOK AT THEM.

Prepare For Unlubed, Barbed Anal Insertion Edition

Absolutely awesome game. Some claim the horror elements are completely replaced by action, but that is not true. While the third game clearly goes down the action route, this game finds a perfect balance between action, horror, and story. Isaac finally talks! He's now reacting to things, talking to people, connecting to people, and responding to his hallucinations. It gives the game's narrative a much stronger and believable feel this time around. The gameplay mechanics are largely the same, with some new tweaks and additions here and there. Overall a more refined, intense, and emotional journey than the first.

Great atmosphere, combat, character building, and overall terror. Isaac as a silent protagonist hinders the overall narrative, as every other character just barks orders over the radio at him: a tired cliche. That's about my only gripe, otherwise this is a must play for anyone who appreciates survival horror.

The atmosphere is great, without a doubt. The tunnels and monster sounds are chilling, creepy, and haunting. The shooting elements are fairly solid for the most part as well. The vision sequences involving the Dark Ones were pretty well done also. There, that's about all I enjoyed about this game; now onto the bad. The AI is abysmally illogical and inconsistent, especially in the "stealth" sections. If you happen to miss your throwing knife, or it doesn't kill your target, every enemy in the entire area (which is dark) instantaneously knows your exact location and shoots right at your face. The monster AI is obnoxiously aggressive and most of the encounters involve them swarming your position. The level design is often janky and confusing, the objectives are often vague and difficult to see. The amoeba sequence towards the end is where the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ elements of the game come together (terrible AI that you must escort, swarming exploding enemies, bad level design) Not to mention absolutely none of the characters develop into anyone remotely interesting or sympathetic. They act like cardboard cutouts that tell you where to go (barely) and shoot at things (barely). This game has fairly positive reviews all around, and lovers of survival horror will surely get their fix, but I just cannot recommend it in general. It is very unpolished and inconsistent in its quality and fun-factor.

Weird, atmospheric, dark, fascinating.

such survival
very undead
many blood
wow