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| Grave 1331th Post
  
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|  "OPINIONS" , posted Wed 9 Jun 07:31:  
Since I'm most of the way done with the main campaign now, it is time for some opinions. I have lots of them!
The reviews have been entirely too hard on the game's basic controls. Yes, it's a little bit different from western shooters. Yes, it's stupid that we have to use L1 and R1 to fire. Still, none of the control issues I've had have been dealbreakers. It's funny, because within the confines of the game's scenarios I find it totally acceptable and functional, but the obstacle courses are so terrible that it makes me question if the control's even adequate at all. Still, been doing fine in the campaign except for a couple of nasty grappling hook accidents on the train levels.
The AI for single player is absolutely pathetic. I've considered disabling most or all of them and seeing if the game would be more enjoyable. Those assholes will stand around a data post and stare at it until I get out of my VS, and then when I go to activate it they'll stand around my VS like they're thinking about getting in and if one ever tries he can kiss that VS goodbye because I WILL find a way to blow it up, even with friendly fire off.
My most serious problem with the game so far:
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*If I am looking out a window and aiming a gun, I expect to shoot through the window, not into the wall.
*Grenades are evidently made out of rubber.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I'm glad that this game works 90% of the time without a cover system because I think the game works better without it. But holy shit, give me some way to press against a wall so I can tell the game I'm going to be looking around corners now. So many clear shots totally wasted on edges of walls or windows that aren't actually in my way. And forget trying to throw grenades from behind cover. Have fun blowing yourself up. Ridiculous. I wouldn't have a problem with their bouncy nature if not for the wall problem.
And as for that train...
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Not sure yet. At first, my opinion was "very pretty, mostly fun with great, cinematic boss fights". During 3-3, my opinion was "Capcom has no business making games if they're going to pull shit like this." Now that I've finished 3-3, and played a bit of VS, I'm in the "let's see how the rest of the game goes" phase.
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I tried to play the already infamous 3-3 last night and I was amazed. Here I thought nothing was going to challenge Bayonetta for the honor of having the worst level designs of 2010.
Okay, so when I played 3-3 I had a little bit of warning about what was coming. I played it co-op with a single friend and 2 crappy AI dudes. As the mission begins he told me what was going down. Granted, I was still confused but once we got the pacing of the fight down it went pretty smoothly and was a great deal of fun. Being able to get down from the turret in a hurry requires pretty good grasp of the game's controls and I was pretty nervous about jumping down but I don't think either of us died once. I found myself actually wanting more levels like that, where all players have to fill in whatever role is needed on a vehicle at the time. Guess I'm the only one.
All in all, the game has a lot of problems but I think the good totally outweighs the bad. The end of the demo with the salamander akrid kind of had me worried that the game blew its load there and the rest wouldn't be able to live up to it, but I've loved almost all of it. There have been a lot of crazy action movie moments and they've all been in gameplay! That says a lot right there. The throwaway cutscenes and plot don't really interest me and the random QTEs just make me scratch my head though.
I haven't gotten into any multiplayer vs. action yet but the campaign has been a blast so far and I still have the 5th and 6th sections to go, I think? Not sure how long it goes. Regardless, I expect to be playing this one for some time. It's good!
edit: Oh! Oh! And you know what else I hate? YOU CAN'T THROW GRENADES WHEN YOU'RE TAKING FIRE. This is ridiculous because you can't throw them from cover either unless you want them to bounce back on top of you. Standing there tapping the trigger and getting your animation interrupted time after time makes me wonder if it's worth using grenades at all.
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| Pollyanna 2932th Post
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| "Re(1):OPINIONS" , posted Wed 9 Jun 18:24
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grenades
I find grenade 2 to be much more effective. It detonates much later, so you can kind of...lob it out and then shoot it. Although each one is a terror in its own way, now that I've experienced the variety of grenades (and equipped the least offensive ones), they don't bother me so much.
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I found myself actually wanting more levels like that, where all players have to fill in whatever role is needed on a vehicle at the time. Guess I'm the only one.
If I had someone to help me through the scenario, or if the game would've EXPLAINED ITSELF, then I probably would've enjoyed it. I think the concept is good, but the execution is bad.
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multiplayer vs. action
This has become a world of pain for me. I bothered unlocking every damned...everything in the game. I had a few really nice matches online when the game first came out, but now it's completely overrun with Japanese people. I don't have any problem with how they play or whatever, but there is just no way to have a consistently lag-free experience against people on the other side of the world.
Occasionally I'll have a nice game, but more often than not I'll have dead people walking around, spontaneous deaths and people who appeared to have just jumped off a cliff, manifest suddenly in my face, shooting the crap out of me. I had a fantastic encounter where I slashed someone (I use the gun sword) at least 15 times to no avail. He was shooting holes straight through me, too.
If Capcom would prioritize the matching by connection, that would be much better. I can see playing with Japanese players when no one closer is available, but not 95% Japanese EVERY SINGLE TIME.
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