Oh man, I am so excited about this. The original was the only game I was ever ranked at, I put hundreds of hours into those time trials.
The settings look fantastic, the combat looks good, and they don't seem to be incentivizing direct confrontation (it still slows you down a lot). I can not wait for this game.
Yeah no, I'm not too excited honestly. It looks like, to me, that it's a Mirror's Edge prequel with a severe case of EAitis - if the trailer is anything to go by, it sounds like everything always has to be happening and the thing just NEEDED to be action packed (especially compared to the calmer, less urgent and more freestyle and puzzle-like style of the first game). They don't incentivize direct confrontation - but it sounds like things are going to be shot at, break and explode for a vast majority of the game, paused only for plot exposition. Plus with that new character, it just SCREAMS "extra story DLC - the other side of the coin" and "strong multiplayer aspect"
At long as you treat game trailers like you treat food advertisements, it's all good.
Yeah, of course - the trailer is very stylized in places. But from what we saw of the alpha gameplay I still get a very negative feeling about it.
So is traversal more open in this one? With more than one way to get from Point A to Point B? I'd like that if it's the case.
:/ I thought the first one was really open. I mean, there was one kind of path that you had to follow, but that narrow path had so many options and shortcuts that could shave 5, 10, 15 seconds off your time. I feel like I overly nerded out about this game, where running up a wall and vaulting over a handrail instead of taking the stairs feels like a very intentional separate path that just happens to be confined to the same area. It was neat design.
I haven't played in years so you might be right. Might have to revisit it
So excited for this game. It looks amazing and the combat and running look fluid and amazing, much improved over the first. The only thing I need now is a rig that can run it lol