archvile93 said:
Susan Arendt said:
archvile93 said:
Solid gameplay? The mechanics were terrible. The atmosphere was the only redeeming quality.
I disagree. Not innovative, certainly, and not awe-inspiring, but definitely solid.
I think we can all agree that the game's final chapter is complete crap, though. Escort mission into piss-weak final boss? Yick.
Solid my ass. The plasmids have less stopping power than an airsoft gun, yet somehow require a nuclear fission reactor to use. This takes away alot of the atmosphere since it takes away any incentive you have to attack big daddies (except of course where the game decides to be an even bigger dick and force you to). Many enemies that are clearly basic infantry can take several clips of machine gun ammo before dieing, and that's the anti-personnel rounds. The heads of splicers are apperently non-corporeal since shots go right through them without any ill effects. Of course, none of this would bother me if it wasn't for the parts that stole your guns and the fact that the game doesn't even supply you with enough ammo to, how did Yathzee put it? Oh yeah, "worry half a scout troop." Do you know how difficult it is to be forced to beat an elite bouncer to death with a wrench? I'm amazed Rapture could have a civil war considering a three man squad would require more ammo than what it had at its height.
Yet here is me who has only ever played the game on hard, who has never had to resort to fighting Big Daddies with the wrench and if anything I always have
too much ammo as I for some bizarre reason keep saving my missile launcher ammo "just in case".
They take your guns away for less than 5 minutes so I don't see that as an issue either.
As long as you keep up with the research and upgrade your weapons then even on hard they are not that bad as long as you can pull off a head-shot.
You want to take down Big Daddies? Electric Buck, Electric Gel, Bolt Traps and Mines. That's all you need. Considering you don't need those against other enemies you should have plenty throughout the game.