Zeno Clash II Review - Lovably Absurd
The closest you?ll ever get to having a fist fight in an art gallery.
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The closest you?ll ever get to having a fist fight in an art gallery.
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Zeno Clash II Review - Lovably Absurd
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Me and you aren't totally seeing eye to eye on this game, Grey, but that's totally okay. Granted, I'm only halfway through it, but simply having the areas opened up and fighting more enemies at once is insanely satisfying for a Zeno Clash fanboy like myself.
I think the first game was well served by playing like a museum tour, being guided from area to area and given just enough time to take it in and be astounded by it. Either way, I commend you for being critical and somewhat harsh with a game, regardless of the team's size or the "budget/indie" limitations. We can only help developers by pointing out faults, and refusing to coddle them because of their humble origins.
A game's success can be measured by whether or not it achieves its stated goals, and in places I can see lofty goals that weren't attained here, so I totally understand that point. My hope is that this game does well enough to justify a third for Atlus, allowing ACEteam to actually execute the "pie in the sky" vision they have for this series. In the end, good review, and I respect it. Not that what I say should mean much.
I think the first game was well served by playing like a museum tour, being guided from area to area and given just enough time to take it in and be astounded by it. Either way, I commend you for being critical and somewhat harsh with a game, regardless of the team's size or the "budget/indie" limitations. We can only help developers by pointing out faults, and refusing to coddle them because of their humble origins.
A game's success can be measured by whether or not it achieves its stated goals, and in places I can see lofty goals that weren't attained here, so I totally understand that point. My hope is that this game does well enough to justify a third for Atlus, allowing ACEteam to actually execute the "pie in the sky" vision they have for this series. In the end, good review, and I respect it. Not that what I say should mean much.
Some of the other reviews I've looked at mentioned some issues with bugs. How stable is the released version of the game?
Ill probably pick this up at some point, but god damn my backlog is so huge right now...
He made a video telling people that the game has severe FOV issues because some people actually get a form of motion sickness with limited FOV's. Thats hardly crusading against it, more of a "buyer beware" type of thing.kurupt87 said:
Grey Carter said:
I played with auto-lock OFF.
It's no God Hand, but there's enough creativity in just the moves. I liked having to aim punches against some enemies. I used the counter kick A LOT against the Mountain Dwellers because the kick sends them flying, and then you can kick them off the cliff because they have plenty of health that you don't want to bother with. The enemies who block a lot, I just did the charged right hand strong attacks, or power moves. I didn't use the dodge+punch as much because I focused more on positioning to get the drop on them.
For the little Enforcers, I'd just sprint bash into them and get right up in their grill.
And then the secondary weapons are lifesavers for group combat.
My favorite combo
Piledriver!
Fist of the North Zenozoik
btw, I think this game is kakking amazing. This is still the best First Person Melee system ever. And it's the most imaginative world I've seen in a game since Neverhood. As a fan of Zeno Clash 1, I loved how the levels are opened up. This is a connected world now [http://i.minus.com/i9ONRftIAFTmq.jpg] [pic], you can fast travel from locations and if you're at a high enough place, you can see how the levels are laid out much like Alan Wake (a similarly connected world for a not-open world game). I can talk to NPCs, explore around and find little cubekeys for the Last Tomb or moths to get all those treasures in the Moth Collector's house.
The jawdropping environments, character designs, enemy variety, and an actual open world where hardly any assets are repeated, is ridiculous ambition that needs to be congratulated.
KAKKING BUY THIS GAME YOU TEF
Took a whole load of screenshots, here are some just for the scenery for only the first 6 hours (took me 18 hrs to finish):
Piledriver!
Fist of the North Zenozoik
I didn't experience a single glitch or game-breaking bug. I've finished the game in 18 hours.At_The_Gates said:
btw, I think this game is kakking amazing. This is still the best First Person Melee system ever. And it's the most imaginative world I've seen in a game since Neverhood. As a fan of Zeno Clash 1, I loved how the levels are opened up. This is a connected world now [http://i.minus.com/i9ONRftIAFTmq.jpg] [pic], you can fast travel from locations and if you're at a high enough place, you can see how the levels are laid out much like Alan Wake (a similarly connected world for a not-open world game). I can talk to NPCs, explore around and find little cubekeys for the Last Tomb or moths to get all those treasures in the Moth Collector's house.
The jawdropping environments, character designs, enemy variety, and an actual open world where hardly any assets are repeated, is ridiculous ambition that needs to be congratulated.
KAKKING BUY THIS GAME YOU TEF
Took a whole load of screenshots, here are some just for the scenery for only the first 6 hours (took me 18 hrs to finish):
Halstedom at night
Where you get the Golem Hand
Desert
Forgot what this place was, just full of Shadows and molten lava
Beach
Deeper Woods
