Condemned 2 is immersive, but issues punch you in the face.
Condemned 2 is an immersive game with some really great qualities, and I honestly had a fun time with it. The Visuals are at times stunningly gritty, bloody and fairly impresive, but some levels are too static or lack intersting textures and there are plenty of shotty moments, but overall visuals are good. Sound is amazing, however, ambience and sound effects are connected in one bar that you can edit, and ambience is far louder than the sound of effects themselves, so you will go in and try to turn down ambience because you can't hear your punches, and at times, your punches are ear shatteringly loud and you will turn down the volume then people will talk to you and you can't hear them because ambience so sooo damn loud, It really hurts the game at times, because I want to hear punches and music and voices, but everything is overshadowed by the ambience (loud humming), It's really sad how such a little issue hurts the game because sound is a big component of the game. Gameplay is fun, viseral and grusome, they really immerse you, I can't really mention some of the things that happen. Ferensics are a fun diversion and you feel good when you do things right. And there are some really impresssive story twists and just the story in general is really good, but the ending is horrible....really really horrible. There are some really great set piece moments as well, and these set-piece moments really make the game, and really, you get chaced by a bear and you kill it......with a rack of propane tanks. And lastsly, this game is scary, really scary, and if thats what you want, which you should, it's really a big highlight of the game is it's ability to scare you, and it does. Condemned has it's moments, and you can find it cheap in the price department. Go get it if you want to be scared.
