@Captain_Insano: I dunno man I like Farcry 2 ALOT, beat it twice, currently on my thrid playthorugh. Multiplayer is enjoyable too; cant wait for farcry 3.
I thought the game had a very robust combat system for a Turn-Based RPG, and the plethora of classes and combinations made it a real joy to play. The ability to work towards learning whatever skill you liked was very nice, and graphics were impressive, even if just spruced up FFX stuff.
Admittedly, the SISTER LOVE aspect was very weak, but the game had an immense amount of side-content, and the other characters were very good.
Homecoming? I enjoyed it, but wouldn't be heartbroken if it decided to just not exist. "
I believe so, but there are people that really enjoyed it. Even so, the game is a blemish on what was done before. "
I would choose Homecoming over Silent Hill 4 for sure. Not at all a "blemish", but quite decent when compared to the rest of the series. Not the best, but defiantly not the worst.
A certain editor on 1up made a connection between the battle system of FFX2 and FFXIII, he immediately had to justify himself because the sheer notion of FFX2 turns people's brains to mush. What's funny is how good the underlying mechanics for that game is, it's technically a souped-up job system with a battle system that emphasized on quick reactions and combo's. It was fun.
But I don't fault anyone overlooking that and being turned off with...well...everything else in the game. Most certainly not the sequel anyone was looking forward too. "
I liked more Silent Hill 4 than Homecoming. Despite having disconnected level design, it had a amazing original story. I didn't felt that with Homecoming. There is there a missing Team Silent touch. Also some of Silent Hill 4 enemies were really creepy, unlike the monsters of Homecoming. "
Silent Hill 4 was good, but all over the place in terms of quality. The premise was original, but it's inability to really deal with anything regarding the actual location of Silent Hill bothered me. Then there's the second half, which more or less involved replaying the first half while implementing the most tired and true, make-or-break gameplay designs: Escort mission. Ugh. On the plus, I agree that it's the most original premise, and it has my favorite soundtrack for the entire series.
On the other hand, Homecoming most certainly knew what it was, and was very proud of being a Silent Hill game. At time's it felt almost like a "greatest hit's" of Silent Hill premises, but it most certainly did enough on it's own to warrant it as a good entry in the series. Most people's divisions come with the fact you play as an ex-solider that is quite capable in combat, which was addressing a very popular critical complaint of the series at that time: Fixing the combat. I find it a little ironic that people fault the game for that, I also totally understand why in Shattered Memories your character runs from everything.
In terms of atmosphere, a "Silent Hill touch", it's all totally up in the air in terms of opinions. I thought they did totally fine. As for the characters not being creppy... Uhm... There's more than a few bosses in that game that I can easily point too in terms of qualifying as "creepy".
They're both good games, worthy to be in the franchise.
Not only is the series ditching the fantastic world they made last year, but were revisiting The Sands of Time Trilogy, a rare game trilogy that competently ended. Not only that, but the game will be a side-story between Sands of Timeand Warrior Within, finally giving us the untold story of how the franchise lost itself. I mean seriously, who want's to find out how the Prince became a swearing unlikable bastard for the following sequel? "
Funny how the game comes out in the same month that the movie is supposed to. As for unnecessary sequels, another hit for Deus Ex 2. Two words: universal ammo. "
The new movie follows the Sands of Time franchise correct? What an interesting coincidence. :P
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