I just played through the xbox 360 demo version and i like it a lot. my only beef with the demo is the excruciatingly short play time it gives you and the fact that it has TONS of screen tearing. i did notice it has a slighly lower frame rate that im used to but its not slow beyond the large amount of screen tearing. has anybody else noticed the tearing or had an issue with the time limit only being 10 minutes?

I only noticed it when I was walking through my front yard at the very beginning

Didn't notice the tearing, but the frame rate sucks.

I got some frame rate issues while driving. Its a pretty shitty game. FUCK GTA CLONES!!!!

I'm on 360. It couldn't have gone above 30fps at any point. It was playable, but very noticeable.

PC version seemed pretty fine. No FPS problems or Screen Tearing(Can that happen on PC?). The cut scenes look really nice though.

" I'm on 360. It couldn't have gone above 30fps at any point. It was playable, but very noticeable. "

I rammed myself full-speed into the front of a delivery truck of some sort. I was stuck with my nose jammed under the grill of the truck for about three minutes. I wouldn't usually call that a glitch, but I couldn't get out of my car or steer myself out of it. I just had to wait for the truck driver AI to figure out how to turn his steering wheel. Not a big deal, but I hope this isn't a very common occurrence. It would suck if this happened when I was on some time-crucial mission.

I too find the tearing and framerate to be... well, not great.  
 
Kinda digging the realism of the game though, even if it makes it frustrating at times.

" @niamahai:  i played the demo for kane and lynch 2 last night also. i liked the singleplayer demo but i tried for over an hour to play the multiplayer and i couldnt get into a single match. "

The time limit is ridiculous, I don't even know why they bothered imposing it. The portion of the city is tiny.
 
On Ps3 the frame rate was less than stellar. but generally no worse than GTA4. 
 
The game's pretty gimped on Ps3, it's missing more then a few "Graphical touches". it only rubs it in when they show the trailer at the end that's clearly running on a PC looking alot nicer and at a much higher resolution.
 
But man, the collectibles are the best (And simultaneously most exploitative) I've ever seen.

I tried out the demo on both the PC and PS3. The PS3 version was playable, but wasn`t good.  
 
The PC version ran with no problems. It was smooth. The game was running at default setting for my machine (medium) and at 1680 x 1050.  I had a friend run it at high and he had the same results. Smooth and no problems at all. 
 
Yeah, those collectibles are awesome.

Played the demo on 360 and PS3. My takeaways:  
-360 is better overall, smoother framerate, less jaggies  
-PS3 version lacks some detail on grass (and trees/bushes?).
-PS3 version slowed down a BIT more, but I noticed some tearing on the PS3 version (which I didn't notice in the 360 version). 
-PS3 version features the same controls as the 360 (L2 to aim and R2 to fire). IMO this is awkward with the PS3's convex triggers (should be L1 and L2). 
 
Hopefully once review copies are out we can see if this is still true for the retail version!

" @FireBurger said:

" I'm on 360. It couldn't have gone above 30fps at any point. It was playable, but very noticeable. "

compared to K&L2 silky smooth 60 (granted it's technically 2 different games), ya the low framerate is very obvious.  will curios to see which one would sell more since its the only big 2 release for August. "

I played the steam demo and I loved it.  I like the camera angle.  The visuals are very colorful and love the ambient music and radio in the background.  Finding classic porn is great, classy playboy is where its it.  Cover system felt good.  Ran fast and very very smooth.  Shooting felt good, and it the demo had a great cliffhanger.  I really enjoy the characters that you work with, classic mobster characterization with a bit of mystery.

The PC demo is quite awesome.
 
Or my computer is just awesome.

Love the cars, the sound track and the setting, but man after playing Red dead I am not feeling the open world thing. 

Sounds like the PC version is full of win.
 
Will have a look on steam and see if its available.

Game ran ok, I mean, I sure wish the framerate was higher but it looked great.  
 
As for the timing issue, I just get myself killed or arrested and the timer resets.  After a while it started giving me 13 minutes instead of 10 after dying a few times.

" @PNut_Buttr_Panda:  I'm on a recent 360 Arcade, so the hardware shouldn't be an issue. I'm probably just pickier. :) It just seems like the framerate is something you'd find in something like Two Worlds, rather than in a high-production game like Mafia. "

This game has the worst frame rate I've played / seen in years. For any game that involves the precision and timing of driving or aiming (let alone both), this is an immediate problem.

i would love for a crime game in the 50's that doesn't have the mafia as the main players
italia sucks

" I rammed myself full-speed into the front of a delivery truck of some sort. I was stuck with my nose jammed under the grill of the truck for about three minutes. I wouldn't usually call that a glitch, but I couldn't get out of my car or steer myself out of it. I just had to wait for the truck driver AI to figure out how to turn his steering wheel. Not a big deal, but I hope this isn't a very common occurrence. It would suck if this happened when I was on some time-crucial mission. "

"PC version seemed pretty fine. No FPS problems or Screen Tearing(Can that happen on PC?). The cut scenes look really nice though. "

" I played the steam demo and I loved it.  I like the camera angle.  The visuals are very colorful and love the ambient music and radio in the background.  Finding classic porn is great, classy playboy is where its it.  Cover system felt good.  Ran fast and very very smooth.  Shooting felt good, and it the demo had a great cliffhanger.  I really enjoy the characters that you work with, classic mobster characterization with a bit of mystery. "

my only criticism is the controls. they fucked up with the buttons.
ooops and bad texturing too. except for characters,  textures are blurry and not quite what to expect these days.
so add ST and FRate issue.. i dunnno whatto think right now..

I didn't know the demo was out! :(

i`m on PS3, I didn`t get tearing, but I did get slow frame rate while in one of the gun fights

I was extremely happy with the demo, no it isnt perfect..but it is a demo..but if the biggest problems in the retail version are fps...I think we will be okay