I am beginning to feel like a bitter old man.
This afternoon, in honor of Resistance 2, me and my friend finally beat Co-Op of Resistance, Fall of Man starring Nathan Hale and Nathan Hale's black friend. Apparently blue is superior to red in their world. Yes, that comment makes sense.
Afterwards, our goal was to start the Resistance 2 campaign in a similar manner. First off, we are greeted by the worst looking introduction screen I have seen in this generation. Serously, did they forget to look at this? Off to Co-Op story mode! Well, for those who tried this you may find that there is no "Story" campaign. Single player only. Whoops! Well, oh well, there's still that new campaign! Online Co-Op, woot!
Question 1) Why can't I sign in as another user? I'm stuck under my friends profile. Well, I guess that's fine. Question 2) Why the hell doesn't it save Player 2's stats? After getting my medic to level 4 after many many deaths (And until you get used to the way the game works, you will die, and wait a minute or so to start over) we took a break, had Pizza, and returned to find: My medic doesn't exist. Player 2's stats were all level 1. Play Co-Op Mode, get Level 30, and then lose it! Way to keep us fucking rewarded!
Seriously, fuck that. Let us log in as another user and let us Save details then, don't punish people who enjoy playing a game together in the same room by erasing one's existance. Bitter!
Now, the next bitterness may not be shared, but why did they take Resistance and turn it into Call of Duty 4? Was their entire design document: Take Resistance Fall of Man charecters and CoD4 gameplay mechanics, and mix? Hell, it even has the hold button to make gun shoot better mechanic for the Bullseye! Seriously, what the fuck? Seriously, even in multiplayer, use the Melee (R3 of course now) as the soldier, and your guy charges forward with a knife swipe....
Is this what a sequel has become now? Rather than building upon the mechanics that made the franchise itself, you will take the mechanics of a more popular shooter? Insomniac, you once charmed me with a decent introductory shooter and a nice world in Ratchet and Clank, but this is a big fuck you to me, cutting and pasting what's popular and making it fit in your universe. Why innovate when you can regress? Why differentiate when you can fit the mold?
Is this design by committee showing in a once talented developer, or am I just being too much of an asshole?
See Ya George.
"He did not die - He passed Away"
At least following a comedians own jokes makes his death easier.
