Your impressions of Conduit 2

[Michael-5]

RaptorGTA said:

Michael-5 said:

I don't own the game, but I'm not motivated to play it because it just looks bland. Metroid Prime 3 was the only good shooter on the Wii, and it was difficult to play, and had a unique and interesting story. Wii games don't drop in price as fast as PS3 and 360 games do, so why pick up even Conduit 1 for $30 when I can get Vanquish, a much newer and better game, for the same price?

Shooters don't work on Wii, unless they offer an interesting story and art direction. No developer puts enough effort into hardcore Wii games.

MP3 wasnt a FPS..it had shooter elements (remember that debate on VGChartz). Personally Conduit 2 story is great. The conspiracy oject add an intersting twist to history..well other are just interesting to begin with. Also, with the change between the first conduit to this...i would say with confident that if any developer put effort into a game its HVS.

 

and as for shooters dont work on the wii I really have to disagree with you man. The wii mote to me is like a mouse...Id take the wiimote over my xbox controller any day.

 

and to those worried about the reviews..I dont get it. I really dont. I havent had a chance to read all of the reviews and pick them apart. Id say a fair score for Conduit 2 is anywhere from 7.9 to 8.4. The improvements from the first to the second shows a game evolving rather then just be redone for a profit. The single player has a nice mix of..modes?..missions?.idk what to call it (not wanting to give away levels and bosses)..and the hidden items and messages are great. 

 

There are some meh things about the game.

1. I hate ladders...in any FPS..and the ones in the conduit 2 are a pain. you get stuck on em..

2. bad voice acting..minus Adams actor...the rest are meh..

3. the lock on feature can be a little random. Ive been able to lock on to enemies (single player only) who werent in the same room.

4. Music and voice overs can be drowned out. needs to be better mixed.

5. I miss the Trust logo puzzles...i was hoping for more

6. Would have liked more locations.

 

those are my current complaints...but their not bad. Just a pain but I still enjoyed this game.

I acknowedge that Metroid Prime is a First Person Adventure game, I often classify it as a shooter because I still see MP as a shooter. Just like Uncharted is a shooter, this is too, but FPA is the primary genre.

Also I'm not debating the Wii-mote controls, they are great for shooters, MP3 was awesome, but no developer puts the time and effort to make a good Wii shooter. The best Wii shooters get 8/10 scores, and are honestly bland when compared to something as polished as Killzone, Vanquish, Halo, or Dead Space.

8/10 is passable for me, unless it's a franchise I personally favor (like Front Mission, or Fire Emblem). I have literally about 70 360 games, almost all of them are above 8/10, but I think I should have turned down a few 8/10's. I mean I bought DMC4 for $20 and only played it for an hour, I should have turned that game down and picked it up more recently when I have the time to play it.

So if 7.9-8.4/10 is the best Wii has for shooters, that to me is pretty bland. I just wish Nintendo got one shooter title, as unique and interesting as Vanquish was. That to me felt like a Nintendo-esk shooter, due to all the corny lines, and sterotypical characters.