2008-02-24 18:51:31 Images of Condemned 2

I love the fact that devs put paintings and posters on walls etc. Makes it prette atmospheric. I played through the first game recently and in the library level I gazed at every single painting, the selection was pretty good!

This game will be crazy. The first one wasn't scary at all for me, but I love that it was one crazy freak show (I'm a huge fan of Clive Barker's Books of Blood) and now the company is even more interesting:)

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"That just happened 'cause that was awesome" - Randy Pitchford, Gearbox

2008-02-24 19:01:59

Is the PS3 version running in some kind of monochrome mode? The lack of colors is disturbing.

2008-02-24 19:17:46 In reply to Krilekk (2008-02-24 19:01:59)

2008-02-24 19:20:17

Can't wait for this.

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Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Has it been five years? Six? It seems like a lifetime.

2008-02-24 19:20:21

Some of the worst textures i've seen on a Xbox game.

But overall its looking better

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UFC 2009, Its going to be the best game ever.

Anyone that calls themselves a "Hardcore Gamer" seriously needs to reevaluate their lives.

2008-02-24 19:21:17 In reply to jackdoe (2008-02-24 19:17:46)

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"That just happened 'cause that was awesome" - Randy Pitchford, Gearbox

2008-02-24 19:24:08 In reply to szaromir (2008-02-24 19:21:17)

2008-02-24 19:28:31 In reply to jackdoe (2008-02-24 19:24:08)

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"That just happened 'cause that was awesome" - Randy Pitchford, Gearbox

2008-02-24 19:31:15 In reply to Krilekk (2008-02-24 19:01:59)

2008-02-24 19:33:04

I'm getting pretty close to preordering this, I need some more good gameplay only videos to really decide. Anyways, I'll at least pick this up over Rainbow Six Vegas 2 now I believe.

2008-02-24 20:35:50

ok...360 version is better.
NOW : I WANT THIS GAME !!

2008-02-24 20:54:20

So how much longer can the developers hide behind the fact that every multiplatform title that comes out, it will look noticeably better on the 360? Yes it's unfair to compare the screenshots considering that they are not of the same scenery but I think those grainy looking monochromatic images are of gameplay moments and I think the textures and colors can cause us to pass judgement.

2008-02-24 22:42:58 In reply to omegaheat (2008-02-24 20:54:20)

2008-02-24 23:31:56

This game is just going to be so good

2008-02-24 23:32:07

It's just desaturated. Somewhere along the lines and between all the next-gen hype, developers caught on to the trend that desaturation and high-contrast = next-gen.
What it really equals - is gimmick.
The silent hill series has been creating disturbing textures for the games atmosphere for years with little to no post-color correction done. I have a feeling what you're seeing there, in fact I'm almost possitive has nothing to do with the textures themselves and more to do with overall colorizing.

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2008-02-24 23:59:25

That enemy model from the PS3 screens is just so fugly. Low res blood and character seams are very apparent. Which leads me to believe that those screens are from an older build of the game. If not, Monolith have really fucked up.

2008-02-25 01:47:10 In reply to szaromir (2008-02-24 19:28:31)

2008-02-25 20:19:06

german gamepro reviewed the final build of the game, said both versions look and run identical except ps3 comes with uncompressed audio. so if the colors seem different here its probably just the level or how it was captured.

cant wait for this game.

2008-02-25 22:21:14

I've decided to finally get the game now. Saw some really nice gameplay videos.

2008-02-25 22:26:46

There's clearly no AA in the PS3 screens, so they don't look identical.

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"That just happened 'cause that was awesome" - Randy Pitchford, Gearbox

2008-02-25 22:44:12 In reply to szaromir (2008-02-25 22:26:46)

2008-02-25 23:26:38 In reply to jackdoe (2008-02-25 22:44:12)

2008-02-26 00:09:10

Its actually looking a lot better than it did before. Dubiously so. I'm thinking they were either showing alpha shots before or have managed to optimize the fear engine further. But seeing as the engine is three years old and has never been optimized for ***** in its life, both options are unlikely.

Oh well, there's always the 10-15fps option they used for Condemned 1, or back to the 128x128 texture option they used for all the FEAR console versions.

But since these are downscaled semi bullshots (what else is new), the texture mip levels and resolutions cant be trusted.

2008-02-26 00:56:28 In reply to citizenx (2008-02-25 23:26:38)

2008-02-26 13:05:05 In reply to citizenx (2008-02-25 23:26:38)