Kane & Lynch 2 Impressions 1

by Adam Blue • Impressions

I’m really only playing this to give impressions. The demo of the first didn’t do it for me, and there’s too much to play right now to devote time to Kane & Lynch. But there’s a reason I try out ever game possible, and K&L2 has one.

I’m only two levels in and enjoying it so far, but if I’m to take anything from this experience, it would be the presentation of the visuals. The game’s actual character models and textures seem to be of low quality – if you take the time to look. But, that’s all hidden away by an awesome hidden camera/camcorder look throughout. This look gives a slight grainy visual layering while there’s lens flare and light saturation abound. But, what really allows this look to achieve its amazing realism, is the constant high frame-rate. It’s gotta be 60 frames+ the entire time. It really makes the game seem like it’s being filmed by a tourist behind your back. I love this look and would like to see it more.

As for gameplay, so far it’s crazy. It’s just a ton of shooting, taking cover…and dying. I’m playing on the medium difficulty setting, and I’m dying quite a bit. Maybe I just have to get used to the style of play. It seems you need to spray-and-pray while constantly picking up new weapons around you. I don’t think my default tactical approach can work here; enemies will still come barreling at me as I put shots into their knees and chest. Again, you just pull that R trigger non-stop and hope you don’t get hit by them.

I think this is a co-op game anyway, and I might just wait and play it with someone as the entire time I’m feeling like a need to vocally express my fun with someone else that is experiencing the same thing. I’m going to hold off a bit though and finish up some other games I’ve already started, but so far, Kane & Lynch 2 is doing it for me.

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