Condemned 2: Bloodshot Media Depicts Mediocre Looking Character Models

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• Agreed. It looks pretty fucking amateur : Drewus
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  you're reading the wrong site : Maarten Goldstein
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    I'm just offering my constructive criticism - in the comments, where it belongs. As I mentioned, the tre... : PsychoBoyJack
    • http://www.shacknews.com/images/image-o-matic.x?/images/sshots/Screenshot/9223/9223_47b6d1267a8d7.jpg ... : cycopl
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    I was pretty sure you guys had setup the blog in order to be able to opinionate on the news. : GilesH
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      Or the podcast? : PsychoBoyJack
      • You guys really don't remember many Maarten news posts do you? : anhero
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      This man is correct. I, too, like my opinions on the blog, rather than shacknews. It's comments like this... : Killrig
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        Also, it's biased opinions that can destroy the media and press. Look at FOX News for a perfect example o... : Killrig
        • "Look at FOX News for a perfect example" of having the highest ratings in cable news? : sliver
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  I like how everyone is in a tiff over this. Someone please call the PTA. Think about the children! Hilari... : spigot
  • Bah. Children are only good for working in sweat shops (<- Note controversial opinion conveniently locat... : PsychoBoyJack
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  Why are you complaining about the headline when obviously it's true? These are some terrible fucking char... : JimRune
  • News on the Shack is serious business, apparently. We want our news cold, hard and sanitized - for our ow... : spigot
• Game looks terrible man, what else do you want him to say? : Funran
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  I don't have a problem with some opinion/personality coming through in the reporting. There are plenty of... : Mansmells
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    Yup. Perhaps it's a problem with the quality of writing. Just looking at the front page, consider this ... : PsychoBoyJack
    • It also isn't just a display of screens and video. So Maarten is succinct and precise. Live on. : anhero
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  Cry some more. : qwplayer
  • These kinds of posts should be banned. : bigimp
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  I could understand you saying that of Nick or Chris or Aaron (or anyone I may have forgotten), but Maarte... : anhero
  • although, not as clever as I hoped it would be. you're slipping Maarten : anhero
• I agree. Stupid unfounded opinion anyway. : trelain
• sad, but i agree. : maulla
• The title made me laugh and I actually looked at the screens when I probably wouldn't have bothered befor... : packav
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  I simply hate the "XXXXX shots depict YYYYY" format. I seriously go to the frontpage less often than othe... : melt_core
  • Yeah. It's lazy. And this is a big step down. Next it'll be "Fragwar Screenshots Depict Mediocre Game". : dirge23
• I like my opinions like I like my women. All over my screenshots. : Rauol Duke
• I agree, whatever shacknews editor's think, the subjective headings are unfounded for a news site. It se... : GlassShadow
• There's nothing subjective in the headline. This game is mediocre looking all around. Maybe visuals are... : zig
• I think subjective headlines ROCK! : Function Pointer

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  Yeah, be like the millions of other game site clones out there. Eh, no thanks, I like Shacknews the way ... : Matt Burris
  • yep I agree, there are plenty of generic game sites already. : Tsai NZL
• Yeah. It's the clever headlines and the honesty that keeps me recommending this site above most any othe... : ragingdwarf
• It's his website. His stating his opinion doesn't harm you, think for yourself, or disagree in the commen... : tigeN

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• Okay. I'll agree with the Max Payne 2 statement. That game DID have better character models than those in... : Killrig

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• I thought that the 360=DirectX, while PS3=OpenGL (at least some flavor of it) - I have no idea if it's ev : mafu5150
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  I don't think opengl should make it looked washed out at all. Look at games like Doom 3, Quake 4. Do they... : nutcrackr
  • Or maybe the image capture tool the publishers are using are just shitty. : Matt Burris
  • yeah i dont think its OGL vs. DX. its gotta be some default gamma/contrast/brightness setting or somethin... : gyokuro
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    I was talking older, like Soldier of Fortune, Kingpin, etc in OGL. The textures seemed to me to be kind ... : mafu5150
    • Correct me if I am wrong, but Soldier of Fortune and Kingpin used the Quake 2 engine which only had an 8 ... : Adrenaline

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• The more important question: Do they care? Thank god they don't. : anhero

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  In all honestly I don't see how they look bad, or even mediocre. If they were out of place in the game wo... : Reeves
  • have you played a new release FPS / 3PS in the past two years? : anhero

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• I think games with super detailed models look stupid. Natural and realistic looking game models are the... : oatmb

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• I agree; I didn't feel the headline was necessary. It struck me as too judgemental; the way screenshots l... : thenommo
• I'm going to have to agree here as well. I love Condemned, it gets the atmosphere so....creepy. Also look... : avatar_58
• Agreed. The front page should be as objective as possible, otherwise the journalism aspect could go downh... : headbone
• boo-urns! : cool_canuckian
• Maarten was a pretty big fan of the first game : megarust32
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  i think he was being sarcastic cause those graphics look pretty good to me : gyokuro
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    no, not sarcasm, i am horrified by http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=9223&game_id=4334&i... : Maarten Goldstein
    • okay i guess my standards are pretty low : gyokuro
• FWIW, I also disliked the tone of the headline. : GilesH
• I agree : Milleh
• Hey come on now, don't take away the only joy in his life! : et72

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• Huh? Dude... what is up with the camel toe? I don't get it. : Gwyndion

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  Or just change it completely to: "May contain content unsuitable for weak minded individuals who can n... : techx4
  • Or: Unsuited for people who do not enjoy beating the crap out of homeless people. : SovietOrchestra

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  no doubt....the ps3 pictures look like a ps2 game.....favoritism : sherwinpg
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    You are well on your way to becoming a complete joke. I can only imagine that you are actually trolling, ... : Fred Garvin
    • I think it's a character account. It has to be. : Mansmells
  • lol no way they look like a ps2. they look good. one thing i notice though is ps3 always seems to have a ... : gyokuro
  • I want the PS2 you've been playing. : cycopl

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• Seriously! The 360 screenshots are much more interesting and look far better. I don't really get the m... : A Sponge

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  i like the ethan model, and the bad guys but other people? yikes. : Maarten Goldstein
  • I agree, I hope they put those through another iteration :( : SpaecKow