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  I didn't like it. Didn't have the same feel as the original. At the risk of using another shackmeme, I ... : silent77
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    it doesn't have the same feel as the original, but i would give it another go whilst trying to view it as... : purekillforce
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      I played solo. Yeah the jump height bothered me too. Also, can you only hold one weapon at a time? May... : silent77
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        X changes weapons. no duel-wielding if that's what you mean. although that would be an awesome skill to a... : purekillforce
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          Not duel-wielding, switching weapons. It felt like if I stood over a weapon and held X it would just pic... : silent77
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            yeh, holding X over a weapon replaces the one you are using. tapping x will swap your weapon to your seco... : purekillforce
            • basically the same as Halo. : riptyde
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  I thought it was great. i mean it's no fun because of the time limit, but the core gameplay is a riot. ... : slickdoody
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    how do you release mag grenades? i played around with them a little. me and a friend were drivin round... : purekillforce
    • hold down RB to explode / release. : slickdoody
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  The time limit really kills it, and all the guns look identical, so I never have any idea what I'm really... : Clasifyd
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    How many guns can I carry? : Dave-A
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      Only 2 at a time, and a grenade : Clasifyd
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        How do you swap between 'em? : Dave-A
        • Press X : Clasifyd
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          RB is reload aswel :p : purekillforce
          • LB! : slickdoody
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            I think RB is grenades, isn't it? : Dave-A
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              now im not so sure. i think slickdoody is right with LB. ive been learning so many new games this past we... : purekillforce
              • Yes, RB is grenades, LB is reload : Clasifyd
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  I really want to like the first one and this demo but both games' art style, camera distance and physics ... : gooblerampling
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    you just have to try to let go of realism and enjoy it for how it looks. i had a problem with wind waker ... : purekillforce
    • Oh, I have no problem with stylized art. It's more the "feel" compounded with that. Maybe I shouldn't hav... : gooblerampling
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  I ran out of ammo a few times which never happened to me in the first one. It was weird. : warcrow
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    I was constantly out in my SMG. I didn't even make it though the initial drop point before I ran out. : Clasifyd
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      Yup. The default difficultly appears to be a little more tough--the weapons are weaker or the bad guys ha... : warcrow
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        I didn't mind it so bad, I ended up just punching the shit out of people or hitting them with a car door.... : Clasifyd
        • I think I was around 400 bullets max with all the automatic weapons. The default shorty is lime 60 max I ... : prime8
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        I didn't have much trouble with it. I remember them saying the default difficulty on the first game was w... : Dave-A
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          That last part sounded like a backhanded suggestion, David. : Clasifyd
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            Isn't that what the easier difficulty option was called? : Dave-A
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              Oh yes, it is. But it's hard to say "Did you try 'Fragile'?" without implying, "Did you try letting a rea... : Clasifyd
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                I wonder if the higher difficulty is there to make co-op more challenging. : Dave-A
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                  Did it unlock? I saw Major Nelson's tweet last night about us needing to unlock it somehow. : Clasifyd
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                    Ah, looks like some crap you have to do: http://gamerscoreblog.com/press/archive/2010/06/21/fj375.aspx : Dave-A
                    • I hate that all these stupid things go through Facebook... : Clasifyd
                  • i will probably be playing it on the hard, if not hardest difficulty. from the trailors, dev diaries e... : purekillforce
    • The SMG is kinda weaksauce anyway. I swapped it for the carbines the Cell carry as soon as I had the cha... : Arcanum
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  There's a fun game in there somewhere, but it doesn't hold a candle to the original. : Silent Wolf
  • Eh? It seemed very, very similar to the demo for the first game. : Arcanum
  • Wha? it's basically the same game, look! C1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfb4U9m_2Fc C2: http://www.... : niceguynick
• For some reason it was giving me motion sickness, which I normally don't get while playing games. I'm goi... : Gore87
• I liked it though the target lock often locked on a barrel or car when I was wanting it to target a Cell : prime8
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  I found I wanted to do too much in one go. I'd kill a few guys, then start jumping after orbs, then try ... : UselessHack
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    If I remember right, the driving was 'off' in the first one until you leveled it up some, too. I didn't ... : Clasifyd
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      I got to level 4 driving. The buggy seemed too twitchy, but that might be because it's considered the st... : UselessHack
      • i was driving around in the agency supercar for about 15mins and loved it. handled nicely and was able to... : purekillforce
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  I was a huge fan of Crackdown, so the changes to the look of the game were a bit jarring. I must have mis... : Dave-A
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    Agree with auto targeting. Agency voice guy got less chatty as my 30 minutes progressed, but super c... : slickdoody
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      targeting could do with an improvement but it only messed up for me a couple times. agency voice got t... : purekillforce
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        What is the orb ping? I didn't see/hear about that. : Clasifyd
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          Press the top of the D-Pad and Agility/Hidden Orbs will appear 2-dimensionally on the mini map in your HU... : Dave-A
          • Sounds just like inFamous, interesting : Begawkiness
        • press up on the d-pad and you send out a radar ping on your minimap and for a second all the orbs appear ... : purekillforce
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    The auto-targeting was jacked up in the first game too, IIRC. I agree that the agent appearance is...l... : Arcanum
    • The one white agent on the bottom left of the selection screen looked like he had a stroke. That's the o... : Clasifyd
  • which changes to the look exactly? : niceguynick
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    i vastly prefer the targeting system to R*'s. i get all confused in theirs when it jumps to a different "... : biskits
    • See I like how you're describing it here, but I was having trouble getting it to target what I was pointi... : Dave-A
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  I have a feeling that the demo is hyped up on everything, giving you little time to get used to what's ha... : Masem
  • Crackdown was a bit of a slow burn for me. I tried the demo a few times before it really hooked me. : Dave-A
• I really wish the climbing was faster. There is a long pause as your guy grabs a ledge and settles before... : byorn
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  I had a lot of fun, but it felt much like the first one, but I feel demos lately don't show the overall p... : Tattoo Trav
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    What? The Just Cause 2 demo sold it for me and seemed a perfect indication of what you would get in-game. : gooblerampling
    • The demo didnt show the scope of the game world, I was surprised at how many cool things there were when ... : Tattoo Trav
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  I don't understand why people are saying it doesn't have the same feel, it's pretty much identical to the... : niceguynick
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    I feel the same on everything except the targeting. The targeting on this one is pretty fucked. Is there... : Clasifyd
    • the targeting could definitely be tightened up a little but it's not too different from the first, I don'... : niceguynick
  • Yeah, I had never played either before yesterday but I downloaded the demo for 1 and 2 to give them a try... : mrwolf710
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  they should rename it to Crackdown Again, because it's just more of the exact same. that said, i'm happy ... : biskits
  • I can't wait to try this in 4 player co-op, there could be some funny shack battles...such as a race to t... : niceguynick
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    Crackdown 2: Crack Downer : Dave-A
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      Crackdown and Bound : Dave-A
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        Crackdown Periscope : Head Rush
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          Crackdowns : zakazi
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            Rescuers Crackdown Under : Clasifyd
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              Crackdown and Out in Beverly Hills : dumb.
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                Black Hawk Crackdown : prime8
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                  Hot Tube Crackdown Machine : metalremains
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                    I don't think you understand how this works... : Clasifyd
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                      I'm going to start calling you fyd. : one random winner
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                        K. Why? : Clasifyd
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                          Fuck Yo Downs : Head Rush
                          • System of a Crackdown : Klebold
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                            Crackdownsyndrome : Korban
                            • Crackdown Smackdown in Shacktown : GoodBoy
                            • Crackdown Wid Da Kidz : node
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                              At the Crack of Down. : FirstPersonCooter
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                                Churchill Crackdowns : kungfusquirrel
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                                  I get cracked down, then i get up again. : corey
                                  • Crackdown Vs Raw : purekillforce
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                          It was slightly more random than your response to metalremains, also, I like the sound as it comes off my... : one random winner
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                            Lovely. Whatever creams your twinkie. : Clasifyd
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                              lol, I'm just yanking your chain. : one random winner
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                                No no, I'm not getting sore. I was really okay with it. ha ha It's almost like we're friends now. /tea... : Clasifyd
                                • +1 Internet Friends : one random winner
                  • Crackdown 2: Crack Down Syndrome : Dynotaku
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    The name Crackdown 2 kind of already means exactly that doesn't it? : OverloadUT
    • Sorta, I think Twilight: Crackdown might be more appropriate? : zakazi
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  Here's a good analysis of the demo compared to the original Crackdown http://www.eurogamer.net/article... : Masem
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    thanks for posting this, it answered a few things in my head :D : niceguynick
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      What does it mean near the end when they said the first Crackdown has another layer or texturing? I could... : h o s t i l e
      • CD1 had a cel-like rendering layer that gave the characters thicker outlines like in a comic book though ... : Masem
      • There's a pair of comparison shots in the article that illustrate what it's talking about. There are lan... : Johnny Law
• The combat didn't quite grab me at first, but as soon as I started going after agility orbs I was quickly... : riptyde
• I love it, more of the same and allot of new stuff has been added, it feels much better. Talked a bit ... : valcan_s
• I was kind of meh. All the running and jumping and getting orbs and stuff is cool, but the combat is stil... : PointlesS76
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  Wasn't nearly as enamored with it as I was the original. Being dumped with no prep or explanation sucked... : brickmatt
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    Not feeling the auto-targeting either... couldn't figure out how to switch to different body locations l... : tangles
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      just flick the stick in the location you want to shoot when locked on. : DarkWolf5
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        Although it appears that if you want a really specific shot (like a head shot), you have to wait a second... : riptyde
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          That decreases in time as your agent skill goes up. Also decreases by getting closer to the targer. Takes longer to "aim" and hit something that is not center mass.

          Jun 22, 2010 1:56pm PDT
          That decreases in time as your agent skill goes up. Also decreases by getting closer to the targer. Take... : DarkWolf5
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      Do you use inverted Y-axis like a good American? I found in the demo that if your camera Y-axis is inver... : DinK
      • yeh, i noticed that, took me a while to lock onto car tyres. i got confused for a second and had to work ... : purekillforce
  • a character used to select a loadout when they joined a coop game or or respawned at a safe house, so it'... : purekillforce
• It made me go back and play the first one til 2AM last night. So yeah I'll be picking up the sequel. : beanman101283
• I played one round of the demo solo today. It was fun and all, but seriously we're talking about 4-playe... : DinK
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  What's with not being able to melee while locked on? : ChibiJosh
  • i know, seemed like a backwards and pointless decision, if indeed it was and they didn't just forget to i... : purekillforce
• I didn't find it fun, and it feels super outdated. : thebigbeefsandwich
• another 2.5 weeks until it's out, speed up time god damn you! : niceguynick
• Fun demo, played 15 times now. Pre-Ordered'd'd'd'd''d'd'd''d'd'd'd'd'd''d'd : Old8Leg
• Very pleasantly surprised. I loved it. It's funny, I dislike APB but I love Crackdown 2. I thought i... : Derringer
• There is a bug that disables the 30 minute limit (as long as you don't start any races) 1) Start up th... : Dalnor