Sadly I couldn't get into LP3 after I heard it wasn't going to be on the MT Framework engine. I was a diehard for LP1 & I'd still argue that LP2 was the best title in its genre (3rd person sci-fi shooter) for that era amongst HEAVY competition from other series, like Gears of War.
Coincidentally, I felt the same way at the announcement of DMC when I heard it was going to be an Unreal Engine game.
I agree WHOLE-HEARTEDLY. Anyone with a pair of eyes can CLEARLY SEE LP2 had HEART & SOUL poured into it, and benefitted from it.
It is nearly the MOST underrated game in HISTORY!
And why?
Because a few high-profile reviewers were too stupid to avoid getting hit by a rocket & getting knocked off in the train stage; One of the most well crafted stages in gaming history, that they would proceed to call the game's worst.
LAZY!
The game is a revolution of third person shooters, making them actually FUN, where the vast majority of them are just a duck & cover schlog-fest.
People complain about the Ai partners. OF COURSE they don't act like people (Gee wilikers) they would beat the game for you and you'd just have to sit back. Should they bring you a drink from the refrigerator too. Might as well be a "Lets Play".
The Ai partners serve their purpose. They soak damage. The spread incoming damage among four bodies instead of 1 giving a single player the much needed time and room necessary to breathe and carry out the various objectives without having to scale back the number of enemies in-game per stage to the equivalent of a "ghost town".
It's beating a dead horse, but I just can't understand how some people think; And the scary thing is some of those people are in positions of power (gaming wise) and Capcom listens to their reviews.
Oh and don't bring up the story argument. I liked the way they LP2 story was told. It's a story about exploring and surving in a whole new frontier, so I liked that I got a snapshot of how that struggle is playing out across different regions. You have to infer alot but I'm fine with that. I'd also be fine if they gave more detail & left less to the imagination. Either is fine as long as I have an understanding of the overall premise of the game personally.
TBH though, being locked down into the perspective of ONE character in ONE region just isn't optimal for a series like this IMO.
Lost Planet 2 is a credit to the gaming form of entertainment...
So instead of beating up and having this lesser opinion of LP2, people would be better served to express how they think the experience of LP1 & 2 can be combined.
Simply put, it's the best case scenario for LP4, should they make it...
