I can appreciate the work that has been spent in creating the world but it is hard to ignore some of the poor quality textures or lack of proper
animation during cutscenes.
While graphics are not exceptional and performance is quite uneven, with weird drops
during cutscenes where there's not much going on, the interface and menus are quite stylish and dynamic.
The worst part is that the most important plot points tend to
happen during cutscenes, while keeping you at a safe distance from actually participating.
This might not be a much of an issue for some of you, but definitely caused a distraction for me and took me out of the
moment during some cutscenes.
This is a really nice looking game with very cool animations, nice
artwork during the cutscenes, and an overall cool feel to the graphics in general.
It's even framed in a theatre, with an audience eagerly watching
on during cutscenes and cheering you on after successful battles.
The character models are also up to par with its PC counterpart, although there are times when textures pop in
late during cutscenes.
What voice acting there is
during cutscenes etc. generally follows this pattern of generic lines read in boring voices and there's generally just not much to engage with or get excited about.
Speaking of personality, the game's localization is spot on, I was smiling constantly while reading the
subtitles during cutscenes.
The fact that everything is comprised of yarn does lend itself to a bit of
humor during cutscenes and gameplay.
Everything from the city environments to the characters models is very polished and detailed, and is even more
impressive during cutscenes.
There were also very poor
animations during cutscenes that didn't match up well and this was very apparent when playing through the story.
Melee, a portion of the music that plays on it
plays during the cutscene where Luigi takes Mario's place in Melee's Adventure Mode.
Jack Mitchell remains the player character throughout the entire game, and while he doesn't speak during missions, he does have plenty of dialogue
during the cutscenes in between each mission.
And even with the PS4's processing power, 1080p clarity, and 60 fps, framerate stuttering is still
apparent during cutscenes especially.
Italy looks beautiful, and you'll be visiting a varied range of locales on your jolly little subterfuge expedition, but what's not beautiful is seeing a nazi stuck running in a chest high wall, or the bad lip syncing on
display during cutscenes that would make Bruce Lee films look like Oscar - bait.
V Has Come To An epic song that plays
during the cutscene after the prologue, as Ocelot and Snake set off for Afghanistan to rescue Miller and build a new army.
Mainly because the cutscenes and voiceovers are a little corny (at one
point during a cutscene Knuckles shouts «Winning!»
Going back to the story: voice choice for your protagonist only comes into play as a battle - cry; your character is
silent during cutscenes, even when selecting one of two conversation options often thrown at you during key story moments, which is a bit of a downer when remembering how well the British localisation was handled in the first
In addition, the voice
acting during cutscenes and gameplay is atrocious, with dialogue that is written equally as bad as it's delivered.
Even the unit designs look like a cross between Homeworld 2 and what scant few designs we were
shown during cutscenes of the first game.
Depending on your age this could be a dangerous formula for Second Contact, because younger gamers will look past the highly improved visuals and just focus on the archaic looking movements for the lead character while you control him, as well as the robotic delivery of
dialogue during cutscenes and conversations.
Graphically, Forts is set with standard cartoonish 2D graphics with voiceovers and similar animations
during the cutscenes which offer a pleasant parody on some political commentary.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 will also be remembered in the history of the PS3 for the most ridiculous use of the Sixaxis controller ever: Shaking the pad
during cutscenes makes the female protagonists» chests jiggle.
MGS3 fans can also look forward to new camo, weapons and items as well as the ability to manipulate the
camera during cutscenes.
It just hurts the eyes, and the framerate is god
awful during cutscenes, i pretty much had to close my eyes and just listen to what the characters were saying.
The depth of field effect is used
sparingly during cutscenes and other cinematic moments making it often look like a pre-rendered cutscene from movie.
Enter during cutscenes or during non-gameplay segments (ie when it is not Ulala's turn) This disables all achievements, avatar awards and leaderboards
They just dial up LOD and a few other
effects during cutscenes for extra oomph, plus the motion capture animation makes it look even better.
In the Palace of Shadow,
during the cutscenes before you fight the Shadow Queen, she will ask you if you want to join her (make sure you saved before the cutscenes).