4Player-"We are back with more succulent gaming discussions for your beautiful ears! We talk Darksiders 2, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Thief, Hitman Absolution, and much more! Do you like assassins dressed like sexy nuns? We got those! Do you like Buffy and/or Angel? We got that too! Don’t miss it!
Impressions:
Darksiders 2
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Thief: Deadly Shadows"
The Reticule team come together to share their thoughts and memories of the legendary Shalebridge Cradle level from Thief Deadly Shadows.
In a podcast with Wassup Conversations, Jordan Thomas, director and the writer of BioShock 2 reveals his initial ideas for a new rapture and how they were shut down by 2K.
"My first proposal was about a little sister, it was playing as a little sister and it was much more horror-oriented pace and about vulnerability, closer to Thief frankly, but I was told no, we want it to be our Gears of War, this need to be a big shooter franchise with an emphasis on the shooter element, and so what I think of the protagonist of a shooter as is a big lumbering sort of porthole on a stick with guns sticking out in front like you’re almost a vehicle."
And he also wanted it to be above the sea or in space. What a wasted opportunity.
It's surprising the game turned out to be good with this guy at the helm. The combat mechanics were actually the biggest improvement in the sequel as much as he wouldn't want to hear that, everything else was inferior.
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