Bloodrayne 2 never worked greatly on my PC. Somehow I was missing a lot of dialogue and even entire Cutscenes. At some point I was so confused about the story that I stopped playing it. Now with the Terminal Cut I can finally experience the whole game at its full potential. And I am really fascinated what a difference Widescreen makes. The Cutscenes are really good even from todays standard. The game feels fresh and familiar at the same time. Similar to BloodRayne1 there are some improvements in lighting, texturing and, very important, anti-aliasing. It is basically the same game as it was before but much better. Especially from a technical perspective (Cutscenes were a big problem in the original release and I am glad the Terminal Cut changed that). Bloodrayne 2 differs a lot from his predecessor. Yes you still slash your way through hordes of enemies. But the way you do it is very different. BloodRayne 2 has a Combo System where you can combine from a pretty large list of options your attacks to your liking. Kick and Blade Attacks now have separated keys and BR2 also introduces different Feeding-Fatalities to the franchise. The Focus of this game lies heavily on visual Enhancements and its Gameplay-Elements. Dialogue is still present, but feels sometimes a bit rushed and unfinished in Comparison to BloodRayne1. Nevertheless Bloodrayne 2 is a worthy successor to BloodRayne1 and I do hope we will see more of this franchise in the future. Maybe even a 3D Bloodrayne 3? I would most definitely buy it. And always remember: She's on the hunt again. Hide if you can.
Yes indeed! It will. Thanks to the Terminal Cut now even on the new PC Generation! The BloodRayne Games are truly Classical and a must play for everybody who is even slightly interested in Fast-Paced-Action Games. The Terminal Cut adds full modern PC support, upscaled Videos and the game is running now on 60FPS. From a technical perspective the Terminal Cut seems much much cleaner than the original Release (Cinematics are now integrated in the main game and the Cutscene.exe seems finally be gone! Hurray!). Furthermore the lighting was improved, nothing groundbreaking but it gives the game a much nicer and more atmospheric touch. It is still the BloodRayne you know from back in the days, but better. There is really no reason to go back to the old old Version, now called 'Legacy', which caused always trouble on at least my PCs. The story of Bloodrayne is not very complicated. You are Rayne a so called "dhampir", which is another word for half-vampire-half-human and your mission is to eliminate all Vampires you can find. At some point Rayne get in contact with an Organisation called "The Brimstone Society" which gives her the Mission to investigate the swamps of Louisiana, because there were signs of strange and unnatural Happenings. This is were BloodRayne1 kicks (no pun intended) in. Throughout the game you slash your way through Hordes of zombies, Nazi-soldiers and other types of enemies to find a bunch of strange artifacts that have some sort of mystical power ... The Core of the Gameplay is to run and Jump through the Levels and gun your way to different bosses (called Targets) which lead sometimes to unique Boss-Fights. And there is not much more to say about it. If you like games like Devil May Cry, Nier: Automata or the good old Quake1 this game is possibly the right choice for you. And remember: She's hunting, so better hide somewhere safe!
On the surface this game may seem quite complex and not very 'Newcomer-friendly', even after a large part of the tutorial a lot of the questions remain. But after a few matches against the computer you really find out how to play. This game is not only about fighting your enemy and the last remaining wins. It is more about gathering resources, control territory and play your cards right. You have always be two steps ahead of your opponent and try to make as much points as possible. And this is what this game is all about ... about making points. Points are determined by recruiting workers, gather resources, building Mechs and Structures, etc. The player with the most points wins and the game is over. The game comes with three different gamemodes you can choose: player vs machine, player vs. player (local on one Screen) or player vs. player (via Internet, which unfortunately needs a third-party-Account). The Soundtrack is superb and even oustide the game I sometimes listen to it while working. The wonderful drawn pictures and screens are amazing and have these typical board-game-vibes. My only complaints about the Design are the hero-models, they could use some more polygons/more smoothness, but everything else is fine. I really enjoy playing this game and with friends it is even more fun.
Warcraft 1 is a good game and when you've played Dune II there is nothing bad about the Mechanic (M for Movement, A for Attack etc.) I enjoyed the missions in Warcraft 1 but in the Orc Campaign is a very big Bug, where Knights spawn out of nowhere around your Base. I defended both Bridges, cleared the whole area but the Knights are still spawning. In my Opinion a very bad Bug for a game that calls himself a RTS. Why spawning? They should be build in the enemy Barack and then march to my Base that would be normal.
I loved Risen 2 when it came out and even today it makes so much fun to play. It has a great story, beautiful landscapes and a really great atmosphere. Everything a good RPG needs in my opinion.
