Title says it all really. This game is very much a relic of its time. The over the top voice acting is still great, but the actual game itself just isn't very much fun to play in this day and age.
Takes a special kind of developer to decide to sell what was free before.
If you enjoy sitting through long cutscenes, this is a game for you. For all the people that prefer to play their games - just don't bother.
Four hours is all I can really take of this game. Story seems decent enough. Voice acting and dialog is so cheesy and goofy that it ends up being great. Sadly the part where you play the game just isn't very good. A clumsy control scheme, awkward camera angle, and a lack of feed back during combat, makes for a rather hollow experience.
...and Fran Bow moved me. Depressing, whimsical, stirring, beautiful, disturbing, uplifting - these are all things this little game is. A experience worth undertaking, wrapped up in the skin of a point and click adventure game.
If all your looking for is a 6-8 hour by the book shooter, you'll be pleased. The visceral excitement of the first games gun play and melee combat is somewhat lost in the sequel. Not a bad Michael Bay-esque romp - just not a worthy sequel to the original. The DLC is nice, and at about 2 hours can fill a afternoon somewhere. For the price its a decent purchase.
