This game is bad. The controlling is bad. The engine is bad. It lags at loading zones. Aiming is bad. The voice actors are really bad. Our character is specifically annoying.
I've been waiting for this game so much, the original (first) one is in my top3 games of all time. This is such a shame.
15 minutes into game-play, and:
Controls: Frustrating.
Aiming/targeting: Impossible.
Voice acting/script: Terrible and just embarrassing.
Bugs: Full of them (clipping, visuals, etc.).
Verdict: A 100% complete waste of my time and money, and an insult to the original game. Uninstalled.
Learn from my mistake and do not buy this game.
As a big Conrad fan, who still frequently plays the original (yes, on Mega Drive), I was really excited to see Flashback 2 finally get a date.
Starting with a poor release on GOG, 24 hours later than Steam, and only half the game being uploaded to GOG, all of which have now been recitfied; I am ready to dive in.
The Bad:
- Some graphical glitches, with textures vanishing and flashing in/out.
- Moving Conrad, I have found it easy to move him out of bounds and get him stuck.
- Opening chests and collecting items seems a little unresponsive.
- FPS stutter, it is not a smooth gameplay experience at all, frequent FPS drops and what seems
like shader cache lag is annoying.
- On occasion, the controls make conrad feel like he is floating or laggy. I expect slightly awkward
controls because of how the original plays, but this laggy feeling is something else.
The Good:
- It does have some nice graphics, and some areas are well made.
- The music is good and sets the scene.
- Some have said the shooting and aiming is terrible: I haven't had this, I think it works well.
- I do get caught on some objects with the "3D" play area, however I just need to adapt to that.
- I am enjoying walking around the larger environments and just exploring a little.
- Conrad has a cool dash/roll/breakdance manoeuvre. It's probably lame, but I like it.
Flashback 2 certianly won't win GOTY, but it certainly is not bad. The release seems like it may have been a little rushed, and after a few patches hopefully this turns out to be everything I had hoped for.
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Very nice graphics that reminds of classical Flashback game.
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Too many graphical glitches and stuttering, even on a very powerful PC config (i9, RTX 4080). Controls seem to be unpredictable and makes the play difficult.