GRAW2 - My 2ps Worth

Buckster · 8 May 2007 at 08:12

Wow - I bought this on a bit of a whim as it was on offer - hated the demo but thought I'd give it a chance.

well it hasn't left my XBOX 360 for over 2 weeks now ! I don't think I've even been into the dash-board - 360 on = GRAW2.

this is online of course - I got bored with even the training mission of the campaign LOL.

The whole game online just feels right- and the graphics would make my high-end PC cry.

Some games - I feel tatical and take a sniper rifle or semi-auto rifle - but if need to release some stress - what better way than the grenade launcher !

FAR FAR better than GOW online.

Negatives - well I have had a few 360 lock-ups - and you do get some annoying connection disconnects when the host server automatically (programmed within the game) - boots people if there isn't enough bandwidth at the hosts end.

Mark.

ScarySquirrel · 8 May 2007 at 11:22

I tried the online MP demo and hated it, I found that I couldn't ever see anyone unless I had night vision on (even during the day) and it was really laggy.

Was it just that map or is it always like this? I had the same problem in GRAW1 as well.

Wrathamon · 8 May 2007 at 11:40

ScarySquirrel said:
I found that I couldn't ever see anyone unless I had night vision on (even during the day) and it was really laggy.

I was thinking that a few days ago when last playing online with other ocukers, it was easier to see people on the original GRAW than GRAW2....

Plus they messed up the night vision on GRAW2 too... far preferred the originals.

And the original has the magnificent Fishing Village map! Oh how many times was that one played!

NokkonWud · 8 May 2007 at 12:02

ScarySquirrel said:
I tried the online MP demo and hated it, I found that I couldn't ever see anyone unless I had night vision on (even during the day) and it was really laggy.

Was it just that map or is it always like this? I had the same problem in GRAW1 as well.

I've never had that problem, I had it a lot more with GRAW 1, but GRAW2 is exactly what I wanted/hoped/prayed for. I'd definitely recommend it!

miracleboy · 8 May 2007 at 12:33

I bought GRAW2 yesterday and played through the local co-op campaign with my brother in law - it was awesome, loving the game so far.

Same great gameplay as GRAW but with some improvements - the graphics are incredible, really nice lighting and smoke effects. The new weapons are fantastic - the new rifle (can't remember the name - Storm?) and the multi changer grenade launcher.

A two man team, one with a storm and one with the gren launcher are a match for anything.

House · 8 May 2007 at 12:53

I really like it as well.
I held of buying it as it was "more of GRAW" and id bought that and the add-on.
However it find GRAW2 just more of the same but polished, the cover system just works better in single player and multiplayer seems better as well.
Only real problem left is the still rubbish lobbys (almost every 360 game has rubbish lobbys) and lack of standalone servers.

dannyjo22 · 8 May 2007 at 13:15

Wrathamon said:
Plus they messed up the night vision on GRAW2 too... far preferred the originals.

Nope Jessie, they fixed it. All people did was run around in bright sunlight with night vision on. Flicking it on and off. They have made it more realistic.

It's supposed to be hard to find someone in the forest when they have camo on. Not flick NV on and make it easy.

Wrathamon · 8 May 2007 at 20:12

dannyjo22 said:
Nope Jessie, they fixed it. All people did was run around in bright sunlight with night vision on. Flicking it on and off.

I used that tactic for a while with some parts of maps, just to verify if the odd few pixels of movement i would see was a player.

But there are better tactics!

Alrik · 8 May 2007 at 22:14

Night vision on Nowhere was the best, got so many kills with that

Soulja · 9 May 2007 at 19:17

Wrathamon said:
I was thinking that a few days ago when last playing online with other ocukers, it was easier to see people on the original GRAW than GRAW2....

Plus they messed up the night vision on GRAW2 too... far preferred the originals.

And the original has the magnificent Fishing Village map! Oh how many times was that one played!

Fishing village is in the new map pack, 7 maps for 800 points. ment to be out today also

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/786/786489p1.html

Scort · 9 May 2007 at 19:36

GRAW 2 certainly is good, but I found it far too short, seemed to me like it was about 2/3 the size of the first, sadly

I'm re=playing both G.R.A.W and GRAW 2 on the hardest settings now, wish I did this first, as it makes the games last a little longer.

Scort.

Jono · 31 May 2007 at 12:00

So how does the multiplayer (co-op) campaign in GRAW2 compare to the "campaign" (4 maps) in GRAW?

JonnyGeee · 31 May 2007 at 12:07

I enjoyed GRAW2, although the single player game was a bit too easy, espcecially the last level, what the hell theres like 10 blokes guarding the nukes, lol? Online wa sgreat, enjyed the team/single player DM but i thought the co op missions were a bit pants.

roboffer · 31 May 2007 at 12:22

Jono said:
So how does the multiplayer (co-op) campaign in GRAW2 compare to the "campaign" (4 maps) in GRAW?

Love it, more of the same. They are probably on a par in terms of difficulty, but easier than the extra campaigns that were released in the GRAW update add on pack.

Thing is with the co-op, its all about who you are playing with.