I had been waiting and following this game for years now and I was a HUGE fan of the first two games. They were absolutely amazing. They brought an entire new way of playing first person shooter. The previous games were also VERY polished which is something I look for in a game. And considering this game had been in development since March of 2005 I expected it to be extremely polished and sharp. Yet unfortunately this is where the game falls short. I was not expecting destructable enviroments but I was expecting more than what this game brought to the table. First off simple things like the effect of a bullet when it hits an object is down right rediculous. When a bullet hit the ground in the previous game there was an amazing effect of dirt and then a small cloud of dust that would drift away. In BIAHH all you see is a blue line that shoots up into the air. What is that gearbox? This is the playstation 3 we're talking about here. And 90% of the windows that you shoot have NO effect at all. It almost feels like the game was rushed out, which is crazy considering their first release date was January of 2007!!! I could go on about some of the effect issues but I won't.
Another problem I had was that the "action camera" rarely works. Maybe 1 out of 10 times it actually works.
Some other visual hiccups I had saw were that the grass is COMPLETELY 2D which just baffles me since its 2008. I mean the old BBIA had much more detailed objects and that game is 4 or 5 years old. Also when holding your characters gun, it does not reflect a single bit of light or anything. It has very bland textures and just looks out of place. My last negative comment is that the AI can be downright broken at times. I've been standing right in front of an enemy and he never saw me. Thats the last of my negative comments.
On the positive side the story is outstanding and so are the cutscenes. Gamespot says there are texture pop-ins during the cutscenes but I have yet to experience them.
On the gameplay side of things its pretty much the EXACT same from the previous games. Which isn't a bad thing. It just feels a little dated I guess.
Overall BIAHH is still a good game but it just didn't live up to my expectations. I think they spent too much time on the story and the cutscenes instead of focusing on the gameplay and technical side of things. Let me know what you think of my review.
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