Thoughts on Lost Planet2 MP demo?

I'd like to start off by saying that i was a fan of the first one. Beat the story then played the crap out of the online. Now that the 2nd one is coming out i must say i dont see much improvement. I still like it, but they really should've implented simple stuff in the mp like:

Weapon Info

Better scoreboard

Option to quit

Better character selection ( cant even see what the characters really look like)

Ping/Latency bar.

The graphics are pretty nice. Althought they should've done a better job on the trees. they look way to flat and pixelated imo. And sometimes i see framerate drops. Otherwise its a pretty good/solid game. Although the machine gun could do a smidge more damage.

My first impressions of the MP aren't too good.

I enjoyed it but then i played a hell of a lot of the first one. As the TC said very little has changed and for the most part i'm fine with that though i agree more character options, better menus and things would be nice (it is only a demo though) I was a bit let down visually but it is still nice looking. I am more looking forward to the co-op anyway but the online should be fun.

In general I found it pretty fun. Reminded me of a mix of Uncharted 2 and Bionic Commando. My two biggest gripes though are 1. The hookshot is practically useless since you can only shoot from the ground. No saving yourself from a fall. 2. Waaaaay too many bullets to kill someone. I'm not asking for Call Of Duty damage / health, but I shouldn't have to follow someone for 15 to 20 seconds and have to reload TWICE (and yes, I WAS hitting the whole time). The mechs are kind of a pain to drop even compared to other players, not to mention that they can pretty much one shot you. I know they're available to anyone that can get to them, but it still seems kind of unbalanced. Also, it's not really uncommon to get spawned RIGHT NEXT TO SOMEONE. :P

I don't wanna seem like I'm just complaining though. I enjoyed it. I just wish the controls were more intuitive. They remind me of the AVP controls in how awkward they are and how much they take getting used to. And seriously? R2 to fire? I have Dual Triggers, so it's not a huge deal, but I'm assuming you'll be able to change it in the final game.

My thoughts exactly. And no your not dreaming. it was real lol

Ithought theMP was pretty good.

It did take quite a few bullets to kill someone but if you landed headshots and caught them off guard you could take them down with ease.

I'm still looking forward to the co-op alot more than the MP though.

I thought it sucked A$$ but thats my opinion. The first one was WWAAYY better

There is a demo? :shock:

My first impressions of the MP aren't too good.

BigBoss712

lol...my thoughts aren't to far away from yours BigBoss!!!:P

I thought it sucked A$$ but thats my opinion. The first one was WWAAYY better

THEGoD1

Dude....your profile picture freaks me out:|

How do you switch to the long and short range weapons? And what does the nate you press Triange +R2 do? I think the demo was nah...

I've really been looking forward to this game, I had a good time with the singleplayer demo and the videos released afterward made it seem even way more epic. The multiplayer demo just felt clunky, slow, and unsatisfying, there wasn't enough precision to feel good about my kills, it seemed more like luck. As a fan of arena shooter games I like those fast reflex kills that feel like they require precise skill. I'm hoping I just need more time to get the feel of the game. I did experience a couple cool moments when I found a shotgun because I could take people out with a couple well-aimed blasts, instead of just holding down the trigger hoping people would die. It's too bad the weapons are really scarce and hard to find because the machine guns aren't fun to use. I still like the look of the game and the presentation of the multiplayer, it's awesome that you'll be able to customize your character in the full game. I really want to like the multiplayer so I'm gonna give it some more time.

Im glad you like it. I bought and played the first one but never really liked it to be honest and the change in gameplay and scenery has put me off this one too.

co-op is better. I can't stand third person in multiplayer games.

[QUOTE="THEGoD1"]

I thought it sucked A$$ but thats my opinion. The first one was WWAAYY better

Dude....your profile picture freaks me out:|

I thought it was awful. It took so many magazines of bullets to kill someone, but a grenade that landed 15 feet away would kill instantly. Rather ridiculous to be honest

I thought it was awful. It took so many magazines of bullets to kill someone, but a grenade that landed 15 feet away would kill instantly. Rather ridiculous to be honest

Venom_Raptor

Ya it thought that the co op was better than the MP. In MP people lag, and thus not being able to kill them. I feel as if my guns are powerless : ( Atleast in the co op demo things would die. I mean if the assualt rifle can kill those big huge creatures with ease, why not other players? I think its peoples connections that destroy the MP demo.

Ya it thought that the co op was better than the MP. In MP people lag, and thus not being able to kill them. I feel as if my guns are powerless : ( Atleast in the co op demo things would die. I mean if the assualt rifle can kill those big huge creatures with ease, why not other players? I think its peoples connections that destroy the MP demo.

Papadrach

Agreed. Also: 1/2 to 3/4 of a clip + melee should = DEAD. The melee in this game seems pretty pointless. Most of the time when I hit someone it was after I got tired of waiting for my bullets to kill them at which point they would FINALLY die, so I end up looking like a jerk meleeing someone's dead body before it hits the ground. :P

Basically I felt like (comparitively speaking) grenades and mechs were overpowered and machine guns were underpowered. You can one shot someone with the rocket launcher. Now I'm not disagreeing with a rocket launcher being a one shot kill. What I AM disagreeing with is that even if the guy with the rocket launcher is a horrible shot it takes me 3-4 times long to kill him with a constant stream of bullets than it does for him to kill me with one lucky shot.

And again, it's not a case of "LOL you suck at it so that's why you don't like it!" I love TPSs and I'm probably better at them than FPSs. My first game I went 15 and 7. That was BEFORE people started exploiting the OP weapons because the MGs SUCK.

[QUOTE="Papadrach"]

Ya it thought that the co op was better than the MP. In MP people lag, and thus not being able to kill them. I feel as if my guns are powerless : ( Atleast in the co op demo things would die. I mean if the assualt rifle can kill those big huge creatures with ease, why not other players? I think its peoples connections that destroy the MP demo.

Agreed. Also: 1/2 to 3/4 of a clip + melee should = DEAD. The melee in this game seems pretty pointless. Most of the time when I hit someone it was after I got tired of waiting for my bullets to kill them at which point they would FINALLY die, so I end up looking like a jerk meleeing someone's dead body before it hits the ground. :P

Basically I felt like (comparitively speaking) grenades and mechs were overpowered and machine guns were underpowered. You can one shot someone with the rocket launcher. Now I'm not disagreeing with a rocket launcher being a one shot kill. What I AM disagreeing with is that even if the guy with the rocket launcher is a horrible shot it takes me 3-4 times long to kill him with a constant stream of bullets than it does for him to kill me with one lucky shot.

And again, it's not a case of "LOL you suck at it so that's why you don't like it!" I love TPSs and I'm probably better at them than FPSs. My first game I went 15 and 7. That was BEFORE people started exploiting the OP weapons because the MGs SUCK.

Just finished playing it. Meh.

I thought the controls are absolutely terrible. Zoom with the D-Pad, reload with R3, sprint with O etc.

I love it, wayyyyy better than LP1's multiplayer. This demo made up my mind to get the game, now, I can't wait.

One question, how do you change your gun? Like, to your short range, long range, launcher?

I love it, wayyyyy better than LP1's multiplayer. This demo made up my mind to get the game, now, I can't wait.

One question, how do you change your gun? Like, to your short range, long range, launcher?

I thought LP1's was too hard if you aren't a regular playing the game, cuz it seems like as soon as you spawn, you get shot, also the maps SUCKED. LP2's maps are actually fun to play in.

i Thought the maps were pretty ok. not horrible but ok. and we've only played 1 map so....

true, but judging from the screens I saw, they have the ability to make awesome maps

i jumped in, we rushed all rushed to the first spawn point, took it, we all go shoot with a rocket. going after the middle pnei guess. , then the other team took back the first spawn point we took, and stay around are spawn point, and got camped to ****.. then one of them came in a mech suit, it was jus rape.. to finish it off after the game when we got into the lobby some little kid was yelling stupid crap like were the gay or something,, i was gonna get to this but after that.. hell no

I thought the controls are absolutely terrible. Zoom with the D-Pad, reload with R3, sprint with O etc.

ManUtd4life096

Agreed. Although Alternate Type B (I think) is a little better: Reload is right on the D-Pad and R3 is zoom. The R3 zoom (a la UC2) is dealable for me. However, why don't some devs understand that L1 and R1 are the primary aiming / firing buttons on the DS3? Is it that hard to get? It wasn't so bad for me (I have Dual Triggers), but I still thought it was kinda dumb. Also: L1 and R1...why the hell are they quarter turns and not a straight 180 degrees? I got annoyed having to double tap it to turn around quickly.

i played it and then i deleted it. The first MP demo of Lost Planet 1 was much better. those damn cannons in the LP2 demo are terrible and too damn over powered.

Well, I see that very few people are getting this game, lol. I know I am.

I didn't like it. The worst part for me was the spawn system. Someone can spawn right in front of you and they have a spawn sheid.

just downloaded and played my 1st match and i dominated as i came in 2nd place of 16 ppl. most of thought it was teams lol.PSP107

I thought that for a second...until EVERYONE'S names were red. :P The main thing I liked / thought was funny is the fact that at any time you can talk to ANYBODY in the game. I'm used to either team chat only or proximity chat. It is funny being kind of matter of fact after someone kills you or vice versa. "Oh PSP107, why'd you kill me?!"

I liked the first one, but the torpical setting kind of turns me off. The gameplay seems to be worse too. Thye changed the layout too much.

The controls arent really a problem for me. its just that the gameplay is horrible.

[QUOTE="PSP107"]just downloaded and played my 1st match and i dominated as i came in 2nd place of 16 ppl. most of thought it was teams lol.Ryan_Som

I thought that for a second...until EVERYONE'S names were red. :P The main thing I liked / thought was funny is the fact that at any time you can talk to ANYBODY in the game. I'm used to either team chat only or proximity chat. It is funny being kind of matter of fact after someone kills you or vice versa. "Oh PSP107, why'd you kill me?!"