I played the first installment of the series, for maybe 15mins. Then I gave it back to fx.

I didn’t like it at all. There was so much hype surrounding the game, that for me, it just didn’t live up to the expectations created by all the mad stories and bloated press releases. I would like to say something detailed about the game and what I didn’t like, but to be honest, I don’t remember. The game was just that for me, forgettable.

Now it’s time for part 2, and I wonder if it will go the same way.

So far, it looks like they’re going the viral route. They’re giving just enough of nothing to give you something, but not enough of something to give you anything. There’s a teaser trailer on the official site done to the style of the famous Da Vinci blue prints. That’s already establishing quite a level of expectation for the game, Da Vinci sketched finned mortar shells after all.

Now I am torn. In my mind I’m thinking “Holy shit, this is going to be epic. It’s a guy with a blade as his arm” but at the same time I’m thinking “What the hell was level 1 :/”.

April 16 has been given as the date for more information to be published in Game Informer, and we will probably be given some more pictures and the plot of the game. But until the game is out, and people have actually played it and the hype has died down. I don’t think I’m going to be spending a cent on this franchise.

Here’s some artwork as well as the teaser trailer…

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