Here's an unintentionally funny article from Polygon.
Rage 2 uses my birth defect as a crude shorthand for mutant freak
(A few excerpts)
The mutation, I explained to Tim Willits, looks like an exaggerated cleft lip and cleft palate. The original Rage used similar imagery for its mutants, and I told Willits how disappointed I felt to see the sequel following that same path. Fiction has long associated clefts with both villainy and mental health disorders, and it appeared the Rage franchise would perpetuate this cruel, damaging misrepresentation to a broad audience.
I can now say with certainty that “the Avalanche guys” have not been “very good about being a little more sensitive.” Or perhaps Willits meant “little more” in a literal sense. As in they have made the smallest effort.
Rage 2’s use of cleft lip and palate imagery in the final game is worse than I expected, and certainly worse than its predecessor.
The cleft is used with such frequency that it feels like a visual cue: The exaggerated cleft signifies the most mutated of mutants, subhuman beasts that are caged, ridden like horses, or mounted like animals.
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Here's how he looks:
And here's what he is triggered by:
This guy is actually the co-founder of Polygon. "Cruel, damaging misrepresentation." f*** me, lol.
The only big knock for me so far is lack of HDR. It kinda boggles me considering how much color there is...Enjoying the hell out of this game. The sound design is great! I don't know why some are saying it's an empty sandbox game when there's plenty of action going around in the wasteland.
I totally agree. This game is screaming for HDR. I mean the colors are already vibrant, can you imagine if it was enhanced in HDR.The only big knock for me so far is lack of HDR. It kinda boggles me considering how much color there is...
This outrage stuff probably fits perfectly only resetera.
I am surprised as to how good this is.....
Slam is great especially when you amp it up.I'm just trying to find the Arks right now. Unlocking abilities really changes how I can play. I'm finally getting to a point we're I can be more like in Halo 5. Once I get my hands on Slam... Hooo boy. I've got the shotty, maxed out double jump, the shield, and maxed dodge. I also want Rush...
Yeah the firestorm is a beast in overdriveI really love that the weapons & abilities aren't locked behind story progress. It's awesome having all the weapons and abilities pretty early in the game, now the work is getting the resources to upgrade everything. Maxed out shatter, got my double jump/ dash/ sprint, some extra weapons and firepower for the main car. Taking on convoys is pretty fun and can be challenging.
I do find myself relying very heavily just on the AR and shotgun combo, I want to make myself use the other weapons because they're all fun in their own ways. The firestorm revolver is especially cool when you've put a couple rounds into multiple targets and then give 'em the ole Thanos snap out of existence. Grav-dart launcher is another weapon that is super fun to use.
Yeah. Though pop-in isn't an issue like I saw one review say, the image isn't very stable. It looks like a lot of its shading is screen space so it's always adjusting to what's moving. The AO is pretty ha. Fisted as well.man the 1080p in this game is ROUGH lol
fun game though, will dig in proper this weekend
I really love that the weapons & abilities aren't locked behind story progress. It's awesome having all the weapons and abilities pretty early in the game, now the work is getting the resources to upgrade everything. Maxed out shatter, got my double jump/ dash/ sprint, some extra weapons and firepower for the main car. Taking on convoys is pretty fun and can be challenging.
I do find myself relying very heavily just on the AR and shotgun combo, I want to make myself use the other weapons because they're all fun in their own ways. The firestorm revolver is especially cool when you've put a couple rounds into multiple targets and then give 'em the ole Thanos snap out of existence. Grav-dart launcher is another weapon that is super fun to use.
I’m the same way, I don’t use the other weapons with any sort of consistency, just most flip back and forth between the AR and shotgun. The other guns outside of the rocket launcher aren’t as useful as I was hoping.
However I’ve kind of changed my stance on this game and could definitely see it as a full price purchase. It’s just fun in a way that’s rare in games today, and it’s got plenty of gameplay to justify the price.
You beautiful man.Rage 2 (PS4/X1/PC) $44.99 via Newegg w/ Code: EMCTAVY47 (Free Shipping).
man the 1080p in this game is ROUGH lol
fun game though, will dig in proper this weekend
https://bethesda.net/en/article/yAdQ6Ec3A3MChpUV0tdo3/rage-2-update-1-patch-notes
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