Streamed the PS3 HD remaster of this PS2 game using playstion plus on my PS4, 2023 is wild haha.
Even 21 years later this game holds up. Really fun game play and the writing is still top knotch. All the digs at capitalism and the army are so funny. You can really see the essence of the franchise and what it would become in this first entry. Of the original PS2 franchises (this, Jak, and Sly Cooper) I honestly think this is the best game. It's so large and interconnected.
My only grip is the archaic saving system that gives you no hints as to when a check point as been reached. Replaying complete levels over and over again because you died right at the end is such an early aughts experience lol. That and the difficulty of the final boss. The game is a breeze the whole time and then the final boss is this crazy slog fest that requires you to have soooo many bolts to by ammo throughout the fight. Unfortunately that has the game (which is otherwise phenomenal) end on a bit of a sour note.
Even 21 years later this game holds up. Really fun game play and the writing is still top knotch. All the digs at capitalism and the army are so funny. You can really see the essence of the franchise and what it would become in this first entry. Of the original PS2 franchises (this, Jak, and Sly Cooper) I honestly think this is the best game. It's so large and interconnected.
My only grip is the archaic saving system that gives you no hints as to when a check point as been reached. Replaying complete levels over and over again because you died right at the end is such an early aughts experience lol. That and the difficulty of the final boss. The game is a breeze the whole time and then the final boss is this crazy slog fest that requires you to have soooo many bolts to by ammo throughout the fight. Unfortunately that has the game (which is otherwise phenomenal) end on a bit of a sour note.