Ray Marden wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 17:35:
Sad to say, but I would rather they skipped it. Or had somebody else do it.
I liked the first game, though it had its share of rough edges. But the second game was...just boring and kind of tedious. It had the usual nice Alice design, but it started slow, felt small, was a bit clunky, and loved pointless combat.
I paid full price for the first game and beat it with fond memories. I bought the second game for $5-$10 and never finished it.
'Nuff said.
Wondering if there will be any surprises with the S4,
Ray
Eh? This is rose-tinted glasses if ever there were such a thing. The first Alice is pretty terrible compared to the sequel. The sequel has better traversal mechanics, better writing, better presentation, better level design and better combat. Seriously, every criticism you made towards Madness Returns can be applied ten-fold to the first game.
Really, go back and try the first game again. I had fond memories of it too until I played it again (it came bundled with MR). The game hasn't aged well at all, whereas MR is still pretty entertaining.