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7/17/2025, 10:18:32 AM
>>11870124
>What do you think the flaws of 1 are and what 2 improved on?
I'm going to talk strictly about the gameplay here, but I can't condense my points anymore than I already have so I hope you like reading a little.
For starters, having multiple different levels of puzzle difficulties is a big improvement and compensates, among others such as with the more elaborate ending requirements that isn't just about checking off a list of tasks, for the lack of amount of bonus weapons that 1 had for replayability's sake.
Secondly is the controls. That's right, the controls are improved in SH2 because SH1 has movement inertia baked in on every difficulty. The only way to mitigate this is by pressing and holding the forward D-pad/movement stick while letting go of the run button, but this is not something you need to do in any other tank control game that I'm aware of and it's especially awkward when you want to backstep or strafe which require coming to a full stop unlike SH2.
You can also run into walls with enough momentum (2 seconds of continuous running) something both of its immediate sequels only included for their hard modes, but in SH1 it's present even on easy mode. This can make some levels frustrating to navigate and this is another point in the favor of SH2 in that it has better overall level design that serves the narrative and themes of the game without sacrificing the gameplay to do so unlike SH1 with the sewers and some of the outdoors Otherworld sections like around the mall and amusement park or to and from the boat with the gratings everywhere leading to dead ends in the pitch black darkness.
However, you can also argue that SH2 sacrifices the combat part of the gameplay for the narrative and you would be right, but if there's one thing you do more than fight in any of these games it's walking and running and navigation is simply better in SH2. The camera controls are also more free to use starting from SH2.
>What do you think the flaws of 1 are and what 2 improved on?
I'm going to talk strictly about the gameplay here, but I can't condense my points anymore than I already have so I hope you like reading a little.
For starters, having multiple different levels of puzzle difficulties is a big improvement and compensates, among others such as with the more elaborate ending requirements that isn't just about checking off a list of tasks, for the lack of amount of bonus weapons that 1 had for replayability's sake.
Secondly is the controls. That's right, the controls are improved in SH2 because SH1 has movement inertia baked in on every difficulty. The only way to mitigate this is by pressing and holding the forward D-pad/movement stick while letting go of the run button, but this is not something you need to do in any other tank control game that I'm aware of and it's especially awkward when you want to backstep or strafe which require coming to a full stop unlike SH2.
You can also run into walls with enough momentum (2 seconds of continuous running) something both of its immediate sequels only included for their hard modes, but in SH1 it's present even on easy mode. This can make some levels frustrating to navigate and this is another point in the favor of SH2 in that it has better overall level design that serves the narrative and themes of the game without sacrificing the gameplay to do so unlike SH1 with the sewers and some of the outdoors Otherworld sections like around the mall and amusement park or to and from the boat with the gratings everywhere leading to dead ends in the pitch black darkness.
However, you can also argue that SH2 sacrifices the combat part of the gameplay for the narrative and you would be right, but if there's one thing you do more than fight in any of these games it's walking and running and navigation is simply better in SH2. The camera controls are also more free to use starting from SH2.
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