If this clip is any indication, it looks like Condemned 2: Bloodshot will pump up the combat and place a greater emphasis on forensics than its predecessor did. Hopefully the amped combat won’t entirely replace the dread-inducing tension that its predecessor introduced, but more in-depth forensic gameplay would certainly be welcome. The scientific clue-finding in Condemned was intriguing, but disappointingly shallow.
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