And lo On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:48:08 +0100, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>  
did spake thusly:

> I think I'm finally figuring out the controls, when to counter, when to  
> punch, etc. I'm actually getting thru entire battles without getting  
> slammed, and even getting some bonuses for style now. :-)
>
> Pretty soon I'll be able to go back to the final boss fight with a hope  
> of finishing it.
>
> It's kind of weird playing a combat game where the combat is actually  
> rather leisurely in feeling, and if you button-mash you die.

I'm assuming your playing it at the higher difficulty where they don't  
spider-sense telegraph their attacks. As you say it's so different to just  
pounding buttons; not only do you have to watch the guy you're pummeling,  
but those closing in on you and even those further away who might be  
pulling something off the wall to throw at you or trying to open a weapons  
locker.

It's also nice to have the group pile on you rather than the polite "after  
you; no after you" discourse that seems to go on between groups of  
enemies. Just because you're slamming that guys head onto the floor  
doesn't stop someone from trying to kick you.

The only thing about the controls that bothered me on the PS3 version was  
the special moves that required you to hit two face buttons at the same  
time; I hate those.

-- 
Phil Cook

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