Resistance 2 'Time Bomb' video is potentially spoilerific

by Jem Alexander { Oct 4th 2008 at 7:50PM }

This video is probably not for those of you who are trying to stay away from spoilers. The clip shows some cinematic footage from Resistance 2 and give us an indication of where the story's headed. It seems that Nathan Hale could be going through some changes fairly imminently. What was that he said in the original teaser? 19 hours left to live? We're excited to get a proper narrative experience out of Resistance 2 and it's nice to see Hale talk, finally. Even if the lip syncing isn't perfect ...

Tags: insomniac, resistance-2, video

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B4K4 @ Oct 25th 2008 8:47PM

Wow he speaks a sentence finally

Rodrigo @ Oct 4th 2008 8:05PM

he did talk in resistance 1! but only to rachel.. maybe because she was narrating the game and she didnt know what hale said when she wasnt around him, thats why he never talked.. well that's just my theory

jarhead906 @ Oct 4th 2008 7:58PM

Too late. Already watched it on GameTrailers.com.

IF YOU HAVE ANY SKILL AT DEDUCTIVE REASONING, DO NOT WATCH THIS CLIP! IT WILL RUIN MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE!

All I can say is the information makes for an interesting plot in R2. That's all you need to know.

Rodrigo @ Oct 4th 2008 8:24PM

this trailer is so badass.. hale is a badass too... do ya think he would beat marcus (gears 2 dude) in a fight?? i think hale would make marcus his bitch

Kristopher gonzalez @ Oct 4th 2008 8:49PM

Well in a barehands fight? Well nathan hale is infected with chimeran virus and that gives him some sort of super powers.

With weapons? Nathan hale just needs to use Auger to stop all incoming fire and shot through the wall/rock that Marcus dude is hiding.

Popfrogs @ Oct 4th 2008 9:37PM

Roids vs. alien infection. A tough call indeed. The guy above me summed it up though.

ryan @ Oct 4th 2008 11:08PM

i know who would win a popularity fight. i'd like to see a Nathan Hale action figure, poster, or any other marketable device and expect it to look unique enough to say "oh, that's the bald soldier from Resistance. he totally looks non-generic and unlike the horde of other bald heroes we've come across before. awesome!"

oh yes, i went there.

Emophia @ Oct 5th 2008 7:19AM

Nathan Hale is pretty damn generic, but so is Marcus Fenix space marine.

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 12:09PM

dude, it's not about their occupation. it's their character design. and Nathan is pretty damn generic. you put Marcus's face on a coffee mug and you automatically say "Hey that's Gears of War." It's in his face, his eyes, and the armor. It's marketable.

Emophia @ Oct 5th 2008 3:06PM

Yeah, because he looks totally different then any other Unreal Tournament character...

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 5:32PM

in the face? not entirely true. in the structure perhaps. but then again UT3 took most of it's designs hot off of Gears of War. but then again Gears of War is more widely known today than UT among both casual and hardcore.

Wrathbringer @ Oct 4th 2008 8:12PM

Man, Resistance 2 is gonna be INTENSE. I can't wait until November!

********SPOILERS*********

I think that the guy he's escorting is Dr. Malikov, and that this takes place at the end of the level with Daedalus, and I think that Daedalus causes some sort of change in Hale. We shall see in November though...

********SPOILERS*********

kevin @ Oct 4th 2008 8:14PM

ok.

DC502 @ Oct 4th 2008 8:33PM

"I'm nathan hale, and I'm badass!"

TinyTim121 @ Oct 4th 2008 9:03PM

"It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum...and i'm all out of gum!"

skin.bintin @ Oct 4th 2008 10:47PM

Woohoo... GO DUKE NUKEM!

madforaday @ Oct 4th 2008 8:44PM

Marcus has so much body armor on if he took it off he would be nothing he wouldnt be Marcus. He needs all that to survive. Nathan would just look at him and be like "yeah" laughs*.

lorddshadow @ Oct 5th 2008 12:25AM

and nathan actually has a neck!

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 1:06AM

yeah, it's not like Nathan has a glowing green shield to hide behind...oh wait he does...

just face it: this game will be awesome in terms of it's many multiplayer options. but Nathan Hale will always be mediocre when compared to Marcus Fenix.

Emophia @ Oct 5th 2008 7:21AM

Not he won't.

Marcus Fenix is just as mediocre as Nathan Hale.

If you think they're not equally mediocre, you're either a Gears Fanboy or a Resistance Fanboy.

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 12:02PM

I look at the art of Gears of War and it's instantly recognizable. sure, Marcus can be seen as a generic space marine. but the design of his suit and the way his facial features are structured they pop more than Nathan's.

I teach character design so i think i know when a character has potential to sell products and when one doesn't.

Emophia @ Oct 5th 2008 3:07PM

Yeah, and I'm a nuclear scientist...

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 5:34PM

^
good for you! ...that doesn't really help your argument here.

Arnon @ Oct 5th 2008 7:40PM

Marcus Fenix reminds me of Brock Sampson...

ftw.

frankym @ Oct 4th 2008 8:48PM

Looks reaaaaaally intense!

Oh...and the graphics look stunning too!

Tim Parsons @ Oct 4th 2008 9:08PM

Nice,. gotta say i'm loving how Hale is much more aggressive and stuff then b4, his new look and different voice are Great! Cant wait to play this

C.S @ Oct 5th 2008 7:07AM

wow....just...wow....look at how good those graphics are...just EPICLY AMAZING! Just goes to show you dont need a big buffed guy like marcus to be badass!

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 12:11PM

yes, good dialog/character motivation will do that!

skin.bintin @ Oct 4th 2008 10:47PM

For whatever reason, I just couldn't get into the first game. Infact, I hated it. I haven't even finished it...

That probably isn't anything against the game, but more due to me being too addicted to Gears of War multiplayer at the time.

However, this is preventing me getting too excited for this sequel. Hopefully it's great. However, I'll leave my impressions till after I have played it.

dip @ Oct 4th 2008 11:23PM

How far did you get into the game before you stopped playing it? I only just recently picked it up and I really disliked it at first. After 3-4 hours in though I was enjoying much, much more.

Dahk @ Oct 5th 2008 1:46AM

Resistance was always more fun playing with someone else. Single player was plenty alright, but coop mode was frickin' awesome lol.

skin.bintin @ Oct 7th 2008 2:08PM

I'm only up to the bus depot part... so probably not that far into it. Sounds like I need to give it another try. I never sold it or got rid of it. It's still here. Might try some co-op over the weekend, then maybe, just maybe, I'll have a PS3 game on pre order amongst all the X360 ones :D

Thanks for the advice :)

nonyabidnit @ Oct 4th 2008 11:32PM

if you pay much attention to the games cover art, its not a spoiler at all.

Milereb @ Oct 5th 2008 2:08AM

I'm happy to see that I wasn't the only one noticing that.

lorddshadow @ Oct 5th 2008 7:09PM

care to explain?

dgodinho @ Oct 5th 2008 4:13AM

Everything looks absolutely amazing except for lip-sync and lip movement. Will they ever get lip movement to look real?

dragonric @ Oct 5th 2008 1:18PM

Omg! Nathan vs Marcus??? What are u all? 12 yrs or less. They're aren't real. I'm a fan of both games and each have they good and bad qualities. Tho I like my PS3 better than my 360, I like both games equally.

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 2:25PM

i seriously don't get why characters have to be compared by what they stand for or who they are, it's true each character is built for it's own universe, but from an artist's perspective i just see the Gears art and Marcus as more recognizable due to some unique key features.

Rodrigo @ Oct 5th 2008 2:43PM

im 18 and look who is talking about age "dragonric" hahaha..

dragonric @ Oct 5th 2008 5:46PM

Don't have to be any age to play or stop playing video games Rodrigo. My age means I can still keep up with the "youth" when it comes to hard-core gaming. But, comparing characters in a video game, is like comparing Superman to Spider-Man, "children" do that. It's ridiculous, it's immature, it's just stupid.

Rodrigo @ Oct 5th 2008 2:51PM

and ryan whats up with you replying almost every comment?? do you have a life?? do you live in the computer?? do you like to go outside and see the fine ass girls??

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 5:28PM

i'm rendering. internet is the past time this weekend for me unfortunately.

Riseer @ Oct 5th 2008 3:51PM

Ryan did you play ut3? all of epics games use the same design.What draws me to resistance is the storyline.

ryan @ Oct 5th 2008 5:29PM

oh yes, i remember the first showing of the Unreal 3 engine back in the day. and guess what? it was a level and alien creature taken directly from Gears of War work in progress.

So you could say that UT3 took designs from Gears of War, but that doesn't mean Marcus Fenix is any less of an icon in today's gaming community.

Vertrucio @ Oct 5th 2008 6:13PM

Boys, boys, No need to fight over who loves Marcus or Hale more, there's plenty of video game man love to go around.

:P

Seriously guys. And Ryan. You of all people should know that it's not just the character design visually, but how that character design present's the character's story. Neither character did all that well to present their stories in their first games, and that doesn't change much for their sequels. Marcus doesn't have any more recognizable features than Hale, and likewise. They're both running around in the same armor as other troops on their game and pretty much have the same body shape. In the sequels, things have changed up a bit since one of the GoW2 guys has a hat! But they all still have the samebase silhouette. Likewise for R2 where, gasp, one guy has a radio! But it's still basically the same silhouette.

shem marcellin @ Oct 5th 2008 6:16PM

@ ryan..dude i've played (& beaten) both resistance n g.o.w..both games are great..both has their pros n cons now that said seriously relax..it's called OPINION for crying out loud..hell i think beavis & butt-head can beat both of em in a co op match..who cares it's my opinion n i get you're in the house n all but damn lay off of every1's d!ck n let comments slide..
back on page..can't wait for this game it's gonna be epic!!!

willskate4free @ Oct 5th 2008 6:18PM

ahh yes i remember playing unreal tournament and unreal 2003 and 2004.. all of epics games have that artistic touch to it.. it has evolved over the years but the look and feel and touch has been there since the 90s.. its epics "look"