Condemned (series): Difference between revisions

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* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Not only are axes one of the best melee weapons, but they are required to break through certain doors.

* [[Ancient Conspiracy]] - The Oro.

* [[Anti Hero]] - Ethan, of the [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type III variety]], in ''Bloodshot''.

* [[Anti-Hero]] - Ethan, of the [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III variety]], in ''Bloodshot''.

* [[Art Shift]] - Almost every returning character in the sequel looks different, sometimes radically so.

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]] - Averted. You would think a trained police officer would be a stronger asskicker than a jacked up homeless person, but they're pretty much on even level. Ethan does have much better stamina, but see [[Made of Iron]] as to why.

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* [[CAT Trap]] - One full level of ''Condemned 2'' was a hallucination you had while in a CT tube.

* [[Clear My Name]] - Ethan's goal in the first game.

* [[Cluster F Bomb]] - ''Condemned 2,'' which features almost every principal character saying "fuck" at least once.

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]] - ''Condemned 2,'' which features almost every principal character saying "fuck" at least once.

* [[Combos]] - Bloodshot has melee attack combos, some of which get surprisingly complicated.

* [[Comic Book Fantasy Casting]]: [[The Obi Wan]] Malcolm Van Horn looks uncannily like Max Von Sydow, especially in the second game. This is particularly obvious in the concept art.

* [[Comic Book Fantasy Casting]]: [[The Obi-Wan]] Malcolm Van Horn looks uncannily like Max Von Sydow, especially in the second game. This is particularly obvious in the concept art.

* [[Concept Art Gallery]] - Unlocked bits at a time by picking up dead birds and pieces of metal. Yeah...it's that kind of game.

** That's nothing. You can unlock a few 50 point achievements by watching television. And by "watching television" I mean walking up to a special tv and pressing the "A" button. (In comparison, beating chapters only give 10 point achievements.)

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* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Somehow, ''Bloodshot'' manages to be darker than ''Criminal Origins''.

* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]}} - The Agent who helps you fight through {{spoiler|the nightmarish version of SCU Headquarters turns out to have been killed months ago}}.

* [[Did I Mention ~~Its~~ Christmas]]: The level set in the mega-store which is decrepit and abandoned From the décor and the faint ghostly music you can hear playing the store closed down one Christmas. This is arguably one of the most atmospheric levels of the game largely due to the out of place Xmas setting.

* [[Did I Mention It's Christmas?]]: The level set in the mega-store which is decrepit and abandoned From the décor and the faint ghostly music you can hear playing the store closed down one Christmas. This is arguably one of the most atmospheric levels of the game largely due to the out of place Xmas setting.

* [[Disturbed Doves]] - Well, disturbed pigeons.

* [[Doing in The Wizard]] - ''Condemned 2'' changes the Oro from mysterious supernatural enemies to government infiltrators using sonic technology to perform all their apparent weirdness.

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* [[Enemy Mine]] - Serial Killer X and Ethan briefly team up against the Oro in ''Condemned 2''.

* [[Enemy Within]] - Ethan gets one in the second game in the form of the Alcohol Demon, although he's more along the lines of a particularly violent and cynical [[Trickster Mentor]].

* [[~~Everythings~~ Worse With Bears]] - The chase in the Black Lake Lodge in ''Condemned 2''.

* [[Everything's Worse With Bears]] - The chase in the Black Lake Lodge in ''Condemned 2''.

* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]] - Serial Killer X turns out to be {{spoiler|the nephew of Malcolm Vanhorn, who tries to help him-but to no avail}}.

* [[Fingore]] - At the end of the first game, you get to watch {{spoiler|SKX}} cut off {{spoiler|Ethan Thomas}}'s left index finger.

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** ''Bloodshoot'' brings us huge drug addicts and muscular cultists.

* [[Hate Plague]] - The reason why everyone is trying to kill you.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]] - In the first game, Ethan is voiced by Greg Grunberg (best known as Matt Parkman from ''Heroes'').

* [[Hey It's That Voice]] - In the first game, Ethan is voiced by Greg Grunberg (best known as Matt Parkman from ''Heroes'').

* [[Hundred Percent Completion]] - In the first game, getting all the collectibles slightly changes the ending to reveal that an ancient cult was behind everything. Ethan still appears to {{spoiler|turn into a metal monster}} at the end, though.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]] - Some of the weapons are absolutely ridiculous, from subway signs and desk tops in the first game, to freaking ''gumball machines'' and deer antlers in the second game.

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* [[Meaningful Name]] - Criminal Origins, the subtitle of the first game, is explained in the sequel as meaning that the Oro are indirectly behind most if not all of humanity's atrocities.

* [[Monster Closet]] - Happens once in the subway level of ''Criminal Origins''-the player opens a locker and gets jumped by a pale, emaciated woman wielding a rebar.

* [[Mundanger]] - Possessed dolls? No problem. But [[~~Everythings~~ Worse With Bears|a single bear...?]]

* [[Mundanger]] - Possessed dolls? No problem. But [[Everything's Worse With Bears|a single bear...?]]

** Hardly. It's half a ton of muscle, claws, and murder-frenzy. Even if we know that it's called a bear, it's still an entirely, non-metaphorical monster. Does genuine monster status only qualify for fictional things?

* [[Murderous Mannequin]] - Subverted. Though several mannequins appear to follow you around in the department store level, even completely encircling you when you fall into a dark pit, they never actually attack you.

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'''BigPhyll:''' Like I pointed-out before, yeah, this cop is just going on a killing spree with weapons like sledgehammers and axes!<br />

'''Fertro:''' No, they attacked him first. }}

* [[Where the Hell Is Springfield]] - Metro City, in which the games are set, is what appears to be a "Rust Belt" city, due to it's large amount of abandoned factories and cold winter. However, the Rust Belt area is quite large.

* [[Where the Hell Is Springfield?]] - Metro City, in which the games are set, is what appears to be a "Rust Belt" city, due to it's large amount of abandoned factories and cold winter. However, the Rust Belt area is quite large.

* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him]] - Subverted in ''Condemned 2''. If you lose the final [[Action Commands]] combo punching sequence at the end of the final battle, the [[Big Bad]] just whips out a gun and shoots you in the head. Why he didn't just do this ''earlier'' in the final fistfight, though...

* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]] - Subverted in ''Condemned 2''. If you lose the final [[Action Commands]] combo punching sequence at the end of the final battle, the [[Big Bad]] just whips out a gun and shoots you in the head. Why he didn't just do this ''earlier'' in the final fistfight, though...

* [[Your Head Asplode]] - It's incredibly easy to pop heads with guns in the sequel, but most importantly, it's the most visible manifestation of the Oro's power. They need special training and metal implants to do so, but {{spoiler|Ethan Thomas}} can do this at will.

** One part of the Doll Factory level has an industrial vise you can use to crush enemy heads.

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