Word is Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx will star in the movie. In today's world of YouTube videos and camera phones, that doesn't mean super-sharp high-def images - it means awkward angles, poor lighting, pixellation and motion blur. He says IO reckons the best way to make people believe something's real is to present it in the same way they're used to seeing reality presented. Except that's not where Lund is going with this. We've all heard that one before, and we all know what comes next - a load of blather about cutting-edge tech, pixel-perfect special effects, visuals so sharp they'll cut your retinas to ribbons etc etc.
According to Lund, the aim is to "redefine the experience of the shooter, to make something more realistic, more credible, and more intense to play, because you believe in it that little bit more". However, IO has done more than tweak the gameplay and throw in a new plot. This time around you get to play as Lynch, the crazier, fiercer, balder one, and the game is set in Shanghai. There have been a few other changes, too. Quite a list, then, but Lund says every one of those items has been ticked off for Dog Days. "The cover system, the aiming, the shooting, the artificial intelligence, the dated art, the lack of online co-op." In fact, he explained, they became a starting point for the sequel - the source for a to-do list of things which needed improving. Rather than shrug off the criticisms, or try to get anyone fired for them, Lund says IO sat up and took notice of what the reviews were saying. Not only did we get mixed reviews, but then all of a sudden, that happened." It was a sad story and it shocked us all. "We were just as much on the sidelines as anybody else. Lund says IO Interactive had nothing to do with that. Then of course there was The Jeff Gerstmann Incident. Ratings hovered around the 7/10 mark - which, as we all know, is a decent score but not a brilliant one. He's talking about reading the reviews for the first game in the series.
So says Karsten Lund, game director for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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