Resistance 1 vs Resistance 2...My Take:

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I just got finished playing Resistance 1 and Resistance 2 back-to-back. With a few exceptions:

* This was my second time playing through Resistance 1 (first time was coop with my brother).
* I haven't yet beat Resistance 2, but I am pretty close (past Chicago). I have also dumped a lot of hours into the multiplayer.

I know this might seem kinda late in the game, but I don't know about you guys, but Resistance 2 is an all-around improvement over the first one, especially given Trophy support. I always considered the first title a "must own", but it wasn't "ground-breaking" in anyway IMO. It's just a very good game. However, the second just blew me away on all levels. The graphics are one of the best I have seen on the Playstation 3, and the coop online multiplayer is really fun (though I'm not sure if I'm going to really blow the hours required to reach a high level).

I was having a debate with one of my friends about which version is "harder". He still seems to think that Resistance 1 is harder.

The truth is, you are going to DIE just as much in both versions. Resistance titles are known to not be Serious Sam titles, where you just run and gun without any tactics. However, what makes Resistance 2 much less frustrating, is the VERY frequent checkpoints. So with your constant deaths, it is not a big deal at all. My largest gripe with Resistance 1 (I don't know if you guys remember), was that the checkpoints were very infrequent, sometimes lasting through 3-4 encounters. Resistance 2 seems to have a checkpoint after every encounter. Good job Sony!

Resistance 2 is a fine example of keeping a game "hard", while also taking the frustration out. There was nothing as frustrating as part one, where you would die on the 4th encounter right before a checkpoint, and lose 10 minutes of time.

Good Job with Resistance 2 Sony. This is the winner on all levels. However, I do sometimes feel the need to pop in Resistance 1, and do the On-hit-kill Busyard shotgun mode. This is just mindless fun!