To be fair, I haven't played the first game. But I've seen clips of it, and it didn't caught my interest. I think it's mainly because the main character looked too dull and lame. So, I've never played it. When I bought the second one, I hadn't even heard of the first one. But the cover was awesome, and it looked promising to me... so I bought it.
When I was about to start the game, I notice it seems like a intro video will come. Woah, is that psycho with the bandages, half torn apart hair, hollow eyes, crazy grin and zombie-alike coat the main character? I'm happy already! And then the intro starts a metal beat in the background that simply just KICKS ASS!!! The entire intro is pure eye- and ear-candy. And it doesn't matter it's PS1. So, as this crazy guy, you use an axe to kill zombies and those beasts called Nightmare Creatures. And I actually want to give the creators some credits for their monster creativity. And this game was one of the first you felt free and could go anywhere. Break or kick doors open if they are locked, because we are free here, BABY! And damn, it actually feels natural to play; because you don't always know where to go. And you get a shotgun, and then the fun really begins. The back part with that though is that you have limited ammo, and need to hunt for more, instead of buying it or something.
To be fair, there are some bad parts of this game. That's why I couldn't give it a 10. But one of them is actually not that the game lacks of colors. I think it's the game's style to be a little monochrome, and it works in a awesome way. But for example, it's sometimes a little too impossible to know where to go and what to do. For example, it's a pain in the ass to swim in the water. It's really dark, and you feel lost. And when you finally gets to the surface, you don't know how to get up on dry land. And I haven't cleared the game, to be fair. I got stuck after a while. But I don't remember where, since I don't own the game anymore (I got bored and sold it). And by cheating, I tried the final boss... which was kinda disappointing (I won't spoil). But still, this game is worth your time. If you are a better gamer than me in this category, I'll say buy this game. I don't think you should rent it, because I don't know if it will take long to finish it. Aaand I don't rent games myself, so... I give this game 7 of 10, if you missed it at the top.
