Resistance 2, What Went Wrong?

Let’s start out with what went right with R1. R1 had no limitations on how many guns you can carry and Insomniac did a great job of providing a balance. R2 is a lot more restricted with being only able to carry two guns at a time. The part that hurts the most is that I beat R1 at least 4 times. R2 was so bad that I sold it after having it for a week. Let’s start with the enemies, I hate those underwater things that provide instant death if you slip in the water. I hate those drones that are all over the place and also the chameleons suck too. Anything that provides instant death is immediately irritating. They never really explained or showed an actual invasion of the US, which I think was a huge missed opportunity. The story pretty much just implied and slightly explained that this is what happened. The US is now full of Chimera, have fun. R1 really gave you a sense that if you fight hard enough that maybe you could win this war. R2 showed that the battle was lost. All of the cities and towns were completely under Chimera control. It seems like the only survivors were your unit and the guy on the radio (which I did enjoy his broadcast.) A ton of the favorite weapons were taken away like the sapper and the hailstorm. I used to love to shot a Hailstorm alt fire in a room full of enemies and leave. The carbine feels decreased in power and the bullseye has become more accurate and powerful.
There is also less variation in enemies. What happened to those guys that used to jump off of the walls and have those red flashlight guns? What about the chimera dogs? What about the widowmakers? Widowmakers suck to fight but they were challenging in a good way. What about the little guys in the conversion center? They use to walk slow but would jump on you and bite the hell out of your chest. Where are the tank and other vehicle missions? I don’t really see that type of character connection that I had with the English guy or the narrator.
One of the most important mistakes with R2 is that they were too receptive to criticism. There was no problem with having 8 guns. There was no problem with only one or two boss fights for the entire game. I’m all for a game evolving but don’t piss off your core audience.
To be fair, my main gripe is with the single player. The multiplayer is great. The skirmish mode is my favorite on the competitive side. The objectives can get a little repetitive but it is still a fun mode to play. The co-op is the star of the game.
Insomniac, you let me down. Please go back to your roots for single player campaign in part 3.