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The combat has lots of really strong idea. Sure it is mostly derivative, but it is solid. The same can be said for the platforming, enemy design, level design, etc. However I would say that none of those things is truly optimized. Combat is good but finicky. Platforming is good but doesn't feel quite right. Etc, etc, etc... The game is also very buggy. I only had one or two crashes, but more frequently I would enter…
Here's what you need to know. Combat: 10/10, Story: 5/10, Open World: 5/10, Art: 10/10, and Mission Design: 5/10. For me, the combat and the joy of traveling around, seeing all of the beauty, makes for an extremely engaging experience. I have put 150+ hours into this game and have loved every second of it. The combat is extremely snappy. All 4 stances are a joy to use. I particularly loved ending combos with the…
This game is beautiful, and delivering packages can be very fun and rewarding. I particularly enjoyed building out transportation infrastructure and slowly hoofing it across the map to my objective. Then... it starts raining and I had to deal with the weird ghost monsters. At this point, the game immediately slams its brakes and becomes a very poor stealth action game. The combat is very poor. Which is fine, except…
It is fun, and most of the characters are enjoyable and different. The abilities are good and fun to unlock. I do have two criticisms. One, the combat gets hectic in a bad way quite frequently. This leads to what I'll call "annoying" deaths and unenjoyable encounters sometimes. Two, the current mission structure and character skill trees do not have long tails on them. It gets repetitive once you unlock about half…
