Posted on: March 11, 2024
A.G.B.
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Just not up to the series standard
I really try not to do negative reviews these daysm so I'm gonna start with some of the positive. While I myself am not a fan of the addition of the third person perspective(I feel it makes things too easy), I do greatly appreciate that the game literally never once forces the player to use it. It is 100% up to you whether or not you want to use it at all, and if you use it, how much. And it definitely opened up this series to new players. I don't particularly like the brief detour to Silent Hill; still, I can't deny that it is quite effective. It's really no wonder that the 2014 game features a clear homage, even though most of those are to the first two. I find they tend to just be a nuisance, but I really respect the addition of loose objects that you can accidentally bump into to attract unwanted attention. Given that this is not supposed to be about fencing and that you are supposed to be a thief not a knight, it does make a lot of sense to replace your sword with a dagger. Of course the fact that you can technically use it against swords at all does feel like a very silly compromise. I get that making this somewhat similar to Deus Ex felt comfortable for the developers and I'm sure it attracted people who otherwise weren't interested in this and certainly these had not performed quite as well as hoped. The graphics get a distinct upgrade. Its plot contains at least one really compelling twist. This does allow you to use stealth even in situations where similar titles do not. The ties to the previous entries are genuinely handled well. It completely defangs Pagans & Hammerites. The idea that the two factions could coexist well enough that they could have bases within walking distance, and that the former would be so close to The City, makes it feel like the people behind this one did not appreciate that the games that came before this one in this franchise literally featured world ending scenarios that revolved around the unceasing conflict between the groups.
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