Posted on: July 7, 2020
Khidir_Aiman
Verified ownerGames: 59 Reviews: 2
Buy on Sale.
This game was released to plenty of negative reviews, mostly regarding playability, now that most of that's sorted out by way of updates we're free to judge the gameplay without these annoyances. There's a LOT of driving to be done, and it does get monotonous after awhile. They do spice it up with some shooting and racing in between, but I feel that the best way to make the time go is with either a huge and diverse radio selection(I especially enjoy talk radio, absent here), or have a lot of character dialogue, neither of which this game has. In fact the dialogue vs pacing could've been done better, since on almost all my missions I finished the driving part before the talking ended. That said, the driving mechanics are stellar and even with my streaming setup having a very slight lag I was able to accurately navigate between cars and posts with high speed, having a sense of accomplishment there. The cover and shooting work great, if you're playing with a gamepad the aim assist takes a lot of the burden off fiddly stick aiming(you can tone this down or turn it off completely). Stealth mechanics are also good, forcing you to think your way around the map, and you're rewarded well for picking off only the enemies that matter. For example in truck stealing missions you can pretty much get away with minimal kills if you can make your way to the truck undetected, it's even faster this way. Lastly I love the stealth kill animations - the stabbing and slitting is brutally satisfying. As for the characters, they're very well told through the cutscenes, and you do get 'into the story' as you progress. If you play Vito's missions you'll also uncover some interesting backstory. Yes, it is the same thing repeated many times. People are quick to complain. Isn't FPS and MMO and racing the same though? The big question is have they made it fun to play, and to that I say, they've done a decent job.
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