Posted on: June 7, 2018
SuperSmik2Tubro
Verified ownerGames: 39 Reviews: 1
A stylish game marred by poor controls.
A dark and gritty 70's style crime story is marred by poor controls. The problem is the player -- whether on foot or in a vehicle -- seems to have poor footing. While forgivable in a vehicle, for a game very dependent on cover shooting Piero's lack of any ability to actually stick to cover sticks out like a sore thumb. This is compounded by the fact that his movement doesn't seem natural -- he seems to move too quickly for the speed of his animation, and when trying to take evasive action he feels completely out of control. You might want to duck behind cover but instead he rolls. If in a stationary position via holding SPACE and he may/may not roll, even while mashing movement keys repeatedly. The only thing that seems sure is that if you're moving about, he WILL roll. Making matters worse is the inability to remap anything, which is pretty poor for any PC game. There is stealth in the game but it's extremely primitive. The only noise made seems to be dependent on firing a gun. Line of sight isn't always clear; thankfully there's only one stealth mission and it's short. The biggest letdown is the final sections of the game which lack much in the way of clever tricks to break up the monotony of what becomes pure run-and-gun with little opportunity for stealth or tactics. The game starts very strong too, all the more the pity. Story-wise, it's dark and gritty. If that's not your cup of tea, give the game a miss. If you enjoy a grim tale of betrayal and lies without any heroes... then it's worth watching. Overall not a bad game but not one that would keep me coming back.
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