Posted on: April 1, 2023
orzene
Games: 696 Reviews: 14
Alright Game, Poor Reboot
The game itself isn't what I'd call "bad". If anything, it's simply "alright". It suffers from the same problem a lot of games did from the later 2000s/2010s, in that they want to be more "cinematic than fun". Player agency is pretty reduced because of this. Its not simply the lack of jumping either. Movement is pretty smooth through the levels, and the "dodge/swoop" works pretty nicely, with the very tactile peeking mechanics. The "special powers" you get are kind of neat little aids to get past challenges quickly, but are superfluous if you prefer a more "pure" experience. You can play the game without them, certainly. The story is weak. Garrett's only driving force is finding his missing protege, who I feel like would have been more interesting as a playable character, rather than relegated to "damsel in distress". Otherwise, he barely has any say in the Main Story. In fact, he doesn't seem to honestly care which faction wins in the "class warfare" that's being driven by severe disease and poverty. Basso was the only character that had "character", from what I can recollect, and even then the writing didn't serve him too terribly well. The game is very gloomy, and stages/missions don't necessarily seem different between levels, because they insisted on the "cyan color grading" being EVERYWHERE. However, besides that, the graphics are quite nice, and definitely utilize Unreal Engine 3 pretty well for its age. If you really need to own it, get it on discount.
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