Ghostrunner

Really cool mechanics and gameplay and the level design was top-notch. It was a nice change from the usual fps; the parkour was splendid, allowing you to quickly doge and get close to enemies, and I loved deflecting bullets. Good balance: the game was just the right difficulty (for me, some other people have said that this isn't for casuals and I agree) where it wasn't too easy or too hard and I really enjoyed the challenge. The checkpoints were spaced well so that I didn't have to redo the same bit over and over again till I finally completed a really long section flawlessly (in my opinion, when games do this it's just really frustrating and takes more time; it doesn't add to the experience at all). I've seen a couple of people saying that being one-shot to everything makes it too hard, but I disagree; if you weren't it would be too easy (if you could survive even one hit, I think that the difficulty would be almost halved), probably promote camping strats, and sorta detach you from the game (it makes sense that Ghostrunner would die instantly to most of these attacks). The environment and graphics are also great and the game is amazingly optimized; I could run it at a smooth 144 fps on a 1660 super and an i5-8600 and it still looked amazing. The one issue I had with performance was that the game crashed 3 times on one particular section which was about 90% through a level, so I had to play the same 10-20 minute level 4 times due to no fault of my own (this was so annoying that this would have bumped down my rating to a 4.5 if there was an option, but don't let this deter you from buying this game; it was a very minor nuisance in the grand scheme of things). Overall it's great game, in almost every way, and well worth the price (got it for free during prime gaming promotion, but had I known it would be this good I would have bought it full price if I had to). I strongly recommend it. One more thing: you can disable gore if you want, so don't let that deter you.

Visual is cyberpunk lebels without the bugs or frame drops. GPU doesnt have to be crazy for you to run it either. Was looking for a new game and this was amazing. Not extremely long but defiantely not short. Story was amazing too. Its not uncommon to die 100 if not more times on each "level", but everytime you learn something about it and can use that to tweak your strategy. Overall such a fun game and again the visuals are incredible

This game can be really hard at times. But the endorphines released upon finally finishing a level totally make up for it. I do appreciate though that this might not be everyone's cup of tea, and sometimes I felt that I died for unfair reasons. The story took a bit of a back seat to the gameplay, which worked out nicely for this game in my opinion. Can't really focus on an in-depth storyline while trying to stay alive anyway. Soundtrack is absolutely stellar, really goes well with the flow of the game and it absolutely is enjoyable on its own. Great graphics, ran very smooth on my R5 3600 and GTX 1070. I suppose raytracing would've made it even sweeter. As a fan of the Mirror's Edge series I was delighted by the movement and the flow it creates. Levels were nicely laid out. Sometimes I would've wished for some more variety within a level, but overall solid work. Really liked this game. And there is an assist mode now, so it should be a more pleasant experience for players that found it too hard otherwise.

Pros: Combat is simple but fun. Everything one shots (you and enemies). Combat is a mixture of timing and strategy (find best route to dodge enemies and strike fast) Story isn't too bad. A little tropey, but not cheesy. I felt challenged but never enough to rage quit. And I felt entertained but not exhausted. Honestly, this is the first game I've finished in like 3 years. Most games I lose interest or just begin to feel like a slog. At around 13 hours time to complete, I felt good about this game. It has some replay value in a hardcore mode too if you want some more challenge/hours. Cons: If you quit part way through a level, you lose your progress. Levels can be 30-45 minutes depending on how bad you are. (They are quicker once you know what to do on 2nd pass through). So even though gameplay is fast, it can eat up chunks of time or you find yourself replaying 50% of a mission. Final level is dumb Platforming is fun for combat, but not fun when it's just for platforming sake. Near the end, they introduce a new enemy which just doesn't mesh well in the game imo TL;DR: I'd recommend playing this game. Buy on sale though.

Game is basically Katana Zero in 3D with some mirror's edgey parkour. Good idea, and while the combat is pretty fantastic (bar a few issues), the way it constantly breaks the pacing is painful. Imagine if HLM or KZ stopped the action to make you do puzzles. Had a lot of potential, hope that they can nail the execution if they ever make a second one