Posted on: August 2, 2025
Mechthorian
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Longwinded, inane writing.
I've been struggling through this one, and I'm not even sure why anymore. The gameplay is the same as the first (with some changes), the xcom sections aren't great, but I appreciate their focus on stealth, and the writing... Is the most inane, stream-of-conscious drivel I've ever heard. Everyone and their grandma has an anecdote about "what it's really like out here," and they all prattle on, swear like drunken sailors, gush over fictional books, and complain about every tiny little inconvenience. The opening cutscene lasts what felt like an hour, with the only gameplay breaks lasting actual seconds. There's something I like to call "Imitation Tarantino Syndrome." It's when a writer binges all of Tarantino's films in a short period of time, takes a liking to the long-winded, realistic dialogue, and decides he could do the same thing if he only pries out his backspace key with a screwdriver. This game is the clearest possible example of this sort of writing. There is a book within the game's universe called "The Last Temptation of Neptune," and your officers will frequently paraphrase it, quote it, gush over it, and ask to be let off duty to read the sequel. Each time, they will give you a several paragraph block of text that reads like a parody of an obsessed fangirl, in what is supposed to be a gritty crime drama. This doesn't just happen a few times. It is nearly every day; often multiple times in succession. There are so many times when so much more could have been said by simply shutting up, but instead the game shoves in several minutes of fauxetic fluff just to fill any conceivable silence. I didn't even mind the direction they took Jack's character, or the less-than-subtle feminist angle with Lily's arc. I can see them being controversial, but at least these characters aren't annoying. But I can't enjoy them because everyone around them jabbers until their jaws fall off. If you want to be a writer, don't write like this. You're not Tarantino.
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