I believe the game had a lot of good ideas with its combat. Especially regarding the time powers and use of elemental attacks. The graphics are good for the time and some of it still holds up. Unfortunately, It suffers from a lot of the issues of its time. I won't mention the plot since I think everyone who plays this will go in with the mindset of gameplay being the centerpiece to this game. The moveset works well with how you dash, attack and use different spells. Although, I find myself struggling to close the distance with that dash, oftentimes, you're just shy of attacking your enemy, even after doing a targeted dash towards them. The main issue with the combat stems mainly with the enemy placement and repetition. Repetition of enemies can work depending on how the enemy is fought. However, There are later levels in the game where a boss from an earlier level is fought twice in a row and has to be beaten with the same time-consuming method of performing two specific grabs. Other enemies also serve to consume time by gaining a shield at random. Having enemies with exclusive forms of dispatching do not work well within an action game, especially if they are repeated several times within the same level. Overall, I think this game is only worth buying and playing to satisfy your curiosity. There are other action games that would be more worth your time.
I would recommend watching a let's play or listening to the soundtrack rather than play the game itself. It can only be described as a cryptic point and clicker pretending to be an Immersive Sim. I am glad that I went through it at least once, but outside of curiosity, I would not recommend it. Within the Cageverse scale, It is definitely one of the worst from how unstable and cryptic it has been throughout my whole playthrough. In terms of David bowie/The cure content, They both produced the soundtrack with a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks. Reeves appears as a guitarist in a fictional band with David Bowie as the singer. David also plays another character with three moments of dialogue. If anyone does want to try the game out, I will only say good luck.
