I enjoyed my time with the game. The combat is fast and entertaining and as you progress through the story you unlock more abilities (think space magic) to enhance what you can do which enriches the combat further and gives it a bit more depth. The visuals are good, especially for a smaller title like this and performance was great as well with no micro stutters or shader compilation issues. The story is somewhat of a mixed bag, the premise itself is interesting, but some of the narrative points are a bit confusing/underdeveloped and you don't have much in terms of interesting NPCs, most are rather bland/stock. I was never bothered by it either though and it kept me entertained enough to play through the story and do all the side quests, just don't expect a masterpiece in that regard. Music is pretty subdued in the game, the main menu theme is cool, but in game there isn't much that stands out, both in terms of music or sound design in general, nothing offensively bad either though. All in all I'd say it was worth my time to play through it once (18 hours) and I can recommend the game if you are in the mood for an arcady space fighter game that has fun combat.
I enjoyed my time with the game the same way I enjoyed the first game in the series, but it has its issues. Gameplay is a mixed bag with some stealth sections that force you to kill or get spotted to progress, which I found highly annoying, especially combined with the fact that you can't manually save and have to reload checkpoints if you die or get spotted and wanted to be sneaky. In terms of presentation the game is punching quite a bit above its weightclass, with great art design, very good graphics, good sound design, music and excellent voice acting. I would say it outperforms quite a few triple A titles in those aspects, which is impressive. The story overall was enjoyable and I liked most of the main cast, but especially Amicia as a character started to get on my nerves with some of her actions which you as the player can't influence. The game at times also wallows a bit too much in misery for my taste and can get quite depressing, especially towards the end. Overall if you enjoyed the first game, which you should definitely play first as this one basically picks up right where it left off, you will most likely enjoy Requiem as well. Personally I liked Innocence better, but that comes down to a matter of personal preference.
