Thematically one of the best immersive action games I've ever played. One of the few games that the physics in-game actually helps you during gameplay. Like destroying entire houses, exploding towers with snipers. I love the idea of approaching however you like, whether stealth mode on camo entering a safe place to defeat every enemy or go berserk. I like how reactive the environment is to your actions. The leaves moving while walking, the wind actually taking place in gameplay, how realistic water looks. The game design lets you do everything you can think of, from br4eaking cranes that can eliminate enemies below or dropping some fuel tanks to a helicopter. However, itr definitely shallows right after you enter the mountain. Alien encounters are mediocre at best and simple point and shoot, so much so that it throws away every gameplay you learned. Which it could be great on paper for the narrative like feeling helpless with alien tech, but it all breaks down to hiding, shooting a lot and hiding again. Boss fight was frustrating and the rescue mission with Prophet are laughable, Ashley in OG RE4 is way more useful. Plus, it really hurts to see the narrative being thrown with heroism, while it was the dumb guy in charge of the ship, the one who started in the first place. There's no philosophical and melancholic journey like Halo, but a pure physics and immersion sim spectacle. it is good enough to at least play it once.
