This game has a great premise with great systems etc. etc. but all this is ruined by bugs and inconsistent behaviour. Things dont always happen how they should and this makes an already hard game very frustrating. The saves are drawn out, which makes this worse. You will get right near the end of a mission and then you are spotted by a guard out of line of sight in a kinda impossible way. Then your whole plan is blown and you need to start again or hope to get out by force. With some more patches, I hope that this can be improved...but the game has already been in development for years so I am not holding my breath. I loved Syndicate as a kid and wanted to love this too....but I am left frustrated and cheated by the game and its broken mechanics. Also regarding difficulty... i am a casual player and they should really have a way to scale difficulty. I understand some people want hardcore.....so just offer different difficulty settings rather than forcing everyone to play at the same level.
This game is a few years old now, so I would say it is probably not worth full price unless you are a massive fan of these kind of "journey" games. The graphics haven't aged well....although the game does well with its slightly limited graphics, to still make a very atmospheric game world which really adds to the experience alot. I believe this helped me get captivated in the story and gave me the feeling that I wanted to finish the game. I played it in 2 game sessions, something I rarely do... even though the game is only 5 hours long at best. The platforming and puzzle elements are very light and never challenging...something that I didn't mind and at least gives you something to do along the way. If you are after a hardcore platformer or puzzler... this game is not for you. The story and the atmosphere are the main plus points and, for me, I enjoyed the game immensely because of this. Although I dont feel the need to replay the game I am very happy I took the plunge to play this game. One gripe though...with only a handful of character models, I would have hope for better quality ones but ...hey ho :)
