The ending cost this game 2 stars.
Pros:
- Great premise: The player character is joining a government agency (think X-files or SCP foundation), and her first day on the job is disrupted by an invasion from another dimension. She also has a personal mission to pursue while she's here.
- Interesting mechanics: You get a shapeshifting gun (pistol, shotgun, sniper, etc...) and a small selection of superpowers.
- Default controls (XBox Controller) are intuitive and responsive. It's also fairly easy to remain aware of your surroundings, except in a couple of the boss fights.
- Mostly enjoyable environmental puzzles: There are parts of the game, especially sidequests, where you have to find a route from point A to point B, using environmental tools to address obstacles and threats.
Cons:
- Useless Power: It's possible that soeone has found a use for it, but I found the shield power to be totally useless, because it turns off most other powers, weapons, and environmental interactions.
- Tedious grind: After a while the MOB fights become repetitive and tedious, and you frequently return to the same locations
- The Ending: This is the worst aspect of the game, by far. It does not include:
> A climactic boss fight.
> A satisfying explanation: Why are the invaders here? Not "What do they want?", but "How did they get here?" The story says they corrupted a human(s?) who opened the door to their dimension, using a mechanism that can't have worked, based on things that are revealed earlier in the story. And the reveal of the corrupted human imples 3 things that can't all be true. This game showcases the difference between open-to-interpretation and self-contradictory.
> A satisfying resolution: Both the character's personal quest and the main invasion plot are left unresolved. Not in a "we're planning a sequel" way, but the actual ending of the game leaves everything in a sort of limbo state that will continue forever, unless intruded on by a completely different story.
