The more I play this game the worse it gets.
It is a beautiful game but its 3D environment and characters, and its camera-shifts really hurt the way you have to overcome obstacles. You can never get a good feel for jump distances because the camara zooms in and out at specific areas. Also the hitboxes are undecipherable, you can't get a good feel for how close is too close (especially with instant-death spikes) because they don't map to the actual 3D models. Add in the camera that isn't centered on your character so you can't always see the edge of objects or even see yourself, this coupled with the strange way your means of attack works makes for very frustrating gameplay. There's also many instances where you'll walk right into something that shoots and kills you without an opportunity to dodge or even see it coming, either because the camera hates you or because the way shots are triggered to first appear. There's also something strange with how positions of obstacles are reset after you respawn, its not always the same.
Because of all of this the game feels unfair despite having very good controls. There is also a problem with wait times when you respawn, you can't always just go at it immediately because you have to wait for something. The last boss is very bad in this regard, its just pointlessly frustrating.
Bosses are a pain, you have to play a whole level before you get to them, and if you don't beat the boss, say goodbye to your progress, its just so goddamn annoying.
The mythos or story is also strange, the giana sisters games have never been good in this regard but it actually gets worse in this game. Nothing really makes any sense withing its own world, this has always been a bit of a disappointment with the series but now it just gets confusing.
I just can't recommended this game to anyone. Maybe if you only care about the soundtrack? Its a real shame, I'm still waiting for a good Giana Sisters game. The DS game was better then this.
