I'm not even sure why I tried out this poor-looking game in the first place. Perhaps it was something in the mixture of Western imagery and isometric action that sparked my interest in its demo on the Switch. Playing the demo, I was reminded of mediocre games from 10+ years ago that you waste some time on and then forget for good. I still left it on my wishlist though, in case of a good deal. But good deals came and went, yet it remained unpurchased. And would have probably been deleted wholesale at one point if I hadn't discovered it on Google Play on my new Android and installed it. Why not, I thought.

My first impression was, oh boy, is it uncomfortable to play it on the phone. Luckily, the discomfort didn't stay for long (or at least I got better at managing the game, even if the shooting remained a bit fiddly), and by the time I finished the game, I had found myself quite liking it. Enough that I might even remember it in a few years, even if I'm in no hurry to add it to any list of favourite games. But it offers enough of a mixture of gunplay, stealth, challenging level design, and dumb humour to entertain. Ultimately, I'm glad I played it. Glad enough that I put the sequel on download right after finishing this, despite the bad reviews. If a mediocre-looking game can make me do that, I guess it wasn't that mediocre after all.