I'm a sucker for stealth games that utilize shadows as a hiding place. But unfortunately this didn't hit. I haven't seen Chronicles of Riddick so there could be a lot I'm missing here, however I've been told it's fine to play as its own thing.

There's a big issue I have with this game. Not only does it feel way too restrictive at points, but the stealth system is weird as hell and kinda broken. Maybe I'm too picky because Thief 1-3 really heightened my standards for what a stealth game should be, but I don't like how it feels less like, and idk if this makes sense, but it feels less like you can hide in the shadows and more like you're hiding in invisible boxes. Like you aren't quite hiding in the shadows.

The screen glowing blue while in the shadows feels too specific. It might be a lighting issue but there were parts that were way too well lit and I was still hiding in the shadows apparently. hence why it feels like you're more or less hiding in a box. I don't know how else to put it.

The thing with stealth games like Thief and Splinter Cell is that it feels like the shadow systems are dynamic and that makes it feel right. There's games where that isn't explicitly the case yet it works, like in Manhunt for example.

I dunno tho I just didn't vibe with this game.

I was very surprised by this one with vin diesel on the cover i cant say i expected quality but it is a cult classic so I gave it a chance and it is good the mechanics are very wonky the combat is weird and the stealth doesn't work half the time you walk at a snails pace but even with all that the atmosphere and immersion are so good even though this is not an amazing story there is such a good drive behind it with wanting to escape this awful prison most everything in the game exists in a diegetic way which I think then it's weird that u have such an awkward weapon wheel and that the game likes to cut very randomly to 3rd person animations i get they wanna show ur playing as diesel man in this first-person game but bad decision imo overall though its game that shouldn't work but it does heavily pushed by the atmosphere and a fairly interesting progression there basically a few main areas that branch out and open up its back tracking done well.