Gameplay is well done, if a little jank and frustrating at times. But the combat loop is very satisfying and stays in line with the story the creator was trying to tell. Gore is obviously insane in this game, which initially feels like some sort of fetish, but as you play it just seems to be the authors choice in driving home whatever message he was going for. The message is unclear, but the game's very sparse story at least makes you think for a bit. Something about humanity's sins and our relationship with god. The real meat of this game is its well done combat loop which is quick and brutal, especially on the hard difficulty. The game isn't really hard, but it provides enough of a challenge to be interesting for the whole run time. Overall a solid experience with some technical issues and design oversights.

Finished a playthrough on Zealot recently. The new patch brought a lot of improvments which raised the experience for me. Higher level missions are extremely well balanced and intense, if you have the right team, but that's true of all good horde shooters. Never gets as intense as GTFO but reaches about the same heights as LFD2 and the combat is extremely visceral and satisfying. The only element I think game really lags behind its contemporary's is its optimization and at times story. The world building is great, but the clear lack of direction for the story is a bummer in an otherwise fantastic experience.