This game is definitely fun and it does have its moments. The combat in the game is fun (most of the time), the graphics are nice despite it being nearly 10 years later, the story is pretty good, and the songs are pretty damn good (under certain conditions), and it did the "War is bad because you're killing innocent lives" things better than Spec Ops The Line ever could wish to accomplish...

Oh yeah, those parentheses...let's talk about them. First off, the act of slicing your enemies into a red powder mist is amazing and graphically impressive. However, combat is held back by two big problems; first off being the camera, which is easy to explain. When I'm trying to run around an enemy, I would like to know if there is another enemy or hazard I have to look out for. However, the second and more glaring issue is the parry system. You're supposed to attack while aiming your control stick in the direction of the enemy you want to parry. This can work, but it's more of a 70/30 split of it deciding if it will work or not, and in intense combat scenarios, they're more annoying than you think, ESPECIALLY with Monsoon and Jetstream Sam. I think just giving the parry its own move, like how The Wonderful 101 did it in the future, is better IMO.

The second part I would like to discuss is the music. Now, I would be a fool to say the music isn't good, but when you're trying to replay a certain boss over and over again and you hear the same song over and over, that's when it becomes an issue. Of course, this is more of a player issue on my part, but still, sometimes the screaming metal music can be grating on your ears, especially if the songs are bunched up against one another. They're good isolated but together is another story.

Also, why the heck is this game trying to give us stealth sessions when the game also wants us to slice everyone in half and than some?!?

Still, this is an easy 7/10 from me, and I can see myself playing this again in the future. It was almost an 8/10, but there were a couple faults that held the game back in my eyes.

Reviewed on Aug 15, 2022


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