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Games I Like That Everybody Else Dislikes
Two major flaws right off the bat: first and foremost its boneheaded attempts at a grimdark tone which just end up being juvenile and insufferable. Second - and this is a less severe blemish but still necessary to mention - the combat system posed here is genius in theory but just isn't 100% here yet, you'll get caught in a move and fall off the edge to your death or accidentally select the wrong limb to attack right in the heat of battle fairly often. Thankfully its sequel would fully rectify both of those problems - but for now, with all that being said, in the end this is still a gorgeous and addicting Souls-like that has an identity all its own. When this game puts you in the zone, oh man... you're dialed in down to the very last nerve. Fighting some of these bosses and then finally tackling them is a religious experience. Its monochromatic world of nanites and technology gone loose is a feast for the eyes, too. Should get automatic bonus points for having an eighth-gen opening cinematic that isn't totally boring, and the Don Hackett storyline is one of gaming's most sorrowful shocks.
Games I Like That Everybody Else Dislikes
Two major flaws right off the bat: first and foremost its boneheaded attempts at a grimdark tone which just end up being juvenile and insufferable. Second - and this is a less severe blemish but still necessary to mention - the combat system posed here is genius in theory but just isn't 100% here yet, you'll get caught in a move and fall off the edge to your death or accidentally select the wrong limb to attack right in the heat of battle fairly often. Thankfully its sequel would fully rectify both of those problems - but for now, with all that being said, in the end this is still a gorgeous and addicting Souls-like that has an identity all its own. When this game puts you in the zone, oh man... you're dialed in down to the very last nerve. Fighting some of these bosses and then finally tackling them is a religious experience. Its monochromatic world of nanites and technology gone loose is a feast for the eyes, too. Should get automatic bonus points for having an eighth-gen opening cinematic that isn't totally boring, and the Don Hackett storyline is one of gaming's most sorrowful shocks.