A very solid entry. I ended up enjoying this a lot more than I originally thought.
The vast arsenal, Story, and boss fights are big highlights of this game with just the minor issue is that it can be decently grindy if you want it to be. Other than that, a very solid game.

you hit the shrine and gain nothing

Monolith truly exceled with what they had here, even if the story was lackluster. The cat and mouse combat scenarios leads to a plethora of chaotic and intense battles with the replicas complimented with the games intense visuals like grenade explosions rippling and distorting your vision and densely packed particles of dust and smoke. Definitely one of the best shooters of 2005.