How do you follow up an all-timer? You write out a big list of things you could change, for better or worse, and then you put a blindfold on and throw some darts.

Beam ammo adds nothing fun to the game, translation locks are basically keycards and feel out of place and artificial, the exploration doesn't flow particularly well, the 3D map is a pain in certain areas, the endgame key hunt is a chore, and the menu interface is plain bloody stupid.

To be fair, there's some great stuff in here, it's definitely worth playing if you're planning on doing the trilogy, it's just that my current thoughts on this are tainted by the fact I'm replaying on Hypermode, which turns all the bosses into tedious bullet sponges. Don't do that.