I curse the past version of myself who blew up on this game's unbearable jank in the first hour - because that guy was wrong. I struggled to understand exactly how the combat worked at first but after some practice it became incredibly fun and engaging. Though it is not without fault I had a blast and couldn't put the game down hardly all weekend, beating it on the hardest difficulty and getting most of the trophies. Though this game has a flavor of Dead Space in the skin I think the distinct gameplay differences make me want a sequel to this more than that overpriced remake. The Callisto Protocol is a SOLID ++ sci fi survival horror that I will happily return to once they add New Game + in February.

This is a very very nice looking game, and if I had more free time I would probably power through it, but unfortunately I do not. After 1 hour I could not stop getting hit by the basic enemies who have seemingly no or inconsistent hit stun, and mastered the parry by tappin my toe in time not with the visual cues, which are not nearly clear enough when the characters are so small on the screen. If Blasphemous is your favorite game this is at least worth a try, and maybe I'll buy a poster or osmething down the line.