My Friend Pedro is a decent shooter/platformer with gameplay that is fun and satisfying to play and has a weird meta story to go along with it. Where it falters though is in it’s fairly uninspired levels which feel all very samey within each chapter, a few awkward platforming sections that should really have been removed and certain level design and enemy placement that hold back the potential for lots of satisfying kills. My Friend Pedro does seem to understand where it falls into the same tropes and weaknesses as other games within similar genres, with self referential jokes throughout, however the fact the developers were clearly aware of this makes the inclusion more disappointing. While you can get some really satisfying kills on enemies, especially as you collect different weapons as you progress, most of the time the level design and placement mean either that there is no interesting way to take out the enemies or you’ll be taking them out the exact same way you have dozens of others already. Overall, My Friend Pedro is still a good game, using new and borrowed ideas together well for fun gameplay, however its other aspects hold it back from being truly great.