Super solid classic oozing with style. Checkpoints are basically non-existent, however the ability to Quick Save whenever you want somewhat remedies this (pun intended). Unfortunately, because of the enemy placements, by the end of the game you will be save-scumming every encounter. I've heard that this game has 'adaptive difficulty', which I never would have figured out from my own gameplay. I guess weapons became less effective when I spammed them, but it goes away when you swap between them which was a good way to encourage varying your approach. Bullet-time is badass to the Max (also pun intended) and I spent the first couple hours belly flopping at every opportunity. Although the aforementioned save scumming means you don't really need to. Ammo and health is pretty plentiful, at least on normal difficulty. The nightmare sequences were really creative even if the platforming sections in this game are quite janky. The story and comic book style are pretty good, it's like noir tropes on steroids (or Valium). However the dialogue was extremely quiet for some reason, basically anytime Max talked during gameplay was inaudible. Enemy dialogue volume was fine so I got to overhear a few funny conversations. My main issue with this game is that I didn't find the gameplay varied enough to keep me that engaged; the game is super short but it would've been hard to stay interested if it were any longer.