a tolerable checklist of boomer shooter game design. shotguns this meaty and the game's fun take on a BFG-like super weapon are severely hampered by sprawling yet empty levels that somehow look so drab in such a cool setting. the world is so monotone in its textures but not in a mirrors edge or devil daggers way, it's more like samey textures plastered all over rooms making them hard to distinguish themselves from each other. the lighting can be pretty at times but barely gets adventurous, neither being too playful or dramatic at pretty much all times.

the combat is close to good, the quick weapon swapping is akin to doom eternal catharsis but the repetitive enemies and lame movement is a brick wall to the fighting. theres no bhopping man and it feels so sluggish. theres seemingly no momentum, just holding W to shoving a shotgun into a demon's face.

so far, it's just average. nothing to write home about but nothing atrociously horrible. seems short so ill play it through.