the combat mechanics are phenomenal. like... shooting bullets out of the air? mario jumping on enemies to kill them? fun as fuck.
but it all feels a tad underdeveloped, as does the often hamfisted narrative. it is executed very well at first, and the mind control concepts being tossed around initially terrified me. but it never really elaborates on those ideas as the game progresses, leaving you with nothing more than "video games control your brain!!" and some overly long cutscene-esque sequences about how video game addiction is bad or whatever. perhaps there's something interseting in how the levels imitate typical action movie scenes, but whatever that was is ultimately buried under the heavyhanded central message. idk, its ultimately an enjoyable experience but also a fundamentally unfulfilling one