I have some seriously complicated feelings about this game.
On the one hand, the story was downright excellent, easily up there with Y0 for my favorite story in the series so far. I loved the Big Dad Energy Kiryu brings to his orphanage, and the new characters are truly memorable in a great way.
On the other hand, I absolutely hated a lot of the game mechanics. I can see why so many people complain about the excessive blocking in this game, and it really ruined a lot of the momentum for some of the longer fights. And those chase sequences made me want to bash my head into a fucking wall, there were way too many of them. The whole thing just felt dated, and it could definitely use the Kiwami treatment like 1 and 2.
All in all, this game was bolstered by its story and really held down by its gameplay elements. It's still a very solid game in its own right, and hopefully Y4 will raise the bar again for me.
On the one hand, the story was downright excellent, easily up there with Y0 for my favorite story in the series so far. I loved the Big Dad Energy Kiryu brings to his orphanage, and the new characters are truly memorable in a great way.
On the other hand, I absolutely hated a lot of the game mechanics. I can see why so many people complain about the excessive blocking in this game, and it really ruined a lot of the momentum for some of the longer fights. And those chase sequences made me want to bash my head into a fucking wall, there were way too many of them. The whole thing just felt dated, and it could definitely use the Kiwami treatment like 1 and 2.
All in all, this game was bolstered by its story and really held down by its gameplay elements. It's still a very solid game in its own right, and hopefully Y4 will raise the bar again for me.