There's definitely a bit of the Seinfeld Effect going on with this game. I'd always heard amazing things about it but the gameplay felt largely run-of-the-mill by today's standards, and that's because this game is what made these open world mechanics so common place.

With that said, the characters are phenomenal pretty much across the board. Vaas, Buck, Dennis, Citra, Sam -- it's almost unfair how many amazing characters are here. Props to the writing team. The story is very generic but the characters are so great it doesn't matter. I'm looking forward to checking out the newer games.

This game is straight out of the PS2 era, in all the best and worst ways. The art style is unique and the story is charmingly earnest. For the first 4 or so hours of gameplay, I found myself in a very relaxed flow state. Even though I abandoned making my paintings sensible early on, I still found the act of painting soothing. The final couple hours of the game, however, completely changes the formula and takes a hard turn into a poorly executed action game. Nevertheless, I appreciate indie developers bringing some variety and trying something new. I'm looking forward to what Pixelopus does next.