The controls take some getting used to and you really should set a designated reload button in the controls yourself, as there isn't one by default. And definitely turn the giant distracting HUD off as soon as possible.
Some parts of the game were better than others. I thought the later levels were way better than the first 3 or so. Level 3, especially, I hated that floor. And maybe I didn't really enjoy the first two levels that much because I was still figuring out the game back then. I didn't care much for the R floor either.
Cyberspace sections did nothing for me.
I thought the plot was interesting and SHODAN was a good villain. I expected a little more of SHODAN right at the end though but it all ends pretty abruptly.
The soundtrack was pretty hit or miss for me. Some tracks straight up hurt my ears but others were pretty catchy. It also didn't help that the first track you hear in the game, that of Level 1, is one of the worst tracks I have ever listened to in a game.
As for the gameplay, well, the game is almost 30 years old, so the gameplay is going to feel dated. But I was pretty surprised at how 'modern' the game design was. The shooting was alright although fights usually boiled down to either killing enemies so fast with a very strong weapon so that they don't have time to react or positioning yourself in such a way that you can just barely shoot an enemy from around a corner or shooting enemies at maximum distance. If you don't do any of those things then you're going to get hit and you're going to get hit hard.
Another thing is that resources placement wasn't properly balanced. Oftentimes I had to survive for like two full floors without barely receiving any health and battery resources but then for the last two levels, 8 and 9, you get so many full heal items that it's ridiculous.
Overall, a pretty fun game.
Some parts of the game were better than others. I thought the later levels were way better than the first 3 or so. Level 3, especially, I hated that floor. And maybe I didn't really enjoy the first two levels that much because I was still figuring out the game back then. I didn't care much for the R floor either.
Cyberspace sections did nothing for me.
I thought the plot was interesting and SHODAN was a good villain. I expected a little more of SHODAN right at the end though but it all ends pretty abruptly.
The soundtrack was pretty hit or miss for me. Some tracks straight up hurt my ears but others were pretty catchy. It also didn't help that the first track you hear in the game, that of Level 1, is one of the worst tracks I have ever listened to in a game.
As for the gameplay, well, the game is almost 30 years old, so the gameplay is going to feel dated. But I was pretty surprised at how 'modern' the game design was. The shooting was alright although fights usually boiled down to either killing enemies so fast with a very strong weapon so that they don't have time to react or positioning yourself in such a way that you can just barely shoot an enemy from around a corner or shooting enemies at maximum distance. If you don't do any of those things then you're going to get hit and you're going to get hit hard.
Another thing is that resources placement wasn't properly balanced. Oftentimes I had to survive for like two full floors without barely receiving any health and battery resources but then for the last two levels, 8 and 9, you get so many full heal items that it's ridiculous.
Overall, a pretty fun game.