by Psychotic » Sun Nov 18, 12 3:45 am
I honestly can't get into this game. It's not as great as I was hoping.
I love the art direction but that's about it. The storyline is cheap and predictable, and the gameplay, whilst fun, is horribly unrewarding.
The main issue I have with the game is that the developers try to encourage a stealthy playthrough but there is absolutely nothing rewarding about doing it. Unless you enjoy reward in the challenge alone then all you're truly left with is a mediocre ending, tedious gameplay and the knowledge that half of the abilities you have access to you can't use. Because they kill people.
On the other side of the spectrum we have the more violent method, which I prefer to use whilst mixing it up with stealth (the "assassin", as it were), but as fun as it is you're rewarded with an even crappier ending and what could possibly be one of the shortest playthrough's in recent times.
As fun as the stealth can be, I hate the fact I cannot use a good 90% of the tools I'm given.
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