This review contains spoilers
So this game is almost deserving of 5 stars. It’s close but no cigar and here’s why.
The encounter with Andrew Ryan is one of the finest moments in gaming. It was a great twist, never telegraphed too hard and very impactful.
Why would you ruin all of that good will, hype and drive with one of the worst final boss fights ever. Honestly, thematically the last boss kinda makes sense gameplay wise it’s just rubbish.
The whole game has led up to this moment and you throw away everything. 5 mins of gameplay docked this game the chance to be 5 stars.
Aside from that, a must play. Impactful, iconic and really showed that FPS (yes I know it’s not quite that) games could have meaningful narratives.
Bonus kudos for the environment, satire of Ayn Rand and everything else that makes this so unique. Didn’t even mind half the story telling being stuck behind audio tapes.
The encounter with Andrew Ryan is one of the finest moments in gaming. It was a great twist, never telegraphed too hard and very impactful.
Why would you ruin all of that good will, hype and drive with one of the worst final boss fights ever. Honestly, thematically the last boss kinda makes sense gameplay wise it’s just rubbish.
The whole game has led up to this moment and you throw away everything. 5 mins of gameplay docked this game the chance to be 5 stars.
Aside from that, a must play. Impactful, iconic and really showed that FPS (yes I know it’s not quite that) games could have meaningful narratives.
Bonus kudos for the environment, satire of Ayn Rand and everything else that makes this so unique. Didn’t even mind half the story telling being stuck behind audio tapes.