A strange game to say the least. Have to admit I got some enjoyment out of it but it's definitely not for everyone. Graphically it's very brown and dated, the story sucks and the new characters are terrible. However the music here is fantastic, it really helps set the atmosphere for the levels, and the fan service in the cutscenes is cool. Gameplay is fine, better in the first half of the game compared to the second half where you can essentially just use the pistol to win. I didn't have to use materia much apart from against the enemies that were unharmed by normal bullets.

It's a game very similar to DMC2 where the edginess is very apparent, and I could only recommend this to FF7 fans who have history of playing shooters. There's a very niche group of people who would unironically enjoy playing this, and somehow I fit that mould.

Reviewed on Aug 21, 2021


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