Since the success of Hotline Miami, many titles have tried to follow in its footsteps, with varying degrees of success. God's Trigger belongs to the wrong group of these games: not having understood what made Dennaton Games' title so charming, the title loses itself in an abusive multiplication of mechanics, to the point of complete disgust. The initial premise already seems dubious: how can adding an RPG dynamic to a nervous top-down shooter make sense? The answer lies in the execution and we quickly understand that the idea was vain. While co-op allows you to enjoy both characters, a single player game makes you largely prefer Judy, whose ranged attack is life-saving. Beyond that, it's impossible to use all the available skills – not to mention marking enemies or using stealth moves – as the screen is so saturated with information and unreadable. The worst thing is the unbearable menuing and the considerable time wasted at each death, in loading, cinematics and collectibles to find. Unfortunately, the game isn't helped by its art direction either, which is at best banal, at worst messy: the dubbing is mediocre, the soundtrack ineffective and the textures bland. There are a few ideas that try to stand out, like the level where Judy takes the sniper rifle or the one where you have to be discreet. The biggest genre fanatics might find it interesting for a few hours, but it's better to save your time for something else.

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2022


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