I was only on the second chapter with the Pigman and it was enough to convince me that this probably wasn’t worth continuing playing for the time being. There’s a lot of stuff to like and appreciate here so far; the immersive sim elements layered onto the real-time isometric combat can be pretty fun at times, the presentation is pretty slick and bold, and the setting itself has some decent potential. But what hampered my experience the most, aside from the story not really doing too much for me, is the gameplay. The real problem comes down to the strict bird’s eye isometric camera view which doesn’t gel well with the real time shooting. It often becomes a battle between the camera and the player which doesn’t feel enjoyable. Considering this is meant to be an immersive sim it was probably intentional to show how unconventional the combat really is, and how you need to look for other ways to overcome obstacles. Mostly through environmental means like picking up candles and tossing them at enemies to light them on fire, pouring gasoline on them to slow them down and light them easier, or throwing explosive TNT barrels at them in a bullet crossfire. While this is a pretty cool idea on paper, and even in the game there are mild strokes of genius to show how effective this can be, it becomes too much of a hassle to appreciate fully.

You’re probably better off getting this off from gamepass rather than buying unless it really scratches that specific niche for you. Might give it another shot in the future.