I'll be the first to admit, I did this game dirty. The past two times I've tried to play this I've been put off by the awful keyboard controls and some iffy gameplay quirks (I'm looking at you, dodge mechanic), and because of those things I've never played past the first episode before, what a mistake!

This is a super polished, super fun and super satisfying shooter, Remedy knows how to make a slick and unique take on gunplay combat. The writing is so very on-the-nose, as Sam Lake's writing tends to be, and this entry in particular is extremely self-indulgent but it's still an enjoyable and engrossing story that keeps you hooked!

This is definitely a game that gets better and better as it goes on, the first episode is easily a weak point. (Why are they episodes and not chapters?? This is a story about a writer, come on!!)

Glad to have finally finished this one and it's DLC, the remastered edition is a great way to play and the adaptive triggers on PS5 are great, now I've just gotta sit and wait for Alan Wake 2... And of course play Control again.

Reviewed on Dec 29, 2021


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