There isn't much to praise this game for. It was the first game in the series and even without playing the other games, I can tell that the creators were only trying to see if the formula works rather than creating a great game.

The story is ... alright. The themes are forced into your face and don't really leave any impact. The characters are low-key fun, but also shallow.
Also, the dub is straight-up BAD. No two ways about it. It's bad.

To be completely honest here, the only thing about this game that makes it worth investing time in is the over-the-top insane action. And, well, that was good enough for me.
Maybe if it was a longer game, that formula would have gotten boring.
But, for the 12 hours it took me to beat it, it was pretty fun.