First game I started for this year and oh boy this was absolutely amazing, easily the best top down shooter I've ever played. This game really operates in a way with it's lack of HP but generous checkpoints where it allows you to really learn the enemies movement and come up with new strategies. The levels are so well designed around this where choosing which weapons you want to equip to take down certain enemies really gets you to think in a way where finally taking a down is some of the most accomplished feelings you can get in a game. The masks give so much replay value allowing you to complete these levels with a lot of variety. So while this game is difficult it didn't frustrate me as I progressively got better at it's mechanics to really learn how to get through these levels as efficiently as possible. When I was replaying the chapters after I beat the campaign I became so much better that I was clearing them way quicker than I did originally.

The 80's retrowave aesthetics and music really adds a lot more charm to the already fun and brutal gameplay.
Unfortunately the weird interruptions in the story like that terrible hospital stealth level, vague bosses and the meh biker levels hold it back but this is still an outstanding game regardless.