Niko smol bean etc etc -- yes, for sure, granted. It was a bummer for me, though, that he and especially some of the other characters lacked the agency and dynamism I was hoping for. As someone who is often character-motivated, I found it hard not to make comparisons to...well, no spoilers, but other games that occupy a similar narrative space.

What I do love about it, though: the look, mood & tone, as well as some of the wonderfully inventive puzzles around the halfway mark.