Nice to revisit something after a two-decade gap and find it exactly as you left it, warts and all.
Sure it's repetitive, overly backtracky, mean with checkpoints, and the lasers are bullshit, but the tunes are good and the vibe is great and the cover shooting system still feels brilliant. The little stick flick for headshots will always be one of my top muscle memories.
There's a reliable weight to the movement and pace, sort of like an old Monster Hunter; with a bit of practice you can do a combat roll under the enemy's bullets and knock them off their feet with a shotgun. It looks daft to an observer, but as a player it will have you screaming "I AM JEAN-LUC COUGAR, ELITE AGENT OF SCAT"
Good and fun. Use them savestates though eh.
Sure it's repetitive, overly backtracky, mean with checkpoints, and the lasers are bullshit, but the tunes are good and the vibe is great and the cover shooting system still feels brilliant. The little stick flick for headshots will always be one of my top muscle memories.
There's a reliable weight to the movement and pace, sort of like an old Monster Hunter; with a bit of practice you can do a combat roll under the enemy's bullets and knock them off their feet with a shotgun. It looks daft to an observer, but as a player it will have you screaming "I AM JEAN-LUC COUGAR, ELITE AGENT OF SCAT"
Good and fun. Use them savestates though eh.