Very very fun, I don't think I've seen more blood in a game, outside of DOOM. Strangely meditative, getting into a rhythm with your absurdly large arsenal is quite appealing and simple. Movement is relatively tame though, this isn't a movement shooter, it's a boomer shooter thrrough and through. Gets quite samey after a while, but that's kind of what you're here for, so no big deal. A good way to explain it is if doom was JUST the guns, and no glory kills, chainsaw, grapple hook, etc. If you've got game-of-the-year type stuff (like DOOM Eternal) in your backlog, get to that stuff first. Prodeus can wait.

Actually a very enjoyable game! I didn't go into it expecting much, but I needed a break from Elden Ring and saw it on Game Pass. It handles combat very well, with quests giving small hints as to how to maximize your potential, but it never forces anything. Ultimately a very customizable way to play, which I always value. The dungeons are also great because you can treat them like a puzzle or a lock, with a certain build being the key. Shaking up your gameplay and making adjustments is needed, and none of the solutions to any puzzles are too out there. Because everything is based around the transformation mechanic, you can make an educated guess that whatever problem you are facing was intentionally designed to make you adapt to it, not brute force. All in all, well designed and fun.

Really good combat, with noteworthy combo systems and great flow. The story, however, was unbearably slow and tedious, with characters doing whatever the hell they wanted, most of the time. It felt like it didn't want its characters to be one dimensional, so it gave them one extra character trait to base their personality around. For the male main character, he REALLY likes ONE SPECIFIC in-universe branded plushie. It is brought up multiple times throughout the main and side missions, and at one point he stores a delicate McGuffin inside a plush he handmade because "if it's in there, I know I'll be delicate with it". This type of stuff would be fine if he showed any of these character traits outside of these set windows, which he doesn't. The other characters aren't much better. A lot of critical plot pieces can be resolved just by talking, which the male main character attempts to do with almost every character he meets, proving that the writers knew of this flaw and decided to brush it off. When there eventually is a big pow-wow, the other characters say, "sorry, I guess I should have listened" and they are instantly forgiven by everyone. It's just a mess.