Tight game. If you liked the NMH series leading up to this you will enjoy this game for sure. It's a lot more stylized than the first two games and I was here for it. I think the three games are about the same in my brain, meaning they all do things right and wrong such that they shake out even in quality. I still don't know which of the three I consider my favorite.

Combat is probably the best in the series, but the way it's done outside of boss battles is pretty lame. Instead of linear levels you get individual arenas of enemies. They're fun enough and I never really got sick of them, but learning how to deal with the annoying af enemies is a pain at first. The game is more complex and intuitive than the earlier games and it ends up being easier overall. The bosses are pretty interesting but feel significantly easier than previous games (on bitter).

I'm glad I played TSA before this game for context so the pain was worth it. Missed out a little bit by not playing its DLC but I'm not too beat up about that.