Listen. This game isn't perfect, but it sure as hell deserves more love than it actually gets and less of the dragging through the mud that critics gave it upon its release 4 years ago. Yes, Dan controls a bit clunky and wobbly, but that clunky/wobbly weight never got in the way of trying to move or attack and more than not actually made it feel more like Dan had a weight to him as a shambling bag of bones in heavy armor. Never really had a hard time with the levels aside from Scarecrow Fields (Fuck that sudden level spike out of nowhere and the fact those Scarecrows take so long to hurt and do so much damage) since most levels aren't too long. Most of the time the longest a level can take is maybe 8-10 minutes with shorter levels being 3-5 minutes. Dying can be annoying, nut never felt defeating due to the short length. Its pretty amazing how much of a personality Sir Dan has. For a somewhat silent protagonist with half a jaw he's able to emote and get across his feelings very well. Props to the animation team on that. Soundtrack is also a nop. This is pretty much if Danny Elfman scored a Tim Burton game. I know it's a bit of cliche to compare this game to that, but I do mean it in the best way. It's also really reassuring that despite wanting to be the home of AAA Dramatic 50 hour stories, Sony seems to never give up on this series despite its unpopularity and failure to consistently reach a crowd, that they keep trying to make it work. I get it now because this game is great and it does deserve to be seen, played, and loved by way more people than it is. Who knows? Maybe with this rumored theatrical movie they could try their hand at yet a 4th version of the original game. Or, you know, maybe just finally make a new game so that 95% of the series isn't just the same game remade.

Reviewed on Sep 19, 2023


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