It's not as bad as many considered it back in the day, but it's not a great game either and the story is pretty forgettable. The combat is satisfying, but it gets repetitive really fast. There's basically no progression and the so-called "upgrade tree" is probably the worst I have seen in terms of UI, just a bunch of squares with little insight into why I should choose one over the other.

Technically it might have been an impressive showpiece when it was released, but now it definitely shows its age. I also experienced straight crashes to the dashboard on several occasions. Luckily the checkpoints are really good and it loads pretty fast on the Series S.

That being said, I'm not gonna lie... when the music swelled and I was mowing through hoards of barbarians, I did get Gladiator vibes, and at the end of the day... I was entertained. ;)