Very charming video game. I love the progression through the game, the combat, the open ended approach of the level design. Has a few quirks that are solved in the other games like having to fully equip the hydro displacer and trespasser when they could have been relegated to a single button prompt. The weapon roster for the most part is very well rounded. Tight selection of weaponry.

The story was enjoyable. It's a bit simple but i appreciate it more than the 2nd or 3rd games.

The game has a real scrappiness to it that I really enjoy. You are just some nobody who by chance stumbled upon a defect robot and you work your way through the galaxy, both with goals that are distant at first but come together by the game's conclusion. The levels are fun and memorable and the one off characters are reminiscent of 3D platformers from the same era so it feels nostalgic.