There is so much wrong with this game. The facial animations are wonky at best, the story makes no sense, the same boring areas are reused ad nauseam. Despite all this however, the game remains fun.

For whatever reason I just wanted to keep playing, it felt good to climb up a big tower and kill hundreds of enemies like it was nothing. The set pieces are cool, the environments are pretty (the first time you see them), and the voice acting is great.

It's so far from great but its an above average introduction to a staple series in gaming.