Well shit.

Chronicles China was such a delight to play and such a breath of fresh air after playing Revelations...
This was not.

First the good: Art style was unique, music was mostly pretty cool and the sniper sections were fun to do.

Now the bad: The voice acting in this game is one the of worst I've ever heard in a videogame. All guards sounded bored and with the same tone of voice and Nikolai's was in my opinion the worst of all. All of his cutscene performances felt like he was learning how to read out loud. Anastasia's was the only one I'd say was serviceable. The story was forgettable and predictable (they straight up copied The Last of Us in its final act). It felt unoriginal and Anastasia nor Nikolai were likeable at all. The game was way more restrictive in terms of gameplay than China and it felt repetitive and frustrating from beginning to end. Shao Jun's inclusion in this story didn't feel worthy nor necessary.

This game felt like a chore to play and didn't feel like a worthy successor to China. It helped fill in some information regarding the comic The Chain's events but other than that felt like a waste of time.

At least it was better than the DS games i guess...

4/10.