What an experience. This game was probably the greatest visual and audial experience I’ve ever had in a video game. Trippy, jolting, and impressive effects hit throughout. This game is a technical masterpiece. Similarly, the story is fantastic. The story simultaneously resets and picks right up from the first game in a way that has you itching to figure out what’s really going on. And finally putting pieces together is a very satisfying experience.
As for the core gameplay, it’s a satisfying third person shooter. The flashlight portion still offers cvariety, but to a lesser extent. I would’ve liked to see more creativity with it like in the AW1 DLC. And the side puzzles for loot and charms were sometimes fun riddles, and other times fairly tedious scavenger hunts. The overall difficulty level is spot on like other Remedy titles. Hard enough that you don’t just waltz through everything first try, but not so hard that you’re banging your head over the same encounter for hours.
If you rated it lower for gameplay that doesn’t inspire, I’d understand. But to me this is a game that seeks to push the boundaries of the medium and fascinate you and terrify you at every turn, and it delivers that focus as well as you could possibly ask.
As for the core gameplay, it’s a satisfying third person shooter. The flashlight portion still offers cvariety, but to a lesser extent. I would’ve liked to see more creativity with it like in the AW1 DLC. And the side puzzles for loot and charms were sometimes fun riddles, and other times fairly tedious scavenger hunts. The overall difficulty level is spot on like other Remedy titles. Hard enough that you don’t just waltz through everything first try, but not so hard that you’re banging your head over the same encounter for hours.
If you rated it lower for gameplay that doesn’t inspire, I’d understand. But to me this is a game that seeks to push the boundaries of the medium and fascinate you and terrify you at every turn, and it delivers that focus as well as you could possibly ask.