-First of all I want to acknowledge how surprising it is to see that not so long ago EA had brilliant new ideas. This art style and gameplay aren't what big companies would invest on; definitely not Electronic Arts.
-The gameplay is the most important thing about this game; is it as good as it should be? NO. Don't get me wrong, it's amazing what great things they did using that old technology but there are some issues that simply stop the fun. First one is the running mechanisms that sometimes just don't work; doesn't matter how accurately you jump, sometimes Faith wants to commit suicide. The other one which is much more important, is the fighting and shooting sequences. I don't fucking understand why they felt the need to make a whole fucking chapter of melee fighting (The Boat). These sequences give you an adrenaline rush at first but then frustrate the fuck out of you. Even worse is that sometimes the game gives you no choice but to knock a guard out , pick his gun up, and shoot back. For a shooter game it can be pretty good but not for a running one.
- The art style and the dystopian atmosphere is almost perfect. It's unique, it's beautiful, and it makes sense considering the story. The reason I'm saying almost perfect is that it's SO MUCH WHITE. You can reduce the brightness but then you have to increase it when you go inside of some building because it's too dark; and with a lower than usual brightness setting, you are basically blind.
- I mentioned the story earlier, and that's almost all I can say about it. Not that the story is bad, I just didn't care much for it; since it's a running game and the story is the last thing important to me. Although I have to say, I really appreciate the fact that when you are being chassed or don't know where to go, there is always some one behind the microphone helping you.
I really was expecting to give it a better score but I just can't. As great as the game is there are so many things holding it back; hence turning it into a cult classic.
-The gameplay is the most important thing about this game; is it as good as it should be? NO. Don't get me wrong, it's amazing what great things they did using that old technology but there are some issues that simply stop the fun. First one is the running mechanisms that sometimes just don't work; doesn't matter how accurately you jump, sometimes Faith wants to commit suicide. The other one which is much more important, is the fighting and shooting sequences. I don't fucking understand why they felt the need to make a whole fucking chapter of melee fighting (The Boat). These sequences give you an adrenaline rush at first but then frustrate the fuck out of you. Even worse is that sometimes the game gives you no choice but to knock a guard out , pick his gun up, and shoot back. For a shooter game it can be pretty good but not for a running one.
- The art style and the dystopian atmosphere is almost perfect. It's unique, it's beautiful, and it makes sense considering the story. The reason I'm saying almost perfect is that it's SO MUCH WHITE. You can reduce the brightness but then you have to increase it when you go inside of some building because it's too dark; and with a lower than usual brightness setting, you are basically blind.
- I mentioned the story earlier, and that's almost all I can say about it. Not that the story is bad, I just didn't care much for it; since it's a running game and the story is the last thing important to me. Although I have to say, I really appreciate the fact that when you are being chassed or don't know where to go, there is always some one behind the microphone helping you.
I really was expecting to give it a better score but I just can't. As great as the game is there are so many things holding it back; hence turning it into a cult classic.