Overdose is very much a case of one step forward two steps back. Gameplay takes a massive overhaul being a lot more frantic than the previous game and to compensate for that they give Grave more mobile movement and some additional moves. You're constantly in a loop of running, dodging, and shooting to build up your beat in order to use a destruction bullet which is now the only means to recover health along with regenerating your shield at a much faster pace. Unfortunately almost every other aspect of the game takes a downgrade. The sleek cel shading is now gone, cutscenes are presented mostly in a comic style format with only characters chatting, the somber tone and story is ditched in favor of a more generic 2000s action anime. Music? What music? Almost every stage is dead silent outside the sound of gunfire. Pacing also takes a turn for the worse as they tried to stretch what was a solid two hour game into a six-eight hour one so some levels really overstay their welcome. Still overall it's a pretty fun time though outside of gameplay is a disappointment compared to the original.