Probably the smart thing to do. I fear that the game is doomed to fly under the radar and end up highly discounted sooner than it deserves.
The bad thus far:
- One of the voice actors is really weak. Not the main character, but still.
- The camera feels too zoomed in, which can make things a bit claustrophobic, and the camera difficult to control at times. Not sure yet if you can change the FOV.
- It's linear and scripted thus far. You can't really interact with random things/people or explore too much, though you can wander around in a few areas and listen to random people and news reports. Wouldn't be surprised if the whole game ends up being linear.
- It's looking like it's going to be a fairly short game, which I've had more or less confirmed by other people.
The good thus far (which far outweighs the bad):
- Combat is awesome. Seriously. Nilin could kick Batman's ass. Some reviewers didn't like the game's combat, but all that proves is that some reviewers are idiots.
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Everything is beautiful. The lighting in this game is amazing, and it looks to have a movie-grain effect like in Fahrenheit.
- The music is also amazing. I can't even count the number of times I've gone, "Whoa, what a cool soundtrack," and I'm only a couple hours in. Provides lots of atmosphere.
- I've only done one memory remix so far, but it was a lot of fun. There's probably not much replay value in them, but still.
- Nilin is a great character. No damsel in distress stuff thus far (she's
not to be messed with), though she's certainly quite confused in the beginning. She also has a great character design; long, long ago over on the other forums, I was arguing in a heated thread about how it would be great if more games had female characters who had flaws for the sake of realism and distinctness. I wish I had Nilin as an example back then:
FAAAACE
I'm pretty cynical about like... everything, but I'm really enjoying this game. It's also making me really excited for 2077, knowing that the world will probably end up being similar. Here's hoping that the music in 2077 is more like in RM and less like the music in the soundtrack thread. Which is 99% awful. Seriously.
