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I might look into it again--does the gameplay evolve past button-mash combat at any point?

• tsimionescu 4y ago
  Somewhat. But the first zone, where dying resets everything, is by far the most unpleasant in the entire game. Talk about putting your worst foot forward. It's a game that also requires a lot of patience (too much patience) to actually get to the truly good parts - especially the baffling decision to make you run the initial campaign twice with very little variation, before opening up more. But it does have excellent moments and is excellent at invoking emotions from places you would never expect - especially with the final ending. Edit to add: the gameplay quite frequently switches between button-mash combat and bullet hell (especially, but not exclusively, in the hacking mini-game), with various camera styles mixed in for both. It actually has quite a lot of variation on these two themes, and possibly a few more I'm forgetting.
  • ElfinTrousers 4y ago
    Thanks all--I've added this back to my wishlist, I'll probably give it a try next time there's a sale. I agree that, if there's better stuff ahead, it seems weird to lead with the dullest part, but everyone makes mistakes. It occurs to me also that I now have a much beefier machine and bigger monitor than I did back then, so perhaps it'll be more impressive and make a better impression.
• chriskanan 4y ago
  Playing at higher difficulty will make just button mashing less feasible. The combat was much more fun when I raised it close to the max. Just don't raise it until after the first save location. Definitely among the best games I've ever played.