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So I’ve played a fair bit more now, I’m probably about 2/3rds of the way through, and overall I still really like it.
But a few little niggles are starting to stand out to me.
While the writing and voice acting is very good, I think it could have done with more editing. Probably 50% of it could be 50% shorter in my opinion. When stealthing, you spend way too long waiting for enemy goons to finish their (admittedly usually very funny) dialogue before you can sneak past them and/or take them out without being spotted.
The between missions cutscenes, especially at headquarters, just seem to drag as well. The characters just spend ages standing in spot, waffling on with exposition that could be delivered much more economically.
It’s also a little bit annoying asking you to pick your equipment at the start of a mission before you know what you’re going to need. You can usually muddle your way through any level with any loadout, but I often find myself wanting for some gadget or other I decided not to take. And the default loadout is usually not very useful.
I’ve come across a few little bugs – weird clipping things or enemy ai glitches and such – but nothing game breaking, and I don’t think I’ve come across any potentially bad softlocks.
But that’s about all I can think of that’s really bothering me. My previous pros still stand. It’s got a good balance of gameplay elements, good pacing, fun levels, decent humour, reasonable story and nice difficulty.
