Overrated, sorry
The best thing about this game is the conversations and characters
And the gameplay is good too
But neither is as great as people act like it is
I mean, I would recommend it, maybe not at full price, but it is not a “perfect masterpiece”
While at first it is cool to hear some lines all the time, you get to the point where the important stuff has been said and things have been hinted at quickly enough for it to become annoying down the line
People just will not shut up, even though you already know these things. They will just use different phrasing, or might as well repeat themselves, I do not know, it is too much of the same.
No matter if you already got the actual information, they will continue dropping hints about things already said And even if you get to an interesting point through all that nonsense, they just drop the ball again and keep dropping random phrases until... something happens and the story continues for a single line
The characters and story are a major reason to keep playing, but it is a grind. A hard, long ass grind filled with random bs. And while the dialogue is good, it is not life-changing and basically never worth it
And the same goes for all the other aspects of the game, all the little meta progressions, not just the rogue-lite elements. It is okay to grind on these. After all, the game is supposed to play well without them, and it does. But oh boy, the game is such a ridiculous grind
And if you do not want to grind it all, but just the important stuff, well, the game does not tell you what to focus on. It is a “figure it out along the way” thing, but you might waste 20 hours on a single line of dialogue, and that is it. Nothing to get out of it.
Besides that, the gameplay is not absolute peak “best game of all time” either. There are boons that just suck and have no value whatsoever, or even sabotage you. The game cannot decide between “close the gap, go for the kill, and clear the room fast” and “wait a minute, how about you just stay there and wait for your window”
Especially armored enemies, which look just the same as the non armored ones, can mess up the game flow quite badly
Such a game highly depends on the build you get together, but there are several things to choose over others no matter what. No niche to fill besides... “messing up” your run so you do not end up with the perfect build every time you play, I guess...
Good game, sure, but 98% rating? lol no
