now let me preface my review by saying i freaking love this game. And yet, the game itself has some problems with it such that i can not reccomend this game to anyone other than fans of the modern survival horror genre, and are willing to put up with a LOT of cheap deaths.

of my 113 deaths in my first playthrough, i can guarentee that at least 80 of them were from failing to disarm explosives, since their was a wierd button lag on my game.

either way, if your a fan of the modern 3rd person survival horror genre, pick this up when its on sale. If not, i would reccomend you spend your money on something different.

pro's:
: great atmosphere and soundtrack. if your not scared, you will feel tense
: cool boss battles
: some chapters are expetional.
: the agony crossbow is freaking awsome
: a lot of different things to upgrade
: when you have an excess of resources, how you choose to deal with basic enemies can turn into a diabolical experience of torment.
: a lot of enemy types are really cool and fun to deal with. I wish the invisible enemies lasted longer than 2 chapters

cons:
: not scary, but thats most modern survival horror games
: mikami rips himself off at various points, and i think its hillarious
: final boss is a HUGE letdown
: lots of cheap deaths, unlike games such as resident evil 4 or dead space.
: controls seem to have a delay to them.
: there are some chapters that turn into a frustrating slog. (chapters, 9, 15, 6 are a few off the top of my head.)

now let me preface my review by saying i freaking love this game. And yet, the game itself has some problems with it such that i can not reccomend this game to anyone other than fans of the modern survival horror genre, and are willing to put up with a LOT of cheap deaths. of my 113 deaths in my first playthrough, i can guarentee that at least 80 of them were from failing to disarm explosives, since their was a wierd button lag on my game. either way, if your a fan of the modern 3rd person survival horror genre, pick this up when its on sale. If not, i would reccomend you spend your money on something different. pro's: : great atmosphere and soundtrack. if your not scared, you will feel tense : cool boss battles : some chapters are expetional. : the agony crossbow is freaking awsome : a lot of different things to upgrade : when you have an excess of resources, how you choose to deal with basic enemies can turn into a diabolical experience of torment. : a lot of enemy types are really cool and fun to deal with. I wish the invisible enemies lasted longer than 2 chapters cons: : not scary, but thats most modern survival horror games : mikami rips himself off at various points, and i think its hillarious : final boss is a HUGE letdown : lots of cheap deaths, unlike games such as resident evil 4 or dead space. : controls seem to have a delay to them. : there are some chapters that turn into a frustrating slog. (chapters, 9, 15, 6 are a few off the top of my head.)