Game was very fun and gripping, idk what other reviews are complaining about tbh.

I finally finished the game today after having this collect dust in my library for a very long time. Can't even remember when I actually bought it.

The story was really engaging that I kept trying to find time to complete it. This game isn't without it's flaws, so I will breakdown what I enjoyed and what I didn't.

Pros:
- Engaging story
- Combat was fun (and frustrating)
- Each character has their own unique combat abilities
- Love the graphics, always have a soft spot for pixel graphics.
- Soundtrack is good

Cons:
- Some enemies needs some re-balancing. The accuracy for some of the mobs is just ridiculous. I watch them single out and bully one character and land one shot after another with succession until they are completely down and proceeds to do the same to another. (doubt that will happen now since this game is more than a decade old now). It is almost always that 4 characters, so I am not entirely sure if they were programmed to be that way.
- RNG is a big factor on your characters accuracy (this is coming from having seen my characters miss shot after shot despite having more than 70% accuracy and some over 80%) with their aiming stat at 8 (+1).
- Not being able to revive downed team mates is another frustrating element for me. Once downed, they occupy the square until end of combat. This means if that's the only spot with cover on that side of the map, none for your other characters can utilize that spot until the combat ends.
- The final stage was especially frustrating as you have to "walk" a long period of time before you are in range for combat. So if you're unlucky, by the time you reach the boss, you might already have 4 downed members (the boss is actively shooting you while you get there).
- Inventory management. I'm okay with this but can be frustrating as there is only one character that can carry more than 8 items. So if you're using a gun that eats ammo (and only has 3 ammo), you need to manage it well or have another character carry more ammo for her.
- Wished there was more weapon/armor choices. You will find the same armor with upgraded stats (e.g. Tank Armor I and then II). Would love to see that there was an option to upgrade the weapons with parts or add on (+aiming/+ammo capacity).
-Controller support was abysmal but still usable. So if you're playing this on your steam deck-to-go, have a mouse ready, keyboard would be great but not a necessity. Some buttons have dual functions so you might inevitably activate/cancel/finish your turn without meaning to do so.

Some of the limitations does make the game more challenging, but some of it makes it more frustrating.

I will update this if I have anything else to add, but I would love to see a continuation of this if possible.

TL;DR: 7/10. Solid game, combat is fun but also frustrating. Controller support is janky but still playable.