As a huge Remedy fan, I hate having to give this game a bad review, but it really is just bad. The port is awful, so be prepared for a poor experience graphically, even on a higher end PC. The game play is bland, the powers uninteresting and the gunplay infinitely worse then Max Payne. I played on hard since I'm an old hand at Remedy games and breezed through the entire game until the final boss, who was punishingly difficult for all the wrong reasons. It poorly telegraphed it's attacks, all of which were one hit kills.

The story, as others have said, was 'competent', but it utterly lacks the charm of previous Remedy titles. The tone and quirky side bits that are normally Remedy's signature flair feel like they were done by a novice studio trying to mimic Remedy, not Remedy themselves. It tries to be a 'hard sci-fi' take on time travel, but only manages to make the story completely uninteresting as the stakes swiftly fall to zero once you grasp what the game is all about.

I really wanted to like this game, but it's honestly a complete waste of time. If you haven't played them yet, go play Alan Wake or Max Payne 1 and 2 instead of this mediocre, totally uninspired waste of time. Remedy, you can do better.

As a huge Remedy fan, I hate having to give this game a bad review, but it really is just bad. The port is awful, so be prepared for a poor experience graphically, even on a higher end PC. The game play is bland, the powers uninteresting and the gunplay infinitely worse then Max Payne. I played on hard since I'm an old hand at Remedy games and breezed through the entire game until the final boss, who was punishingly difficult for all the wrong reasons. It poorly telegraphed it's attacks, all of which were one hit kills. The story, as others have said, was 'competent', but it utterly lacks the charm of previous Remedy titles. The tone and quirky side bits that are normally Remedy's signature flair feel like they were done by a novice studio trying to mimic Remedy, not Remedy themselves. It tries to be a 'hard sci-fi' take on time travel, but only manages to make the story completely uninteresting as the stakes swiftly fall to zero once you grasp what the game is all about. I really wanted to like this game, but it's honestly a complete waste of time. If you haven't played them yet, go play Alan Wake or Max Payne 1 and 2 instead of this mediocre, totally uninspired waste of time. Remedy, you can do better.