extremely niche game but good god is it exactly what I want out of a co-op game. Extremely challenging and only ramps up the difficulty the further you get in ways that just make you let out an exasperated sigh as you realize you have to figure out how to deal with the new challenge presented to you. and I say that as a good thing. this game is bullshit at times, and it doesn't care. you can absolutely manage the stuff it throws at you but you need to go out of your way to make it work. the game is also very fond of making things easier for a bit, maybe for a few full missions, to lure you into a false sense of security, only to hit you with a curveball so insane that you have to just sit there in stunned silence after you lose and realize just what was going on. dying is part of the learning experience. the game WILL fuck you over and you will have to sit there and take it til you figure out the best way to do things. it's a game about optimization and efficiency. add on top of that the excellent voice acting performances, full of charm and character, with a lot of great banter between everyone, and some seriously excellent art direction (the fog and lighting carry so fucking hard). it's great. it's really fucking great. i'm still only on rundown 2. but i fully intend to beat this game. it's just gonna take a while.

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has a lot of charm but just doesn't do much

worth a play if you want more re4 but it is sorta just. re4 but not as good. obviously better than the original separate ways though. it's fine.