So, after playing a couple of hours, I have to say that for the most part I'm really digging it.
I know Brad and some others have complained about the mobility early on, but I've personally found it to be almost immediately satisfying. Maybe it's just because I played through all of Jet Set Radio a couple of days for Extra Life, but I found myself zipping and bouncing around with relative ease pretty quickly and having a lot of fun doing so. In comparison to Jet Set Radio (and JSRF for that matter), this is a much faster and more forgiving game to move around in.
The slightly more significant learning curve comes with juggling moving and shooting. It's something that I'm still working on completely wrapping my head around - it's not so difficult that it's been an obstacle to progression but it's one of those things that just feels a bit clumsy at times while you're learning to do it. Getting a feel for the different weapons and when/where/how to use them most effectively is something else that I think will just take a bit of time.
As far as the tone goes, what I've seen so far has been mostly alright. There is one early mission that leans a bit too hard on Breaking Bad references and the video game self-awareness is a bit weird, but otherwise, I've found everything to have sensibilities that are pretty comparable to Saints Row 3/4. I'm sure some people will take to the "punk" and "do the dew" flavor more than others, but I haven't seen anything that should prove to be so off-putting that you couldn't overlook it for the sake of the gameplay.
So, if you've played it, what do you think of it so far?
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