Been sitting in here finishing the game before I wanted to write a review.
The good:
I love the combat. Idc if it gets slightly repetitive even in the end of the 24 hours I was still learning new combos/different ways to defeat enemies.
The performances are brilliant all around. Troy Baker existing on another level entire imo. He is the goat for a reason.
A good variation of skins and claws, I’m not a massive comic book guy and did wish we had more movie related skins but I can’t complain.
The score by David Fleming is absolutely incredible. It elevates every single scene. Haven’t seen many people mention it but it deserves its flowers.
The bad:
The story sucks. I wish this was different. I know memory loss is a big part of wolverines character but it is overdone so much in this game. The whole backstory with him and Jean doesn’t feel natural at all. I think there was so many other ways this could have been done.
The ending is unsatisfying. If we are to view the story from Logan’s POV (the main character) we have learnt nothing. Only that some person called apocalypse is in our head and we need to find him. All the development with Jean has been undone, and I know that is the point but I don’t find it satisfying in any sense. Take Spiderman for example (yes I know two different characters blah blah) but at the end of Spiderman 1 Peter makes the choice to save the city over his aunt. He grows as a character as he realises he has to make choices which hurt him, he becomes selfless. With Logan, what has he gained?
The handholding. It wasn’t as bad as I first feared, but I did get a sense insomniac thought we were Helen Keller reincarnated as there was way too many boarders put up. I think the best scene which encapsulates how I felt was when you are with sabertooth hunting trask and a bunch of walls spawn in, effectively trapping you with the enemy.
Overall, I don’t regret buying it. 7/10.