This came up for free in my Playstation Plus catalogue so I added it to my library without much thought.
Looked into a just a bit, turns out it's directed by the guy that created Dead Space (which I loved). This blurb on Wikipedia sums it up:
"The Callisto Protocol is a 2022 survival horror game developed by Striking Distance Studios and published by Krafton. The game is directed by Dead Space series creator Glen Schofield and is considered a spiritual successor to the series."
So I thought: it's certainly not old, and I gotta try a spiritual successor to Dead Space. Anyway, I beat it. I did some browsing online and it seems like the general consensus amongst players is that it isn't that good. Personally, I thought it was really solid. The graphics were more than satisfactory- they were really good, actually. The game was able to find a nice balance between action and horror characteristics. Light on the puzzles. The melee system took a bit of getting used to (you start out with melee only, and I got my ass kicked quite a few times until I figured it out)
Weapons have an upgrade system (I would have liked more upgrades: such as to armor/health).
You're dealing with melee, guns, and a gravity throw gauntlet (self explanatory) as your arsenal. Something additional would have been neat.
The story was "enough" for me. Nothing groundbreaking there.
But...it was free! And it felt and played like a sister to Dead Space. I don't foresee a sequel to this coming at all, but I gotta say if you have it already from PS+ or something, it's worth a play. I'd also value a purchase of this game too, probably up to $29.99.
