But that never happened and somewhere mid game it just felt like it was dragging, the characters felt stale, and it seemed difficult for the sake of being difficult instead of clever. I struggle enjoying games that require perfectly timed button press combos. I even went back and tried it again like a month ago and had the same experience.

That’s not a knock on the game, of course. It’s a huge fan fave for a reason but it’s just not my preference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Interesting. I didn't have those same reactions, but your reasons are valid. The game kept my interest through the majority of it, though I never did beat it. I definitely just nope'd out of some of the more difficult areas in the game, so I kind of get what you're saying. For me though, I felt like the mechanics were enough to keep me playing even if the characters weren't that interesting or whatever.

With Nine Sols so far I'm really enjoying it (I haven't played that much yet). It is rather difficult though, and I'm not sure how far I'll get with it before I get burned out on it...

Falkerie71's comment was pretty accurate.