This is my personal experience with the story mode on XSX. Keep in mind that it differs from person to person and you shouldn’t compare yours with that of the others. Feel free to ask any questions in regard to my takes.
💟 (Phenomenal) ✅ (Very Good) ✴️ (Good)
DISLIKE ⬇️
SHOTS DON’T REGISTER
– Again, the last 2 games had the same problem.
– Sometimes you empty a whole magazine into enemies and they’re still live, but here, it’s more of a distance problem than the actual shots. The farther away you are, the less the shots register.
ENEMY SPAWNING
– Like in the previous game.
– From my experience it happens much more in defence position missions.
CAMERA SHAKE
– When enemies swarm you and shoot you from every angle, your camera gets bloody and is shaking like crazy.
– This detail makes the experience more realistic but very annoying during key moments. Speaking of realism, it’s not like my eyes get bloody when I get shot!
DIFFICULTY
– While the previous 2 games were very hard even on the easiest difficulty, this one is too easy.
– On normal difficulty you can stand in front of 4 enemies and get shot for seconds on end.
LIKE ⬇️
STORY
– Storytelling ✅
– Characters 💟
– Setting 💟
– Pacing ✅
GAMEPLAY
– Controls ✅
– Mechanics 💟
– Exploration ✅
– Missions/Events 💟
SOUND DESIGN
– Surround Sound 💟
– Sound Effects 💟
– Voice Acting 💟
– Dialogues 💟
– Music 💟
VISUALS
– Fidelity 💟
– Performance 💟
– Cutscenes 💟
– Textures 💟
– Effects 💟
COMBAT
– Flow ✴️
– Enemy Variety 💟
– Weapon Variety 💟
WORLD DESIGN
– Atmosphere 💟
– Locations 💟
– Map Design 💟
– Landscapes 💟
– World Destruction ✅
Side Note:
Love the Russian voice dialogues, I do speak Russian and sometimes they say some insults which are quite funny.