Finished XIII (Remake)
Thankfully I kept reading news stories about the game after its disastrous launch because it got a new developer post launch (!) who worked hard improving the game... with success! In its current state the game is more than playable. Performance is perfectly smooth, visuals are nice (aside from some anti-aliasing problems) and most importantly the game is pretty stable. I encountered only a hand full of bugs during my play though and none of them caused any serious issues.
I remember playing the original XIII in my youth but I never made it very far because I couldn't beat a stealth mission pretty early in the game (mission 7 out of 34 lol). Nevertheless I had a lot of fun with the game back in the days so I just replayed the first 7 missions over and over again.
Visually, the game still holds up due to its cellshading look but it obviously got a huge visual overhaul as well. Gameplay-wise the game was certainly unique when it came out. First person shooter stealth games weren't that common. While there are some missions that force a stealthy approach, the vast majority can be beaten by brute force (if you want). Another positive thing to mention is that there are tons of weapons at your disposal and since it's an older FPS, you can carry all of them at once. Obviously, there's no health regeneration either which is a welcome change when you're used to modern FPS.
8.0/10
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