You\'re an idiot.
I agree the game does get undue hate though, although I\'m talking about from a game play perspective. The rest of the points you claim don\'t suck do, in fact, suck.
\"The game is buggy, and not very solid. Story is weak, graphics are, at best, mediocre on PC. The hacking gameplay can get very dull, and as mentioned by others, makes you want to just shoot people instead of hack. Aiden is boring-\"
It doesn\'t exactly sound like you\'re describing an 8/10 game here.
I wouldn\'t say you\'re an idiot, but calling people who didn\'t like the way female characters were portrayed \'Straw Feminists\' when there are other reviews of this game that criticize that aspect of the game is a little bit... off.
Using the term \"Straw Feminist\" to describe real people is to misunderstand the meaning of \"straw\" here. Too many misread it to mean extremist radical feminists, the ones who genuinely hate men and have demonstrably wrong ideas about gender. But a feminist strawman is a fictional character who imitates a feminist but cannot make a good argument, because the author doesn\'t understand or doesn\'t care about the real ideologies. It\'s common for straw feminists like Katejina Loos to not care at all about women, just sound like they do.
Stories don't tell us monsters exist; we knew that already. They show us that monsters can be trademarked and milked for years.
You\'re right. I\'ll change it. I\'m sorry.
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A mediocre game, but a great idea
This review is edited from its original and edited formats.
So, I replayed the game, and my opinion has substantially changed, with me paying much more attention to details. Essentially, I missed out on several more subtle aspects that made me come off as a dick. However, now that I've replayed it, I believe I can offer a more valid opinion.
First off, in my original review, I stated the game isn't misogynistic. Upon replaying it, I realized I was wrong, but not in the way I thought. The game is accidentally misogynistic. It has few female characters, not a single Action Girl in sight, and the only female characters are a Damsel in Distress and a Ms. Fanservice, respectively. One of whom dies by the end. However, I'm not docking points for that, as I feel it was accidental.
But the writing has far more issues than that. For one thing, the protagonist, whilst cool and likable, is ridiculously one-sided. He has a gravelly voice, and no emotions other than "angry" and "angrier". The characters in general, excepting T-Bone and Clara, are generally quite dull. Ironically enough, Iraq, one of the villains, comes off as much more interesting. Kinda like Vaas, he makes you wonder what a game focused on him would be like.
However, where the game's writing shines is in its reinterpretation of classic Pulp and Noir ideas. Effectively, Aiden Pearce is very similar to a modern version of The Shadow, and it shows in the writing. Sadly, it has its issues with that, as the Noir and Pulp stories were often quite racist and sexist, if indirectly.
The shooting, whilst rather generic, is quite fun. A lot of the hacking, however, is too slow-paced, and the driving is awful. That said, it's a neat idea, and the sequel improves on it substantially.
Overall, it's a firm 7.5/10 in my opinion. A neat idea, and a playable, enjoyable game, but just not enough to make it a good one.