Ah yes, Violence, Speed and Momentum: The game.

Ghostrunner was the game meant to keep us occupied until Cyberpunk released, but ironically in the end it turned out to be a better more solid game than Cyberpunk.

It’s the only game where the actual speed run might be faster than this review.

Brutally difficult combination of Mirror's Edge, Dishonored, and Hotline Miami/Katana Zero. Died 100 times on stage 6 alone. No matter how many times I died I always kept coming back for more cause it was fun. It’s a very fast platformer/fps style slasher where failure is common. There is a lot of playtime here to enjoy. Single player delight with great mechanics, intense but fair difficulty curve, fun story and no online nonsense. Great game. I have adhd so it's these types of games that challange my lightning reaction times and my lack of patience for video games, and that just feels incredible. The time trials are pure pain and suffering. I drove my self insane trying to master them all. It’s something l'd absolutely recommend to people who like a challenge.

I can't think of many games in recent times where there are no cut scenes, its just a linear game and the way the game presents the story is just through dialogue as you play. I like these types of games because cut scenes or moments where control is taken away from you feels like the pacing just slams into a brick wall. I loved this game because it reminded me of some of the classic single player linear fps titles, and aside from Doom Eternal we havent gotten many of those recently.

It’s great, I loved every minute of it, my eyes were bloodshot half the time and I learned there are new types of radiating wrist pain that go to my f**king chin. It's one of those games where you gradually get better and better at it to the point of doing some cool ninja sh*t every few minutes. And the game's one-hit kills help make that possible. The gameplay is tight, responsive and fluid. The levels are interesting and there is enough enemy variety to keep things fresh. It never felt like it was repetitive because it was the different combinations of enemies together with the different topographical configuration of the levels that provided the variety. Aesthetically they’re all very similar but in reality there’s so many different levels that are mechanically distinct.

The cyberpunk vibe is very well achieved too. Also the DLC is fantastic with the amount of power it gives you, so much fun. The story was straightforward and simple, but decently executed. I expected nothing from a game of this type, so I was actually positively surprised. The voice acting is good for the most part, which helps things. The bosses are kinda hit or miss though. I liked the final one, but not so much the other 2, at least they have fair checkpoints in them.

It was hard but honestly most of the sections were fair and not cheap. Sure it has some difficulty spikes here and there but they don't ruin the experience. I didn't mind the trial and error gameplay, it felt good when I eventually cleared the room perfectly. Also I found that it's much more fun on a subsequent playthrough when you already know what you're doing and you just fly through the levels - that's where the game is at its best IMO. I played through it all and then the ultra hard mode because, yes, I am a masochist!Also, playing through project hell again right now, cause I'm too poor for the second one yet. Some of the most fun\frustrating times of my life! Also thought the tetris skill tree was a great touch, too! It has its flaws, but the overall product was actually impressive I'll say. I think they mostly succeeded in what they wanted to offer.

If you are on the fence about the difficulty, let me say this. When it comes to video games, I do like a fair challenge, but I am in no way a masochist ALL the time - Dark Souls was not made for me at first either. BUT, after nearly 500 deaths in just under 6 hours, I beat the game and... I loved it. The reviews are right, there are moments where you'll be stuck - take a break, breathe, and come back to it later. Really fun game, and what an awesome challenge.

All I have to add is that if you’re even remotely interested, you just have to try it. the gameplay, the voice acting, the fluidity of the movement, the story, graphics, the aesthetics and the unforgiving difficulty... it's an excellently made game and definitely worth every penny on my book.

10/10

Ghostrunner is a rhythm game with the most unclear and unpredictable judgement line I've ever seen.
Die, repeat your actions, randomly enemies behave differently.
Your hitbox is as wide as three men and you always die in one hit.
Even the platforming controls are variable based on angle of approach, mantling (or more like... mostly never mantling), deflections and angles can be aimed but its not easy when every enemy can prefire you.
Later they introduce melee units that would have been far more forgiving to start off against, as they are actually negligible unless paired with an enemy who can shoot.

I was going to push myself through to the campaign's end, but the game is mechancially too frustrating for me to bother.
In terms of other aspects: graphics look great, framerates are great, soundtrack is OK but not stellar, story is typical low-grade cyberpunk garbage that I'd be shocked if anyone actually cared about.

W game, loved everything about it.