It's quite fun to analyze Binary Domain in the context of its time. Cover shooters were all the rage in the Western gaming space, and a couple of Japanese studios felt the urge to join in, probably in a bid to get mainstream success. In comes Sega's Ryu Ga Gotoku studio, giving the cover shooter formula an honest shot. And I gotta say, they've done a heck of a job here, especially considering it's a rookie's attempt.

The gunplay is a blast, shooting robots legs and bashing their heads on the ground while circuitry and sparks fly all over the place never gets old. I enjoyed the story too, the plot is nothing too crazy but it definitely has fun characters and memorable moments. At the 8-9 hours length it has, it moves at a nice pace and it kept being exciting the whole way through.

It pains me that we'll probably never see a sequel, because Binary Domain is such a solid start. I would put it as my favorite RGG game; as a cover shooter enjoyer, they ticked all the right boxes for me, and then some. Personally I would love to see them making more shooters, although I'm definitely in the minority with that, haha.

It is fun. Every companion have different dialog based on your choices of companionship during mission. Nice gag all around with concept of AI taking over, in 2025 sure make it different now.