The Callisto Protocol

 PlayStation 4
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6.2

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  1. EDVMTH
    Jan 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. work of art, very good game, extremely good fighting system and immersion, thanks for the game, and it's in Brazilian Portuguese… Expand
  2. Azagoth99
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    Great game play awesome world design, enjoyable death animation all around combat mechanics 10 death animation 10 world design 10.all around would recommend
  3. Alexkitkat
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Good game. Worthy of the game of the year nomination. This is probably the best horror that is on the console. Excellent graphics, worked out the smallest details. I want to see every corner.
  4. Martinrazie
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    First true next gen game. Graphics, sounds and scary story is awensome! Game of The year!
  5. merohong
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Great visual, sound and impact.
    The immersion was good and it was a long-awaited style of game.
  6. bholian2008
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Great horror game. Think it will be a classic after sometime.

    Pros: Fun combat Amazing visuals/ interesting level design Good story Great Gore Cons: Settings need more options for brightness calibration, headset options. It was definitely not short but I wish it was longer. Wish there was a harder difficulty. Maximum is hard don’t get me wrong but an insane difficulty would be fun.    Great horror game. Think it will be a classic after sometime.

    Pros: Fun combat
    Amazing visuals/ interesting level design
    Good story
    Great Gore


    Cons:
    Settings need more options for brightness calibration, headset options.
    It was definitely not short but I wish it was longer.

    Wish there was a harder difficulty. Maximum is hard don’t get me wrong but an insane difficulty would be fun. Only issue with combat is you shouldn’t be allowed to just hold dodge. It should be time related. It would make it a lot harder.

    I definitely recommend and hope a sequel comes out.    … Expand
  7. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  8. Endikacarmona
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juegazo, me gusta más que el dead space, ya que en el dead space cuando vas por la mitad, eres prácticamente un tanque contra las criaturas. Tiene un sistema más tactico y muy buenos graficos… Expand
  9. il_fenomeno
    Dec 13, 2022
    9
    Don't listen negative comments it's probably from people who got smashed by mutants in the beggining and left the game early. game is excellent, if you like scifi horrors just get it...graphic is really magnificent on PS4 Pro
  10. nathanliapis
    Jan 29, 2023
    9
    Best atmospheric game of all time! How did they manage to make this title run on a base PS4! Had this game had more exploration and better fps, I'd have given it a 10/10! So, Graphics 10/10, Audio 10/10, gameplay 8/10, Loading 10/10.
  11. Flashyboy89
    Jun 28, 2023
    9
    The Callisto Protocol is a bloody spectacle! I finished it on the hardest difficulty, Maximum Security. Great challenge at times. A nice combination of most of my favourite survival horror games such as The Last of Us, Resi 4, The Evil Within. My only nit-pick is that I would have liked it to be a few hours longer. 9/10
  12. Himynameisjohn
    Dec 10, 2022
    9
    This is not deadspace, resident evil; its not silent hill, it's ..the callisto protocol. 2020s the era of spoiled, self righteous, whiny babies. The callisto protocol is a very good game, it's engaging, suspenseful, and has damn good graphics on all platforms. Acting is awesome, story is very immersive and I can't believe the reviews, "it's not scary" **** turn up the difficultyThis is not deadspace, resident evil; its not silent hill, it's ..the callisto protocol. 2020s the era of spoiled, self righteous, whiny babies. The callisto protocol is a very good game, it's engaging, suspenseful, and has damn good graphics on all platforms. Acting is awesome, story is very immersive and I can't believe the reviews, "it's not scary" **** turn up the difficulty and git gud scrub!!!!!! ..p.s. if you can't see character's faces..you should probably wear glasses… Expand
  13. wesker2012
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Callisto Protocol continues to evolve the survival horror genre and sets a new bar for the genre's intensity and production levels. With top notch visuals, atmosphere, and surround sound. The moment to moment gameplay is incredibly intense and suspenseful. It's a very brutally tough game that really lives up to the survival horror label and will challenge your endurance to progressCallisto Protocol continues to evolve the survival horror genre and sets a new bar for the genre's intensity and production levels. With top notch visuals, atmosphere, and surround sound. The moment to moment gameplay is incredibly intense and suspenseful. It's a very brutally tough game that really lives up to the survival horror label and will challenge your endurance to progress forward. You have to use everything in the environment to your advantage to be able to conserve supplies and ammunition to survive. It's the best survival horror game since The Last of Us II. Issues were the last couple chapters of the game were quite a brutal slog with not much fun incentive pushing you forward in terms of narrative, new locations, or scenarios. First 2/3's of the game was a 10/10 for me, but the last third dragged on without much compelling plot and became very repetitive and not fun. Ending was not very satisfying either after enduring the brutal last third of the game.… Expand
  14. ATRedline
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    It's very atmospheric dead-space-like game (feels like dead space 3 most of all), sci-fi horror (which are rarely for a last years), with great sound design and level design. It optimised well on PS4 (looks not so good as on other platforms, but, without other options - it's good enough). I set 8 of 10 because of final boss fight - it is awful.
  15. Chempion1
    May 23, 2023
    8
    Не знаю, за что засрали The Callisto Protocol? Лично мне игра, в принципе, понравилась. Почему то многие ждали, что это будет новый Dead Space. Почему? Я так и не понял. Это как ругать Left 4 Dead за то, что она не похожа на Half-Life 2. Студия одна, движок один, а не похожа. У Callisto Protocol вообще общего с Dead Space и Visceral всего один человек, но всё равно ищут сходства и отличия!Не знаю, за что засрали The Callisto Protocol? Лично мне игра, в принципе, понравилась. Почему то многие ждали, что это будет новый Dead Space. Почему? Я так и не понял. Это как ругать Left 4 Dead за то, что она не похожа на Half-Life 2. Студия одна, движок один, а не похожа. У Callisto Protocol вообще общего с Dead Space и Visceral всего один человек, но всё равно ищут сходства и отличия!
    И так, начну с сюжета. Он не плохой, целостный, не всегда логичный, но об этом позже.
    На PS4 игра выглядит отлично. Да, иногда приборные панели похожи на мыло, но в принципе меня устроило. Главное ничего не тормозит.
    Порадовала боёвка, она, по крайней мере, не обычная.
    Оружия целых 5 стволов. Этого за глаза. Пользоваться придется максимум тремя. Всё оно улучшается.
    Разновидностей рядовых врагов раза в 3 больше чем в Resident Evil 7, много это или нет, решайте сами.
    Порадовала атмосфера игры. Да, перевод только субтитрами, но выполнен очень добротно, ничего не пропускаешь. И вообще в игре не так много диалогов.
    Есть конечно и нарекания.
    В игре очень странный ИИ, после перезагрузки все враги появляются по скрипту, а вот всякие предметы (патроны, аптечки и т. д.) меняют не только местоположение, но становятся вообще другими, а могут и вовсе пропасть. Ещё я заметил, что этот ИИ часто подсовывает предметы которые именно сейчас вообще не нужны. Если я скажем вколол инъекцию лекарства, то в ближайшем трупе в 99% будет мгновенная лечилка, а если не вколол, то патроны или деньги. Вот так.
    В игре полно всяких закутков, их хочется обшарить, но опять таки в 90% случаев там пусто. Странно.
    Бестолковые сохранения. Можно хоть до морковкина заговенья сохраняться вручную, загрузка всё равно будет с контрольной точки. Нахрена ввели эти ручные сохранения?
    Недостатки сюжета тоже есть. Так наш протагонист это самый доверчивый человек на земле. Встретив ваще не знакомого зека, через 3 часа общения с ним, он хоронит его со слезами на глазах и словами "Прощай, друг". А ещё через пару часов он ради бабёнки, которая его хотела убить в начале игры, рискует жизнью, а в конце так и вообще собой жертвует! Мальчику не 5 лет. Время в игре течёт практически так же как в реальной жизни. Нет никаких: "2 года спустя" или "прошел один год"...
    Ещё пример. Наша напарница как то кричит нам: "Идём скорее! Надо поторопиться", но в это время игра отнимает у нас способность бегать. Смешно даже.
    В игре 2 дробовика, отличающиеся только самой последней модификацией. Также 2 пистолета, качать второй ваще смысла нет. Зачем?
    Да, один раз я под текстуры провалился и падал минут 5...
    Но, это всё мелочи. После последних патчей игра проходится без костылей.
    Советую всем. Только прошу, забудьте на время прохождения о существовании Dead Space и будет вам счастье.
    И вообще игра коротковата, но финал явно намекает на сиквел. Буду ждать.    … Expand
  16. Twisted_Reality
    Jan 17, 2023
    8
    This is A very solid game gorgeous graphics and fun gunplay the melee system is a new approach and it has some issues that can't be fixed with patches but it's not a game breaking thing I found the game to be very very enjoyable and I have done all of the dead space games including extraction so this isn't my first Glen scholfield game and yes this is a hommage thing dead space keep inThis is A very solid game gorgeous graphics and fun gunplay the melee system is a new approach and it has some issues that can't be fixed with patches but it's not a game breaking thing I found the game to be very very enjoyable and I have done all of the dead space games including extraction so this isn't my first Glen scholfield game and yes this is a hommage thing dead space keep in mind that this isn't dead space granted some stuttering issues on older consoles and pc at launch date but it's all been mostly fixed up now and I expect any remaining issues to be sorted next patch all in all people hate this game because it wasn't dead space they had expectations set way too high and for that it has show in reviews shame because its not like this isn't an amazing horror experience… Expand
  17. Eprom
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    The bad reviews for this game are not understandable. Those who liked Dead Space will get a great sequel here. I have the impression that some people don't know what kind of game to expect here and are therefore dissatisfied.
  18. lee13barker
    Dec 31, 2022
    8
    If you like horror movies like Alien, The Thing, Prometheus and Event Horizon plus are a fan of the Dead Space games, then you should like this. It's not really scary but is a very tense gaming experience.

    The graphics and sound design is immersive and impressive, although the PS4 does struggle with running some of the incredible details, on the visual side of things. I liked the look    If you like horror movies like Alien, The Thing, Prometheus and Event Horizon plus are a fan of the Dead Space games, then you should like this. It's not really scary but is a very tense gaming experience.

    The graphics and sound design is immersive and impressive, although the PS4 does struggle with running some of the incredible details, on the visual side of things. I liked the look of all the characters and voice acting is excellent along with facial detailing and expression.

    I actually really enjoyed the brawling combat system and found it extremely satisfying, using different crunching combo's to beat the various monsters into bloody pulp. My favourite tactic is to use my 'GRP' glove to pull enemies towards me and hit them with my stun baton. You may find it hard if you just engage in thoughtless button bashing but if you use your brain along with all your capabilities and the environmental hazards, then you will find it pretty easy, even on the maximum security setting!

    Story is fine and does the job without going in too much depth and I don't have a problem with the game length either, a game plus option however, would have been nice or an option of playing from another characters perspective, like in the Resident Evil 2 remake.

    Overall, I really like this game and hope that the developers build on this with a sequel.    … Expand
  19. drewcedarwild
    Dec 5, 2022
    8
    Game is very fun, can forgive paper-thin story for it. Game struggles when more than 2 enemies are on screen, but overall very playable. Wish there were more weapons, but the essentials are here. If they can get The Last of Us 2 to run at a solid 30 fps, they should be able to further optimize this to make it run better; probably a matter of talent and budget. Time will tell I suppose.Game is very fun, can forgive paper-thin story for it. Game struggles when more than 2 enemies are on screen, but overall very playable. Wish there were more weapons, but the essentials are here. If they can get The Last of Us 2 to run at a solid 30 fps, they should be able to further optimize this to make it run better; probably a matter of talent and budget. Time will tell I suppose. Worth playing for sure!… Expand
  20. lombaxjustice
    Dec 23, 2022
    8
    This game is not Dead Space. If Dead Space is what you are looking for, that's coming out next month from EA. The overall atmosphere of this game, the main character, the general enemies, and even the setting to an extent, do bring me back to fond memories of freaking out on the USG Ishimura in 2008 or so. However, the combat plays completely differently, and once you get it down isThis game is not Dead Space. If Dead Space is what you are looking for, that's coming out next month from EA. The overall atmosphere of this game, the main character, the general enemies, and even the setting to an extent, do bring me back to fond memories of freaking out on the USG Ishimura in 2008 or so. However, the combat plays completely differently, and once you get it down is perhaps even more satisfying than those. The Callisto Protocol is a game from the Dark Souls era, and is purposely very punishing at some points. On PS4, the load times are bad, about 55-60 seconds to reload after a death. It's a beautiful looking game, even on the PS4, and I encountered only a few glaring performance issues (2-3 full crashes though) across 12ish hours. Long story short: if your expectations are anchored to Dead Space, you may or may not enjoy this. I was drawn to this because DS1 is among my favorites of all-time, but I played nearly all of TCP through in one snowy day because it was a ton of fun as its own thing. The story and world are also super intriguing, and I'm intrigued by the possibility of strong DLC next year. My guess is that in a couple years, the sequel breaks through commercially (and perhaps especially critically) similarly to Assassin's Creed II building on the first AC.… Expand
  21. Nebula_pad
    Jun 2, 2023
    8
    I´m reviewing callisto protocol after 6 months from release date, so, keep that in mind.

    Pros: - Amazing and natural animations. - Beautiful and aggressive sound design and effects (when using tools). - The combat Is hard at first but when you get used to it the game gets a lot easier. If you use everything the game gives you to face enemies you can easily come up with a lot of ways    I´m reviewing callisto protocol after 6 months from release date, so, keep that in mind.

    Pros:
    - Amazing and natural animations.
    - Beautiful and aggressive sound design and effects (when using tools).
    - The combat Is hard at first but when you get used to it the game gets a lot easier. If you use
    everything the game gives you to face enemies you can easily come up with a lot of ways of killing
    them, which makes the game replayable imo.
    - The ambiance is a m a z i n g and the fog and lighting looks great.
    - The new additions (hardcore, riot mode and contagion) are great. They offer new challenges to the
    player.

    Cons:
    - Cuts between chapters.
    - The story is predictable AF and narrative feels lazy.
    - The level design most of the time resumes on walking/running on straight line and there´s not that
    much feeling of exploration.
    - Poor checkpoint design. Game Should save after spending credits on the store.
    - Fire looks bad and unnatural.

    I played the game day one and the differences are night and day after all these patches. There is no stuttering anymore, cutscenes run smoothly, there is no frame drop, dialogues are in sync now, etc. That´s why I gave it an 8. If i would have decided to make this review back on december the score would´t pass 6.

    It is an enjoyable game after all and I recommend giving it a try now that a lot of technical aspects are solved.    … Expand
  22. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    This is like a poor man's "Dead Space", but it's still an enjoyable ride. On PS4, the game's technical performance has greatly improved thanks to numerous updates. Combat can be fun and the graphics are solid. But the levels are too linear and the gameplay isn't very original. The lack of enemy types is especially disappointing. At one point, you end up facing the same boss four times!This is like a poor man's "Dead Space", but it's still an enjoyable ride. On PS4, the game's technical performance has greatly improved thanks to numerous updates. Combat can be fun and the graphics are solid. But the levels are too linear and the gameplay isn't very original. The lack of enemy types is especially disappointing. At one point, you end up facing the same boss four times! Also, the blind zombies are a joke. Despite the big flaws, "Callisto" is still a must-play for major fans of survival horror. I would rate this with a 7 out of 10.… Expand
  23. DJ_zakalec
    Mar 8, 2023
    7
    porządny horror. zyskuje zwłaszcza po ograniu go po raz drugi gdy wczujemy się już w klimat
  24. jamess
    Dec 4, 2022
    6
    I know this has gotten a lot of negative reviews, but as an immersive bit of sci-fi, horror, action, Terrifier level of gore, Dead Space like thingy, it's kinda fun. Even on the ol PS4 this drips with atmosphere. The graphics and sound are top notch. And who can't enjoy watching the guy who married Fergie get killed in a bunch of ways.
  25. dewdar
    Dec 27, 2022
    5
    Wasted potential. Attempts have been made, some started creative but ended looking like another cookie cutter, with promises of a greater stuff with a cheap sequel or dlc teaser.

    Launch of the game wasn't a perfect one. First time putting the cd in I was greeted with a 20GB patch, how nice. Despite a big patch, the game still felt unpolished and not optimised, although I was running the    Wasted potential. Attempts have been made, some started creative but ended looking like another cookie cutter, with promises of a greater stuff with a cheap sequel or dlc teaser.

    Launch of the game wasn't a perfect one. First time putting the cd in I was greeted with a 20GB patch, how nice. Despite a big patch, the game still felt unpolished and not optimised, although I was running the game on a PS4 PRO... I can only imagine how terrible it's running on PS4 original or Slim. By the time I was done with the game, I was greeted again with another 14GB patch. They finally managed to fix trophy bug that wouldn't sync my progression to PSN... which I never experienced before and never thought that trophies could be a challenge to implement.

    The game starts interesting and promising. You're introduced to beautiful visuals, in a futuristic looking city in distant Europa, in the middle of something that looks like a terrorist attack. All this interesting setting... you won't get to explore... it will be used for sequel bait, ain't that nice?

    If you're a fan of dark visuals, where you can't see anything, well you can to the right place. And if you demanded more unclearer visuals, be not afraid, they're adding foggy/misty environment and terrible weather effects, to spice up your fetish.

    Those locations... How many more sewer levels must we suffer though before developers understand that they're not fun, just stop... please, I'm willing to pay more just so you don't force on me this literally crappy levels. So, back to tortures, you're forced from point A to point B with some "conveniently" placed crazy routes to go through that don't make any sense. Along the way from point A to B, they do everything in their power to make that journey more tedious. You fall through floors, something falls from above and blocks your way, then there is obligatory "missing fuze battery riddle" every half hour. An those vents... just why... this supposed to be a prison... keeping people from escaping... but those vents are everywhere and they made in perfect size for anyone to escape.

    Game mechanics. So the new fighting mechanic is not something I've seen before, it's something refreshing... I like the way it feels like a real close combat... so here comes a big "BUT"... Enemies are unbalanced, the game throws at you bunch of enemies, but camera movement is way too slow to deal with more than two enemies at a time. Same goes for characters movement and reaction time. Even on easy mode the game will be difficult and frustrating. For example there is a mini-boss which could have been killed easily if not for the terrible gun selection mechanism. It's a close combat... the game is supposed to be a survival horror... but here we are supposed to deal with a boss like a bullet sponge with limited ammo and shifting from one weapon to another.

    And if you're like... "well duuh, just get more ammo for one specific weapon, not a biggie, i is smart, you is dumb". Well, captain genius, let me introduce you the next segment: those terrible checkpoints. They are all over the place, sometimes you can end up wasting time on buying the same stuff again and again because the game is not smart to save at the buy point... and the other time, without a warning the game throws at you a boss battle... while you are one low health and almost no ammo. And the best part is... there is no way to go back... no level selection. Just awesome...

    And while we're on the checkpoints and dying... those loading times... just terrible. If you're stuck at a checkpoint, you'll be spending more time looking at the loading screen, not playing the actual game.

    Story could be great but it ended up being boring. They slightly touched the virus origin and by the time they explained the intentions the game ruffly ends. The part with protagonists schizophrenia had some moments, that they could have expanded upon, instead of throwing at us same monotonous prison/abandoned hangars/ sewer levels. But don't worry, the quality stuff is coming, everything is promised for the next chapter, well then... until then, 5/10 is all they get.    … Expand
  26. vIPROLL
    Jan 29, 2023
    5
    Disappointed that the game is so buggy. I loved Dead Space when I played it on PS3 so thought I would give this a try. Not a fan of the combat although I do like the doge when it works. I feel for 8 chapters there are not enough credits to upgrade anything. My biggest pet peeve with this game is the constant freezing and shutting down.

    The greatest horror survival games for me were Dead    Disappointed that the game is so buggy. I loved Dead Space when I played it on PS3 so thought I would give this a try. Not a fan of the combat although I do like the doge when it works. I feel for 8 chapters there are not enough credits to upgrade anything. My biggest pet peeve with this game is the constant freezing and shutting down.

    The greatest horror survival games for me were Dead Space and Alien Isolation but this game needs a lot of work to reach that level. I like the characters but the story is a little weak. So to the Devs who worked on this, I hope you can improve it if you are considering a part two.    … Expand
  27. middle324
    May 2, 2023
    5
    First of all, like any other horror game/movie it doesn't make any sense, (don't wanna talk about it)
    2. It's too buggy and Laggy, it also crashed few times
    3. It's repetitive
    4. Restricted gameplay
    5. All guns are the same apparently
    6. There's no HUD in the game and i like it
    7. Visual effect, terrain and textures was nice
    8. Absolute cliche story
    9. Predictable
  28. ThorfromNorden
    Dec 26, 2022
    5
    I'm a HUGE Dead Space fan and I was genuinely really excited for this game. Sadly it's an disappointment and I will be making comparison to DS since it's the same people who made Callisto and called it "a spiritual successor". While sounds design, music, atmosphere, attention to detail in characters, enemies and environment were really stellar; the story, characters and most of theI'm a HUGE Dead Space fan and I was genuinely really excited for this game. Sadly it's an disappointment and I will be making comparison to DS since it's the same people who made Callisto and called it "a spiritual successor". While sounds design, music, atmosphere, attention to detail in characters, enemies and environment were really stellar; the story, characters and most of the gameplay fall flat. Biggest fault is that not once were I scared throughout the whole experience, no psychological terror working inside your head like original Dead Space did so great (I consider Dead Space the greatest horror game imo, no other game scared me more. Not Sillent Hill, not Resident Evil or Eternal Darkness).

    The melee mechanics, while interesting at first, are broken and you can go through the entire game dodging everyone. The UI for the guns are frustrating; in DS, just press the D-pad for that weapon you want; here, press and scroll and while in combat, it never seems to work correctly there.

    Why can't I pick up health, ammo and other loot with my GRP? You could do that in DS all the way back in 2008, so stupid you couldn't here.
    The story, I see the potential but it felt they never took advantage of the setup they had and the ending wasn't fulfilling. I did manage to 100% complete it fairly easy. Just look up a collectible and special moves guide, boot it up on hardest difficulty and you're good to go. The length of it was fine, expected it to be roughly 10-15 hours long and it was. If they make a sequel they should go the "Aliens" route with they story. Have Dani come back with a military force to adress the situation at Black Iron with really likeable marines. I see the potential there and it would be great. I was more excited over this than God of War: Ragnarök because I knew GoW would be great.
    5/10. Fairly disappointing but it fills a few checkmarks. It's far from the worst horror experience I've had. But not enough the be scary    … Expand
  29. Kickarse
    Dec 16, 2022
    4
    I cannot stress enough how big disappointment that game was. It's the first and now the last time I made a nostalgia preorder and boy how I regret.

    The best words to describe the game are: repetitive, lazy, bland, annoying, tiresome in a bad way. It repeats well-known schemes from Resident Evil games, combining it with Dead Space like mechanics to appease the sentiment. The end result is    I cannot stress enough how big disappointment that game was. It's the first and now the last time I made a nostalgia preorder and boy how I regret.

    The best words to describe the game are: repetitive, lazy, bland, annoying, tiresome in a bad way.

    It repeats well-known schemes from Resident Evil games, combining it with Dead Space like mechanics to appease the sentiment. The end result is an insult to people like me that enjoyed Dead Space for story, gameplay and voice-acting. An insult to advertise it as "brought to you by Dead Space creator" that was kind of a promise, right?

    What you get in Callisto Protocol is a thing described ideally by one of the reviewers - Dead Space but **** Never preorder!    … Expand
  30. jonjohn048
    Jan 11, 2023
    4
    When I heard this game was announced years ago, I decided to check out all 3 Dead Space games to catch up on this game and also the remake of the first game later this month. After checking out all 3 games, I immediately felt concerned. Now I understand why people were extremely hyped for this game (after all, this is a new IP from the OG creators of Dead Space) but that's the problem, itWhen I heard this game was announced years ago, I decided to check out all 3 Dead Space games to catch up on this game and also the remake of the first game later this month. After checking out all 3 games, I immediately felt concerned. Now I understand why people were extremely hyped for this game (after all, this is a new IP from the OG creators of Dead Space) but that's the problem, it felt TOO SIMILAR to Dead Space and that's a huge NO-NO for a new IP. But I still decided to pick it up and though my expectations weren't very high, I was still disappointed. I want to start off by saying I was glad Sony assisted in development of the game with letting them use their mo-cap studios and got Sam Witwer involved after seeing his great performance of Deacon Saint John from Days Gone. Because of this, the game looks amazing probably some of the best in the business, the soundscape is impeccable just like the Dead Space games, and the performances from Sam and the main protagonist are great. But that's honestly all the positives here, the rest isn't even sub-par, they're downright HORRIBLE. Like how it's 5-6 hours long meaning the developers lied about it being 12-14 (and at the time of this review, there's no New Game+), too many jumpscares here (side note: I might sound like a coward for putting this here but the reason most horror games don't have a lot is because it can make you nervous for one to come and when there is one, it gets you and makes you want to prepare for it, but because of how infrequent they can be, you'll be relieved only for it to get you again), it was almost like the developers were afraid that you would get bored if they weren't enough but that's exactly what happened when there were too many, the fact it's EXTREMELY LINEAR (and yes, Dead Space 1 and 2 were linear as well, but they took advantage of that with some areas being big to explore to collect artifacts, puzzles to solve on the side if you get bored of the main story, and nice vistas to look at that are memorable) but here, it has absolutely no puzzles and it's just one long corridor to the end, the story was TOO SIMILAR to Dead Space, uninteresting side characters, the bugs and glitchs and how it crashed CONSTANTLY on my PS4 Pro, but easily the worst part about this game is the fact that you don't think AT ALL when you're fighting enemies. Basically this game has very few enemy variety and even then they aren't unique since they all attack in the exact same way so it doesn't matter if you're fighting a typical zombie, blind, brute, or even a mini-boss, they all go down the exact same way and you have to fight these enemies A LOT and this wouldn't be the problem if it wasn't for the HORRIFIC combat. Basically you move the left analog stick in whatever direction since it doesn't matter where they swipe because as long as you hold the left analog stick left or right, you will automatically dodge, then you do this for a few times and then you hit them, sometimes a reticule appears and if you shoot it, you'll do extra damage, rinse and repeat until the end. Now this might sound like engaging combat, until you realize this combat system was designed with only one enemy in mind so when there are multiple enemies at once and if a random enemy hits you while you're hitting someone else, the camera LOCKS onto that other enemy for no reason, the camera goes wild and gets stuck if your back is facing a wall meaning the level designers and combat designers never talked to each other at all, and if you hit while you're in a dodge animation, you're straight up stuck. At least with The Last of Us Part 1 and 2 for the supposed "failure" that it is, their combat systems are way better since your weapons could break at any given moment and they took advantage of the enemy variety since some enemies could insta kill you if you weren't careful. Or even the Dead Space games since sure you were stiff as well, but not as stiff as this game since the combat was also dynamic since you could use the environment, stasis, and kinesis to defeat the enemies and at least it made sense you were stiff since the games released on the PS3 and XBOX 360 and your main character was a typical engineer in a tight suit. Now there's a chance Glen Schofield and everyone else at Striking Distance Studios will turn this IP into a franchise we'll all love, but considering this is what the team has supposedly been working on for years, it's safe to say they already of a sequel or DLC ready, and I'm really not looking forward to it since even if they fix the bugs and performance, it doesn't fix the linearity, bad characters, excessive jump-scares, and abysmal combat. So unless whatever's next truly special, I do not recommend The Callisto Protocol.… Expand
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