There are some good stealth sections here and there, although it’s still a very straightforward experience.

I know that sounds reductive, but that’s what the majority of them boil down to. The puzzles are rather basic too: pick up fuse, put in slot, move crank-problem solved. Yeah, just like my glory-hunting days in Las Vegas. The audio logs might give lore nuts some relief, but the main story itself is wafer-thin, to say the least. Those who were dissecting the official trailers frame-by-frame like a modern-day Sherlock Holmes might want to temper their expectations. The story doesn’t give players much to latch onto either, since most of the narrative beats simply act as a vessel for the gameplay.

Hollywood star, Josh Duhamel does a fine job in the lead role of Jacob, but the off-kilter lip sync is a tad distracting. My somewhat powerful PC was struggling at times to keep up, hovering at around 45-60 FPS, especially during the close-ups in cutscenes. But speaking of cutscenes, I did appreciate how the tutorials of the game naturally slotted into the spectacle, with the camera direction and mini prompts that appear letting players intuitively step into the fray. The atmosphere, setting and graphics of this game truly look next-gen, and it does feature a multitude of tense Dead Space-inspired scenes that fans will appreciate, but it often stutters between loading areas and events which really takes you out of it. Our mini VIDEO REVIEW of The Callisto Protocol! Shaky Foundations

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