Its a mixed bag

I really like the universe these stories take place in, but this new installment of the series left me feeling disappointed. The story itself is pretty good, but I was unhappy to see the return of the Hero Project as a key plot point in the game (I personally found the gameshow, reality-TV bullshittery annoying in the original games, but thats just me and I dont hold it against the author). My biggest bone to pick with this game is with the main character. In the original series you were given the chance to fully shape your characters personality, goals, ect. and really make him/her feel like (s)he was you. In this game all that freedom has been taken away as the author has already decided what what the main points of your characters personally are going to be. The worst part of this is that he chose to make YOUR character a whiner with a victim complex so huge its hard to become attached and every time my character goes into one of his awkward, preachy, mental self-pity/ political correctness parties I want to rip my hair out. Additionally the story is pretty much on rails leaving the only significant agency youre given in making your character is how he/she/it/they/(whatever pronoun you use to describe someone who identifies as a tube of toothpaste) fights. Despite this, I think that this storyline could really go some where if the author would step off of the soapbox and address the relevant issues he is concerned with in an organic way that flows well with the story instead of cramming his point of view down our throats.

Ubi est bubula about Hero Project Redemption Season, v1.0.2