I like the style of this games. The animations and writing are generally well done and fun. The shooting is smooth. The movement feels good. It all works pretty well. But my guy has played too many live service games and just thinks that's how games are made. Like, my dude those games are made that way specifically to coerce people into spending money to not deal with those mechanics. I guess you like them. To each his own.
I don't know. I guess some people probably like it. And maybe it's better as a finished product. But I just don't. Hell, I LIKE grindy games. I love Disgaea. Hard to get grindier than that. And there are a few live service games that I like. But's it's always in spite of the shitty monetization, not BECAUSE of it. That's insane. Like, this game isn't microtransactions. That's important. But the idea that they still did all the annoying things those games do to push people into engaging with microtransactions is crazy to me.
To each his own, man. I just hate to see it when this guy makes games that are legit fun and well made. Maybe it'll work better when the game has all it's story and stuff in and you can just play through that and the gameplay isn't so focused on just engaging with the live service aspects of it. Maybe it's too early to judge. I hope it's too early to judge.