I love this series, and I've completed all past LiS games. At time of writing I've completed just the first chapter (out of five) which took me about three hours. All episodes are on the disc at launch.
Characters, music, plot are all excellent. The opening was a little abrupt, and when you first gain control of your character, you're in a hugely detailed environment that made it painfully clear the game was running at 30fps, and not 60. Within ten seconds of playing (walking), you find yourself in a "zen moment" which you have to exit out of once you're tired of looking at it; I thought that was a really odd way to start the game.
Soon enough you get introduced to a bunch of interesting characters. Alex has a phone with social media and SMS apps so you can read more about the community and her friends. There's a returning character, lots of little details and easter eggs that series fans will love, and the dialogue is entertaining and natural.
Overall the game seems great so far. I noticed a couple of very brief graphical glitches that disappeared as soon as I saw them. No biggie. I am disappointed about the framerate and the lack of a special edition (again, no soundtrack CD) but the game itself is pretty good. I would definitely recommend this over LiS2 and who knows, it might even live up to the original by the end (although the opening sequence was far less iconic.) Here's hoping for a 60fps patch.
Edit: Now that I've finished the game I feel a little underwhelmed. The last two episodes amounted to about 2.5 hours total. The game is about 8-9 hours long.
Pros: Good characters, good soundtrack, interesting story.
Cons: Little-to-no replayability. Graphical glitches. Scenes started and ended abruptly (the ending of chapter 3 was particularly bizarre and underwhelming). A choppy 30fps performance.
I think this 9-hour experience was enjoyable but not worth 49.99. The COLLECTOR'S edition of the original LiS was half of that and it came with an art book and audio CD. Plus there's the DLC coming out for another £10... don't push your luck, Deck Nine.
7/10 (grudgingly rounded up to 4 stars.)
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