That being said, the slow-burn pacing still managed to hold my attention thanks to the absolutely amazing story and characters. The story starts simple but picks up in complexity after a plot twist in the middle, followed by another one at the very end. I don't want to spoil anything, but you can rest assured that you won't see either of them coming your first time through. As for the characters, there aren't that many of them, but they are well-developed. It's honestly hard for me to morally judge their actions, which speaks volumes about their depth. And last but not least, we have the action scenes. They are absolutely great, thanks in no small part to the absolutely phenomenal production value. The guns look, sound and feel extremely powerful, and the panzer cops slowly walking towards the enemy through shallow water is very intimidating. There is something raw to the action and I really, really like it.
Now before I wrap this up, there are two things that need to be mentioned. Firstly, the whole package is extremely dark and depressing. Now, if you are like me, you might see this as a good thing, but I also know that some people are really put off by this, so I wanted it to be mentioned. And secondly there is the whole Red riding hood thing. I get what they were going for, and I still think that they mostly succeeded, but man, they could have handled it much better. As it is now, they are about as subtle as an explosion, constantly beating you over the head with it. This also leads to some really awkward dialogue because of the constant 'muh wolves' getting inserted into every conversation. This is my only real gripe with the story. It does lead to some really cool scenes and, as I said, I think that it mostly works, but there are some real stinkers.
