Nice and engaging RPG but poor stealth shooter
While I agree that this does defeat the whole idea of a stealth RPG, still, trust me when Is say the game is very addictive and interesting if you overlook the stealth problem. Buy it as an action RPG with guns. The missions are fun, and though the story and characters are nowhere as engaging as the stellar Mass Effect series, still some of them and the dialogue is well done. I actually found myself caring about a few characters more than I cared about the protagonist.
The game play itself, like I've said is quite easy, and by the end the player well nigh becomes invincible.
A few sore spots for me were that there should have been more dialogues and conversations. Successful character development in RPGs requires good bit of chatting with other characters....here the opportunities are quite limited. Furthermore I don't really like the timed system of conversation. It essentially prevents the player from properly choosing what kind of personality should the protagonist have (and it doesn't help that Mike Thorton acts quite unexpectedly on picking some options...)
Still all in all, it's a great game and if you like RPGs then you ought to try it out. This is not only my suggestion but also an appeal, because a sequel will come only if this one sells well....and trust me, this game's worthy of having a sequel.