Alright, as one who's played about 35 hours of KZ:SF multiplayer:
I skipped the first 25 minutes of the review because it was all about the SP and I haven't finished that yet and didn't want to see any spoilers. From about 25:00 on he's talking about the MP.
1.) I agree with him completely that the lack of community is the absolutely worst part about KZSF. The most popular game types are teamwork-reliant (traditional capture the flag, capture points, setting the bomb). Modes where you want to be able to request that someone go support and set a spawn beacon next to the objective so that the team doesn't have to continually traverse a large map just to get in position to fight over some objective. Or to request that not everyone play sniper. Stuff like that. Not being able to talk is a burden in any online game that requires some teamwork. Guerrilla has stated that they're working on an update for proper voice chat, but for now it is as he said an exercise in real frustration at times. BUT...play in a party with your friends and mics work just fine for everyone in your party, so at least there's a stop gap. If you don't have any friends, your experience will sometimes be frustrating.
2.) Complaining about aim assist is BS. The game doesn't need aim assist. He just needs to actually spend some time playing the game in MP. You saw his aiming skill in the video itself...he's pretty terrible. My KD ratio in KZSF is about the same as it is in any of my other console FPS games (1.5-2.0 range), and my accuracy percentage is sitting at 53%. It's all about spending time with the game. It takes time to get used to the maps. It takes a little time to get comfortable with the sticks and the aim with the various scope attachments. It's easy to panic and overcompensate with your aim when you're getting shot at, but you develop calm with experience. Much like BF, you can't absorb a lot of bullets, so you need to put yourself in position to be successful. That means going slowly around corners and not rushing into places where enemies may be lurking. It means setting up and being patient. To that end, my great dislike about BF4 right now IS the aim assist. At times the cursor moves around like my targets have magnets attached to their asses once I have them in my sights. It feels like you're using training wheels, and I don't need training wheels. At no point have I felt like not having aim assist was a detriment to my success in KZSF, and hey...everyone is on equal footing in that regard. So if others are being successful, one has to ask themselves why they aren't. Practice makes perfect.
3.) I agree with him completely that the map design is pretty good by and large. Only 10 maps yes, but they're all extremely unique. There are no similarities between any map at all. They all have multiple points of exit from spawn and it's very difficult to successfully spawn camp (though it is tried often).
4.) I think he's off in his concern about weapon unlocks and XP. Not every FPS game needs an XP carrot-on-a-stick setup to keep you playing it. All primary and secondary weapons are unlocked at the beginning just like they are in Halo. You get weapon attachments and "perk" upgrades by simply effectively using your perks and weapons. For example, if you kills 10 people while using the scope with a weapon, you'll unlock the next scope. The 3rd scope may require 50 zoomed kills and 15 headshots, but you get the idea. In the same way you can unlock grenade options. XP isn't a necessary mechanic and shouldn't be a concern.
Not mentioned (because he probably didn't play online long enough to know): the game needs a few more weapons for each class. Maybe 2 more per class that are unique options.
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