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Pros
Pro Great fun if you're looking for simple stealth or action
The game allows for stealth-oriented and action-oriented gameplay. Game mechanics for both are very easy to understand and, if you're not looking for a lot of depth, there's a fair amount of enjoyment to be had.
Stealth gameplay is line-of-sight based. You have to avoid being seen by the enemy. You can do that by hiding behind objects, discovering different routes to your destination or by memorizing enemy patrol paterns and choreographing your movements accordingly. If you do get seen by the enemy, however, all nearby enemies will attack you.
Action gameplay is about trying to shoot enemies while avoiding their projectiles. You'll have to kite enemies, make good use of cover and know how to navigate the environment quickly.
Pro Interesting, colorful art style
Tokyo 42 is set in a beautifully stylized future Tokyo. The city is very clean looking thanks to it's minimalistic design, it's very vivid thanks to it's use of bright colors and it's presented from an isometric perspective that's unusually distant from the player's character, creating a sense of scale that's different from most other isometric games.
Cons
Con Can get repetitive
At around 4 hours in you'll have seen and experienced most of what the game has to offer. Neither the gunplay, nor the stealth gameplay evolves past that point. And since both gameplay types are rather shallow, it's easy to find the game getting a bit monotonous after a while.