> dead brain AI

I donno if you've played Dishonored recently but its not like the AI was particularly great in those either. Deathloop I found it fine because by the end fighting great AI as you're trying to complete things would be very tiring.

>uninteresting story, characters and world design.

I found it to be the opposite. The leads were incredible and the VA work was great. The way the story wove through the world design and environment - especially in changes over the course of the day - was also fantastic.

The 70s vibe isn't really hit on in games that much either so I loved the interiors and UI design.

>Depressing to see such a good developer chasing sales instead of sticking to what they are excellent doing, immersive sims.

Or maybe they get bored and wanted to make something different. Such a weird attitude gamers have where if a dev doesn't specifically make something that they want, it must come down to something else.

Doubly funny because the game doesn't have MTX, so not sure how they're chasing dollars exactly.