thoughts?

Saw the ending coming, but still liked it

The last couple of missions had some overly frustrating bits where they were kind of forcing you to play they want you to, where they've been flexible the rest of the time

I would still recommend

Agreed on both counts

it's a fantastic little game

Like you, I played Spec Ops and Mark of the Ninja close together

and I drew certain parallels with the endings

Yeah, Spec Ops seemed more like it was smearing it in my face. This was a lot more subtle