Approaching the game solo is more than doable but holds a high degree of frustration regarding lack of checkpoints, meaning death feels overly punished by setting you right back to the beginning of a lengthy shootout. (nextgengamingblog.com)
Sudden genre change simply doesn't work, progression is a tiresome grind, a lack of checkpoints artificially extends playtime, dull characters, and repetitive gameplay (kotaku.com)
The shift to multiple, bite - sized missions per locale vice the longer mission structure of the older games feels more in line with the mobile aspect of the game (although the lack of checkpoints within each mission can be an annoyance). (toucharcade.com)