Ok it is less brutal but at its core this is a superhero story with a vengeance twist.
Well written and quite enjoyable but feeling quite rushed. 7 hours playtime and 2 in world month is a bit short for the character to go from green young adult to hardened, successful mercenary captain. That is less noticeable while the story is moving forward at a brisk pace but whenever there is a breather the story feels trite and predictable. Also the final acct is more of a wimper than a crescendo partially because compared to the vivid fight scenes the space action feels very detached, it lacks stakes to add and being the first in a series the resolution feels to small to be satisfying but too big to make me demand more.
Myself, I’ll probable read more of the series in the future, but right now I am good.