The year is 2028 and we're in the middle of the war against Skynet. The world is in rubble and only a few humans are still alive. As Jacob Rivers, soldier of the resistance and only survivor of his division, we will try to reach the rest of the resistance, John Connor, and ultimately beat Skynet.
The plot is pretty simple and generic, nothing to write home about, but it's serviceable.

I could define the gameplay as “immersive sim light” since it presents immersive sim elements but don't expect anywhere near deus ex / dishonored levels of depth. Still, we can decide whether to approach situations in a stealthy way or guns blazing, we can customize weapons, completing objectives will grant XP and will unlock skill nodes which we can choose between (even though, towards the end of the game we will basically unlock everything on the skill tree). Many of the dialogues will present multiple choices, and we will be able to gain trust from other characters, and ultimately decide to save their lives or not.

The levels are semi-open, usually with multiple paths available to reach a given objective, but they are mostly corridors, with very few branches. Still, I enjoyed exploring and scavenging for crafting resources.

Controls feel pretty tight, shooting and stealth mechanics are good enough and overall the gameplay is quite enjoyable.
I would strongly recommend playing it at least in hard mode, since normal felt a bit too easy and kinda boring for me.

Graphics are, once again, good enough for an enjoyable experience, although I should point out I experienced some pretty annoying glitches which broke my immersion, from time to time. For example sometimes the terrain lowered while I moved towards it, with a weird “melting” effect. Other times models were misplaced, for example when part of the van was placed inside the column of a building.
Otherwise, the game ran really smoothly with everything maxed out, and it's pretty lightweight / optimized.

The part where Terminator: Resistance really shined, at least in my opinion, was in the atmosphere and presentation.

The game is mainly inspired from the first two Terminator movies, and it shows.
In the movies, there are just a handful of scenes showing the future war with the machines, and from those the devs really did some good work to extrapolate an accurate game world. Cities became piles of rubble, everything is barren and devoid of life. The only things moving around are the machines, searching everywhere for survivors to terminate.

Sometimes the game even managed to unsettle me a bit. The parts where you have to run or hide from terminators, at least for me, were really quite tense.

Everything is accompanied by the gorgeous soundtrack, which is heavily inspired by Terminator 2’s theme and it tremendously enhances the overall atmosphere. I strongly recommend checking it out, even if you don't end up buying the game.

The DLC was also pretty good, and infiltrator mode is a quite fun mini game giving us a taste of what being a terminator is like.

Overall then, even though the game feels a bit generic and some of the gameplay elements could have been explored more, it was fun and I don't regret playing it at all.
Also this is the best Terminator video game made so far, and even though that was a pretty low bar to clear, it was still a success in that regard.

Recommended, especially if you like Terminator movies and / or the game is on discount.

The year is 2028 and we're in the middle of the war against Skynet. The world is in rubble and only a few humans are still alive. As Jacob Rivers, soldier of the resistance and only survivor of his division, we will try to reach the rest of the resistance, John Connor, and ultimately beat Skynet. The plot is pretty simple and generic, nothing to write home about, but it's serviceable. I could define the gameplay as “immersive sim light” since it presents immersive sim elements but don't expect anywhere near deus ex / dishonored levels of depth. Still, we can decide whether to approach situations in a stealthy way or guns blazing, we can customize weapons, completing objectives will grant XP and will unlock skill nodes which we can choose between (even though, towards the end of the game we will basically unlock everything on the skill tree). Many of the dialogues will present multiple choices, and we will be able to gain trust from other characters, and ultimately decide to save their lives or not. The levels are semi-open, usually with multiple paths available to reach a given objective, but they are mostly corridors, with very few branches. Still, I enjoyed exploring and scavenging for crafting resources. Controls feel pretty tight, shooting and stealth mechanics are good enough and overall the gameplay is quite enjoyable. I would strongly recommend playing it at least in hard mode, since normal felt a bit too easy and kinda boring for me. Graphics are, once again, good enough for an enjoyable experience, although I should point out I experienced some pretty annoying glitches which broke my immersion, from time to time. For example sometimes the terrain lowered while I moved towards it, with a weird “melting” effect. Other times models were misplaced, for example when part of the van was placed inside the column of a building. Otherwise, the game ran really smoothly with everything maxed out, and it's pretty lightweight / optimized. The part where Terminator: Resistance really shined, at least in my opinion, was in the atmosphere and presentation. The game is mainly inspired from the first two Terminator movies, and it shows. In the movies, there are just a handful of scenes showing the future war with the machines, and from those the devs really did some good work to extrapolate an accurate game world. Cities became piles of rubble, everything is barren and devoid of life. The only things moving around are the machines, searching everywhere for survivors to terminate. Sometimes the game even managed to unsettle me a bit. The parts where you have to run or hide from terminators, at least for me, were really quite tense. Everything is accompanied by the gorgeous soundtrack, which is heavily inspired by Terminator 2’s theme and it tremendously enhances the overall atmosphere. I strongly recommend checking it out, even if you don't end up buying the game. The DLC was also pretty good, and infiltrator mode is a quite fun mini game giving us a taste of what being a terminator is like. Overall then, even though the game feels a bit generic and some of the gameplay elements could have been explored more, it was fun and I don't regret playing it at all. Also this is the best Terminator video game made so far, and even though that was a pretty low bar to clear, it was still a success in that regard. Recommended, especially if you like Terminator movies and / or the game is on discount.