I guess I'm not seeing how this is over the top but Kano severing your entire rib cage with a knife and breaking your spine via ddt is legit. Is it because you fly up in the air?
Define "legit".
Because you see, bones can be cut and spine can be broken. Sure, it won't happen exactly like that but describe the event vaguely enough and leave out enough of visual details devs put in, and you'll get somewhat plausible thing that can happen more or less. This one, however, lies entirely into "done on drugs" territory, no matter how you try, it is completely disconnected from what you can actually see anywhere.
Eh, I wish someone would remind Boon that he isn't doing DC game for 2015 and he can save that kind of crap for 2017.
But hey, if people like it, leave it for all I care, it's gameplay that will matter. After all, I played and watched quite a bit of IGAU even though I personally absolutely can't stomach its premise, universe and visual style.