Finished this mission not long ago on the second Same difficulty (probably expert but i think all difficulties are the same). The stats screen are the following: mission completion time: 4 hours 35 minutes 22 seconds, loot found: 2600 of 2850, secrets found: 4 out of 4. The gameplay is pretty long and new objectives are popping all the time but the playable area is not that big. The only objective i could not complete was the optional objective with the Trumpet banners.
And the conclusion is .. NEW GENERATION MASTERPIECE !!!
Architecture: this mission is making great use of cubic and dodecahedronal brushes - as boxes will be the shapes of the future. We all live in boxy buildings, the rooms are boxy, everything is boxy this days. Also medieval cities and mansions are things of the past and should be left behind, androbots are the future. I predict in a few years we all will ghost between andromechanist and smart robots.
Gameplay: the gameplay is brilliant (still some bugs are present that need to be fixed - some spider bots do not show up in the Trumpet room if you chose to brutally kill him instead of luring the robots to do so) and the use of the stinky toilet as a central element of the gameplay fits perfectly. That's how the missions of the future will be done!
Atmosphere: The ambients are great, new music is added, you are on an island in the middle of the sea with a big tower in the middle, it reminds me of the atmosphere in the "Precious Cargo" mission from Thief2, but it's much better.
In the end what can i say .. the new generation of builders is coming strongly from behind. I totally recommend this.

I know this is coming a little late but...

Is this meant to be satire?

I legitimately can't tell because I've never played this mission before.