Excellent review of a memorable game. I played the original version of this game back in the day and it left a big impression that I still remember tidbits of the game and animation over 15 years after I played it. Don’t get me started on the soundtrack; “Reset” remains one of the best video game tracks I have heard.
I do agree that it does go on with too much talking at times and I did feel that it was 5-10 hours too long by the time I finished it. I recall impatiently trying to get through the final act as quick as possible.
I started the game yesterday but after 23 minutes of set up chat I was too tired to even try playing it. It’s a shame you say it continues to be so text heavy, but I’ll have to give it a few hours of game play to see what I think.
It’s crazy I didn’t realise the game is nearly 20 years old! I wanted to play it before the sequel and enjoy it but I’ll see how I feel. Like you say if I’d started 20 years ago as it was released I would probably be halfway through the game already 🤣😅
It’s a product of its time and it shows in its mechanics and presentation. There’s a masterpiece of a story and game here, but it’s dragged down by badly aged decisions. It took me a while to really start to love its best parts so stick with it and see how you feel, but don’t force yourself to finish it if you’re not feeling it.
I’ve given it a more clear headed go over the last couple of days and I get it now. I’m only a few hours into it but I do like it but it’s slow going with the text interruptions
Excellent review of a memorable game. I played the original version of this game back in the day and it left a big impression that I still remember tidbits of the game and animation over 15 years after I played it. Don’t get me started on the soundtrack; “Reset” remains one of the best video game tracks I have heard.
I do agree that it does go on with too much talking at times and I did feel that it was 5-10 hours too long by the time I finished it. I recall impatiently trying to get through the final act as quick as possible.
I started the game yesterday but after 23 minutes of set up chat I was too tired to even try playing it. It’s a shame you say it continues to be so text heavy, but I’ll have to give it a few hours of game play to see what I think.
It’s crazy I didn’t realise the game is nearly 20 years old! I wanted to play it before the sequel and enjoy it but I’ll see how I feel. Like you say if I’d started 20 years ago as it was released I would probably be halfway through the game already 🤣😅
It’s a product of its time and it shows in its mechanics and presentation. There’s a masterpiece of a story and game here, but it’s dragged down by badly aged decisions. It took me a while to really start to love its best parts so stick with it and see how you feel, but don’t force yourself to finish it if you’re not feeling it.
I’ve given it a more clear headed go over the last couple of days and I get it now. I’m only a few hours into it but I do like it but it’s slow going with the text interruptions