Oh, guess I misunderstood (which is easy since I'm so loaded with schoolwork!).

Ya know...I dig it. For a FPS, this kind of beat has a really good sense of depth, weight, and pace.

Great points, and I think I might have a few ideas as to why this game isn't quite clicking.

Just being frank here:

"First things first: You need to play System Shock 2. It is $10, and whatever you think is the best game of all time has a very, very good chance of paling in comparison."

Makes me totally uninterested in reading whatever. Fanboyism is not very interesting to me and if you're not giving me reasons…

Well there's a book called 'From Alien to the Matrix: Reading Science Fiction Film' that has a couple of articles about Alien (covering all four films) and is quite an easy read for an academic book. There's also 'Alien Zone: Cultural Theory and Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema' and 'Alien Zone 2: The Spaces of…

+1

Thought he was cool about it.

I was going to comment about how some of the things mentioned aren't necessarily issues, but this post basically sums up my thoughts, so as much as I hate doing it...

What I think really burns me about so many games these days is this specific desire that to improve or expand the medium, it must come at the expense of less interaction, or so control the experience as to make the player nothing more than a viewer.

Wish I had the time to make a real reply, but I ultimately agree.

I'll have to look out for Gone Home. I haven't heard of it till now.

Great post!