8.5 (PC) :D It has flaws but when it excels, it's almost unrivaled. Plus the atmosphere, the setting were all top notch. Monster design was awesome, grotesque, creepy. AI was the only complaint I found. The hit detection kicked ass, was almost worthy of Killzone 2s animation crown. Gunplay was suprisingly solid, but nothing special. Where it really shines though is the immersion. Being on the surface (or some underground sections), and your gasmask is running out of filters, it's getting damaged from battling monsters, you're starting to breath heavy and the mask is steaming up with condensation. There's a feeling of urgency and terror when you're scrambling around, struggling to see, trying to find a replacement gasmask or filters from a mangled corpse. The stories interesting, superb characters, and a sense of macabre humor. The game world is one of the best I've seen, along with STALKER. It feels real, lived in, believable. It's harsh, brutal and unforgiving. Great game, but not for everyone.
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