A great FPS game thats scary as hell!
Graphics: Even for being a bit out dated the visuals are still nice and clean with crisp textures, lighting to die for, and an atmosphere so thick you could cut it with a knife. From the swaying over head lights, to the way the environment gets torn up from all the shooting the visuals really take a life of there own and while maybe not completely up to todays standards the thickness of everything makes it feel like you are really there.
The blood splattering and the enemies fliying apart from shotgun blast are really nice touches to. The particle and dust effects are absolutely awesome and are what fuel the atmosphere. Visually its just awesome, and definitely immerses you in the creepy gameplay.
Gameplay: As said previously this game is full of thick heavy atmosphere almost so thick it feels like you actually have to take a heavy breath to make sure you can still breath. The controls are great, the AI is incredible, awesome physics, great online play, I fail to Really see anything wrong with this game. Even the single player story is awesome and super creepy if not a bit short though. That little girl is just uber creepy and really adds to the experience when she appears out of no were or in a super creepy in game cut scene.
I could go on all day about the gameplay, its just near perfect. As Ive said before I don't delve much into story so its worth it for you to look at GS's review as well, I just give a brief summary of my experience with the game.
Sound: Perfect. From the guns to the enemies, to the bullets ricocheting, its simply perfect, sound wise.
Value: This game just rocks in the value department. While the Single player may be a touch short, its definitely worth a few times through and multiplayer is great, fast and fun. Controls are tight. This game just has a lot of fun factor and creepiness that shouldn't be missed