This game is essentially a graphically inferior Bioshock, but is otherwise better than Bioshock in almost every single way. First and foremost, it's actually a role playing game, and not just a sub-bar first person shooter with some lite RPG elements. You've got an inventory, stats, skills, classes, the whole shebang. It's deep and involving without being obtuse or needlessly stripped down, and it allows for a wide variety of play styles to ensure that everyone's experience with the game is different. The consequences for death can be heavy, Shodan is still creepy as shit, and the environmental storytelling is still among the best in the medium.