You know, this is a contentious game, and personally I never quite understood why. Granted, the first hour is really weak with excessive tutorials at every point, but as it progresses it turns into a masterpiece of player progression. What I mean by that, is the game tells you tidbits leading you on in an elegant manner that easily could have turned into a mess, yet the intelligent design knows where to push the player and where to not.

It leads you to the information you need instead of letting you loose. It's like a game designed with an open-natured approach but knows that letting the player run free would become a mess, as there would be too much back and forth, aimlessly trying to find some clue you constantly overlook. Instead, the game is aware of where you can go wrong and nudges you in the right direction. This leads to a satisfying path through the game, where you end up feeling in control of an increasingly complication picture.

The A.I. holds the game back, as they barely know how to navigate the environment and you can easily outsmart them. But even so, it's still satisfying to mow them down.

The ending is terrible and ends the game on a dud, but for the most part, this is an engaging smart game.