[kupoartist]

Originally Posted by Dactrius

I think the problem was that too many people played the game whilst comparing it to the original.

I disagree simply because the only thing that kept me playing the game was the fact I wanted to know what happened in the continuation of the original's storyline! If anything, I attribute my dislike to it to the fact that I compared it to any game I played before to see whether it was worthy of my time, yet to be fair to it, it is an awful game in it's own right. The graphics are awful compared to 90% of other games out there (I never thought I'd see the Unreal Engine 2 look so awful). The only good looking thing are the shadows, but just to make sure that you know the devs didn't know what they are doing, the Shadows do nothing with no stealth benefit whatsoever. The levels are little macro worlds containing little of interest, the enemy AI could have been ripped straight from the original Doom and the storyline is both derivative of the original, yet completely unengrossing, forcing you to interact with people and factions that you care nothing whatsoever about. Sure, having played the excellent Deus Ex made a crap sequel all the more disappointing, but it's a crap game regardless of what game it references in it's confusing and unentertaining plot. The only blessing is that retailers have enough unsold stock to shift, that you can get it for about £10 even though it hasn't reached budget yet.