seemed at times an interactive movie, and you're definitely taken for a visual rapture, but there's not much else to it
Graphics
Elizabeth interacts with you and the environment in a way unseen before in gaming
Worst Features:
Playtime (beaten in 2 days on max difficulty)
Rinse and repeat gameplay (the entire game from start to finish is fight, look for things, story, fight, look for things, story) at least mix it up with a mini game or something
Replayability
Mediocre Features:
Characters - they're not cookie cutter, but it's definitely nothing new
Story - has actually been done in other games
no really memorable encounters
no bosses
no accomplishments
Ran out of bullets A LOT
can only equip 2 of the 8 powers
only 8 powers of which I only found 2-3 useful
can only equip 2 types of weapons at once
ai stops chasing you if you stand in a room in adjacent area (between save points) but you can still shoot them
basic gameplay against ai is to camp in a corner and fire when they reload (which they conveniently announce)
for a triple A game like this, iono i was just expecting a bit more
Final Verdict: 8.0
I would not recommend buying this game, because you will pay $60, finish it in 2 days and never touch it again.
This is a definite rental because the graphics will amaze you, but nothing else will.