Dark, scary; AWESOME.
Premise:
The premise and main stay story of the game is that you're Isaac Clarke, a space aged engineer, that works for the CEC; and got a distress message from your Ex-GF Nicole. It's never fully disclosed but apparently Nicole did something to hurt Isaac, and he still loves her.
From the start, the setting itself is dark and eerie, but never SO DARK that you have rely on your flashlight; which is good, because there are times where you HAVE to run.
Settings/Graphics:
The overall graphical presentation of the game is astounding, great lighting, good detailing; everything from bloodstains on the walls, to chunks of your enemies floating around in Zero-G areas. The biggest part of the game takes place on the Ishimura, a "planet" cracking ship; that sent out a distress signal. Being in the future, you get the normal mix, of holographs, odd space aged automatic doors, and even Zero-G basketball courts.
As you progress through the game there are parts of the ship showing damage from the craziness that occurred before you arrived, so some areas are dimly lit; some covered with blood; and others have writing all over the walls; all of which are presented with great detail.
Story/Gameplay:
Being a survival horror the game is third person through and through; however it leans more towards Isaac's shoulder and not just on Isaac himself; which gives the game a better feel; and definitely a better field of vision. The gun's vary nicely; some designed specifically for cutting, and others...well I won't ruin that. The gun runs smoothly, though sometimes the missions get a little mundane and obvious. Just when you're about to do something, you get a message saying that something went wrong and you have to go to the opposite side of the ship. The story sort've gets explained as you're progressing, but it's very limited; if you don't check out the extras and websites about the game, you'll be completely in the dark; there's talks of religions and marks and all this nonsense...eh.
Sound:
The game has excellent sound; and goes as far as dulling out all sounds when you entire a vacuum! I noticed near the end of the game there were a few glitches, but nothing MAJOR.
Overall the game is great, and a must have for all ps3 owners.