Holy hell...
This game is absolutely amazing. The graphics are top notch. When the game first started up and you were in the water I thought "Okay, so when is the cutscene going to end?" After sitting there for about two minutes, I moved the analogue stick and I was like ":O :O :O THIS IS IN-GAME?!" Definitely contender for best graphics in a videogame of all time. The game is dripping with atmosphere, and has you on the edge of your seat the entire time. It's challenging, with heavy emphasis on exploration and incredibly clever gunplay.
A lot of people are putting this up as a contender for GOTY along with Halo 3 and Mass Effect. Quite honestly, I agree. One of these three games will do it, and in the process, they'll be changing gaming forever. If you don't have a computer that can run it, buy a '360. It's worth it for this game alone (not to mention all of the other great titles that are already out or coming out soon). Seriously. Irrational Games deserves your money, and you deserve to play this game.
On framerate: Rock solid, even when you've lit multiple enemies on fire around a puddle of water with gunshots and explosions abound. No tearing, and smooth. Amazing stuff.
On re-playability: The demo runs anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, and there's tons of stuff that's totally optional. After you've beaten it a couple times on normal, you should definitely go back and try it on hard.
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