This is one of the most clever games I've ever played. I remember booting it up on my PS2 and being blown away with the concepts here. I was all in on big monster stuff at that point, having not long before played Shadow of the Colossus, and was just looking for anything else to show me interesting mechanics and storytelling. While I don't remember much about this game's story I do remember the mechanics and the gameplay. It was clunky, it was experimental, but for what the game was about, it felt right.
This game feels like it never truly found its audience, seeing as how the studio that made it was closed not long after its release. However, I think games like this should be preserved to show new game designers what can be accomplished, and some old ideas that could be improved upon and made brand new. Honestly feel like games like this deserve their own category, Old Games That Did Something Different.