At first you may think the plot is shallow and dry, while true, on the surface, it has a sort of subtext that you don't need to reach far to pick up on. Orson Scott Card is a eugenicist and genocide apologist. Knowing that, replay the game, the plot takes on a whole new meaning. The first contact with the alien species who would sacrifice every one of themselves to see humanity survive, despite having far superior technology and a seemingly enlightened society represent those who would throw themselves down before the superior race knowing that only the human ubermenschen are fit to lead, and that they need to attain their 'true potential'. There are a couple other things which you can pick up in the first hour of the game, try to find the instance of "good intentions make the law irrelevant." The plot to this game was written well after the author's descent into right wing political fantasies and probably a little before his infamous 2004 editorial on marriage equality. If I'm just over-analyzing it, sorry, but it's still made of trope and the gameplay is forgettable action platofrmer status, just without the platforming. Don't let the "games with good writing" category fool you.
