This has to be one of the most under-rated games of all time. It has so much to offer, a great story, great game play, a huge immersive world with so much freedom. I played this back when it came out and it was my first experience in open world RPG's. Yet, almost every one I talk to has never heard of it. It's a shame really, I feel this is a game that suffered partly for being a bit ahead of its time. I've played it 4 times and each time had a very different experience. Some may disagree, but this seems like one you either love or hate.
What a unique idea in today's modern indie gaming library. I wish something like this existed in my old dos days, cause it reminds a lot of one. Papers, Please is a check point simulator taking place on a communist boarder. That may sound real boring to most, but the game is very engaging having you question people and make choices on letting some decent people in regardless of their papers at the risk of your own families well being. along with its rather life like scrutiny on your attention to detail in a scare time of terrorist attacks, this game become an almost educational eye opener on the state of concern between nationalities. The only issue I have with the game though is its just to hard for some one who is not speed reader. The game operates on a timer for each level, and not checking enough people can mean your family starves, and with a timer that is simply so short for a days work your haste will likely make you miss something incredibly minute which ends up costing you even more. In the end the I enjoy the game greatly, if not being quick to rage quite and left with a greater respect for those immigration workers.
