I had fond memories of this game having played it as a child on release - but playing it again in 2021 directly after the original... Wow, what a colossal decline - a step down in every aspect with a story so laughable it is almost a mockery of the originals.
I truly don't think we are going to get anything quite like this again for many many years. A triumph of game design and innovation that current generations only pale to imitate. Playing this again in 2020 for the first time in probably over a decade I was absolutely caught off guard by how well it all holds up (with mods). A powerful, relevant story and striking prediction of a scarily accurate future. Some lines of dialogue in this game legitimately frighten me. An absolute blast, and true gaming classic.
