I played the sequel first and came here for the story. The story is just as great. The sequel wasn't enough of a spoiler to ruin it. The graphics aged well except for the cutscenes, which are pre-rendered and look worse than in-game graphics on modern hardware. Bugs: the game doesn't even launch when there's a non-ASCII characters in the user name. A workaround is to copy the nonexistent path from the error message and create it.
This game just has it all: - a gripping main storyline - quality side quests - stunning visuals that pass the test of time - magical music - complex yet flawless animations - great combat physics - impeccable voice and face acting - a good balance between gameplay and cutscenes. It was amazing how bug-free this game was. I wasn't one to follow the line - I explored many corners of the world, took many uncharted routes, climbed remote peaks just for the joy of it - and during hundreds of hours of gameplay, I encountered just one place where I got stuck (and not killed) so I had to reload. Storywise - it's easily one of the best pieces of post-apocalyptic sci-fi I've encountered in my life. The back-story is almost hard sci-fi, which doesn't resort too much to plot devices. I will likely replay this game in the future.
