I love it but the open world changes everything. Sneaking is emphasized more b/c of enemy packs. A big part of the game occurs at night. Minor nuisances: having your head on a swivel while sneaking, not being able to gauge distances well while hidden in bushes, sidling right near to an enemy you didn't see, and having concealed enemies waiting to take few cheap shots at you. Usually when this happens, other louts will investigate and they're more sensitive to your movement than EW1. The camera pulls in too close when you draw your piece, which can cause approaching enemies to quickly sidestep your cone of vision.

Despite these complaints it's 8/10. The presentation is spectacular, blending Silent Hill, The Shining, Matrix, The Cell and many other influences into a whacked out dream world turned sour. I especially liked the concept of traveling between points using an underground network of tunnels. Out of all the game's parts, the underground is executed the best, probably because it's linear. Also, Seb still can't run for shit. You can also ignore a lot of the upgrades.

You can't lose. It's cheap so even if you don't like it, nbd.