Fantastic game. First playthrough on hard took me 55 hours total (according to steam), but I wasnt going too fast. Here are some of my thoughts regarding the game:

All mechanics work flawlessly and are easy to learn but hard to master

all parts of the game are telegraphed well, theres no guesswork

levels are immersive and well designed.

The whole story and world is fantastic

stock controls suck. you need to rebind them to get any sort of enjoyment out of the game

bad graphics work in favour of the game for once. all shadows have pretty hard edges because of engine limitations. theres no guesswork as to whether you are in a dark shadow or not. in addition to this, the light gem on the bottom of your screen shows how visible you are

maps are hand drawn and leave a bit up to guesswork. encourages exploration. After the first three missions, the game really opens up and by the end of each level, you have learned the whole layout and you feel great

very creepy atmosphere in some places

level 3 can go suck a ♥♥♥♥

the later levels can get very big. if you explore enough, you will find everything, but if you truly are stuck, use a walkthrough. I used Taffer's thief walkthrough on a few occasions

Stock controls suck. thankfully its easy to rebind them

I used the NewDark patch as well as a graphical mod or two. it was a tad annoying to install, but it all worked no problem

Very fun. easy to lose track of time in.

Watch Civvie11's video on it

stop reading and buy the game. you can get it for around a dollar on sale.

tons of replayability

mods are supported

The protagonist, Garret is pretty smooth brained. you could see the events that were about to unfold a mile off, but you dont do anything about it

final mission was pretty bad. walk along a linear path, knock out or kill enemies until you reach then end, interact with an item and wait

seriously, buy the game

if you put unconscious bodies in a fireplace, they will die

in a few levels, important items are hidden behind secret doors. A few I stumbled on by accident, but some require reading books lying around to know how to open them or listening to patrolling guards to find out about. if you miss the dialogue or cant find the book, use a walkthrough.

when searching for something in the spider infested tunnels beneath the city, you will hear some singing. thats Raul. Raul is harmless and funny. Listen to Raul. What he says helps you out.

the game is fun, I guess

Very much deserving of being called one of the greatest games ever made.

If you have read this far without buying the game, you are an uncultured mouth breather who deserves to be euthanised.

Fantastic game. First playthrough on hard took me 55 hours total (according to steam), but I wasnt going too fast. Here are some of my thoughts regarding the game: All mechanics work flawlessly and are easy to learn but hard to master all parts of the game are telegraphed well, theres no guesswork levels are immersive and well designed. The whole story and world is fantastic stock controls suck. you need to rebind them to get any sort of enjoyment out of the game bad graphics work in favour of the game for once. all shadows have pretty hard edges because of engine limitations. theres no guesswork as to whether you are in a dark shadow or not. in addition to this, the light gem on the bottom of your screen shows how visible you are maps are hand drawn and leave a bit up to guesswork. encourages exploration. After the first three missions, the game really opens up and by the end of each level, you have learned the whole layout and you feel great very creepy atmosphere in some places level 3 can go suck a dick the later levels can get very big. if you explore enough, you will find everything, but if you truly are stuck, use a walkthrough. I used Taffer's thief walkthrough on a few occasions Stock controls suck. thankfully its easy to rebind them I used the NewDark patch as well as a graphical mod or two. it was a tad annoying to install, but it all worked no problem Very fun. easy to lose track of time in. Watch Civvie11's video on it stop reading and buy the game. you can get it for around a dollar on sale. tons of replayability mods are supported The protagonist, Garret is pretty smooth brained. you could see the events that were about to unfold a mile off, but you dont do anything about it final mission was pretty bad. walk along a linear path, knock out or kill enemies until you reach then end, interact with an item and wait seriously, buy the game if you put unconscious bodies in a fireplace, they will die in a few levels, important items are hidden behind secret doors. A few I stumbled on by accident, but some require reading books lying around to know how to open them or listening to patrolling guards to find out about. if you miss the dialogue or cant find the book, use a walkthrough. when searching for something in the spider infested tunnels beneath the city, you will hear some singing. thats Raul. Raul is harmless and funny. Listen to Raul. What he says helps you out. the game is fun, I guess Very much deserving of being called one of the greatest games ever made. If you have read this far without buying the game, you are an uncultured mouth breather who deserves to be euthanised.