Decent story, makes zero sense unless you listen to the tapes though.

Port is absolute garbage, you can't set your active objective without having a controller plugged in, audio clips frequently and I feel like the physics is jank, but I've not played the original.
Ammo management isn't that much of a pain, but First Aid/Eve Hypos are really necessary to manage as Big Daddies can be roaming anywhere in the level, as well as passive bouncers.
Camera seems more or less essential to use despite being tedious as hell. Takes 30+ standard pistol rounds to kill a splicer late game without research.

It's pretty easy on normal if you manage everything correctly and wasn't that memorable in terms of story, but there are some cool levels.

Decent story, makes zero sense unless you listen to the tapes though. Port is absolute garbage, you can't set your active objective without having a controller plugged in, audio clips frequently and I feel like the physics is jank, but I've not played the original. Ammo management isn't that much of a pain, but First Aid/Eve Hypos are really necessary to manage as Big Daddies can be roaming anywhere in the level, as well as passive bouncers. Camera seems more or less essential to use despite being tedious as hell. Takes 30+ standard pistol rounds to kill a splicer late game without research. It's pretty easy on normal if you manage everything correctly and wasn't that memorable in terms of story, but there are some cool levels.