I can certainly understand your disdain ... or at least distaste ... of the 1st person shooter aspect. Thanks for giving it another go.
I do think ... no, I do know that the immersive atmosphere and story totally sold me on this game. As a 'shooter', it was okay (though I loved all the new powers you can obtain. Sicking a swarm of wasps on people is cool as hell
), but my enjoyment came from just falling into this world, letting the visuals and characters take me through this failed utopia of brilliance. Being shown the rot of paradise while I hunt for an escape.
Plus getting the shit scared out of me from time to time was pretty cool.
Once you get past the docks (going under them was cool), it goes really fast, as you are powered up pretty well. Just make sure you get some good hits on Big Daddy before you get revitalized as his power bar doesn't recharge.
As for your other games you just got -
Was at a friends house last week-end (picking up some of his DC books) and watched him play M vs C for about a couple of hours. He can really play that damn game. I can't play those types of games as all I see half the time is a big blur of motion
, but this guy is so good, he just whipped Galactus' ass all over the place.
He hated playing with Modoc, so I had him use MODOC, She-Hulk (another character he doesn't like
) and Dormammu (as I am currently in a Dr. Strange kick) to try and whoop the planet eater ... Galactus just beat him, and destroyed the Earth, in about 20 seconds
Deadspace I loved, but never finished, so it will be awhile before I have my heart jump out of my chest playing number 2. I play that game at a snails pace. I was essentially taking 1 step every 2 seconds, pausing to see if anything attacks and then I take another step. Damn game scared the shit outta me ... but that was good