I know this game got a 2 and it sounds just awful (especially after watching that horrible/awesome video from Destructoid) but I ordered this from Amazon yesterday and I should get it tomorrow.

Hopefully this weekend I'll be enjoying me some terrible survival horror greatness.

Just curious, how long is this game?

Also, I've always wanted to play a game where real time mattered so that sounds interesting. I think the only other game where real time mattered that I played was Ephermal Fantasia or whatever that terrible old PS2 RPG was. Not even 24 did real time which was upsetting. ;_;

Really friggin' long. 20-40hrs depending on what you do. My fiancee is 5hrs in and hasn't even completed the first of 4 episodes, and from my understanding, episode 2 is twice as long as the first one.

The game isn't 'awful', its cheezy. The mechanics are dated, and the story is wacky, but that doesn't make the game 'bad', just makes it cheezy....But in a good way. The game has some unique, great, mechanics to it. It has a 24-esque split screen mode that requires you to run and hide from an axe murderer in one of the areas....While trying to find a place to hide, the screen has a picture-in-picture from the killer's POV as he tries to find out where your hiding. It is one of the craziest things I've seen in awhile.

Here is a conversation that makes you go 'WTF!?' in the game, but at the same time, realize that the game is really throwing curve balls at you in terms of plot progression:

In chapter 1-4 (or 1-5), you complete an area in the game, and find out the killer is wearing a raincoat. The cops say that finding someone with a raincoat matching the description of the of the axe murderer is going to be difficult, because no one in the town wears raincoats. You ask him 'WTF would no one in the town wear raincoats? This is Washington! It rains 90% of the time! To which, the cop replies 'Well, you see, there was a story about 30 years ago of an axe murderer that only killed during the rainstorms. None of the shops are open because of the story, so no one really goes outside during rainstorms. No school, no work. We just stay inside'.........And at that point, your thinking 'Why the heck didn't you tell me this when I first got to this dump!?!'.

And it is for that very reason the game is just incredibly absurd. But at the same time, its very enjoyable because the characters are trying to be convincing, and is just a neat game.

Garnett - No, its not the best game ever. Its like Earth Defense 2017. If you like it, your going to LOVE it, but it is certainly not a AAA title. It doesn't try to be either. I mean, what self-respecting game is going to have a main character that gives a 3 minute synopsis of the movie Tremors and other movies Fred Ward has been in? The main character complains about bonus features in old DVDs for crying out loud. Either your going to think its hilariously awesome and love it, or think its retarded. Either way, you'll be spending the same amount of money on a 20-40hr game (depending on if you do side quests and collection quests) as you would on one meal.

I'm not trying to be all insane about the game, as I obviously don't think its some sort of AAA godsend, but for $20, this game has come out of virtually nowhere and blown me away in terms of what its providing for $20.