The level of mastery over the craft on display in this game is staggering. The sheer impressive-ness of making the ballsy move to indroduce a new, well fleshed out mechanic, and then just drop it after a comfortable amount of time and move on to the next one puts it leagues ahead of games years after it, and likely will keep it as ahead of the pack for years to come. The level of care and passion seeping off every angle of this game will keep it at the front of your mind for years to come. It's no wonder everyone who's played it has adamantly advertised for it ever since, its quality needs to be seen to be believed, and it leaves a ray of hope for the future of game design.