Between the lack of lipsync in the cutscenes, awful localization, slow and clunky combat, and spotty controls, it's not hard to see why this was deemed antiquated even in 2004. I hadn't been paying attention to the copyright date on the title screen, so I was shocked to find it wasn't one of FromSoftware's bajillion PS2 launch/launch window titles because it just exudes "generational transition" like Armored Core 2 and Eternal Ring did. I didn't exactly hate it since the level design was okay and the story and some of the mechanics were at least a little interesting, but it might have been up there with its contemporaries as a fantastic survival horror game if it were given the same polish.