I liked the game design in this, even if it does wear its influences a bit much. It manages to become unique through its worldbuilding, which is arguably not that original either considering the horror landscape as a whole, but it does feel like it's trying and at least partially succeeding in creating a concrete atmosphere, thanks in part to its impressive visual component. The writing I could honestly take it or leave it, as it is too obtuse to get anywhere and seems to be okay with merely appearing interesting and deep without actually saying much. What it is there is a rather disappointing "totalitarian dystopia" that you've probably seen hundreds of times before, with a chinese/german/russian theme that is just vulgar in my opinion. As other people have said before, the combat is mediocre, but I don't think it detracts that much from the experience. Sadly, at around 10 hours it overstays its welcome, and that may be this game's biggest sin.