I find this game to be an outstanding product, residing in the top bracket of its genre. It's in the running for best game released in 1999 for me.
I find the game to be a mechanical delight. The way your guns become more accurate based on how long you aim and your proximity to enemies, how the running strafe forces you to commit to 2 steps but can be interrupted by interacting with items or opening doors, how different enemies require different strategies based on their varying behaviors and how it's detailed down to their individual perception of sight and sound for aggro. This all adds up to a game with a decently high skill ceiling, and I've done many 10 star runs as the game always seems to be able to be pushed further. The scoring system itself is very finely tuned, and the time limit for 10 stars is perfect at 90 minutes for the amount of kills and optimization required.
I am absolutely the target audience of this game.
I find the game to be a mechanical delight. The way your guns become more accurate based on how long you aim and your proximity to enemies, how the running strafe forces you to commit to 2 steps but can be interrupted by interacting with items or opening doors, how different enemies require different strategies based on their varying behaviors and how it's detailed down to their individual perception of sight and sound for aggro. This all adds up to a game with a decently high skill ceiling, and I've done many 10 star runs as the game always seems to be able to be pushed further. The scoring system itself is very finely tuned, and the time limit for 10 stars is perfect at 90 minutes for the amount of kills and optimization required.
I am absolutely the target audience of this game.