A rainy night, a broken cop, and time slowing down while bullets trace their path.

No gut choice logged here, so let's go straight to the criteria, and they tell a story full of tension. The soundtrack climbs very high, ahead of 90% of games, but that rests on two votes, so take it lightly. Connection holds firm, ahead of two thirds of titles. Rediscovery too, near the top. And then it collapses. Fun right at the bottom, ahead of barely 5% of games. The controller feel just above, on very few votes. Art direction also sits deep down. Desert island fares little better. There's the fracture: a game that moves you through mood and story, but that the early votes find neither fun nor beautiful today.

In the narrative shooter genre, it pioneered cinematic slow motion. But next to modern productions, its style and snappiness have aged in a way the voters clearly feel.

So, who is it for? For you if you love a noir story, a grimy atmosphere, a hero who talks to himself. Much less so if you're after instant pleasure with a controller in hand or a visual punch.