I enjoy playing mid games, and while I don’t regret the time I spent playing, they are less enjoyable on a moment to moment basis than truly good games.

I thought the sequel was a logical progression with how Alice would still have PTSD from the trauma she went through and how Victorian era London was not the best environment for someone with such mental issues.

I appreciate the feedback, and I can definitely see how a lot of the games I consider “mid” would still be a lot of fun for other. Ultimately there will be a lot personal preference involved with any kind of review, so what you’re reading here is just me as an amateur writer trying to articulate my personal views.

I use a scoring system because I find it a useful shorthand to summarise my overall thoughts on a game. The limited scale is because there are 8-10/10 games which are a class above the games I intend to cover in this series (e.g. Doom, System Shock, Elden Ring) while 1-3/10 would be those which I don’t enjoy, are completely broken or are morally reprehensible (e.g. visual novels, predatory monetisation, NFT games). I personally find it more interesting trying to explain my views of these “mid” games than those at either end of the scale.

The Force Engine seems like a good alternative for experiencing the game on a modern platform. It’s an open source engine that adds a few new features, like mid level saving https://theforceengine.github.io/