I looked over your review too, when I saw it posted, and I think you do a much better job of getting into the nitty-gritty because you have the background that allows you to do it. And it looks like we did agree on a lot of things, whether I mentioned them in my own review or not (though we did touch on some of the same key points). I'm glad this game came along exactly when it did, and I bet a lot of others are too.
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality
"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world
