music sucks, doesn't carry that awesome cyberpunk feel the original tracks did. orchestral music just doesn't work for me here.
the audio log was automatic and the door code was written on the wall..? considering how important audio logs were in the original two games I'm assuming these two things were only done for the pre-alpha.
I REALLY loving hate the "stop and admire the thing you just picked up" mini cutscene bullstuff that plagues modern first-person games. bethesdoom pulled the same stuff (though it was avoidable in that game if you turned auto weapon switching off). taking away control from the player in a first-person game is one of the worst possible things you can do.
the sparq beam's power level selection was pretty non-descript. there's little to no indicator of what each power level actually is in terms of strength, though you can probably guess with experimentation and cycling through the four of them. the original sparq beam had a slider, which felt like you had more control over it.
(you find a dart gun and not a sparq beam in that area in the original game, loving 0/10 try again)
pipe swing animation and sounds really lack impact. pre-alpha stuff, so that can change.
using the medical bed is another take-control-away-from-player moment. I don't give a stuff if it's a bed and you have to lie in a bed to properly use it. I'm playing a goddamn video game, I can suspend my disbelief. same thing with the power station, I can do without seeing a hand extending and going BZZZZZT. using ladders is also loving terrible.
not a fan of how doors are opened through a small button on the door. immersive, sure, but having doors open by using the entire door is more idiot-proof...and I think a lot of us know how idiotic modern game players are.
they're really going for the doom 3-levels of dark here. can they not do that? not being able to loving see anything does not always equate to horror or suspense.
overall, I'm not really feeling it. I'd like to see a more complete version of the game that's closer to the original.