Control is the unique selling point of many simulation games, which allow players the unique position to be in charge of all developments in, for example, the city (SimCity), or theme park (RollerCoasterTycoon). In other games, control can be maximized by playing in ‘god mode’. It is...
While the songs and staging are unmemorable, "High and Low" is interesting because of its Depression related theme with camera doing most of the movement, rather than the ensemble, capturing every angle in all directions as Merman, in Harlem setting, stands under a lighted street post ...
The soundtrack is fully composed of nostalgic 8-bit goodness. Every single location and sub-area has its own fitting tune to set the mood. Furthermore, a change to the battle theme warns you about incoming enemies… or the simple fact your über-special wrestling mask is covering your mug....
Then again, a while back I realized he has but one theme, and that is “how far can the protagonist symbiotically degrade himself and others without anyone being redeemed?” It’s in the Mirror books, but only peripherally. Developed more in Covenant. It’s the totality of the Gap serie...