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Once upon a time, I also enjoyed choices in RPGs and games of other genres, but as I grew wiser and more experienced, I came to the conclusion that a good story isn't ruined by linearity, and choices, their consequences, and variable endings are just a way to deceive an impressionable player and hide the weakness of the plot itself. It took me less than ten hours for my first playthrough, and if you remove all the tedious gameplay elements (fetch quest level), you get a story that lasts about two hours, which is exactly how long it takes to watch a movie. Speaking of gameplay, apparently, the pinnacle of modern game development is pressing buttons and moving the mouse clockwise or counterclockwise to open a window, wash dishes, mop the floor, etc. If in JRPGs, human life is conveyed to varying degrees of color, then here it was just a mechanical routine that had no meaning other than to stretch the game time. I also couldn't help but laugh at the flowcharts, where each scene, no matter how short and insignificant, is marked as a separate item, which is why the diagram in each episode consists of long lines. In general, the point is, I've heard many very positive reviews about this game, as well as about its predecessor (Heavy Rain), but now I'm coming to the conclusion that it's just that console-only players, who don't have many games to compare it to, have overhyped it. The questions of morality and other aspects of philosophy also seemed to me to be at a rather simple level, and because there was no attachment to the characters and the plot as a whole, what was happening was perceived as quite bland, but at least you could knock down statues, throw Molotov cocktails at cars, fight with the police, etc. However, I wouldn't say it's bad; it's perfect for killing a couple of evenings, but if we're talking about choices and endings, Alpha Protocol was much better; it has more fun gameplay and a more exciting plot. And from thematic games about androids, I remember that I liked Binary Domain more, although it's not a fact that my opinion would remain the same now, as I played it a long time ago. And of course, androids for a healthy and aesthetically developed person are Automata.