Played at the X360 Preview Event in New York, and all the reviews are true this game has an ambience like none other.
I love games like this. Those that don't try to ouright scare you, but build layer upon layer of uneasiness in you. Beautiful game, was wearing surround sound wireless headphones at the event, and after about an hour of playtime I was absorbed into it. Only thing that got me out of it was Peter Moore appearing, to give a motivational speech.
I was like a kid in a candy store at the event. Writing in my little notepad about what I loved, what disapointed me, and what got me really excited about the console.
I loved Kameo, Condemned, PGR3, and CoD2. DoA4, PDZ, and NFS disappointed the hell out of me. And the expanded XBL and XBL arcade, ontop of the cleaner interface and design, really excited me about the console. And don't forget the controller. Best traditional design ever methinks. My opinion of course, but I've never had a controller that just felt that right in my hands.
Say what you will, but MS has done a bang up job with this console. The expanded features of the console itself, some of the prettiest games on the market, and a complete non-Xbox design will make the Xbox360 a hit. They've done their research this time. But I still don't understand the idea of no HDD in the base model.