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I see this game getting raving reviews, with ratings that equal those of the most important games in the history of gaming and I can’t help but wonder if it’s a knee-jerk/Pavlovian response of raters for games “that are good at what they do”, however small what they do may be.

And I mean, yes, “Papers, Please” is “good at what it does” but it does nothing more than the function of a simple flash game, like a mini game in a bigger game, and even if what it does in its little microcosm is done well, it does not deserve in any way a rating that rivals that of the most important games in the history of gaming, and that even shows on my personal experience, I liked it at first, I found it addicting (in the short term) but in the end it was short lived and much less satisfying than other games.

it gave me a bunch of hours of entertainment. It has a depth and pacing that kept me on edge at every corner wondering what was going to pop out next. Its puzzles are clever, different, and engaging. It has excellent replay value with moral choices that feel like they matter. It has a bunch of eastereggs and humorous scenarios. And to top it all off: for a videogame it tackles a unique and relevant story topic, not an easy topic to approach.
yeah.. its “good at what it does”.. which is everything except for graphics. And the graphics suit it just fine.