Quoted from Axl:It is a beautiful game with a simple ruleset. It is very easy to understand, but hard as hell to play. It is the ultimate one more game machine.
That's spot on. I'm not a horror nut, and before spending some time with the game, I had zero interest. A few years back, I helped fix a non-working BSD. Played it over and over again. It was addictive. Simple and hard, with good music and call outs. Plus, the Mist Ball is just damn cool.