It might sound like the setup for some sick joke, or maybe a disaster waiting to happen... but El Shaddai is a game based, however loosely, on a story from a book in the Dead Sea Scrolls. I've played a ways into the game now... it's a mildly interesting mix of 2d and 3d platforming and beat 'em up elements, without any obvious heresies to set off those so inclined. Game-wise and story-wise, it's decent, and that's about it.
However... it is visually unique, with a style that changes throughout. Anybody that wants to debate whether video games can ever be art needs to see this game. Myself, I'm quite taken by it... enough so to recommend that you rent it or check out a demo, at least. If you like it, it's down to about $20 new now, so you can almost certainly find it cheaper used.
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