Unfortunately it was not a standalone title, leaving it a legacy to live up to that it simply did not even approach. It would be decent as a standalone horror title, though not great by any stretch.
In the end, I did enjoy playing through A Machine for Pigs.
The name of the game itself hints at some of the more disturbing ideas involved, but the same sort of disturbing ideas can be encountered by reading most of the literature from the actual turn of the century. Yes, it deals with some serious issues, but it still ultimately comes down to a man trying to salvage his own shattered psyche to find redemption for sins of the past. Without giving away anything, the plot was ultimately fairly forgettable. The first problem with this is that the actual story is still delivered primarily through scattered notes, making it entirely possible to get through the game and miss some very important plot points.
Mankind, war, suffering, and the lengths people will go to do what they think is right are all things addressed, and A Machine for Pigs does so with several extremely dramatic scenes. Many have spoken out about how disturbing the tale is, and it does address some very heavy concepts.
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