This post and thread are likely to contain spoilers, so if you're waiting to play the game then it's probably not wise to read through it However, so far so good, it's great to see how the gameplay and narrative are intertwined so well. I really liked, for example, the use of split screen to show how how limited your time was in some scenes. I felt it heightened the sense of panic, especially when the character had a lot to do in that time. The choreography of the action sequences is well done and I enjoy the 'simon says' elements to them, though the alternate trigger pressing really kills at times (see The Storm chapter for a good example). But really it's the exploratory elements that drive that I find most interesting. The hundreds of interactions that's possible really bring the settings alive, and in many ways help flesh out the characters. Lucas and Carla have beautiful apartments, too

A few humourous things I've noticed so far:

• Duck Soup! Lucas' kitchen is filled with the stuff, and they can be found to a lesser extent in Carla's and Tyler's places.
  
• Tyler's fashion makes me laugh. His apartment and clothing are incredibly retro and psychedelic.
  
• Omikron references. Omikron: The Nomad Soul was Quantic Dream's previous game, about a society controlled by a machine.

This is a great review of the game, that I'm unable to submit to Neoseeker (Neo won't accept the URL for some reason). The Guardian is a really intelligent broadsheet newspaper in the UK, and the review makes some good points about the game.

Guardian Unlimited Review

"But compare Fahrenheit with Grand Theft Auto. Where GTA's treatment of sex is gleefully hyperbolic pornography - a pure ho-pleasing stud-'em-up - Fahrenheit's plays a central part in its story arc. The brief rendezvous between character Lucas Kane and his ex is a momentary reprieve from his increasing estrangement from humanity and reality, and a reminder that his life wasn't always a living hell. Grand Theft Auto is a game that, due to its content, only adults should play. Fahrenheit is a game for adults: the difference is important."

Finding the knife when you play as Carla/Tyler? I found it in the bin, on the wall that has the window in it. I was controlling Tyler at the time as well, if the discovery is character-specific.

I have a friend who was considering buying The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay so he could play it on my Xbox. So your friend isn't alone there.