It would be cool if you got a better introduction to the main villain of the game, like you remember on ver0.5.4 you got to see how all hell broke loose, well it would be nice if there was this event but you actually died in it, it would be terrifying looking at the monster kill all your friends and leaving you as the last one just to eat out your brains, then "The player" realizes that you weren't actually playing with your character. This would give a feeling of desperation, and loneliness at the very beginning of the game and still managing to unfold what you are against at, and setting the mood for the rest of the game.
Hope my suggestion is clear enough.
-CostaRic
Also this adds into thinking, what is the first reaction for someone who is just a guinea pig into a super secret alien stuff that kills people instantly, being a prisoner I wouldn't follow orders and actually turn around after seeing my comrades get killed by this alien creature.
Even after playing the intro 5 times I STILL get scared with this and turn around, making it a bit frustrating since the save feature is with all respect, utter bullshit.
-CostaRic
Mod Edit: ANOTHER double post.
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