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They've lost a lot of the first person quotes that evoked this atmosphere.

The books and codexes were littered with great quotes that were ridiculous:

'an open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded'

'some may say 'why kill the alien?' I say, 'why not?'

etc

They've lost that part of the setting. IMO it was tied to Blanche's art quite a lot, like the two of them combined generated an atmospheric tone and feeling that you don't get anymore.

The books just look like one of innumerable rpg books. Nothing stands out anymore.