LinustheBold: I thought it was by far the most powerful and inspired game I played last year.
stg83: To each his own ofcourse, I probably didn't understand properly what the story of the game was really trying to convey. I will give it another go then sometime based on your appraisal of it.
The thing that really blew me away is that the story the game tells is not what the game is about; the actual game, which can't be "won" or "lost," lies in discovering this family, and how they came to be there in such disarray. It's not about judging Sam or discovering her "secret" (which is not a secret at all, her nature is clear about five minutes in). It's about understanding her heart. It's a love story, with all of the lovers out of the picture.
It also might be hard to understand for people who didn't grow up with a certain kind of American culture; many of the musical references and some of the incidental notes are very specific. But yes, certainly, to each his own.