 The storyline was met with generally mixed feelings from reviewers . According to Kevin VanOrd of GameSpot , the premise was unoriginal and unsuspenseful , detracting from Travis ' appeal as a protagonist , although he felt that the game provided new material for fans to analyze . PALGN 's Mat Keller wrote that the Origins ' " blatantly obvious " subtext failed to affect the player , in contrast to the subtext of previous installments . 1UP.com stated that while Origins suffered from heavy foreshadowing and predictable plot twists and character development , it added to the backstory of the series . Conversely , Wesley Yin @-@ Poole of VideoGamer.com described the storyline as " engrossing " . 
