I think it's the tension that comes with putting yourself in a bad situation and having to find a way out of that, that people are really after. Regenerating health makes games a lot less frustrating but you lose some of the highs along with the lows.
My real issue with downloading it through steam is that my pre-install has finished, I actually possess the game on my computer, but I can't use it for another 34 hours. What would Thorton do in this situation, and how do I do that?