That's a good point I never really thought about, guess I had an easy enough time simply imagining the visuals. But having at least some of these tapes as actu

That's a good point I never really thought about, guess I had an easy enough time simply imagining the visuals. But having at least some of these tapes as actual cutscenes would probably have changed a lot about the game feeling "unfinished". A lot of important main story beats are revealed through those tapes, of which there are so many that going through them feels like a chore at times. That's probably why so many people consider the game so light on story: Those tapes are easily skipped by players so they can progress further through the game, but barely anybody would skip a full blown cutscene with said tapes content.