Primarily, the film worked due to Rutger Hauer's menacing
persona; he embodied mystery, darkness, menace, and an underlying envy for his prey, with a nuanced performance that ran far deeper
than the few lines of
dialogue he delivered.
For someone (like, say, me) who wants to actually play the game, it can get kind of frustrating to sit around for a half an hour of
dialogue before playing a match that lasts less
than two minutes, but this is still
Persona, meaning it's already the cream of the modern JRPG crop.