Disappointed with AAMFP

[Mechavomit]

Again, upon reading interviews and such, you'd see that they were toying the mechanics, as in, changing them. They never promised the exact same experience. The mechanics aren't the same because the game emphasizes story instead of survival.

You people are talking as if TDD didn't emphasize on story at all. I think the amount of story in both games is pretty much equal. You can argue which one is better, but I think that's the question of personal taste.
It's just that in TDD the mechanics everyone is raging about had a tight connection with the story. They weren't just "there" for the sake of it, were they? AMFP removed them (I agree to an extent, it makes sense, because different character and all), but it still feels like something small was lost. Something that helped getting immersed and feel connected to the plot.

I'm not hating on AMFP. I liked it, in fact. I just feel that it couldn't make me care as much. I felt distant.