Might change mind in the future.

The directional audio of the engine is just too terrible to overlook.
For game-play that requires a great deal of audio feedback for basic functions this really does fall short.

It makes Dolby Atmos look bad like ♥♥♥♥ for any who wouldn't fully understand sound engines in games.

Doubt Dolby would be happy about that.

This games animal view distance culling is 400+ meters, with no adjustable slider. Minimum animal view distance of at least 650m is mandatory, full stop.
400-450 meters in a game that requires players to hit a target beyond 400m for an achievement becomes, on average, a retarded design decision is bad.

When creating server, not having an option for players to see each others' placed way-point on map is a lost opportunity.

Many good things to counterbalance the bad:

Overall game experience is nominal.

Gun-play is decent with room for improvement, such as sudden "lurching" of character view when entering aiming mode while changing direction.
Would like to see shooting positions add weapon stability.
Would be ecstatic to see proper "sitting" and "kneeling" shooting positions, à la ArmA 3, facilitating different heights to shoot from covered or concealed positions.

Selection of weaponry is greater than average, would love to see "balanced" discrepancy between weapon characteristics beyond "this is the best choice for this caliber". Excited to see more choices for current calibers moving forward.

Game difficulty is entirely player choice, which is interesting. Real difficulty option/requirements which facilitates higher rewards is a conversation moving forward.

Gun outfitting is okay. More selection of scopes and sights on different weapon types is always welcome; variety of scope crosshair/reticle and glass quality.
Binoculars, although obsolete at higher levels, are another area where more options would be welcome. In general, a few selections of glass (scopes or binos), which have a variety of 1st/2nd plane rangefinder reticles, would be really neat.
Super thick/long crosshair of rangefinder is abysmal. Make lines shorter or "dim-able".
To Players: When leveling, recommend unlock "Ranger" perk (pistol line) and return to default 8x binos ASAP.

Gun customization is where this game shines (literally, but in the video game). Selection and new/seasonal skins is really great. HOWEVER, some weapon stocks or barrels which "should" be capable of using Wood or Metal materials are currently incapable of doing so; .223 Docent comes to mind.

Dog is neat, feels like a hindrance. Put it away at 30/15. Good for pulling out when blood trails/tracks for felled animals fail to render, or are invisible.

Overall: Highly optimized, looks great, and almost feels like a competitive option for a hunting game. DLC is cheap, which is fantastic.

Despite all, can't overlook the issues which makes the actual hunting game-play borderline unplayable or requires players' enable training-wheels on for an enjoyable casual experience. (Directional Sound in base engine)

Can't recommend as of now. Less content, more fixes mandatory. Looking forward to changing this thumbs-down to a thumbs-up.

Fun, but slow, and a little buggy.

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