Overall, I cant really recommend this game even though I've got some enjoyment out of it.

First off, the graphics are stunning. This is one of the best looking games I've ever played, the world feels real and is immersive, the gun-play is fun and melee is well implemented. Unfortunately those are the only things that positively stand out.

Movement is really frustrating, and bugs associated with it numerous. If you are going to make a jumping puzzle, and the snap to target is less reliable than an election promise... then you need to fix your jumping puzzles. The amount of times I've been held up at a level because I jumped to the next point, only for me to see myself collide with it but not attach to it. It became beyond infuriating. You then die, and because you cant save scum, you get sent back to a save point and have to go through the entire platform again. As an aside on movement as well, the amount of times I have gotten stuck and then killed because of objects on the floor, or because I dashed into a wall, and am now inside the wall was obscene. Almost every large scale fight I have one of these two situations happen. And sure you can say git good, but the fact of the matter is that intractable items shouldn't block my movement significantly enough to interrupt my combat.

The story is quite bland and unimaginative, and the characters as well as the dialogue do nothing to breathe life into it. Its not bad, its just forgettable. I can barely remember why I am doing certain things while I'm still playing the game, nevermind in one week if someone asks me what the story was about. There are some memorable characters like NORA and the old lady, but they don't really interact with the story enough to save it. Charles is probably the best thing about the dialogue and story. It injects humour and perspective into a very neanderthal mind of the character we play.

And that really sums up why I cant recommend it. While the gun-play and graphics are great, with a rich world which has so much potential. The bugs, the movement and the story just leaves me almost feeling like I'm playing a sandbox with a couple of quests in it. Its a shame because its so well voice acted, but you cant polish a turd.

Overall, I cant really recommend this game even though I've got some enjoyment out of it. First off, the graphics are stunning. This is one of the best looking games I've ever played, the world feels real and is immersive, the gun-play is fun and melee is well implemented. Unfortunately those are the only things that positively stand out. Movement is really frustrating, and bugs associated with it numerous. If you are going to make a jumping puzzle, and the snap to target is less reliable than an election promise... then you need to fix your jumping puzzles. The amount of times I've been held up at a level because I jumped to the next point, only for me to see myself collide with it but not attach to it. It became beyond infuriating. You then die, and because you cant save scum, you get sent back to a save point and have to go through the entire platform again. As an aside on movement as well, the amount of times I have gotten stuck and then killed because of objects on the floor, or because I dashed into a wall, and am now inside the wall was obscene. Almost every large scale fight I have one of these two situations happen. And sure you can say git good, but the fact of the matter is that intractable items shouldn't block my movement significantly enough to interrupt my combat. The story is quite bland and unimaginative, and the characters as well as the dialogue do nothing to breathe life into it. Its not bad, its just forgettable. I can barely remember why I am doing certain things while I'm still playing the game, nevermind in one week if someone asks me what the story was about. There are some memorable characters like NORA and the old lady, but they don't really interact with the story enough to save it. Charles is probably the best thing about the dialogue and story. It injects humour and perspective into a very neanderthal mind of the character we play. And that really sums up why I cant recommend it. While the gun-play and graphics are great, with a rich world which has so much potential. The bugs, the movement and the story just leaves me almost feeling like I'm playing a sandbox with a couple of quests in it. Its a shame because its so well voice acted, but you cant polish a turd.