I recommend this game to anyone I know. Even to people who I don't know and who may want to game to play, this is just my go to game. I've played this game to 100% two times, then right after the second time of completely playing the game, i restarted it to play it yet again. This game has been my favorite game ever since the first time I played it. This was the game that got me into more games, that made me seek out games for multiple reasons.

This game has one of the best soundtracks that I have ever heard. During my playthrough, I believe I commented on the soundtrack maybe, at the very least 100 times. Any time a new piece comes back, I was always taken aback by the vocals and the beautiful blend of all the instruments. I went as far to even buy this game on iTunes, then also download the whole OST on spotify. Anything so I could listen to it whenever, or wherever I go. No matter which device I'm on/have with me at the time.

This game has one of the most beautiful graphics. Whether you're sliding in the sand or gliding across water, you'll be wowed by it. I think one of my favorite places in the game was the amusement park, the music and the visuals were all beautiful. With the robots outfits, the fireworks in the background of everything and the huge middle building, surrounded by water and a giant roller coaster (that you even get to ride!). The blend of everything from that one particular location is wonderful, you can clearly see all the work that they put into this game to make everything work wonderfully.

The combat in the game is super fun as well, I love the hack and slash aspect, as well as being able to have your pod fight as well. It's weird being able to control two things at once, but the gameplay for it is smooth. The combos that you're able to do, specifically with 2B and A2 is very wonderful. There's so many weapons to equip and try out different things with, that I alone had fun messing with all of it. The mini games as 9S are also very, very fun as well.

The lore in this game is very deep, from the archives that you can find, to the weapon stories and to the stories about some characters as well. I enjoyed being able to catch a new fish and read about it, or defeat a robot and read about that one as well.

The downside to this game is that the port for PC is very rough, if you plan to stream it; you need to download and buy some additional things for it. The keyboard/mouse port is also very bad, I highly suggest using a controller!

A tip that may include spoilers, so read with caution:

There is technically 4 playthroughs, when you first play as 2B, I highly suggest doing all the sidequests and getting as much done as possible. When you play as 9S, you go through the same story as you just had, if you finished the sidequests, you don't have to go through and do them again, the story will go by very quickly. He also does combat drastically differently, such as his hacking--the mini games get repetitive at times, but learning these and knowing how to successfully do damage and dodge damage will help you in the last parts of the game <3

To those who read this, I recommend this game with all of my heart. This is the game that will stay with me forever.