The best thing this game could do compared to the original is focusing even more on the Sci-Fi elements instead of the tribal drama. A greatly enhanced melee system with actual combos and some fantastic enemy variety made the act of playing the game very enjoyable.

The negatives are that Aloy does not shut up and narrates every single thing that he does in idle gameplay. She's good in cutscenes, even great sometimes, but it feels like you are watching a let's play with how much she's commentating.

Equally, the central enemies and threats continue to be worse compared to just fighting robot dinosaurs on a great combat system.