I'm well aware that I'm in the minority when I say this game did not click with me.
The story and characters were very engaging. The environments were breathtaking. But the gameplay felt so dull to me. All I remember of my several hours of trying to stick with this game is running through areas with very little freedom, hacking away at some enemies, to be rewarded with loot that felt minuscule in it's impact. The interesting parts of the gameplay were so sparse between each other, that I had to purposefully decide to keep playing it, which I ultimately failed on.
I understand why people love this game as the recipe for a masterpiece is in there, but it's hampered by gameplay that brought little satisfaction or did anything to set itself apart from countless action games before it.
5/10
The story and characters were very engaging. The environments were breathtaking. But the gameplay felt so dull to me. All I remember of my several hours of trying to stick with this game is running through areas with very little freedom, hacking away at some enemies, to be rewarded with loot that felt minuscule in it's impact. The interesting parts of the gameplay were so sparse between each other, that I had to purposefully decide to keep playing it, which I ultimately failed on.
I understand why people love this game as the recipe for a masterpiece is in there, but it's hampered by gameplay that brought little satisfaction or did anything to set itself apart from countless action games before it.
5/10