This game was so bland that it literally gave me an existential crisis. Not "figuratively" but "literally." In the real definition of the word. After I finished this game, I felt empty. This game inspired absolutely nothing in me. It was so generic. This should technically be a good game. The open world is pretty, the enemies look somewhat interesting, the combat is serviceable, and yet it left me feeling nothing. This game is the definition of a "modern AAA game". At least Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed games have interesting time periods to explore. This just feels like nothing. I can't name a single thing that happened or a single character aside from Aloy. I regret every moment I spent playing this game. Every time I see it in my "played", I get annoyed and want to delete my log because I'm embarrassed I ever played this AAA shlock to story completion. The only reason I don't remove it is to remind myself why I don't need to play every game. Especially the ones that win game of the year. Deathloop, Plague Tale, Horizon, I don't need to play these standard AAA games with the same kinds of stories and mechanics as every other game because the developers were told in college that "this is how you make games," and the writers are out-of-touch millennials.

Time is precious and never again will I waste it playing a game devoid of originality or identity like this. I played this in 2020 and it still haunts me to this day.