Pros:
-stunning visuals. truly one of the best games I've played in that regard. I found myself taking more pictures than I should mention, even during the mission title cards...
-the combat system was very satisfying, especially if you change it from the default controls to the one using the L1L2 and R1R2 which gave it a closer feel to the combat system from Sekiro
-good main story and side missions to boot with a satisfying, albeit tragic, conclusion
-good voice acting and side characters

Cons:
-repetitive side activities. That being said, I found myself compulsively completing them. Ended up getting platinum for the game in ~50 hrs, but if you stick to main story and select side character missions can probably be done closer to 20-30hrs. Also, some of the side activities were more worth it such as the meditative haiku breaks.
-no meaningful choice options during quests except for some dialog flavoring. I'm okay with this in terms of the main story as it seems they had a clear vision for how they wanted this to go. I could even stretch that reasoning to cover the supporting character side missions. But in some of the more "unimportant" side missions some more variety in how to approach them would have been appreciated

Reviewed on Oct 25, 2023


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