So, I have been wanting to try this game out for a while now, thankfully it's on PS+ for December. I was quite delighted by the demo from way back before this game released. I'm particularly a sucker for stories about characters needing to find their own place in the world, and the mainly climbing and hovergliding gameplay are two of my favorite non-violent video game tropes. I got about 4 hours in and it's above my expectations. I find the world to be beautiful to look at, and I like that it doesn't feel overwhelming to explore. The puzzles I found so far are engaging enough, nothing too hard. I also enjoy how the narrative is conveyed like a book, with well written narrative third person descriptions instead of just dialogues, which I'm sure is to compensate for the lack of voice acting and extensive mo-cap. The main character's personality has a stronger presence because of it.

Unfortunately the game has serious technical issues on PS5, with frequent framerate drops that can reach what feels like 10-15 FPS. It's enough to make me physically ill, I really wanted to continue playing but I just can't, for the time being. The devs has apparently moved on to another project so I'm not holding out hope for a patch anytime soon. I am genuinely bummed by this. Oh well.

P.S. I'm writing this just past midnight in my local time, so happy new year! The world might be a shit place that just keeps getting worse, but I hope we all can be better, healthier, and happier than our past selves.