contemporation
2023
There's not much to be said that hasn't already been written about ad nauseum about the game's scope, freedom, story, etc. My 5 stars are because this is the most fun I've had playing a game with my friends in forever. It's the holy grail of co-op experiences and it's given us new life just when the stresses of middle age are beginning to encroach in not-fun ways. Will be playing and cherishing this one for a long time.
2021
2023
Has such strong potential but needed another month or two of QA testing. Buggy in some major ways and suffers from some difficulty spikes in the final third that felt unfair to me. But despite all that, it's undeniably fun to play, moody in tone, and relentlessly pretty to look at. The soundtrack always bangs as well.
2022