I started this game for the first time in May. Played it for just about under an hour, then bushed it
...Until i picked it back up a few days ago. I played for like 8 hours altogether in the past two days. Mostly just looting, side quest, errands etc.
This shyt got me like
now. Will it keep it up, idk. But i'm actually into it now. I'm playing on Very Hard, currently on Level 11, and only died once so far (that first adult Aloy human encounter in the snow threw me off lol).
EDIT: Forgot to mention the graphics. It can can be inconsistent at times (definitely not often, and every game has graphical inconsistencies) but it might be the best from last gen. Some of the character models in this game look more detailed than Aloy, and Aloy is mad detailed
You can see the blemishes on her face, her eyes look like they're in 8k, and everything. Facial animations is stiff on most characters (Aloy included), and movements can be wonky but it doesn't takes away from the graphics. HDR in this game is crazy to. The colors are beautiful, shadows and dark areas like caves and, stuff are dark dark. So when a light source like Aloy's focus is activated it all just pops