This review is a bit all over the place but hopefully it gives you a good idea of why this game is so amazing. Every inch of this game was designed with care. From the nature vistas to the sprawling of the mutilated dead, it all has a purpose in a greater story. The game does not lay out the entirety of the lore neatly for you in text boxes hidden away in a menu like many other games, making you an omniscient compendium of knowledge, rather you know just as much as the character you play as. Your base of knowledge expands the same amount as Amicia's, making this game feel like a two hour movie expanded on through the medium of video game storytelling. The gameplay isn't particularly difficult, in fact towards the end, because I invested time into upgrades, I found myself somewhat cheesing different stealth segments with my slingshot. This is ok, however, because the gameplay is merely a necessary part to be considered a video game, the overall focus of the design space being on creating an immersive alternate history that rewards exploration while also funneling you through the narrative in a way that is engaging.

This review is a bit all over the place but hopefully it gives you a good idea of why this game is so amazing. Every inch of this game was designed with care. From the nature vistas to the sprawling of the mutilated dead, it all has a purpose in a greater story. The game does not lay out the entirety of the lore neatly for you in text boxes hidden away in a menu like many other games, making you an omniscient compendium of knowledge, rather you know just as much as the character you play as. Your base of knowledge expands the same amount as Amicia's, making this game feel like a two hour movie expanded on through the medium of video game storytelling. The gameplay isn't particularly difficult, in fact towards the end, because I invested time into upgrades, I found myself somewhat cheesing different stealth segments with my slingshot. This is ok, however, because the gameplay is merely a necessary part to be considered a video game, the overall focus of the design space being on creating an immersive alternate history that rewards exploration while also funneling you through the narrative in a way that is engaging.