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I bought too many games and normally don't like to play more than one at a time but I couldn't resist giving it a try. It's really awesome. The graphics aren't even that bad in my opinion, character models are definitely last gen but some of the environments can be impressive at times. The moving foliage is definitely the best looking part of it. It's dated visually compared to most of the games coming out now but I think the internet greatly exaggerated how bad they are.Man, this pumps me up; happy to hear it. I might buy sharpish to show support and just wait to install. Thanks.
Gameplay is fantastic of course, it's a Team Ninja game. Loving the dismemberment. I had no idea it was in this game but it's satisfying to chop off heads and limbs. Gameplay feels like a mix of Ninja Gaiden, Nioh, and Sekiro. I can't imagine someone not liking the gameplay in this if you've enjoyed all their previous titles.
Open world really respects your time which I am grateful for. You get the horse super early on and when called upon it comes running at you and you instantly jump on it's back. Always wondered why so many games force you to press an extra button to jump on it. You can also open up the world map and choose any location to have your horse automatically run in that direction so if you want to take a bathroom break you can come back and your horse will be there already. Just got the glider as well and you can even jump on your horse's back directly from that. Plenty of fast travel locations too. As I get older and have less time for long gaming sessions I really like it when devs can make me feel like I made some progression even if I only got to play 30 or 45 minutes.
Feel like this game just got a bunch of hate for its graphics but it's actually a really solid game. People that play it have mostly positive things to say about it. Reddit seems to love it and metacritic user score is at 8.6 with 1250 reviews.
All the hype for DD2 and people who bought this one seem to be the happier of the groups.