My only real negative mark against the game is the use of quicktime events, I have always found them to be unimmersive. The game itself looks and runs fluidly, the soundtrack always keeps you in the moment. The story, though short, is told well.
It is a big game, but there is very little to do. The game's lack of any kind of map function is frustratingly annoying, dying deep underground and losing all your harvested materials with no way to find them will likely make you rage quit. Combat is dull, for being a "space game" there are very few ranged weapons. Almost 15 hours in, and I have several crates worth of melee weapons (swords and spears), but have only ever found one gun. The developers also seem to have abandoned this title.
Played on Ryzen 5 3600, 16gb RAM, AMD rx5700, SSD. This game is a lot of fun to play. gorgeous environments and combat with bows and explosives, setting traps, and a wide variety of enemy types keeps combat engaging. Approach by stealth, and subtly stalk your prey, set your traps, and watch mayhem ensue. Or you can just start shooting with your trusty bow, then finish them up close with your spear. Either way is fun. The story is told from what I think, is a very imaginative angle. Rather than a exposition dump at the beginning, and subsequently forgetting why, we learn about the history of the world as we play. What happened, the how, and why. With an interesting twist I did not see coming. But it's not perfect. Inventory management is the most glaring. I acknowledge that this was a console game, however the method of selecting items while playing (potions, traps, etc) is frustrating mid-combat. You must cycle through them, find the item you want, use it, then cycle back to what you had before. It would have been better if we had a numbered taskbar we could slot frequently used items, or at least equip or use items directly from the inventory screen. Climbing is featured very heavily in this game, which makes it a pity that the handholds you use can sometimes be so difficult to spot. Using the focus should have made it so the handholds were highlighted when scanning a cliff or structure. While annoying, these are not gamebreaking in anyway. Just little things that I feel could have used a little more attention with, in regards to being a PC version of the game. So in conclusion, if you like open world games, give this one a try. You're probably going to like it.
PC Specs: Ryzen 5 3600, 16gb RAM, AMD RX5700, Western Digital SSD, played at 1080p at High/Ultra This is a very beautiful game game that runs very smooth, it hits about 60fps with no major drops noticed. It has well written stories, in both sidequests and the main story. Gunplay feels weighty, like the Power class weapons have real impact. The Carnage shotgun screams "You took your shot and missed, I won't". There is enough variety in the missions, that you can approach them pretty much any way you want to. I have stealthed my way through missions using nonlethal means, completing my objective and rescuing the NPC I was sent in to get, without any of the gangers raising the alarm. Other times I have taken out my rifle, and not given them a chance to fight back. And I have even talked down hostiles, completing the mission without a shot fired. But for all this, the city feels strangely empty. There is precious little in the way of entertainment, if you want V to have some downtime between missions. In the Witcher games for example, you could play dice (1 and 2) or even cards (Gwent, Witcher 3). There are street arcades with many old style cabinet games, but none of them are playable. There is the much touted Braindance, but outside of a few missions, you can't use it. Not for recreational purposes anyway. The lack of side activities makes me feel as if I am passing through the city, rather than being a part of it. Minor glitches and bugs aside, those that can be patched anyway, this is a very fun game and I am enjoying myself immensely.
I know with older games, you should expect there to be certain... anomalies, when getting them to work, or during playing. Being an older game, newer graphics cards (mine being an R9 390) are not likely to be supported, thus you may very well be greeted by an error message on launch. But even after applying the only fix that seemed to be available, half of the games visuals were displayed as black shapes. I wish I were able to play this game, point and click are the games I live for.
