Moving past the shakey start in one short sentence. Entered years late despite pre-ordering, found the 1.6s to be an excellent adventure with some questionable design elements. Now with 2.0 the game feels like a lean and masterfully cut version of what I already fell in love with. The city sights and sounds are the real draw here, though the story and its characters are nothing to scoff at either. What actually drove me to write the review was how well the game runs. Even on an old 1080ti which, admittedly, was a great purchase with great legs. Constantly surprised and impressed by a modern title looking like this while also maintaining 60+ fps and having snappy saving and loading. Makes it a joy to load up, or even quit, knowing I'm getting a beautiful world in a snap.
