This game delivers what it promised. It is a family-friendly, open-world, post-apocalyptic action RPG where you can play as a fully customizable kung-fu furry creature. The game rewards you in meaningful ways for exploring and does not punish you for taking a non-linear approach. The world is full of interesting characters. Quests are not cookie cutter like so many AAA titles. I LOVE the silly names for everything from gun parts to characters. This is a great break from big studio games as well as small indie efforts where the devs took big risks to make something unique and I think the result is really special and memorable capturing a magic few games are able to achieve. I have been gaming for over 30 years and this feels somewhere between old school console RPGs and modern open world action RPGs but without the profanity and gore. A few minor bugs have been reported by the community with crafting, resistances, and a couple quests which the devs have said they will fix in the next patch. This is typical of games at launch and I've found workarounds for the 2 bugs I've encountered after 20+ hours of gameplay. Yeah, it's weird but in an Alice in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass kind of way. Yes, the pacing felt a little slow during the tutorial but it was perfect for my kids. Just click through the dialogue and prompts faster if you're the impatient type. I've read that some folks don't care for the narrator. Well, I find him charming as heck. Yes, the combat was not too difficult for me so I turned it up to hard. (My kids found it challenging on medium or easy.) The devs have also promised to address this in a future update. I hope they don't ruin the game trying to make everyone happy. What else... quality of life items. More than enough fast travel points. UI is intuitive. Crafting is awesome and can be done on the fly. Morality, allegiances, and choices matter and are dynamic. (NPCs react differently to you but you can also change.) So... enjoy!
