So, the world is densely rendered and detailed, with a fair amount of NPC's wandering around. It's honestly a pretty world, 3even without the glorified Nvidia planned obsolescence features to force idiots to upgrade every generation to chase the next visual dragon. The main story is decently compelling, if not drawn out with so many unskippable dialogue cutscenes, making any subsequent playthrough a chore I cannot suffer through to see the possibilities of other choices. Shooting is satisfactory, and with the 2.0 update, melee got some interesting changes even though it feels wonky. It's kinda like a far cry game where hacking abilities and stealth gunplay will dominate against the still mediocre AI. Cops work now, and vehicle combat is there. Is there anythign to do to warrant police chases and response....no. the world is dead, only filled with side quest markers, in which they are rather hit and miss-- usually on foot "go here. kill this" affair. No activities, and nothing to sink your teeth or brain into besides shooting and drawn out sex scenes with companion characters. Look, it's a decent enough shooter and main story to go through once if the game is on sale. Just don't think it's an RPG.
At this point, I've not encountered a single bug in my 100+ hours of play. While the combat is a bit odd, its quite rewarding to make Henry proficient in and eventually parry and riposte fools like nothing. To get to that point though, you'll have to train up a fair bit. The game stradles the line between making things "realistic" in a game, and I think they make it well enough that I was engaged and wanting to learn the moment a new mechanic popped up. Archery is super fun to get better at and eventually learn to get some fantastic shots (There's no aimer, you have to learn to place your shots from your hand). The game struggles with many enemies on screen, however. Some people have contention with the saving system...but its really not that hard to get. You can save your game by sleeping....there are many places in which you can sleep for free or cheap. You can also save using a potion called "Saviour Schnapps". They can be purchased, looted, or even brewed yourself. You can't save scum like crazy, but if you have a modicum of brain power you can sleep to save for free before embarking on a part of a quest or bandit encampment. Story and characters are all great, environments are fantastic and true to life, and getting Henry from a shlub to a chad is incredibly rewarding. Definitely give the game a shot if you're curious.
