The game world is so wonderfully crafted beyond majority of open world rpgs...to an extent. The feeling the developers went for, with the sounds, stores, npcs, cars driving around, and everything about the city just comes to life in front of your very eyes! It could be better though. It does seem to fall short when you pay too much attention to it. The npcs aren't like Red Dead Redemption 2. They are just there walking, or permanently at a store or standing around. The city feels very lived in, but since npcs don't have real schedules, you'll tend to see things and people in the same exact spot doing the same thing. Unlike RDR2 where you can see an npc working on a building, then heading to a bar, then home to sleep. Then the cars driving on the road, they look very curated with nothing dynamic about them. Then the trick to make it look like there are alot of cars in the distance is used too much and too close to the main character to where you'll see them disappear. The main storyline and main side jobs are something else though. It's the biggest highlight of this game. The interations with all every single character is just soo amazing! The performances of the actors, the wonderful face details and animations are unmatched. Using Jali was the right choice! It makes everything feel consistent, to where side characters don't lack detail the main characters do. Huge plus. This game will make you really care about it's characters, too. They are wonderfully written to where you'll forget it's a game and not real life. The in game radio music and the ost are perfection. It all sounds soo good, fits every situation, and brings in so much emotion to every encounter. The visuals are really great, but I feel in ways it was held back due to making the weak console versions. The visual styles on the other hand for each area of the game, just makes them all feel so unique. So much to say, not enough characters. Bugs and some lack of content kept it from 5 stars to me
