I get the frustration of people running into bugs - while this has become the norm for AAA titles on release and is probably easily fixable with some patience, that's totally valid feedback. I bought it on Stadia (because I wanted to get the free premiere pack) and haven't run into anything that'd really detract from having fun playing. Yes, the graphics aren't as phenomenal as they would be if I was playing locally and yes, there is some pop in and I've hit a bug once where I had to restart and throw a grenade to be able to use my trigger buttons again, but in all honesty, it was easy to workaround. The world in this game is like nothing I've ever seen. The city is vast, detailled and feels more alive than I've seen in other games like AC. The storylines are well written and captivating. I've yet to find a quest that I find uninteresting, and I am a solid 60h into the game. I am more afraid of it ending than anything else. The sound track is ok, not great, but that's not an issue. The worst part of the game for me is probably the driving - I am ok with the motor cycles but oscillate all over the road in cars. NBD. I am pretty interested in what this game will bring in terms of DLC expansions, as the world and mechanisms should make that pretty easy. I am hoping we'll see episodic releases of 40h+ storyline extensions. Man can dream, right? So, in summation: it has flaws, those flaws are in the process of being fixed and pretty par for the course for new releases, but most importantly it's more fun than I've had in a year. Plus, there's potentially a bright future for the game.
I remember playing this - on the original first xbox. Two generations later, this game hasn't aged - the graphics and art are top notch, the game play is hands down more varied and interesting than newer titles. And the voice acting and story telling are absolutely unparalled. Get a usb console controller for the PC, it helps enjoying the game as it was meant to be played.
I remember playing this game for the first time - it's one of the first titles to really get story telling right, with compellingly deep characters, banter between the prince and Elika, romance, drama and overarcing plot. The graphics are gorgeous, with lots of attention to detail, the platformer mechanics well thought out and also following a progression. I'd compare this to darksiders I and II, as well as the latest tomb raider. Well worth playing and owning.
Playing this game feels a bit hurried and jerky - events overtake my capacity to manually manage the universe and influence direction. In favor of this game: the complexity is astounding, lot's of options, and I suspect that spending much more time with it will enhance the amount of fun I didn't have in my first playthrough ;)
I very fondly recall playing this years ago, and it hasn't lost it's luster. The world is detailled, with lot's of options instead of a forced path. Very Zen, and a game that doesn't hurry you along. It will take some time to get into it and discover all the options - the UX and the tutorials have some small issues (sometimes you need to leave and reenter a town to move them along), but this is a welcome contrast to the linearity of more contemporary games.
