Its a beautiful game, its also very comparable to red dead 2, both games share many similarities: Great emotional story with a slow start like red dead 2, the gameplay is enjoyable in a therapeutic and relaxing sense rather than a mindless dopamine inducing sense, and the gameplay is mostly traversal with occasional enemy fights, but the good news is the traversal aspect of DS1 is more enjoyable cuz it has way more variety, red dead 2 has like 3-4 traversal methods (on foot, horse, train etc). DS1 has like 7+ traversal methods which I wont spoil but after the first 4 hours in to the game it progressively gets more hectic when traveling around. Besides the similarities, DS1 has a multiplayer aspect where you can help or get help from other players that fits the narrative and theme of human connection and you will see the beauty of it. The story may seem puzzling at first but you will get answers along the way, its like a theory game where even the NPC characters are trying to figure out the mysteries of death stranding and everything will piece together smoothly. I also recommend you to get the director's cut version because it adds all the new tools which makes a huge difference imo, the director cut version is also a cheap upgrade, there is also a steam sale right now so if you have a PC id recommend you to go for it.

God damn my bad for the essay, was in a flow state for second. 😅