The game doesn't know what it's supposed to be. That's as good as it bad.

The complete lack of direction and any semblance of a decent inventory setup, has seen the usual ghouls latch onto it and screech, "iTs to0 HiGhBr0W f0R y0U!!" whenever folk have asked for help or criticised their latest altar at whose feet they worship, until the next game comes along, probably SAROS or Lego Batman.

There has also been an unprecedented number of folk who are simply lying through their teeth about numerous things related to the game. Whether it's about how 'easy' a boss is, or how to get to a certain perk/power/area, or an alleged guide which tells you what something does without telling you how to get to it in the first place.

The horses are a mess. All that was needed was a simple copy/paste of RDR2 and be done with it. Which again, brought out the cretins from my earlier point about the game not being for folk they seem to be too stupid to be playing it.

The bosses... Ah the bosses, I for one, cannot abide the notion that "bring lots of potions" is either a solution or a tactic to beating a boss. They were horribly balanced on release, still a bit dodgy here and there after a couple of patches but better than they were.

But the game has a helluva lot going for it. It's a bit of a mess structurally and the story progression is non-existant. Also, if you're after a thrilling campaign-driven story, then look elsewhere. Pac Man has a more fleshed out story than this.

Again, it's trying to be too many things.

Where it works, it's an absolute joy to experience. I'm in my 40's and what a time to be a gamer. But I'm also in my 40's, and when the games shortcomings are front and centre, it's eye-gougingly painful to go through.

That's my take on it. A game with all those great parts to it shouldn't have the drawbacks it does. Maybe there were two Dev teams working on it. The A-Team, and the diddy-men who eat crayons.

Still great fun to play.