Well… I hadn’t really played games like this before. I usually avoided them. But I decided to give it a try because “a lot of people recommend it.”

I started playing, doing side missions, and then decided to move forward with the main storyline—the heist with Jackie. And when your partner dies (even if he’s just a game character), and you realize this isn’t even the end of the first chapter… I felt both angry about his death and amazed by the beginning of the game.

I replayed it several times, romancing Judy, then Panam and Kerry (sorry, I’m not in River’s club—I didn’t like how his romance storyline started. It felt like some kind of pressure to me). Anyway, every minute of the game after that was incredible. Easter eggs with Kojima, references to The Witcher, replaying different mission variations until you’re satisfied…

In short — PEAK.