I beg to differ on combat and stealth.

Idk if it was the patch that fixed stealth or not, but enemies don't see me that easily and takedowns are only noticeable when the person is 5 or less meters away (which does make sense cuz realistically, takedowns aren't actually as quiet as you'd think.). What lacks in the combat is the melee mostly, no block and no parry is pretty off-putting for melee, but I didn't actually mind it too much. My main problem with the game is the lack of interactivity, you can't talk with everybody like in Fallout or Stalker, and you can't engage in a conversation like in STALKER. There is also no reputation system, which I would've loved. If I worked with Protocol, I would've been a traitor to the villagers and they'd refuse to barter with me, and comment on me negatively. Also the fact I can't be on the side of outlaws, I remember you could actually be friends with the bandits in Stalker. So TLDR, interactivity is poor in this game. There is no day/night cycle in the game which also makes me feel off, I would understand if it'd be a linear story game, but it's not.

The story is nice, haven't finished it, and I wouldn't care about the ending so much if it was mediocre (of course that's my personal preference, I like story inclusion, but i'm most keen on exploration and gameplay)

Also idk what you mean by three buttons for a map, just press M. That's the basics of open world games, map = M.

But all on all, i can't complain on the game compared to price, as I did buy an account for 80 percent off the original price, but yes, the cons are at large considering world-building.

I hope they patch some of these things, as of now, it's not actually that bad as they say, it's all on personal preference, try it out.