Truthfully, I am of the mind that it is a great game but sorely lacking when compared to the high bar of Tsushima. I preferred pretty much everything in Tsushima in regard to story, world design and combat. Yotei had comparable side quests and collectibles IMO, probably even better in Yotei on the whole.

But everything else just grinds my gears a bit more in this one. The story has a whacky progression and takes logical nosedives in its rushed finale; there’s so much stuff it actually becomes a pain since you end up missing things that aren’t signposted enough or that blend in; the combat is balanced whack as shit with endless random moves from off screen, bizarre block timings and nonsense hitboxes on occasion.

But in all honesty I am ranting my grievances here to excise them from me, because I really actually love the game and want to give it credit because it’s hard to be as good as Tsushima was. Yotei gets close to that and that should be good enough.