It wasn't what I was expecting, in a bad way tbh.
The characters, except Sam, are obnoxious as fuck. The tutorial is dumb. They have you blindly do something, THEN explain it. But in a way your character would have already known like, years ago...
Also the UI is so ott with blinking and strobing and... fuck, I was expecting pure atmosphere and minimalistic handhold.
Instead it's like fucking MURRICA!! MURRICA!!!! MURRICA!!!!!! the only thing I can relate to is when Sam tells everyone else to gtfo already.
Once you get out of the cutscenes and story....the world is amazing. Gameplay is amazing. Controls are amazing. Atmosphere is amazing. The soft-online element is amazing. It can really go places. Given a year and support, the online aspect could see a real community grow from nothing.
But fuck, what I came for (the surreal ass story they seemed to set up) is hot flaming garbage.
Games good. Story's awful. Don't even @ me.