A fun game with a slow start, it takes time to get into it but once I got everything start rolling I am hooked. The best part of the gameplay is this is a very immersive and atmospheric game and on top of that the sound track is really good and tasteful ("Bones" by Low Roar). Sam feels weighty but responsive to control (similar to Snake in MGSV) and SFX is the cherry on top. Do I even need to explain myself when it is THE Yoji Shinkawa's art direction?

However, the game has major pacing issues. I'm playing on Very Hard difficulty which isn't that hard to be honest, yet as soon as I ran into forced combat section everything fell apart immediately. The game doesn't need combat at all, and I highly doubt if it was Kojima's original intention to include combat section as if he worried about the gameplay become stale if there is no combat.

Story wise I have not run into any major plot holes so far but some of the narrative element from Preppers through out the map does conflict with logic, especially once I reached mountain knot area. I mean these people choose to be isolated in the first place (The game specifically stressed this) and you cannot reconnect them with the rest of Chiral network unless you reached two starts with them... EVEN IF THEIR LOVED ONES' LIFE is on the line here! Do you want me to help you or not??? I remember specifically the Roboticist said she wanted to share her work and knowledge with other people but this woman decided to live deep in the mountain where average human being cannot reach her, remember, It was HER choice to live there. So, WTF Kojima???

The worst offender, gameplay wise, was driving. For the love of God add some grip to truck tires, and please PLEASE add suspension to trikes! You have no idea how many times my truck loses grip on the slightest elevation and how many times my trike bump into NOTHING on a flat road (if it's on rough road it is guaranteed to stuck on something)! Has Hideo Kojima sama ever driven a vehicle before? The driving in this game is insufferable to say the least.

Overall, this is a game that worth playing and I cannot wait for the sequel to join Steam.

A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.

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