It gets a bit better later on. So many drones, and you get the ability to hack them onto your side, combo better, dodge better, etc. And some boss-type battles force you to mix between Battle Mode and Drive Mode.
It looks bloody brilliant. In terms of actual IQ, it's not amazing, you don't have to look hard to find jaggies.
But that's like 1/50th of how amazing it looks. The other 49/50 aspects of the visual design and simulation are utterly staggering.
I love how well they integrate unique moments and unique encounters into stuff we do every second.
On the one hand, yes, you're right. Devs didn't use day one patches in the past, so why should they need them now? This is valid and there's definitely an argument that it hampers quality of product and quality of experience.
On the other hand, the internet has never been so broadly integrated with gaming platforms or generally so fast in countries with the most gamers. Until a game's "release date" it is technically still being worked on full time, probably more than full time in "crunch mode". So up until release date, what's stopping them from working on the game's code, even if discs are being printed already? Basically the physical object and the game's actual 'DNA' are gradually becoming disparate entities anyway. What should stop them from releasing patches on the game's release date to make sure consumers get the best version they possibly can?
