Aussie here, I'm heading to bed now and I feel I've barely done anything. I spent so much time just taking it all in, combat happening was just a downer.
I really wish I could just explore this place and experience the story without having to shoot anybody myself.
But I'm an anomaly, I just wish I could stick combat on auto-pilot and leave all the finding stuff and looking around in-between to me.
It is just so gorgeously crafted, and I didn't want my aversion to shooters to allow me to miss out on this like I did the first Bioshock. That was a story I should have experienced and not read about.
Tempted to bust it down to easy so I don't even have to think about it, but it's not been hard.
From every viewpoint I can think of, the city itself and the way its presented has just been superlative and above and beyond anything I've ever experienced in any game. I'm reminded of that feeling of emerging from the prison/vault in a Bethesda RPG and you're given this world on a platter yours to explore...except the entire game so far has been that moment, because there isn't a corner (and I'm looking in all of them) that doesn't seem crafted and thought out. This isn't the first game I can say that about, but in terms of success it's comparing a good meal to a dish created by an amazing chef - there's just a flavour and richness to everything.
The lack of being able to save at will on PC is utterly baffling however, no matter how beautiful it looks, and has already led me to replaying a portion of the opening twice.
