Wow, I don't think I've sat down and played a game for so long in one sitting for quite a few years, the game is just so addictive!
It has the right balance between narrative and freedom, linear missions and side-missions that I don't ever feel bogged down or forced along. I do a few missions, then just chill out and take out security cameras and explore for a bit before stumbling into the next mission.
The graphics are great, if a bit inconsistent. Certain areas such as the tunnel after the bridge sequence, the top of the space needle and just some of the random areas of the town looking incredible - better than half the CGI stuff the last gen of consoles had, but in other places it feels slightly rushed, the characters faces are pretty inconsistent for example. But to be fair it while it does waver, it wavers between "good" and "amazing" so so it's kind of exciting to get a glimpse in places of what this gen will provide in the long term.
The combat and general mechanics are really solid, movement and combat are both enjoyable to do even when you don't have any purpose.
My only minor gripe so far is that despite having put a bunch of hours into it, I still feel a bit lost about some of the fundamentals.
When I die does progress roll-back or an I punished in any way? from what I can tell it just re-spawns me but I'm not too sure.
When does it auto-save? It doesn't seem to have any on screen icons so being paranoid I'm manually saving a bunch of times.
Would have been nice if the game explained some of these points to the players at the start.
