The game is fucking fantastic, everything I could have wanted from a sequel. Started with Gunslinger, Veteran difficulty (oh it's a challenge lol), both weapons feel so damn satisfying to use with solid DualSense feedback. Playing in Balanced mode the game has been a rock solid 60 with only a single 2 second dip which was some weird anomaly because there weren't even any enemies on screen, otherwise *zero* performance issues. Playing 100% solo as I did the first game.
Immediately upon entering the first world I was struck by the sense of mystery, the unknown, ready to explore the alien landscape before me. Last game that have me this feeling was Returnal so it's been a while. Carefully trekked the desolate, wind-battered land filled with drones and cloaked robots then descended into the bowels of a facility where it seems some zombie-like experiments have gone wrong, you never know what you're going to get! Already know this will have me hooked over the next few weeks until Armored Core drops, what an incredible year it's been for gaming!
Alright, back into the belly of the beast!