I think it goes to show you how bad things are but it does seem like a bunch of people are buying that game as a way of snubbing Ubisoft's artificial hyping which is pretty funny but this is a classic example of just because the crowds seem to like something doesn't mean you'll find it fun.
If Sony really does end up doing a purge of it's western studios though, the may be able to muscle in on market share simply by virtue of not being woke it doesn't change the fact that I think most open world titles are beyond boring and follow the ubisoft design philosophy. They're probably going to make millions simply by not following through on censorship half as much as other studios lol.
. Create empty open world with random NPCs that's way too big so even if it looks pretty there isn't that much to do
. Extremely awkward camera angles and behaviour you can't adjust to your liking
. Scatter collectible crap in it you barely use if you're simply going through the main story and it doesn't really have much impact on the story anyway
. Don't even attempt to try and play this game M&K
. Spam QTE on fucking everything even if you're just trying to do something like turn a wheel or stand up
Just something to be aware of if you see anyone trying to hype up these titles.
To be fair all those things could have been and are done by indie devs. That's not what make something corporate slop.
REAL YAKUZA USE A GAMEPAD
(jk I do prefer mkb but some types of games just work better with a pad even when both options are available)
Really it has QTE? Why is that still a thing? You're not calling "Tap X to turn wheel" QTE are you?
i just finished my second playthrough on pc two days ago, can't remember a singular QTE...
If it's not QTE what do we call it? Either way, I find it very annoying.
interacting with objects in a game?
Happens in cut scenes though as well.
Press X unnecessarily during a cutscene to pick up your sword! PRESS X! PRESS IT! PRESS IT OR GAMEOVER! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE