(And the physical console release is today.)

Played it over the past few weeks, finished it in about 40 hours. I did all the side quests, except for the randomly generated “kill X hiss” type quests, and also didn’t find all the instant photos.

Overall I think it’s a really good game, definitely one of my top games this year. I had concerns about the open world structure and the combat system, but both were solid, if a bit conventional.

Traversal with double jumps, dashes and flying is really fun, especially after getting the gravity-related abilities. I think the last two areas (The Underpass and Unknown) were a highlight, because they are literally impossible to navigate without making full use of all the abilities. At times the game feels more like a platformer than a character action / hack & slash action game, which I like.

While combat is surprisingly good - especially considering this is Remedy’s first melee-focused game - I think the RPG …