After the long wait I'm very disappointed in the actual gameplay.
The world is extensive and it's visually stunning but the actual gameplay itself doesn't hold up against other RPG games like RDRII or AC Valhalla. The controls and cameras are awkward and clunky. There's limited options to tweak the controller mapping. The side characters constantly say the same thing and it's very irritating. Interaction between other students is terribly limited. Overall it feels like they didn't listen to what people wanted and focused on the audio and visual aspects of the game instead.
That being said I'm a fire hard fan of the world and I am making the best of it and enjoying the game. I may have just set my expectations to high.