Quite literally one of the best games I have ever played. I get bored easily most of the time, but the world is so immersive and beautiful that you often find it hard to put the controller down when playing. The side missions are fun, rewarding, and help on your main quests. The most fun I have when playing however is going around to all of the hidden locations and doing things like following foxes to shrines, climbing up mountains to reach Shinto shrines, and exploring the expansive map via horse. I wasn’t sure if I’d like this type of game but so far I’ve managed to already liberate the southern part of the island and learn half of the mystic arts. This game is a game of the year candidate for sure, everyone that doesn’t like this game either is a hater or isn’t very good at video game combat.