Tabor Redford

This is a niche game. You will probably hate it. If you love souls-like games. you will only like a few aspects of this game. It is not a true souls like even though it does have some pretty tough bosses. If you love open world games, you will hate this one. It's pretty empty, lots of open fields without much going on. when you do find a secret theres a 50% chance that it is nearly identical to something you've already found. If your experience with open world is Ubisoft, than this is right up your alley. but the souls-like elements really take away from the open world exploration aspect. you can explore but you'll have to sneak because have the bad guys can one shot you. It's better to wait until the game tells you to go somewhere before you start exploring it. If you like RPGs, the level up system is lackluster and boring and the story is obscure. You'll need to study the lore to find any story at all. There is a group of gamers that thrives as these 3 elements combine, but they are rare. I think most people who 'love' the game are actually hiding the fact that they hate it. they beat it, they walked the gauntlet and survived and now they are oblidged to tell everyone to try it so the world can acknowledge their acheivement.

EDIT: a few more hours in and I am even more convinced that the matchmaking is terrible. Just play salmon run, or spend your money on a better game. It sucks because this could be an awesome game, if it didn't put in 10 game losing streaks (I mean not even close, getting destroyed by teams of people who are just better). I really hope somebody at Nintendo reads this: This game is super fun IF you've been playing for a while (i assume because I played Splatoon 2) but it is nearly impossible to get started! You cannot buy new gear or weapons until level 4 which means you have to play casual with the worst gun in the game. You get a lot more experience from winning but you won't win. Not at all! Each of your first 10 levels will be against people who have been playing the game for a long time, who not only are better than you but also have better weapons and gear. Seriously there is no point to even leave the starting area until you unlock ranked. If you been playing since the beginning, buy this game. If you are new and want to try it out STAY AWAY from this game, there is nothing but pain and frustration.

I keep trying FPS games because I want to like them, but this is the worst one by far. I've played a few hours and been stomped on everytime. I have not yet played a single fair match with other people with similar skill levels. Nothing feels worse than being the weakest person on the team every single time. It also doesn't play like a regular FPS, unlike halo, or titanfall this game does not reward you for being mobile, its actually the opposite. Your grouping gets worse the faster you move so stand still and get shot. Do you need a minute to figure this out, don't worry you wont get that chance because a level 5000000 will no scope you in the head before your ping even registers that they are there. Unless you are already ranked avoid this game at all costs.