This game I think caught me by surprise. I was looking for a new game and happened upon a trailer for it when it was due out n jus cpl months. Had not heard of or seen anything related to it till then. As for what I looked at prior to release I thot well graphics look good, I like the cat dog bird thingy  lol, wasn't to crazy about character look, weapons nor outfit customizsurprising. I certainly hav never cared for platform or open world view in heights. Im not a good jumper lol but I still thot hey it's something I can mess around w until something better comes along. So that's just what I did. I started playing not taking it to seriously and the next thing I kno I'm still playing daily many hrs.  And i find myself enjoying it and actually wanting to and looking for to playing it even! Im taking my time searching every nook n cranny n iv kept a fairly slow steady pace chipping away more things I find to like as I go deeper n. If anyone else is hesitant just take the leap. U might find it surprising just like I did!     PS (to help w ur decision I'll list some of my fav style games (mostly open world, w good graphics, 3ps shooters but not the looter or battle royale type except the first decendants some hack slash so long as not top down. Anima) now to lost some recent yr games I most enjoyed (tower of fantasy, wuthering waves, zenless zone zero, earth revival, undawn, horizon 1 n 2 aloy I loved, death stranding,  new harry potter console thot not very memorable, avatar frontiers pandora tho I'm not crazy for 1ps much, and of course now flintlock and there's many other but u get the picture. Hope this helps those who are still unsure as to trying this game. If u hav it available ii recomend even trying it thru cloud gaming. I did first then decided to do full install when i realized i liked it. K Happy gaming!!