Also found components which can be used to upgrade the weapons instead of buying new ones. So yeah, there’s a lot in that initial zone.
First impression, this game actually feels a bit rough around the edges.
Think my main problem is that everything is so loud. The sound effects are dialled up to 100, all the colours & lights are giving me a headache, everyone you speak to SHOUTS AT YOU & a lot of them ramble on for ages, speaking in some mad gibberish for every. single. line.
Combat feels ok I guess. Took me a minute to get used to the aiming though. Had to turn the aim assist to high before it clicked. The impact of the guns isn’t great either. Hopefully that’ll improve with time, as my stats increase & stuff.
Not really a great first impression, to be honest. I was really looking forward to it as well. Was ready to love it. Fingers crossed things will get better after a couple of play sessions.
Combat has way more depth than I initially thought while fighting ferals. With human enemies you have to use cover and be way smarter about the engagements, it’s definitely not a mindless twin stick shooter.
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Nice. I think I found components but I just wanted to test out the gameplay/combat due to that reticle but knowing this is good to know. I will definitely be exploring all of it tomorrow.
Playing co-op with my son and both are really enjoying it so far. Graphics and explosions are mental! Looking forward to getting more hours in.
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Looking at the review spread I’m still surprised to see it end up on 74 OC. I guess there were just enough reviews (7) in the 3 - 6.5 range to really drag it down. Damn shame.
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This game looks freaking incredible! Wow, really enjoying it so far
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Honestly, the overall score is where I was expecting it to be. Ruiner is 77 and Alienation is 79 on OpenCritic. Dead Nation for PS4 and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris are lower than 74 so like I said, in line to what I was expecting. Majority of critics aren’t into twin stick shooters. The 5’s and 6’s are like meh whatever but that 3/10, I mean come on.
Oh well. I enjoyed the 30-45 minutes that I played and will start fresh tomorrow since I will be able to play the entire day.
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I played this a good amount last night, and I am definitely much closer to the high end of the review scores range. It looks and plays really great on the Series X, and the game world is freaking cool. It really got going for me when I started pouring into boosting evasion combined with use of a shotgun for up close and personal fun 
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I’m having issues with the small enemies as well, what’s the trick?
I honestly believe that unless a game is fundamentally broken to the point that its un-enjoyable that a score like that is just nonsense.
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I did better just repeatedly pressing RT to shoot instead of holding down the button. Seems to be more accurate with the handgun this way. Didn’t try any other weapons.
Agreed. So very happy that I don’t go by critics and their review scores because I would be playing overrated games that I don’t enjoy or have interest in while missing out on the underrated games that I do enjoy and want to play.
That review was a joke…
Played for about an hour yesterday and really enjoyed my time with it! I’ll 100% Death’s Door then finish Omno (which is a really cool game as well!) and then deep dive into The Ascent with 2 friends! co-op chaos and all! 
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it’s because some of the higher scores, like ours, don’t get factored in to the “top reviewers” section.
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people seem to be ignoring the weapon stats. until you up it your shots spread like crazy and it feels bad. once you get points into that stat you get less bullet spread and far better accuracy.
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This game is so dope! It’s not a mindless twin stick shooter. You have to be constantly on the move while popping your enemies over cover points and from the hip. I can’t describe to you how fundamental it is to not treat this like a cover shooter. I had an absolute blast last night, and I’m gonna go back to rocking it again in a few… don’t miss out on this gem. That’s real shit!
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Ugh, like I guess you guys can’t ugh, like wrap your heads around the concept of people having like, ugh…different opinions…ya know…like…lol and stuff
Sure but like a 3 tells me a game has to be infamously bad and broken.
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No HDR in this game??
umm, umm, umm, I just feel like , like that’s like your opinion. Maybe a 3 means something else to other peop…haha, okay, I can’t keep this shit up
I totally agree with you guys. That score is complrete bullshit. I was just mocking the people who ALWAYS have to throw the “different opinion” argument out there, even in the face of of such obvious differing circumstance