Finished the game last night and I have to agree with the OP. The reviews seem overly harsh and if anything this game is a solid 8-8.5!
The gun fights felt quite satisfying and at some points challenging when progressing through the latter half of the game. From my perspective alot of the reviews seem to exaggerate the lack of actual gameplay.Same thing goes for QTEs. I mean if having a button Flash on a the screen to open a door or observe a paper,etc is overdoing the QTE, then I guess that might be a point...
The one particular thing I was disappointed with was the encounters with the Lycans. I thought those scenarios could have been a bit more interesting as they basically just run at you in which you fire, then once down you run up and a QTE pops up and that is how you finish them. I hope for the next iteration in the series they spend a bit more time on developing how you encounter Lycans.
The story itself was done quite well and I enjoyed the plot twists that were presented. Same thing goes for graphics and environment which really draw you into the game and can be breathtaking at times.
Overall I would recommend the game to anyone with a PS4. Just make sure you play the game on hard because then at least you are looking at 8-9 hours.
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