My first impressions are pretty much in line with a 6/10 game. Yes, it is polished, runs well (some occasional stutter on pc even from SSD yet not game breaking) and looks pretty good. It falls short in fluidity in movement and animations. After Spiderman the movement feels quite clunky and dated making the combat feel lacking something. I'm not far in yet, just the first boss and a station master defeated, 15 orbs or so collected. Perhaps it gets more fun later, however it can't compete with FH4 for my attention. Not a chance.
I did not download the multiplayer app as I don't have gold anyway. FH4 seems to work fine without gold as I see other players driver around as ghosts, yet I'm assuming you need it for actual multiplayer matches and games like sea of thieves? It says xbox live required to play on xbox in the store, does that mean it's not required when playing on PC?
Ahh: If you're playing on Windows 10, you do not need an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online.
Awesome, when my usage cycle resets, more games to try out! Odd strategy by MS but I like it.
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