I went in for the story and actually ended up staying around for the gameplay, it'll open up soon and you'll gain tools that'll create a really solid gameplay loop of trekking across the world to create paths that'll make those treks easier in the future. It becomes really dopamine fueled and incredibly zen. The OST and tone of the game reinforces that. The combat and shooting is what sucks. The story is great, I won't spoil any beats but if you're enjoying it now for the reasons you mentioned you'll love it right up till the end. Just enjoy the experience, tmdon't force your way through the gameplay and see it as an obstacles to the next story beat, take a step back and relax into it, don't rush and I promise it gets fun. I spent over 100 hours to platinum this game and I still wanted to play it further after that which is a rare occurance. Perhaps the graphics won't wow you as much as they did in 2019 and that might be an issue to falling in love with the exploration. The tools you get in the next few chapters will change how you look at the gameplay and walking will become second nature even with a big stack on your back, you'll be hiking and jumping without issue or falling over no problem.







