From what I have interpreted from GAF's impressions, the ride is good for the most part until the end. Also, everyone is gushing at the IQ of this game.

I am still looking foward to playing the game when it comes out. The games that get average reveiws are the ones that I always end up enjoying the most.

There's really only one game I've ever played that actually requires you to start on Easy, and that's Stalker.  People just aren't prepared for how challenging that game and it's AI, is.  Have had a couple friends basically give up, after getting killed over and over and over by the first aggressive person or mutant they run into (literally like 20 steps into the game).  

I'm thinking the order is probably already easy on normal dificulty and probably super easy on easy XD

Will Sony still be willing to buy Ready at Dawn after this games does about as much as Sunset Overdrive

That's alright, the term difficulty has been forever ruined for me, by Stalker lol.  

A true testament to the quality of reviews.....

The pro's really appeal to me (especially atmosphere).

I rarely replay games (unless they are fun and theres a trophy for doing it) and I sell them when im done, so length isnt an issue. Not a fan of QTE's, but I dont hate them either.

I'll pick this up at some point.

Metal Gear is not impressed.   In Metal Gear Solid 4, the final scene goes on and on.  I'm not kidding. This shit is never ending.  And people still gave it a 10/10.

Frustration and bad pacing breaks atmosphere for me though...

But same here, atmosphere is very appealing.