I did not care about the story as a whole, but I actually got more invested in the climbing and delivery aspect of the game more than I expected.

There are parts of the delivery system I don't think are fully executed well (only able to receive likes and not dislikes, not enough timed pressure even on hard mode) when I think of a game that feels like it wants to comment on the gig delivery service industry.

Kojima continues to stink when it comes to writing women into his stories, but at least none of them breathe through their skin this time.

how to make a desolate open world feel lived in, and deliver some of the most immersive gameplay in the medium while essentially encouraging the player to multitask during their playthrough.

ends as an entire movie, but kojima a filmmaker from the start. this game crystalizes every idea he ever did, or tried to put forth, into something that shatters any walls attempting to contain it.

i wept, and i think i turned socialist.

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Windows 10 (bad performance on linux), Controller

- Difficulty: Hard
- Playtime: 51:27:26
- Distance Traveled: 260.4km

edit: jesus.. literally as i log this learning kim ki duk died.