for the most part, this game is just your standard run of the mill sony open world game. there is nothing bad about it, but there is also nothing in which the game uniquely excels. almost.
because this game is just insanely beautiful. most of my favorite moments from playing this game are just me standing on a cliff with an incredible view and slowly panning the camera around! and then in the last act of the game you even unlock an ability which enables you to appreciate the beauty of the world in an entirely new way! i don't even want to spoil it because its so amazing!
apart from that i just want to add that i found the story in this game to be quite disappointing. the story of the first horizon was surprisingly good, so i expected a little more. because while this game's story starts off really interesting, it kind of loses its intrigue towards the end. also why is aloy so bland? she has incredibly sick hair ill give her that, but maybe she could also try growing some character.