Entirely thematically justified by the player character refreshingly being just another soldier in a larger conflict instead of a magical chosen one destined to save the world, but fuck me there's a lot of busywork in this.

Still, it's a great world to explore. I spent ages just running around, jank-platforming up rocks, setting the camera to first-person and diving off the highest points I could find. The combat is great, your teammates are a good bunch, and when the robots finally arrive the game shifts gear and opens up even further. If you can fight your way through the bloat, there's a lot to love.