Pretty good! I think it commits the Brutal Legend sin of paying-off its narrative setup rapidly, and a lot of its cast winds-up a lot of glorified extras (almost none of the people you get to know in the first act are central to its narrative or even very present, which is a bizarre storytelling decision) but it's as creative as the original; that gameplay is a ton of fun. Sweet, lovable game, even as it handles serious mental health issues.

Pretty great, even when the narrative takes incredulous leaps and the open world design hides unique quests among repetitive encounters. The art direction is something else, and the combat is excellent, especially on Iki Island, where enemies force you to keep switching stances. If you're going to play one open world game, make it this one.

Hey, a focused, compact game is more fun than a sprawling big one? I am shocked. I had a real blast playing through this. Good job, everyone.