really, really enjoyed this. an incredible improvement over forbidden west. some fun puzzles (including ones you had to read things for! they weren't complicated but it was still a little interesting!), some fun encounters, fun use of the environment, the additional enemies were fun, the main villain was something a little different from the rest of the series so far, the new area looked good, and i really liked aloy and the story of this one! one important thing that i caught - the collectibles found around the world were NOT map markers you just made your way to. they actually involved just looking around the world and finding interesting spots. i think that going forward, if that's the way they go for this series (along with all of the other improvements, like the writing and characterization), it'll be a drastic improvement. it's hard to say if it's just the length of this that helps it pack a better punch, but i still think that it could be a good blueprint for the series future!!