Beast of Reincarnation

I am going to start this off with something slightly controversial. Most, if not all of the people leaving negative reviews have barely touched the game (I am talking less than 2 hours of game time before leaving the review), so leaving a negative review is about as useful as chocolate fireguard. The game is not perfect by any means. However, if you like Stellar Blade, Nier Automata and similar games you may like this. I have been playing for around 4.5 hours at the time of the review and I can say a few things. The Good - Combat is actually pretty decent, some of the combos are very slick but it does take some time before you start getting more of the combos etc. so combat initially can seem a bit unpolished. Stick with it, it gets a lot better - I mean, huge dog fighting with you, you can pet it. What more do you need? - Performance - Contrary to what some are saying, I have had absolutely no issues with performance on High / Highest running at consistently 60+ FPS and I am not running a ridiculous PC - The aesthetic of the game I am a big fan of, the overall feel of the first area is very nice - Exploration / freedom is great. I mean, you don't get a huge, huge open space to explore, but you can still explore where you are, find materials, find unique weapons etc. - Overall story - It's exactly what you'd expect from this type of game. It has humanity, it has end of times, you get the idea. If you've played Nier, Stellar Blade etc. you'll get what I mean. It's by no means a 10/10, but it's solid. - Soundtrack - Absolutely brilliant. The Bad - The main bad I have is the graphical settings. These are very limited so you cannot set FoV, remove Chromatic Aberration or Film Grain etc. It doesn't cause a massive issue, it's just my preference for games - Language options - I don't really consider this a negative, but it's only in Japanese with English subtitles if you want them on. Not a huge problem, but for accessibility, it's not the best All-in-all, so far at the time of writing, it's a solid 7.5 / 8 out of 10. Game Freak not doing a Pokémon game was always going to be interesting and I feel that because it's Game Freak, a lot of people are just piling on negative reviews for no reason. Go in with an open mind, try it out and get some levels, then give your honest opinion of the game, don't just finish the prologue and leave a review, it helps no one. I will no doubt edit this once I complete the game, but so far, it was worth the purchase.