So far I'm enjoying it. I may update this review when I finish.
My greatest criticism lies with the open world; it's a very boring affair. Open the map, many circles, pick circle, set waypoint, follow waypoint in compass. Collect roots and nuts and rocks. Kill some baddies. You get the picture here. You've played this game many times over, sometimes even better.
If you can abide that, then the rest of the game has many high points: the setting is interesting, placing your character during the time period of the opening of Japan to the West. Combat is fun with many different weapons to choose from. You'll equip two main melee weapons and two subweapons which are generally long range with some exceptions. Traversal is also quite fun as in the cities you can travel most of the path up on the roofs. It can be a little frustrating determining what exactly your character will climb on sometimes, but you get a feel for it pretty quick. You also get a grappling hook, which can allow travel at certain predetermined points on the map or can be used in combat to throw enemies around.
On the neutral side, it is a Team Ninja game so expect a lot of useless equipment to drop all the time. It can get overwhelming but you have many quick ways to dispose it. I've seen some reviews complain about performance, but I've had only a few times where the game has frozen on me. I'm posting my PC specs with this review so you can judge for yourself if my experience will be similar to yours.
