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I am a long time MGS fan. I adore most of Kojima's work- long cutscene, crazy conspiracy, innovative boss fight, if it has the Kojima stamp on it, I am guaranteed to love it. Yet, even I thought this game is insane when I first saw the trailer. My first thought is "only Sony would invest in a game like this". A triple A budgeted deliveryman simulator featuring an out-of-this-world-star-studded cast and a story so insanely creative, Kojima has to be high when he comes up with this idea.    Graphics The game is really gorgeous. Even though the game itself is supposedly set in America, it features a wide range of landscape that looks like they could be set in Iceland, on Mars or on some snowy mountains. Every location looks absolutely stunning no matter where you look, even on my base PS4 console. The characters all look like they are the permanent resident of Uncanny Valley, it's honestly quite amazing / creepy how photo-realistic everything looks. The game also doesn...

Man, this game gives me such a mixed feeling. It has every potential to be great from great graphics, likeable protagonist to satisfying story. But Ubisoft simply doesn't understand that sometimes less is more. Without further ado, let's get down to the details.      Maps In line with AC Origins, AC games now feature the entire country rather than just a few selected cities. It's no different for AC Odyssey, where the map is insanely comprehensive, covering the entire Greek world. With HDR mode turned on, the game can look absolutely gorgeous even by 2021's standard. Even after playing the game for more than 200 hours, the graphics still impress me. Unfortunately, beauty is only skin deep. The in game map as compared to the real deal.   The thing is, real life is boring. I'm sure the real ancient city of Attika is not that different from ancient Phokis or ancient Boeotia. But this is a video game, and to be impactful, a video game map must be a carefully curated...