One of the best games of the decade, and a remarkable achievement in open world design. It's amazing how much game is in here, the world itself is so intricately designed and crafted perfectly not only to be beautiful to look at, but fun to play in and navigate too.
While there is a noticeable reuse of assets and area ideas in the basic dungeons, they never feel boring or like filler, and there's always a new reward to find in every little corner, the depth this game has is incredible.
I do have some broad criticisms about some of the general boss design philosophy this game has and the balance of damage numbers near the end of the game, but nothing ruins the game or detracts from the experience, it is as close to a masterpiece as one could get in my opinion.
Taking my time through the game and searching for every possible thing I could, I finally beat it with 227 hours on my character, and yet there's still more that I have missed and will need to go back and do later or experience on NG+.

One of the best games of the decade, and a remarkable achievement in open world design. It's amazing how much game is in here, the world itself is so intricately designed and crafted perfectly not only to be beautiful to look at, but fun to play in and navigate too. While there is a noticeable reuse of assets and area ideas in the basic dungeons, they never feel boring or like filler, and there's always a new reward to find in every little corner, the depth this game has is incredible. I do have some broad criticisms about some of the general boss design philosophy this game has and the balance of damage numbers near the end of the game, but nothing ruins the game or detracts from the experience, it is as close to a masterpiece as one could get in my opinion. Taking my time through the game and searching for every possible thing I could, I finally beat it with 227 hours on my character, and yet there's still more that I have missed and will need to go back and do later or experience on NG+.