Absolutely atrocious and unacceptable performance, which should disqualify this game from ever receiving a thumbs up.

However, I have to admit that the game itself it just so much my cup of tea, that I'm willing to play with DLSS on balanced with drops to 45 FPS. I have a 3070, but I've heard that people with 4090s have issues sometimes, which is, of course, ridiculous.

With that out of the way -- the game is fantastic in its own regard. I immensely respect that they went ahead with the approach where you are not just likely to miss some content (if you are doing a single playthrough) -- it is a given that you will. You will miss all the secrets, sure, but even the worlds themselves have two main stories each which dictate which bosses you will find. There are also multiple permutations of which side areas you will see, which minibosses will be available and so on.

With regards to secrets, there are definitely some that miss the mark for several reasons, i.e. some of them only being doable in coop. But I respect the intent nonetheless.

Gameplay itself is very solid, and most options are perfectly viable, so you don't need to follow guides to make a build that works. Apocalypse difficulty is a slightly different beast, but that's how it is.

As for the story: dialogue is bad, the main story line is quite bad, lore is pretty good. So, a mixed bag. Unfortunately, the last cinematic sequence is top cringe, so the game "ends" with a sour aftertaste. "Ends" in quotes, because it does in fact just begins after you beat the final boss and start replaying it to see and get everything.

Absolutely atrocious and unacceptable performance, which should disqualify this game from ever receiving a thumbs up. However, I have to admit that the game itself it just so much my cup of tea, that I'm willing to play with DLSS on balanced with drops to 45 FPS. I have a 3070, but I've heard that people with 4090s have issues sometimes, which is, of course, ridiculous. With that out of the way -- the game is fantastic in its own regard. I immensely respect that they went ahead with the approach where you are not just likely to miss some content (if you are doing a single playthrough) -- it is a given that you will. You will miss all the secrets, sure, but even the worlds themselves have two main stories each which dictate which bosses you will find. There are also multiple permutations of which side areas you will see, which minibosses will be available and so on. With regards to secrets, there are definitely some that miss the mark for several reasons, i.e. some of them only being doable in coop. But I respect the intent nonetheless. Gameplay itself is very solid, and most options are perfectly viable, so you don't need to follow guides to make a build that works. Apocalypse difficulty is a slightly different beast, but that's how it is. As for the story: dialogue is bad, the main story line is quite bad, lore is pretty good. So, a mixed bag. Unfortunately, the last cinematic sequence is top cringe, so the game "ends" with a sour aftertaste. "Ends" in quotes, because it does in fact just begins after you beat the final boss and start replaying it to see and get everything.