9.5/10 (2.0 / Phantom Liberty Build)
I already adored this game even with its all its glaring flaws and issues, but 2.0 sent this game into the stratosphere for me. As FFD said, the world is truly quite engrossing, engaging, atmospheric, and captivating, one of the best open worlds since GTA5. The sheer amount of combat options is insanely fun to mess around with, and when cybernetic upgrades and the overhauled system came into play, this game became just as fun as anything else in the genre. Add on insanely memorable characters and existential plot, and this game is full firing on all cylinders at this point. Phantom Liberty could easily be its own game too. It only just added to the challenging morality of the world and gameplay options in all positive ways.
I do knock the game for some mediocre driving sections still though.
I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
If you're gonna scream, scream with me