Stellar review as always, @deadspace. I'm not gonna lie though...I hated this game. Hated, hated, hated it. The story was mildly interesting, but enduring the never-ending escort mission/don't get seen! stealth mechanics just to see the next part drove me up the wall. I got to the point where you're making a mad dash from sewer pipe to sewer pipe with people shooting at you from above, and called it quits because I was so sick of reloading and dying, reloading and dying. Tried lowering the game difficulty, and didn't fare any better.

Character-wise, I was eye-rolling my way through most of the cut-scenes at the stereotypes. "Oh, here's the gruff loner with the heart of gold. Oh, here's the earnest child who's going to save him. Gimme a break..."

Actually took the game back the same day, returned it for store credit, and picked out something else. I don't even remember what it was, just that it was better than The Last of Us. :)

I can totally see why people loved it, it was just not made for me at all. I realize I'm in a minority so small as to be undiscoverable without a microscope, but I'm not there just to be ornery and throw shade at one of the most critically-acclaimed games of all time. I just couldn't stand it.

That I couldn't stand it, however, is not the same as me claiming it's a bad game. It isn't. I can see that. It just wasn't for me, even though I wanted it to be. :)