what makes this game good in your opinion
a lot of it is kinda like this at times lol
it might be a bit slow at first depending on what kind of player you are but it's got a lot of goodies when you look past the walking simulator and other oddities that the game has for its age/budget since the game never quite managed to reach what they initially wanted. there's a good share of cliche "chosen one" story elements and quests but that gets a bit more interesting later through the game. combat and exploration is probably the game's strongest aspect with things like big climbing action for mounting and attacking wyverns, golems, griffins, orgres, hydras etc shadow of the colossus style. you choose the basic 3 classes in the combat triangle at the start but there's 9 classes that you can switch to and level up whenever you see fit to try different play styles once you reach the capital city with adjustable combat moves and perks (some cross-class perks as well).
bitterblack isle is probably where the game shines the most, included with the dark arisen version (which was technically the game's re-release to fix bugs and add changes). you can access it immediately but it's often recommended you go there at a higher level unless you want a bigger challenge. it's basically a dungeon crawling experience with bosses, descending floors, constant monster hordes hunting you, the grim reaper patrolling the halls, etc while you uncover some lore and collect cursed loot to refine for a chance to get new gear. ultimately the game is about kicking giant monster ass and you feel cool doing it.
yeah the ai is pretty awful for what they are but i just imagine them as goofy drunk idiots that always forget they told you something and they often keep repeating it (which is mutable). there's mods to change the stamina consumption for sprinting and weight managements on the nexus if those aren't your jam. if anything it's at least worth looking at during a sale but you should at least have around 50+ hours or so of gameplay probably if you do everything.
also would you consider nier:automata to be an anime game?
