Can't really call this a review thread because I'm nowhere near done yet, but a friend bought me a copy of this game and I've been playing it little by little. I didn't follow the leadup to this game and wouldn't count myself among those excited for its release but I will say that I haven't been this pleasantly surprised by a game release in a long time. I don't think it will have as large of an impact on those of you who regularly play action games, however. From what I hear, its combat draws from the Batman Arkham (spelling?) games and the map exploration takes some cues from recent Fallout, Farcry, InFamous, Assassin's Creed, -type games. The thing is that I don't play those...the closest would be Elder Scrolls and the last time I played that was the month of Skyrim's release. I'm not burnt out on this style of gameplay and progression so it all feels fresh and exciting to me, I'm having a blast filling in the map and clearing every little sidequest and activity.
I'll report back when I finish it but I'm having some problems with my PS4 or power outlet (not sure which) so I can't play for more than a few minutes before my breaker trips and everything shuts off. It'll be a while until I get around to opening up my PS4 and doing repairs or testing the power outlet with other consoles/devices.