From beginning to end the game hooked me just like the previous entries with its presentation, combat all the way to the end of the game. This was the first game n long time that I played for an solid 9 hour play through. Yes, the game is that good. The combat can be deep if you try. The game however, can be a button masher to those that don't try. I found the combat more fluid that the previous entries. I especially loved switching from the Cestus air launch to the the bow and then to the Blades of Exile all while in the air. The story was the worst thing about the game and that is not a bad thing in its self. No other game has exhibited this since of scale before (yes,I love Shadow of the Colossus). To those that say this game is formulaic I say why fix something that is not broken? Nintendo has been doing it for years and no one complained. Three words: BUY THIS GAME!!!
