The game is incredible. The developers, arrowhead, made something truly amazing by doing the unthinkable in this day an age - making a video game that is really fun, isn't designed to be a chore, and isn't trying to exploit me & my brain for money.

The publisher, Sony, pushed to force PSN account login, a requirement that caused issues for a lot of people who either weren't allowed to create PSN accounts because of their region (despite Sony selling the game there) or because Sony had egregious requirements for creating an account in other regions (e.g. facial scans & providing government issued ID).

The playerbase revolted, a review bomb ensued, and Sony backtracked on 06/05/24, stating that The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward."

As a result of that change I've changed this review to positive. Amazing game, can't recommend it highly enough.

The game is incredible. The developers, arrowhead, made something truly amazing by doing the unthinkable in this day an age - making a video game that is really fun, isn't designed to be a chore, and isn't trying to exploit me & my brain for money. The publisher, Sony, pushed to force PSN account login, a requirement that caused issues for a lot of people who either weren't allowed to create PSN accounts because of their region (despite Sony selling the game there) or because Sony had egregious requirements for creating an account in other regions (e.g. facial scans & providing government issued ID). The playerbase revolted, a review bomb ensued, and Sony backtracked on 06/05/24, stating that The May 6 update, which would have required Steam and PlayStation Network account linking for new players and for current players beginning May 30, will not be moving forward." As a result of that change I've changed this review to positive. Amazing game, can't recommend it highly enough.