>started development in 2018 with barely any reveal or sneak peeks up to that point
>fucking DROPS on January 25, 2023 (at the Xbox and Bethesda Developer_Direct) with zero warning
>releases the SAME DAY as the trailer
>absolutely immaculate visual style
>ridiculously fun gameplay
>characters are charming and interesting
>bosses are fun and diverse
>chai is such a fucking goober
>music choices are both bangers and/or copyright free
>88 on metacritic, higher score than any other game that was revealed during the direct
>developed by the same people who made The Evil Within
this is not a real thing i refuse to believe that some game that came from nowhere blows every other AAA title out of the water
It's amazing what can happen when people are actually having fun and enjoying what they're working on, and not just holding down a job because Ya Gotta, Capitalism Says So