There's definitely a LOT of plot so you might find it a bit overbearing. I'm quite into all that but at times I found it to be too wordy. The combat rules though

It's very wordy, but the story is good and the gameplay is brilliant. Every character brings something unique to battles so deciding who to bring can make a huge difference to the strategy you use. It has this cool elemental system where you can do things like melt kce with fire and then use lightning on it to damage everyone standing in the puddle. The story also has several branching paths, my playthrough ended up being totally different from my friend's. I'd definitely recommend it, even if it is a bit overwritten

San Andreas has a much better story than V, and even though it's smaller it felt bigger.

I'd argue recency bias is usually a huge benefit. I think Elden Ring's more likely to take it because God of War is a straighr sequel and so inherently derivative. I've also heard people be a lot cooler on it than they were with God of War 2018 in general

Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Unleashed. The werehog sections are definitely weaker, but the Sonic levels are great, as are the music and environments. I think if it hadn't been released after a run of terrible Sonic games, people would have been a lot kinder to it

Damn, I love my PS5 but I think it's maybe the ugliest thing I've ever invited into my home. Series X is nice but I think the Series S looks nicer

Dreamcast, PS1, PS2, Wii, Series S, DS Lite