how is combat? is it smooth? what about difficulty? does it feel epic ala skyrim intro or mass effect 2 or 3 intro?
Kinda like Assassins Creed and the Arkham Series but upgraded.
For instance, you can parry, roll or jump back in order to avoid an attack. Kinda gives you an idea how extensive the combat system is.
I'm playing it in hard so it's almost Bloodborne like when it comes to it's difficulty. Enemies have different levels and it's almost impossible to beat one that's higher than you. Like when you first find the Deathclaws in Fallout.
Let me put it this way, you have Red Dead Redemption's sense of real place with beautiful graphics, Arkham Series' detective work as he hunts monsters, Dark Souls' difficulty but rewarding feeling if you play harder difficulty settings and the vast world of Skyrim but better. All of this with important choice making moments like Mass Effect and what The Witcher was always best at; it's kick ass story.
The praise it's getting is well deserved. Best RPG in a long time.