I love the game but as I near the end of Chapter 6 it’s wearing on me a bit.
Probably my biggest problem is that there is no real gameplay progression at all. You can literally waltz through every encounter with the first gear you have and never have a problem. It makes exploration a little less interesting and seriously removes the need to get money.
The story and characters are amazing though. I’m very interested in seeing how this plays out.
What aim settings do you use? Since there are no difficulty settings, you must disable auto-target, otherwise the gunfights are a damn joke.
I play in first person with Free Aim and when I'm in a gun fight, I always press down on the dpad to bring up close aim. That way you can actually precisely aim at foes with pistols, rifles, and shotguns.
The only issue with this setup is trying to aim while on horseback. But honestly, that is like 5% of the gunplay.
I also think this game is best played in shorter 1-3 hour spans where your goal is to explore a little, hunt a little, seek out stranger missions, and tackle a couple of main missions.
I've done this and I'm still on chapter 3, having bought the game on release day and I know I have at least 30 hours in if not more.
This game is not great for playing out a story because there is just too much goddamn riding back and forth and it absolutely kills the pacing. GTA V had a lot less map traversal and you could drive faster from point A to point B so it was easier to just play through all the missions as one cinematic experience imo.