A heck of a game, that delivers in spite of being over-hyped.
About the only qualm I have with the game, is the lack of weaponry. I like lots of guns in my shooters. An FPS always has to pass my Perfect Dark 64 weapon test: Lots of guns, with multiple functions, and great animations. This game passes 2 out of 3 for me. Crytek got the multiple function and the great animation part right. The absolutely nailed the feel of shooting the guns as well. They failed on the number of weapons though. There just aren't enough weapons in this game for me.
This game is a system hog as well. I can't bring myself to turn down the sliders to gain anymore frames though. This game does scale well though so, they got that part right.
The gameplay though, is, in a word, amazing. This game is an absolute blast. The story moves at the right pace. The characters are great. The enemies are fun on any difficulty setting. Everything about the gameplay just feels right. I am amazed at how well the game is solid blend of you being to make your own path , and still moves you toward your objective. Most every task that Nomad(your character) is assigned is up to you on how you want to complete it. You can blast your way through like Yosemite Sam. You can go slow and use stealth. You can hijack a vehicle and speed past your enemies. You can do what you want. The multiplayer is a lot of fun too. I can keep going and going, but you should just go buy this game and enjoy the heck out of it over and over and over for yourself.