While being beautiful, with great attention to detail, and having a cinematic direction, and having parts of the game that are fun a cool. 90% of the game is the most boring and sleep inducing "gameplay" you could imagine. Long animation for tedious stuff like cooking meat which is necessary, having to craft ammo one by one if you want special ammo, and many other instances of so called "realism" that is just annoying and uninteresting once you have to use them as a gameplay element. But most damning of all is the travel, you just ride the horse in the least engaging way possible everywhere most of your playtime. Yeah once you get there it gets interesing but in one hour of playtime maybe you did 1 or 2 things that were actually interesting and engaging, the rest was chores and travel time.
It's not that the game isn't worth the money, it's that the parts of the game that are fun aren't worth the waiting time you need to sit through.
Spend your time playing a game that actually feels like playing

Grindy, but fun. This game core indentity is exploration, and feeling like a warrior in a strange land. It's great with a few friends, and it's main strenght is not caring about PVP, so you won't be obligated to log in to defend a base like in Conan Exile for instance. Here you will feel like you are going on an adventure, and you should go at your own pace.
I suggest going in blind

ROCK AND STONE BROTHERS !!!!

If you want a good horde shooter that's a lot of fun to play with or without friends, you've got it here. The game also has the luxury of a very respectable monetization.

Truly one of the greats

Buy this instead of the standard edition if they're at a similar pricetag

The game is great but it's a hit or miss with no ways of knowing if you'll enjoy it or absolutely hate it before playing it. Yeah it's a walking game, it's not a walking simulator, it's a walking game. Locomotion is a gameplay here, and it's why it's good. In most open world game you spend your time going around so you can do fun things, here going around is most of the gameplay, and it is gameplay that engages you. So the majority if of this game becomes enjoyable through that. However, just how that is a very bold gamedesign decision, there is plenty of other bold decisions that might put you off, such as a very slow start.
It is strange, it is unlike anything else, but if you want a game that is just different that the rest while still being AAA and not a niche indie game you've got it here, and it's a shame game like this are so rare nowadays.