The Potential This Game Had

As a long time fan of this series I felt it necessary after putting 60+ hours into this game to give my thoughts, and measure up how I feel it compares to the other installments. Right off the bat, the gameplay is the best it's ever been. The introduction of sliding and anointed weapons are a welcome addition to the series. Skill trees are more fleshed out than ever giving you even more build possibility, and the GUNS are all here! Now onto the negatives, the launch as many people know has been extremely rough. Slow menu screens, co-op lag, and frame drops/stutters have all been pretty big issues for me. I assume a majority of this will be fixed eventually, but I still felt it necessary to mention. The biggest issue I have with this game is its story. The truth is this story had great potential to be the best in the series, but what we got was a game full of fan service and a lack of character progression/development. (Wish I could get more specific, but I've reached the text limit.)