You know that feeling when something's well known as a really great example of its type and it's been around for years, but you've only just got around to it and you want to tell everyone how impressive it is, except there's no way to avoid sounding like "There's this really cool band, and they're called The Beatles"?
@mentor I found it amazing that I was consuming the game like it was a gripping novel, wanting to know what came next. And that I want to go back and try different things, make different decisions, remember to follow up on that side quest, now sadly lost forever.
And then yesterday, I arrived in Skellige. I can't believe how right the geography feels, or the fact that it offers a gameplay progression that feels so natural. "Ah, so you've wandered around a bit and think you know it all? How about navigating this sheer cliff, or that deep chasm?"
So yeah, it's quite good.