I’m kinda divided on how I feel about the settlements; I don’t like them, but not because of the system itself, but rather how it plays into the wider gameplay loop. If Bethesda made a game where building a settlement was the core feature of the game, and the story and quests revolved around it, I think I would have liked it alot more. But as they stand right now settlements feel like a tedious tacked on feature that adds nothing.
I’ve been cleaning though some games that I had only partially completed in anticipation that I will need more hard drive space come september. Finished the dlcs for both Spiderman and Horizon zero dawn which I quite enjoyed, and now I’m playing far cry 6 which is okay but definitely not living up to it’s own potential.