Prey
I have found solutions for the two things that were sticking out as problems to me for this game. Now it's just... really good. I'm towards the endgame on the power curve and it's very satisfying to smash things that gave me trouble several hours ago--plus more characters that I like have started showing up.
Prey spoiler, Dark Souls spoiler
That "cook" is on some Lautrec shit. I feel like I could have handled the situation better.