Ubi games look good indeed, but marketing bullshots look even better, that's the issue.
I finished Forbidden West a couple of nights ago. I have to say, once I got past the spectacular graphics, I got bored pretty fast. Combat didn't click with me, Aloy's movement, while better than the first still is too clunky for my taste, and gameplay is the same choose icon in minimap and follow directions. The story was interesting enough to follow till the end, so I gave up on side content and focused on the main quest.