The PS4 era will go down as one that had an abundance of great games.
This was one of them. Never played any of the others, and wouldn't have gotten this one if I hadn't found out through some random ass snippet that it was a prequel so I was expecting all of the plot to be GTA silliness. Was pleasantly surprised.
Bit of a slow burn, but a slow burn that builds up to awesomeness.
I knew at once I would like the game, when the very first shot you fire in game automatically triggers the soundtrack. Immediately immersed me into the world. Usually there is a cutscene that drops you into some kind of epic soundtrack, but this was tied into the very first gunshot that rings out when you find the O'Driscolls at Sadie's place. Since you control when the first shot is fired, it means you control the soundtrack at that point. It was just cool to see implemented. Sure it has been done elsewhere, but not with enough dramatic effect that I remember it like I do in that game.