I'm really loving the world in this game. Probably the best-looking and most detailed game world I can remember from any game. Just riding/wandering around is still stunning even 25 hours in.
I'm finding I still suck at melee combat, though, and have only really got even half-comfortable with spears. I've killed three phylakes now, but got the first with firebombs and got the last two hilariously easily by hiding in a field and steering all my predator arrows straight into their heads from about 70m away - so no meleeing them at all. That enhanced predator bow skill seems a bit overpowered! But am I going to need to get better at melee and/or invest in the melee skills at some point? Or can bow and stealth take me through the end game? A bit concerned I'll hit a wall at some point where this will bite me (playing on hard).