They were possibly avoiding spoilers, or at least I'd like to think so. The story unfolds pretty organically as you progress through the game. Basically, if you are curious and explore, and poke your nose around, checking things out, you will quickly get the shape of what's going on. I havent played No Man's Sky, or Dark Souls, so I can't comment on the similarity, but the comment about it being environment driven is very accurate. Plus, the music is amazing. The atmosphere of it is just great, at least for me. The game takes a lot of effort to set a mood, and let you glimpse the story in snippets, so it sort of creeps up on you as you go along, until you get to a point and you're like "Oh shit, *insert theory* is what's going on! Or at least I think so! I'd better get to the end and find out!" Which is basically what happened to me. My theory was correct, but leading up to it, it was fun to see it unfolding as I went along. Again, that's just my take on it. It might bore you to tears, but the game seems to be well received by most people. It gave me genuine emotional reactions at times, which is something I always hope for in video games. And it made me seriously think about life and reality. I definitely suggest checking it out, though I would say waiting for a sale is perfectly reasonable. It's a great game, one of my favorites to date to be honest. But can it wait until it's more in your budget? Sure.
