I love your assessment. Your character looks awesome by the way. I don't like the companions. In the other games, I found myself always going to them and seeing if they had something new to say to me or to give me a side quest. In this one, I could care less about the companions haha. I am still going to play it, but have no desire to "binge play" it. Seriously the other games I could play 10 hours straight and want to play more. I am 46 and I agree with your marketing perspective to a younger crowd. I do like the character creator and was able to make someone that looks sort of like me haha, which I find myself wanting to do in any role-playing game.