Cyberpunk 2077

I would like to begin by saying I did enjoy the game, in fact I would say it was one of my favorite games this year, but that doesn't change the fact that the game is wasted potential. I'm not talking about the hype surrounding it, which even if the game was extraordinary it could not possibly have lived up to, but rather the things that are there which if given more time would have made the game shine. Cyberpunk is best in the quiet moments whether that be sharing a beer with a new friend in a secluded spot, or sitting by an impromptu grave in the rain the game is carried by it's characters and moments like these which drag you into the world and just won't let go. The wasted potential comes in the form of not playing to these strengths. You have your traditional story driven side quests, of which I have not found one I did not like, which play to these strengths by presenting interesting characters, situations, or both. Then, you have the gigs and NCPD hustles which don't do any of that and are simply placeholders, more often than not boiling down into cookie cutter missions with no individuality, interesting goals, or staying power. The world is littered with these gigs which serve no real purpose, and is painfully short on the missions that make the game dazzling both side quest and main quest alike. And while the other issues like bugs and optimization can and will be fixed eventually, the quantity of quests which absolutely blow your mind cannot be.

Basically, it's Dragon Age Inquisition LARPing as GTA V with a coat of Cyberpunk that holds Keanu Reeves like they're bros and poses in front of a borrowed Porche to look cool. It's 85% boring inconsequential bloat, garbage loot and crafting design, very short main story that would work only if it was the first act of a better game. When you play a game and realize that you enjoy not the game itself but what it could have been if it was made with right priorities and competence, you know that no amount of patches, expansions and mods will fix it. Just do yourself a favor and play Shadowrun trilogy instead, that's where the actual good stuff is.

Apart from bugs, here the list of issues: 1. Dialog choice is has no impact on the outcome. 2. Most actions have inpact on the outcome. 3. Starting life path has no impact on the outcome. 4. Driving is really bad. 5. NPC can't drive. 6. The driving missions are scriptied. 7. Forced to follow NPC's on slow walking speed unlike witcher 3. 7. NPC's are scripted with no routine other then walk back and forth. 8. Ripper docs and other stores are nothing more then a menu item. 9. Character customisation is a waste of time and V is a ghost in the reflective surfaces. 10. And the biggest issue is the in game physics that either non existent or very basic. Overall a really bad experience as an RPG as the games lacks any depth, it is just a shooter with good graphics. So after playing for a bit, got a refund.

The main story is kind of okay but the bugs, lack of AI, and lack of shit to do makes this game so mediocre, this is the worst game release since Arkham Knight.

There's nothing positive about a company who takes you for a ride and blames their own employees and tries to shut them up. CDPR has never been an ethically ok company. That aside: Cyberpunk has never been good, people are just too invested in hype. It could be good but all the patches including 1.12 have left the game with no real improvements. I try to play after each update but it's a chore. Bugs beyond bugs and not fun quirky skyrim types either, driving and randomly crashing, NPCs standing and staring into space. Random car and people spawns. Even the story sequences have bugs that pull me out of immersion. Music is tryhard and really annoying most of the time. I didn't get a chance to hear sound FX cause I was so distracted about how terrible it is playing. Here you have a massive studio who can't even launch patches on a regular schedule yet most indie devs are pumping out these massive content and bug fix patches, what's up with that? Yeah they never had a game to begin with it was all staged and the time came to pay their hype tax. IF it's possible for it to get better I will review again. Otherwise stay away.