Cyberpunk 2077

There was so much hype around this game that that was bound to be some disappointment. That being said, there is a lot to be disappointed about. This was supposed to be a bold, immersive cyberpunk RPG. A playground for your custom tailored character with lots impactful choices and replay-ability. What we got was what you'd expect if you'd ask Paul Verhoeven to do an installment of Grand Theft Auto. Don't get me wrong, in that respect it's enjoyable enough. I played the game through for what it was, and had an okay time with it. But it really doesn't fulfill the expectations I had of it. So what's wrong with this game? Well, for one, I don't think it has any meaningful choices or replay-ability at all. This due to the fact that you don't actually have any choices in this game at all. You're just railroaded through the story, and the only choice you have is who you ask to help you when it's time for the finale. The story itself is actually quite enjoyable, but it's not worth going through a second time. Then there's the cyberpunk world itself. It can be pretty and awe inspiring in how large it is, I'll give it that, but it also feels empty and artificial; filled with NPC's that you can barely interact with, walking and driving around aimlessly with no sense of purpose. This whole aspect could have received a lot more love. Then there's the gameplay. I mean, it's passable; I enjoy GTA as much as the next man. But it's not what I expected from a Cyberpunk RPG. With some love from the devs hopefully the bugs in the game will be squashed and maybe they'll even be able to blow some life into the streets as well. When they do, I do think it will be worth picking up then (preferably with a bit of a price drop). The story itself is worth visiting. It has some real moments and it's worth the experience. But if you buy this game sold on the hype, you're going to be in for a disappointment.

Oh god, it's so heartbreaking to post a negative review but the game really ruined my mood. It truly feels like a betrayal from the executives and the CEO of my favourite company. They said the game was completely ready before the first delay and just needed time to polish and ensure its best quality at launch. Even the slogan, " Released when it's ready", and all promises from the game marketing boosted the hype at launch. And it is even more painful knowing that the game is a masterpiece in terms of story and world design (it's still a game from CDPR) but oh man, the technical side of the game is truly broken at this point, just constantly breaking the immersion. I specifically tried to distance from the reviews and wait a few weeks but even with the 1.05 hotfix, the number of bugs, dumb AI, popping out of nowhere people and vehicles is just too much. I experienced my weapon not dealing any damage during the main story mission, car stuck in the gates and textures, weird animations and UI glitches and a lot of smaller bugs and omissions (toggle walk and pace of the car, interactions with the objects, weird police implementation...) I really want to finish the game, especially for its great story and meticulously crafted world, but i.m.h.o it's a shame to experience it in this way. I won't refund the game and will wait for the patches but CDPR's management just ruined the reputation and trust of the whole company, though I don't blame the devs and I believe they will fix all technical issues making the game a true masterpiece just like the Witcher 3. Upd: though I didn't encounter performance issues (mobile rtx2070), such release with all those bugs and cut content is absolutely unacceptable even on PC! TL;DR: The core of the game, its story and world is really something special and breathtaking but all the glitches and bugs just ruin the experience to the point where it's best to wait ~1-3 months before the technical side is hopefully fixed.

Oh Dear! What a shame. I admit I had very high expectations, but I would have been happy with a game that met half of my expectations. I have finally finished the game. I did all side missions and most gigs. I basically gave it a decent crack. But I am left feeling empty and disappointed. The bugs can be patched. I will leave them alone as a lot of people have already mentioned the copious amounts of bugs and glitches. I'm sure they will be fixed. It is the aspects of the game that won't, and probably can't be fixed that upset me the most. The broken promises from CDPR. They promised us a game with features that just did not make it into the game. We were promised a deep RPG experience set in a rich world. The RPG aspects are mediocre at best, and the world itself is not rich at all. It looks great. But the hopeless AI is a let down. We were promised a city full of thousands of NPC's living there lives and going about their day according to a robust day and night cycle. This isn't the case, all NPC's are mindless drones that barely do anything, and many of them simply pop in to your view from out of nowhere. The police system is honestly the worst I can ever remember experiencing. Commit a crime and police spawn behind you, even in the middle of the desert with nobody else around. Police don't drive, or actively pursue you. Run down the street a few metres and turn a corner and Voila! You have evaded the police. There is unfinished business all over the place. You can see evidence of it as you are playing. A good example is, I decided to install the 'Gorrilla Arms' cyberware implants, as the description on them at the ripper doc states that they allow you to force open doors and rip turrets out. This is not true, they actually don't do anything except increase your punch damage, despite the description saying otherwise.

The actually story seems okay. However the games feels very unfinish. Within the first 20 seconds of loading in, it began to glitch. NPC's and the environment dont react properly to the player. And the always changing story line based on the players decisions seems to not really change anything for the player. For a great company like CDPR to release this game is just dissapointing. I expected alot more considering how long the game had been in development and the team behind it. Perhaps patches can fix the bugs and gameplay issues, but I don't have high hopes for the future of this game. It should have been delayed at least another year to allow for futher development.

Pretty shallow in most regards, probably due to a lack in development time. A step backwards compared to The Witcher 3 and far off the pre-release promises.