Cyberpunk 2077

The Good -Deep RPG mechanics offering many different playstyles -Decent A.i in combat but much room for improvement -Decent gunplay with good variety of base weapons -Mostly stable performance -Good atmosphere -No crashes -The story is decent if unremarkable The Bad -Street cred requirments for cyberware are too high -Most guns sound like toys -Frequent visual glitches -Game breaking bugs in main story quest -Lots of bugs, even a year and a half post-launch -Lackluster weapons modification -Cyberware can be entirely ignored -Crafting is tedious and boring -Some voice actors phoned it in -Difficulty is poorly balanced -Entire game mechanics go unexplained or are poorly explained in tutorial -Cars only exist to sink money into and get you from point A to B -Wanted system is so underdeveloped and easily subverted it may as well not even be in the game. Cops spawn in from thin air, can only pursue the player on foot, and give up if you so much as run around the corner -Pedestrians are zombies, react weirdly or not at all to player action, and routinely walk through solid walls and objects -Pacifica feels unfinished and really lacking content -This game didn’t need to be a “looter shooter” it adds nothing but a lot of pointless busy work after every combat encounter. I dealt with it, but I would have preferred a more concise upgrade path for gear -Life paths don’t matter beyond the first 30 minutes of the game and the occasional optional dialogue choice -Dialogue choices don’t feel like they matter at all and are just pushing you from one story beat to another – might as well all be cutscenes -Last but not least, the context menu for interacting with loot is horrible and broke far too often In conclusion: give it a pass, you arn't missing anything special.

That pretty much sums it up for me, not going to focus on bugs, glitches and graphics, in part because I waited almost 2 years to buy it, but also because I didn't experience any major technical issue. What sours the taste for me is the potential for the game to be what I was hoping, the potential you see during the prologue and that gets lowkey thrown out of the window when the main story kicks in. I'm not even "mad" about being lied to, I was expecting from CDPR a game like the Witcher which is not a deep (mechanic wise) RPG, it's a story driven action RPG and that's what I got with CP77, probably gave up a little bit more or "rpg" but not that much. The issue is that by playing Geralt I was playing a well written character I liked, by playing V... I'm playing a bland and blank sheet of nothingness which would be nice if this was a proper RPG where I can make it "mine", but no I can't do that either because an other character (the one writing effort was put into) takes the lead so to speak, what's the problem you say? 1 - This is not a game based on a series of novels and stories, it's based on an RPG setting where these charters are there to create the setting, but as a background while you are left struggling to make your own name. 2 - (very personal opinion) I simply don't like Keanu... erm Silverhand, never been a Keanu fanboy so that aspect is not there, and to be honest also Silverhand has never been one of the most interesting charcaters in the setting. Note - Yes I know you could roleplay as Silverhand in some scenarios-written adventures, but never liked running premades when playing tabletop.

I like the plot of the game. Everything related to the game-mechanics is utterly broken however: * Item-stats depend extremely on level. This was BS in Witcher 3, but in CP it is worse, because you end up with insane stuff like a tank-top having a higher armor-rating than a military ballistic vest. Immersion what’s that? * You can only craft one fixed set of clothing that more often than not really doesn’t match the look that you are going for with your character (netrunner-suit, but you have to wear the yellow hot-pants because otherwise you get punished with less armor). * Because they understood how stupid this is, they added a functionality that you can freely choose your look no matter what you equip. Why even bother with clothing at all in that case. Again: Incredibly immersion-breaking. * The damage you do again depends on your level and nothing else. You pump a full magazine into the head of the enemy? Tough luck, he is a higher level than you, so it does nothing. But we are showing all those damage-numbers on screen, because showing numeric values to remind you that you are playing a game is surely helping with immersion. * In order to fix the leveled item-problem, you can increase the level of the item with crafting components. The cost will grow linearly with the number of updates, so that it is completely unaffordable to keep using the same item you like. * Okay, so crafting is stupid, how about looting? Well, all the loot is almost completely random, so you again end up with drops that are completely unrelated to the NPC that you loot. Again, absolute poison for immersion. Especially if they visibly wear the item you want, but it is not an option to loot it, because fuck you, that’s why. The most annoying thing is that CDPR KNOWS what a good RPG is like: Gothic 1 and 2 had most of those issues figured out over 20 years ago and was an explicit inspiration for Witcher 1. And for crafting just look at Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

The game looks great, there's secrets and lore tidbits hidden everywhere, gameplay is fun and combat is good, barring some rough scaling at the beginning of the game on harder difficulties. The story is where this game really shines though, characters leave lasting impressions and even small sidequests pack enough emotional punch to make you stop for a minute. The only way to explain just how much emotional weight this game carries would require multiple substantial spoilers, and that isn't fun for anyone, so all I'll say is if you appreciate a story driven, emotionally significant game, this game is for you.

Let’s be real: this game isn’t about freedom of choice. You can sneak, hack, or go in guns blazing — but the world barely reacts. Whether you're playing a total pacifist or a one-person army, it changes almost nothing. 🤷‍♀️ There are no real faction dynamics, no way to truly align with or change the world around you. You don’t get to join a gang, build long-term trust, or shift power — which is disappointing, especially considering how older games like Dragon Age or Mass Effect already pulled that off years ago. 🐉🚀 The emotional moments hit hard only if you're already invested. The romance routes feel uneven — some characters have rich stories, others feel rushed or neglected. A lot of NPCs act like they care, but in the end, V is mostly alone. And yes, I had bugs and two full crashes, even now. 🪲💥 Despite all this? The world-building, visuals, and soundtrack are top-tier. Night City is still one of the most atmospheric settings I’ve experienced in a while — neon, grime, beauty, and decay all in one place. 🌃💀✨ 📌 TL;DR: If you love open-world immersion and dystopian melancholy, there’s a lot to admire. But if you're craving consequence-driven storytelling and truly dynamic choices, keep your expectations in check. Buy it on sale, enjoy the ride, and know what you’re getting into. 🛠️