Posted on: December 22, 2020

mmark
Verified ownerGames: 63 Reviews: 7
Entertaining and no major issues
There are mixed reviews but I cannot share the negative points: The bugs I encountered on version 1.04 and 1.05 were few and they are no deal breakers. My PC fulfills the recommended specs and I had no crashes or other major issues within 60 hours or so of gameplay. If an issue appears like floating item stats on the screen (after 8 hours of gameplay) or glitching through the floor once after 60 hours of gameplay they can be solved by reloading a savegame. The main story does not require multiple choices for V's character because the way to play already provides enough variety to be constantly entertaining. Playing this game on hard with a balanced build allows a satisfying gameplay. Sometimes it can be really difficult but then I either come back later or I reload and come up with a better strategy for the situation. With a combination of force, stealth and hacking everything was possible so far (I reached the point of no return in act 3 this way but did not proceed further yet). The main story is very entertaining and well paced. The side quests are well written too. Some are like another but not really repetitive. The map encounters with ongoing crime scenes are nothing special though but the game offers so much variety in quests that sometimes a mission like that is just the right thing to do. The look and feel of the world matches my expectations of a Cyberpunk world. The street life is just an illusion but every game and movie has extras on set and games with a full day-night-cycle suck, which is not the case here. The acting (English) is well done and it is very uncommon for lines to be out of tone. What I dislike is the item system. Pen&Paper RPGs often have items with fixed stats but here it is random, which does not fit to the P&P background and it creates a looting nightmare (a common pistol I just looted is better than the legendary weapon I bought before) and forces V to wear chaotic style. Crafting is broken beyond repair to create infinite money.
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