Posted on: December 17, 2020

vampyresix
Verified ownerGames: 63 Reviews: 8
Excellent RPG designed for powerful PCs
70 hours in, I am still loving the game. Night City is the most detailed and interesting cityscape I have ever seen in a game world. It's vibrant and full of life and there is a feeling of the place actually being full of people. The map design team went above and beyond for the world design both in and around the city, to the point where I enjoy exploration and walking around quite a bit. As an RPG, I feel like the characters in this game and the story do a good job of making me feel invested. I already want to replay the game and try some different dialogue or choices or interact with some people in different ways. The main story is one that I am actually enjoying a lot, but I do think that to get the most out of this game, you will need to immerse yourself in the side content so the story feels more meaningful or it may go by quickly. FPS combat in the game is middle of the road, not the most amazing ever, but definately does a good job, not breaking me out of the flow. Melee is surprisingly good, I was skeptical of the idea of first person melee before release. (Boxing match quests are the weakest part of the melee combat). Hacking has been fun but I have used it as a supplementary playstyle rather than a main combat tool in this run. Crafting in both this, like witcher 3, is somewhat basic overall, but serviceable. AI on enemies is not the most advanced I have seen, but it did not feel out of place in this genre compared to other titles that would call themselves open world RPGs. The talent and build diversity on offer have me wanting to do another play through to try new ways to build a character Sometimes there is noticeable pop in for npcs or npc vehicles but I can forgive that given how alive things feel overall. That is not to say that this game is "perfectly bug free" but it's an excellent experience. Do not expect next gen visuals and performance on an already old mid range pc, you wont get both at once. (10 series gpus, for example)
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