Cyberpunk 2077

a really nice game

Performance - Put 140 hrs at launch with day 1 patch and completed everything the game had to offer. Solid PC port though not surprised considering CDPR is a master when it comes to optimising games for PC. Visually stunning, buttery smooth frametimes, zero microstutters, no game breaking bugs and no memory leak issues. Other AAA devs should learn from CDPR how to make a PC port. The game itself - Story is intricately well designed with a lot of care. The chips found throughout the world does a terrific job of fleshing out the lore. Some perks didn't work at launch but they're fixed now. Characters and voice acting are on point. Silverhand's reload animation is the best i have ever seen in the history of video games. Quests like The Hunt and Sinnerman are epitome of CDPR's masterful storytelling.

I would have liked to see a more fleshed out world with exciting missions and gameplay elements. All of the side-quests feel very generic, the kind of fluff that has come to turn "open world RPG" into a negative phrase. I'm also incredibly confused about how much effort has been put into enabling advanced graphics features such as ray tracing, when the world is 99% filled with the ugliest assets I've ever seen. It's unfortunate that the main story line is more or less mandatory to follow, since it's a lot less entertaining than the basic cable sci fi film it's mostly based on.

Bugs are not too noticeable anymore, aside from some glitched car ride cutscenes and wacky corpse ragdolls. Gameplay is simple and fun enough, but not worth grinding all the side content. Skill system is simple and nothing special compared to other AAA rpg skill systems. Hacking is somewhat cool and unique. Most of the main characters are really uninteresting (Jackie) and some of them even horribly annoying (Johnny). Even the dialogue lines the player himself can make, are way too edgy and infuriating. I couldn't establish an emotional connection even with my own character because of the enforced dialogue options. You also have to endure most of the story with an annoying anarchist talking to you inside your head. The story starts out as somewhat cool and interesting (Almost felt like a throwback to Deus Ex:HR & Mankind Divided), but most story missions are way too slow paced and dragged out. Aside from sitting in flying cars sipping champagne for 10 minutes, the story is not that long either. The dialogue choices are very limited and at the end, don't make any difference. This really makes the "rpg" aspect non existent. THE ENDING WAS A COMPLETE DISASTER and I felt absolutely unmotivated to touch the game after that. From what I've heard, all of the possible endings don't differ from each other that much either. The conclusion is that I am happy I didn't spend much more thant 20h playing the game, because it doesn't have much to offer. Most of the content is hidden in the gigs and side quests, which feel like an endless dopamine hamsterwheel. Side content might be fun for people who enjoy killing meaningless npcs and grinding for colored loot. If you are expecting a deep RPG with a branching storyline, interesting characters, and various possible playstyles, you ARE GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTED. If you are looking for a generic open world action-fps with neon colored vibe and endless amounts of meaningless loot grind, you might like it.

Horrible way to Patch the Game.