Posted on: April 6, 2022

Mordanian

Games: 420 Reviews: 5

1.5 Years later... 1.5 Patch

Played for a bit on week of release before putting it down. The game was a mess and I was in no rush. A year and a half later I gave it another go and finished in roughly 50 hours. I found some minor lighting bugs, one enemy who didn't have a death animation work properly, a couple item drops clipping into walls, and one side quest not triggering properly. The sidequest (Killing in the Name) not working was the only annoying glitch and caused me to skip it. The story was compelling with great characters, interesting dialogue, and plenty of choices, some with unique lifestory options that impacted the quest. Johnny Silverhand in particular was great, and seeing him develop alongside V was a treat. Conversations did have some issues where a dialogue option came off a lot harsher or sappier than I thought it would. The character specific side quests were great, unique, and definitely worth playing through. The side gigs however were varied in quality and fortunately optional. The combat/leveling system was great fun. Plenty of options with melee, ranged, stealth, and hacking to mix up how you want to specialize and approach combat. Specializing in combinations of these options adds variety and keeps things engaging. The open world was the most lackluster part of the game. It was decent to travel through, but not interesting enough to explore. The civilian AI is still nothing worth interacting with. Committing crimes boils down to hurt civilian, police shoot, run away. Getting the jump cyber enhancements for the legs made traversing the city much more fun and I highly recommend grabbing them first chance. Otherwise, fast travel is sufficient to get you to your story beats. At the end of it, I'd probably give this 3 stars if not for the fact I'm actually starting a second playthrough. There was enough variety in the story and romance that I'm curious to see different choice effects and try a different build for combat. Definitely worth it on sale.

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Posted on: May 21, 2022

MrDjinn

Verified owner

Games: 250 Reviews: 15

Fun but buggy

It's impossible to do this game justice and point out everything that's wrong and right about it with how low GoG review character limit is. I will have to ommit things. Review done in 2022 after finishing the game on v.hard difficulty. TL;DR If you are looking for a GTA-like open-world sandbox game or an immersive-sim experience then look elswhere. Cyberpunk will break if you treat it like that. If you want an RPG-FPS that has engaging story with memorable characters and solid core gameplay then you will find a lot of fun here. Provided you have the PC to run it. You may have a bad time if you are on the low-end of the requirements. Pros: + Audiovisual quality + World design and details + Variety of playable builds + Amount of content + Story/characters + General gameplay Cons: - Buggy I only had 1 game-breaking bug with a quest objective not working. I fixed it by leaving and returning later. Most other bugs are not bad, but can be immersion breaking. Things like disappearing cars so a quest NPC can drive unobstructed. UI or FoV bugs can be fixed by quick-save/load. - Melee Enemies don't have to visibly hit you to deal damage. You may be backing away from an enemy trying to punch you and still get hit despite him being at least 3 meters away. - Difficulty 1-shot-deaths especially from chapter 3. You have to exploit cheap strategies. - Items You will look like a dumbass because the game will give you random pieces of gear that are better than ones you currently wear, but look stupid on you. - Driving Driving model doesn't feel good and often buggy AI is tied to driving. Conclusion Media bandwagon and general disappointment that it wasn't an amazing game on release made the pendulum swing in the other direction and everyone decided to hate on it. Especially if you fell victim to the notion that it was supposed to be a GTA-style game. Take it for what it is – an RPG/shooter/stealth game and you will like it despite the bugs. I'd give it a low-end 7/10.

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Posted on: August 8, 2022

dvolk

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 4

Outstanding game

I don't follow gaming news so I had no idea this game even existed before it came out. I played it on a PC hooked up to a TV and enjoyed it immensely. Visually the game is just stunning, with a beautiful and very detailed city, great looking characters, very atmospheric interiors. The main quest is very interesting, as are many of the side quests. The game play works really well. There are different ways you can approach each objective. Many side quests reward you for not killing any one. I would say that the item system/stats is a bit weird. There were a couple of bugs, but nothing you wouldn't expect from an open world game. The response really was out of proportion. There's a mod that turns off the HUD completely. I recommend it for extra immersion. Highly recommended.

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Posted on: September 10, 2022

vacter

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 4

Great game but lacking activities

Cyberpunk2077 is great but we need more activities in the game world. Arcades, pool, pachinko, dolls, etc. All the things that would improve this feeling of the world that you can live in. But this game surely shows an ambition to be a world within a world. AI should be improved as well for all types of NPC. I have bought physical copy, after long time of waiting for patches. Now I am glad I spent my money on the box. Even if it is just GOD code, soundtrack CDs, stickers, postcards are nice addition. It should be a standard like back in the old days when buying a game in retail was a thing.

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Posted on: September 16, 2022

CimminyCricket

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Games: 12 Reviews: 1

Better after patching

Initial gameplay was incredibly buggy and unplayable, but following a series of fixes I can safely say this is one of the better games that I've played in recent years. It was incredibly engaging and enjoyable.

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