Posted on: December 28, 2020
stuartgreene
Verified ownerGames: 5 Reviews: 1
What a shame
I consider £50.00 a fair price for the amount of solid content in this game. It ran very smoothly on my mid-tier rig and did not crash once in 50 hours of gameplay. We all know about the glitches, but on the whole it played reasonably well for me. The artistic design is gorgeous and the environment is stunning to look at. On many occasions I felt like I was actually in a Blade Runner movie. I also enjoyed the Deus Ex type stealth options, allowing for thoughtful, non-lethal approaches to many of the missions. However, at the end of this game I was just left with a slightly bitter aftertaste. The overwhelming feeling is just 'meh'. What a shame. At the end of Witcher 3, I was misty eyed and happy because I really cared about the characters. When I finished Yakuza Like a Dragon, the climactic ending scenes were powerfully acted and genuinely moving. RDR2's character story progression and ending evoke great emotion. CP2077 just didn't give me that; I didn't feel anything. I didn't care. I wasn't moved. Maybe that's OK; it's only a game after all, but I was hoping for more. I'm long enough in the tooth to have known that this game could never live up to all of the hype, but that's not my problem with it. I've seen a couple of reviews for this game describing it as feeling 'off', or that something is missing. While playing Witcher 3, it felt like a true labour of love from CDPR. Playing CP2077? To me it just feels like it was a labour. I am glad I played it, but I don't see me ever playing it again.
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