Posted on: October 9, 2023
Mother_Monster
Verified ownerGames: 403 Reviews: 5
Worth it in the end
Liked the game when it launched, even if the consesus was decidedly against it. Now with all the updates and the DLC, I feel vindicated that people are finally able to see the game I saw back then. Beat it about four different times, and yeah, there's not a ton of actual branching or consequence to your choices (though the choices that ARE there are often excellent), but the writing that is there and the story it is trying to tell are very worth experiencing, and the city setting itself is the only video game city I've ever actually believed. It reminds me the most of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, which itself didn't have a ton of branching until the finale, much the same as 2077, but the quality of the dialogue and the atmosphere and exploration of the world really brought things to life. There's no equivalent to a Malkavian or Nosferatu run in 2077, unfortunately, but even without that, I think that's the closest equivalent game I can offer. Similarly shit launches, too. The major difference is that VTMB was just there to have a good time, while 2077 actually seems to have something important to say. And speaking to that, I have "beat" the game about four times, but I just can't actually finish it because of the story context for the ending. It's a Cyberpunk game, and as such there is no perfect solution to anything, and I appreciate that in a game's narrative, even if it hurts me lmfao. The themes on offer are not exactly unique but the way the story approaches them, combined with how the world draws you in, have left me gutted every single time I go through the game. Take that for what you will. It's no revolution in player reactivity or gameplay innovation, and there are things that didn't go as far as they could have, but as a world to live in for a hundred hours, and a story being told, I think 2077 is absolutely worth the money and the time. If those are things you care about, you really can't go wrong here.
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