Cyberpunk 2077

1) The performance issues are killing my experience. Tried changing the settings for hours but the impact on framerate is very inconsistent. 2) V's movement feels very bad. It's hard to explain, but it feels clumsy. 3) The game gave me dizziness at first, but increasing the FOV helped. 4) The UI screens are so ugly.

How did this happen. Put aside the bugs. Put aside the performance problems. The gameplay is so poor, upgrades are useless and not interesting to obtain... Driving is hell, musics are suprisingly forgetable. I waited for this game for so long, I was promised an RPG and I got this...

Title says it all, this isn't about the bugs nor the performance issues. The game content itself is the problem. In general it feels like a lot of content has been cut out. Overpromise but underdeliver. Hype should not be blamed, devs have repeatedly advertise the game with so many elaborate features and mechanics through interviews, trailers etc but we only see like 20% of it in game. -Main story, pretty much just average, feels more like Johnny's story rather than the player's -Endings are ok, bittersweet tone but nothing spectacular -Side quests like gigs, secondary quests, radiant events are a huge disappointment. They are mainly to farm exp, cred, money, gear mats etc. They lack a soul, theres no good storytelling -The promise of branching storyline, decisions that matter, actions and consequences are unfullfiled. Stories and quests are more or less standalone with poor storytelling. They don't interact or effect each other, the main story or even the world. So called decisions are only for the 7 endings which mind you is basically loading a save and choosing the other option. -Lots of missed opportunities. An example being the different factions of the Cyberpunk world. They can be better used by having them as factions that players must choose to align with that effects the main story, but we get none of that here. Life paths are pointless as they have no importance except some dialogue and a short quest. -Romance is a hit or miss. I liked Panam's, others were meh. Devs tried to be inclusive but it backfired and we get only 1 romance option per gender/sexuality. -Characters and companions are forgettable and a disappointment, lacks the quality and storytelling you see in games like Witcher 3, Dragon Age Origins or Baldur's Gate. -Too much focus on looter shooter GTA open world style gameplay, sacrificed all other RPG aspects. Cyberpunk 2077 really feels like they had big dreams but overestimated their abilities, ran out of budget and cut 80% of the game out.

It's like opening up a bag of potato chips, and finding out that most of it is air.

I am a PC owner so this review is only for the PC. I am putting a list of how I as a fan of Project Red and a 1st day owner of all 3 of their Witcher Games rate this highly awaited Game. It has been a great disapointment to me because it is not a true RPG, it is a FPS with a nod to some RPG points which so far I have found do not in any way perform as they are supposed to. I have taken the Tech skill to level 8 which is supposed to let you open locks, it failed on locks marked six and seven, BROKEN, what other aspects of the skill and perks tables do not work I have yet to find out. Next point the game is linear not open world, regardless of which option you choose Nomad, Street Kid or Corp the result is the same. No matter which choices you select in all cases they will result in the same conclusion. You will always end up with a companion called Jackie, he cannot be killed util you have completed the quest for the relic chip. But a rider on this he is absolutely useless in that he does no discernable damage to your enemies, his only use is as a distraction. Regardless of what you do he dies in the car on completion of that quest. LINEAR. With my second avatar I tried to delay doing the relic quest but found out I could not return to my flat and could only use the map to find side quests and complete them Solo as you can have no companion. 1. game is not RPG it is FPS. 2. Graphics 4 star. 3. Voice acting 5 star. 4. Controls 1 star. 5. Game play 1 star. 6. Immersion/Replay 1 star. 7. Value for money 1 star. Graphics gets 4 because of the people materialising and disappearing in front of you and also if you want to try, hold W and shift and aim for the people in a crowded street, you pass through them as though they do not exist except for the odd one. In conclusion I have 11 hours play and have taken 2 of the 3 avatar options to the end of the relic quest and a bit further.