Cyberpunk 2077

I'll ignore the bugs because all bugs can eventually be patched. The Witcher series wasn't without bugs and while Cyberpunk's bugs are in a league of their own, they can be fixed. However my biggest gripe about the game is how basic an open world RPG it is. It's unfair to compare but compare I shall. This is a game that would be better watched than played. The story is interesting. The characters are interesting. The lore is kinda interesting. The controls are basic. The AI is pedestrian and the pedestrians are worse. In no way does Night City feel lived in. Dialogue choices don't really affect the game and neither does your character's features or gender? Drive down an alleyway and see something interesting? Nope, it's another eccentric, neon clad character with a single dialogue choice. But surely the seedy underbelly of Night City would make it dangerous to visit some alleys? Nope, run of the mill bad guy AI. Equip a few weapons with headshot multipliers and you've won. Forget the stealth. Sneak, kill, hide a body. Hack a few things to get a lay of the land and distract. I got more satisfaction with stealth in Watchdogs 2 than this game. Driving is kinda fun but the vehicles aren't very impressive. It doesn't really seem like any vehicle is different from the other. Just a nice cosmetic bodywork tacked on. Subpar Grand Theft Auth. I don't recommend buying this game until they've released a few dozen patches and maybe included some DLC's. Only then is it worth the current price tag.

This was an overhyped disaster of a game with very limited control. Watch Crowbcat's YouTube video "overpromise, sell, underdeliver Cyberpunk 2077" to get a better idea of how bad this is. Not worth the time or money. Avoid this trash game.

This game has all the bones in place to be a great game, but it feels lifeless. We were promised our actions would directly affect the world and they don't. Character creation is meaningless as we effectively do not get to see the V we create. The lifepaths (background) we choose at the start is also meaningless, having no impact other than some background-specific dialogue choices which don't materially affect the outcome of missions. So much of what was promised from 2018 onward is either outright missing or is only technically present (as in it's implemented just enough so CDPR can say Feature X is in the game). Then there is the story. It's not really our story. It feels too much on rails (and isn't really focused on the main character), it's rushed, and actually discourages players from investigating side quests, if players want to take the main quest seriously. At best, this game is average or below-average; it's an okay-ish game that leaves one frustrated for what might have been.

I thought this game would be phenomenal but I put my expectations too high. Character creation system is based on sliders not really as advanced as to what they led us to believe(hitting randomize creates abominations). They also tout about NPCs having life-like routines but from what I had seen is they just walk from point A to point B back to back. Cops are corrupt to the point they spawn in the walls. No laser guns\swords come on man. Vehicles are a bit hard to maneuver(its like driving on icy roads). Have not seen a single NPC drive a motorcycle. Gunplay is alright I guess(need more guns). There is only TWO hookers in big night city. Some features got gutted like hacking with mono-wire, active camo and some. Multiplayer is unnecessary(the only feature that needs to go). The list goes on... I had bought andromeda, anthem, fo76, and marvels avenger($60 MMO). ALL of these are refunded. There is two reason why I did not ask for a refund for this game 1. Panam is hot 2. I still have some faith in you CDPR. Fix this PLEASE.

Game shouldn't be released in this state when it comes to bugs. But there are bigger problems, marketing was at best misleading, at worst you can even easily make a case about false advertising. Lifepaths don't matter, there's no features developers talked about in interviews, open world is shallow, driving is horrible, main story is too short and character development is inconsistent in places, there's a disconnection between main story being super time sensitivie and having a bunch of side quests in the world that you're supposed to do. There's only really one quests with multiple endings and consequences based on your decisions. Many perks are broken. Feels like a step back from Witcher 3, in other areas it's the same but that's not good enough for a game of this caliber 5 years later. Still, visuals and music are great, the story got me interested and I couldn't stop playing at times wanting to find out what will happen next, gameplay can be fun with different playstyles. But there's no real reason to replay it, you can do all endings in one playthrough. It's probably worth to try out a year from now once it's patched, maybe has some DLCs and costs half the price or less but don't have huge expectations.