There's a good game here. It's not completely everything we were promised, but leaving aside overly hyped expectations and recognising that CDPR has actually been scaling down their RPG systems in their games, CP2077 delivers enough entertainment through tight game-play, decent RPG character customisation, fantastic visuals, and strong writing. If there's anything negative I'll say about the game, it's that it frequently reminds you of its ambition by buckling under its weight. You'll be hard-pressed to avoid any technical glitch or bug during a play session (t-posing enemies, lagging graphic rendering, weird AI, etc). The most jarring things I've encountered is the fact the game literally despawns civilian NPCs if you fire your gun in public, or just how the engine manages the existence of the city's NPCs more broadly. It's quite clear that CDPR bit off far more than they could chew, but even if they failed to deliver what was promised, they delivered a remarkably compentent RPG/Shooter with good writing and a well-realised world. I look forward to seeing what CDPR rolls out for the game going forward and what the modding community comes up with.
