While the original release in 2020 was a technological mess But since then, the overwhelming majority of issues have been ironed out, there's only a few things left: Sometimes, the glitch effect of the UI doesn't disappear. Sometimes, (rarely) physics glitch out, but it hasn't been game-breaking for me. The only big isse that I see is performance. The game still suffers from this strange bug that causes performance to just tank after playing for a little bit. A 30% drop in terms of average FPS is to be expected. The only remedy is restarting the game, but who wants to do that every 15 minutes? But the game itself is enjoyable for me. Night City is beautiful and fun to explore. I love the characters and their stories. There's a lot to do in Night City, though I would've liked a few more gigs + side-jobs and fewer NCPD scanner events. There are weaknesses in regards to the RPG aspect of the game, for sure. It's less an RPG in terms of its story and more of an RPG in terms of the gameplay. The majority of missions can be approached in different ways, and the skills you pick end up mattering quite a bit there. The dialogue is unfortunately not super varied or "RPG-like." There are a number of instances where it's possible to select a dialogue-option related to V's life path, but it never really matters. And the rest of the dialogue doesn't really matter, either. Pretty much every mission always proceeds in the same fashion. The only big exception is one quest (Sinnerman) where CDPR gives you numerous "outs" throughout the quest. The writing for that one quest is fantastic. It's unfortunate that the writing for the rest of the game doesn't really come close. All this might sound pretty negative but I can't deny that I did enjoy this game quite a bit nonetheless. I have played 200 hours of CP2077 across multiple platforms easily and I can't wait to get back into it once the expansion drops. Just don't expect a super deep RPG.
Even though Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines pretty much ended up being Troikas demise, the game actually turned out to be one of the best RPGs I have ever played. Despite the tremendous amount of bugs and glitches (many of which have been fixed in the community patches!) it offers interesting and varied gameplay, flexible character editing and a deep, interesting storyline set in a dark, compelling setting. The game could be called "pseudo open-world" as it uses hub areas which are unlocked one-by-one and are used to allow the player to visit a number of locations where they can find and complete quests, pick up hidden loot, etc. Combat is also fun, albeit a bit clunky. The player can choose from melee weapons, guns and 'disciplines' (essentially magic) to fight enemies. Each hit is a dice roll with their values determined by the skill points the player distributed. It's far from perfect, but it works and is somewhat enjoyable. With all the talk about bugs and glitches, you may think that it's better to avoid this game - but you would be wrong. If you like RPGs and if you're even remotely interested in dark, modern settings involving vampires (not the Twilight kind, thankfully ;) ) - then Bloodlines is an absolute must-play.
