So let me start off by saying that in my current 18 hour playthrough I am having a good time with the game. Luckily I have a decent enough computer to run the game on the highest settings with ray-tracing enabled. I haven’t encountered too many bugs and glitches, and the game has only crashed twice. I know that is not the same for everyone, especially PS4 and Xbox One players – and some on lower-end PC rigs. PROS: - presentation of Night City is phenomenal - best presentation of a city in a videogame ever. - Solid combat and RPG mechanics; gunplay a particular highlight. - Really good story, missions and side quests with high quality voice acting and animations - solid driving mechanics with a lot of vehicle choice. CONS/THINGS TO IMPROVE - lacklustre, basic and unreactive pedestrian and police AI - more opportunities for immersion and to interact with the game world (i.e., random encounters as in GTA V and RDR 2) and RPG customisation (getting a haircut) - Considering the amount of emphasis on player customisation (creating character, changing clothes, etc), more opportunities to see character in 3rd person perspective would be welcome. - More character customisation options with regards to body types. I want to stress that I am enjoying the game and am having fun getting immersed in the atmosphere of Night City while playing the main story and side missions. I can’t comment on whether choices and consequences matter in the game, because I am only at ACT 2 of the story. But I do hope, like the Witcher 3, players are presented with some opportunities to shape the narrative and effect the game world.
