Dragon Age: Origins remains one of the best RPGs I have played over the years. The story does a great job at drawing you in and keeping you hooked until the end. I especially enjoy how many meaningful choices I can make to shape my story. The only thing I didn't like about this game is that it suffers from memory leak issues at the highest graphics settings and crashes often as a result. Some areas are pretty much unplayable because of it. I sorted this issue by lowering my graphics to medium but there are mods out there that address this issue as well.
Phantom Liberty is a great addition to the main game of Cyberpunk 2077 and worth your time if you enjoy the main game. The story suffers from some pacing issues and has an underwhelming antagonist but is decent overall. The dialogue and performances are fantastic with some great characters who slot in perfectly to this world. The new area, Dogtown, is a great addition to Night City and adds plenty of flavour to an already aesthetically diverse city. The expansion doesn't do an awful lot to add to the gameplay. There are some cool new weapons and new powers but they never feel like the change the gameplay in any significant way. In practice the additions only make V more overpowered which is a problem Cyberpunk suffers as you progress through the game. A real strength of the expansion are the new side missions which were some of my favourite in the game. CD Projekt really put a lot more effort into these missions which is welcome as I feel they represent the core experience of playing as a mercenary. Overall, if you didn't like the main game of Cyberpunk 2077 then you will not find much new here. For fans of the original game, it is a great expansion and you will get a lot out of it.
Cyberpunk 2077 has had a rough few years but has finally come into it's own with the 2.0 update. I found the combat satisfying. There are plenty of ways to organise your build in this game which should keep things interesting if you wish to playthrough the game multiple times. Unfortunately some of the missions heavily favour stealth which would put other builds at a disadvantage if you wanted to get all the optional objectives done. The combat really comes into it's own during the side missions. These give you the opportunity to get inside V's head and make you think about what you would do in their shoes. This is when Cyberpunk is at it's most immersive. The story is good but can be very disjointed at times. The individual threads are good but they don't stich together in a cohesive fashion. The pacing is particularly bad, especially in the opening act and I was surprised at how short the main questline was. It tries to touch upon some philosophical ideas but doesn't go beyond the surface level which I found disappointing. The characters are fantastic and I found most of them memorable but they don't feel like they have much impact on the overall story apart from giving you a few alternate endings. Even with all those criticisms the writing is still good for the most part with the dialogue being a major strength of the game. Major props to the voice work for this game, it is top class. Lastly, the vibes of this game are unreal. Night City looks absolutely amazing. They somehow managed to make Night City look diverse while keeping the same overall aesthetic. The music is top notch, the score really elevates scenes during the story and the tracks on the radio are excellent. There is a lot to say about this game, good and bad, so I found it tough to condense this review. I gave the game 5 stars because it is MY ideal game but if you are looking for an in depth choice driven RPG you may leave disappointed. Despite that I would recommend trying it out :)
