Focusing on "realism" when I'm controlling a game w/ a keyboard/mouse or controller is kind of dumb. I just found the game tedious and really just ultimately wanted to go on an adventure instead of trying to figure out how to find a bed to sleep in or when my food is going bad or when my armor is falling apart. I also don't need to spend 20 hours training on how to fight just so I don't die the moment anyone decides I'm prey. Big world, big stories, annoying focus on realism. Not for me.
Inadequate QA, inevitable poor project management, and realistic goal-setting aside, I liked it. I liked it a lot. In fact, I loved it. And then it was done. When the large patch came out I immediately fired it back up and finished all quests that were bugged and completed any final items remaining. I was/am sad. I want more. The world remains fascinating. The daring allowance of how one imagines a society evolves that has lost many traditional moral foundations. The elimination and extension of mores and values into what constitutes "normal" all show a world well thought out and designed. As a placeholder for what the Cyberpunk universe could be, it is amazing. As a game, it is adequate. Mostly I am not seeking major changes in gameplay or functionality. I am mostly seeking a broader universe to explore. I want to see currently "locked" buildings unlocked and storylines extended within them. I want to have more and broader relationships and friendships. I want to have more difficult ethical/moral dilemnas of how to play out the trolley problem in an array of ways. I can see a nearly identical world w/ a "play mode" overlaid upon it. Where bored Cyberpunk universe citizens sign up to play (fill in the blank) via selected UI overlays that they can see via their implants. Where such games malfunction and cause...issues. I just...want...more.
