Just play it. You won't regret it.
So let's start with the good: There are a number of characters and story beats I found to be good/interesting. The graphics can look good when the game doesn't break. Johnny Silverhand's gun is satisfying to use. Some side missions are good. Now for the bad: This isn't an open world, choice based RPG. Not really. Sure you CAN do side missions that aren't integral to the story, but otherwise the world itself is as hollow in life as it is dense as a city. Dialogue choices are only there to get more money sometimes. Somehow Fallout 4 had better, more story changing dialogue choices. The core story is incredibly boring and short. After finishing the prologue, I focused primarily on side missions. Some of which were interesting with some world building and characters, others felt like needless filler. But once I focused on the core story, I'd say it took all of 8 hours to complete at best. It gave me next to no time to get attached to any core main character. God forbid I powered through the story before I did any side stuff. Feel like there wouldn't have been much of a story/choice at all. The open world despite feeling hollow, also somehow feels bloated with too much stuff thrown at you, most of which isn't interesting. That's generally an issue with a lot of open world games, but it rings very true here. Not to mention the fact the game was at least 2 years rushed. Game has been out nearly a year and there are still game breaking bugs. Was the crunch worth it? It never is. And I feel so sorry for the devs that worked so hard in such a short span of time only to be forced to release such a broken and incomplete product. The game doesn't just need patches. It needs an overhaul. If it had focused more on developing its core story and world and not faking its way as a choice based RPG, I feel it could have been a better experience.
