IMPORTANT TIP: If you're experiencing crashes when you boot the game up, exit out and run a file validation. I'm not sure what the exact problem is, but the crashes appear to be tied to the Unreal Engine. Validating the files remedied the problem for me the first time, so it should work for you as well. Disappointed with the way Cyberpunk turned out? Looking for something that'll quench your inner masochist? Ghostrunner is the game for you, my friend. As a fan of games like Hotline Miami and Katana Zero, I throwing myself into games that seek to test my focus (and patience). Make no mistake: this game will push your limits and then some. Many reviews have already pointed out that this is not meant for causal gamers, and I can't stress the validity of those statements enough. If games like Dark Souls turn you off, avoid Ghostrunner at all costs. Though I would like to give this game 5/5, the primary factor keeping me from doing so is the parkour. As heart pounding as it is, there are times where things like wall running don't seem to register 100% of the time. I hope that gets fixed in a future patch, because if it does, I'd be more than happy to modify the score.
With everything else that's happened this year, is anyone truly surprised that Cyberpunk's launch has been...rocky? I know, I know: there are a plethora of other adjectives that I could use to describe this game's launch. However, by now, I think we all know that things did not go the way all of us had envisioned. Let me get straight to the point: Cyberpunk 2077 is not the Earth-shattering masterpiece we hyped it up to be for the past 12 years. However, from my experience with the PC ver., this game is chok full of the content that you'd expect from an open-world RPG developed by CDPR. The missions are varied and never in short supply. The main missions are solid, but it's the side-quests are where the game truly shine. Many of the game's charcters--Panam and River, for example--provide quests that dive deep into the mythos surrounding Night City and the foundation of chaos that it sits upon. Speaking of Night City, I can attest that, next to the beauty of RDR 2's recreation of the Wild West, this is one of my all-time favorite environments to explore. Night City is the perfect urban jungle, and I find it hard not to just sit on one of my motorcycles, turn on a radio station, and take in the sites. Oh, that brings me to the next focus of my review: THE MUSIC. Are you EDM junkie? You're covered? Rocker? You're good as well. Hell, there's even a station for classic and jazz, which...really don't fit into the Cyberpunk theme, but hey: whatever floats your boat, am I right? Now, let me get to the important things: visuals, stability, and bugs. My rig is running an AMD Ryzen 3900x, RTX 2080 Super, and 32 gb of DDR4. I'm running the game on a 3440x1440 monitor with the settings cranked up to ultra. The results? I'm able to maintain between 60 and 70 fps. I experience frame dips in crowded areas of the city. In regards to Ray Tracing, the game is goregous, but I do suffer massive fps drops. I'm happy to say that my bug experiences have been minimal.
