This game can be fun, but that doesn't mean it's good. It's currently very broken, and it's not going to be fixed any time soon. The Good - When the textures work properly, the world can look beautiful. - Certain side missions are enjoyable and contain a decent story. - A few characters (e.g. Panam and Jackie) are likeable. - Sometimes just driving around the city on a bike is fun. - There are some good weapons that have a feel to them. The Bad - The bugs are awful. Sometimes a glitch prevents a mission from being completed. Textures can be extremely slow to load and look low res for several seconds (I'm on Ultra settings). - Police spawn out of nowhere, spawn in walls, and instant kill you half the time. If you run away into a store with a low number of stars, they completely forget about you. - The main story is too short. I'm at the point of no return, and it feels like I've done 8-10 missions. - The main story missions are pretty poor. Half of them were full of boring dialogue, the main characters could have been better (I hate Goro Takemura), there's almost no choice at all (e.g. two options that result in the same outcome), and they felt very scripted. - The story side missions are better than the main story. - The NPCs are pathetic. They have repetitive, stupid dialogue and respond bizarrely. - Melee combat is messy. I like the samurai swords, but the melee when you have a gun out deals no damage. - Enemies can be complete bullet sponges and take several headshots, especially at the start of the game. - There are lots of cars, but almost all of them have no handling. You also can't see through the windscreen in most of them. Bikes are better, but there are still only a few that handle well. - The minimap is too zoomed in/small, meaning you miss turns. - There are too many phone calls. - There's too much loot. If you actually loot anything, your inventory is full in no time. - V sleeps incorrectly. Currently a 5/10 game, but it has potential to be 7/10.
