I just completed my first playthrough of the whole storyline and wow, is this a good game. Despite feeling like an early access version of the game, it is great at its core, and what issues there are are fixable. You've heard about the graphical issues at release, so I won't waste characters on it. Having played on a GTX 1060, performance was good enough, occasionally dropping below 30 FPS in particularly taxing environments, but never when it really mattered (combat). The soundtrack is the best of any game I've ever played. Not only is the core soundtrack fantastic, but the radio stations expand on the worldbuilding ingeniously. There is so much variety! I don't like *everything* on the radio, but every time I get in someone's car, what station they're tuned to tells me a little bit about them. The fighting is solid. While it never reaches Doom-2016-levels of FPS excellence, the sheer variety of options you have in terms of skills, weapons, implants, hacks, etc. means you'll never be bored. And if anyone complains to you about bullet spunges, they've never played the full game - by the end, I was one-shotting gonks left right and center, and feeling like an absolute powerhouse. Where this game truly shines (besides the music) is roleplay and story. If you strip away all the player's choices and experiences from V, what's left? Nothing. No backstory, no family, no personality, no face, no name, just one friend (kinda). V is entirely defined by what you, the player, want them to be. Geralt of Rivia always had his grumpy personality, Corvo Attano was always Emily's dad - you're just along for the ride. Never before in a videogame have I felt like I could truly be anyone I wanted, and that who I was actually affected those I met in the game. Likewise, the story is excellent, and the player's choices have real weight and consequence. Assuming the many bugs are properly patched, this game gets a 4.9/5 from me. Not perfect, but hands down the best I've ever seen.
