tl;dr If you haven't bought Cyberpunk 2077 yet, don't. If you have, consider a refund. Go play something good instead, like "Devotion" The long version? I waited 10 years for Cyberpunk 2077. It needed 11 or 12. The developer, CDPR, misrepresented the game in everything they showed to the public and the press. CDPR knew CP77 needed more dev time. They knew it didn't run well on any hardware and it didn't run at all on old gen consoles. CDPR knew all of this when they had reviewers sign pre-launch NDAs. CDPR said they didn't use "crunch", a disgusting abuse of people resulting from developers refusing to hire staff and take time to make what they are promising. CDPR have still failed to own up to those lies or agree to stop ban "crunch". CDPR endangered streamers' livelyhoods with a broken "no DMCA" mode. They endangered people's health with content that could cause seizures in people playing or watching. CDPR touted gay and trans identities in playable characters, then didn't make sex, attraction, gender (or anything, really) a meaningful part of the game. CP77 is a game where picking up trash and tediously dissasembling it is a core part of gameplay, unless you burn a Trait to skip that "gameplay mechanic." Other great features? Unusable vehicle controls, no key remapping, crowds of nonsensically cowering NPCs, teleporting police, unstable FPS (even on good PC hardware), pointless character customization, no cover or stealth mechanics, etc. This game looks beautiful and I can see potential greatness...if CDPR finishes it. Until then, don't buy CP77. If you already have consider the following question: Did you spend your money to purchase hype and an empty developer promise in exchange for your money? Me? I expect a finished, as advertised, game. If CP77 is ever completed I'll come back and take a look. Maybe CDPR will pull a NMS but more likely this is another Anthem. For now I'll go play "Devotion." I've heard that game is great, and also finished!
As the title says, great game, maybe one of the best ever but how can I know until I play other great games. Like "Devotion". To bad Chinese Govenment sockpuppets cowed GoG into walking back their announced listing of the game. The current update error is just a cherry on top. Until GoG fixes the update issue and lists "Devotion" I guess this review will just have to accurately reflect the questionable quality of this game and the GoG platform. I will update this review when GoG updates thier backend and spinal fortitude...but I won't hold my breath.
I have spent years playing games in various states of development and know the plusses and minuses of playing and testing games in this state well. With that said, BG3 is a great example of a game in rough pre-alpha/early-alpha state. The game is playable and fun. There are many classes and character types to explore in a fun sandbox of the initial adventure. The 5e rules are fun but not so strictly implemented that they interfere with the my player experience. As much as I like to "keep to the rules" the devs are keeping playability and fun in focus, which makes me hopeful the final product will be an accessible and authentic D&D experience. If you take the game for what it is you can have fun. Walk away for a bit when you run through the content. Regarding the price, it's paying for the game now instead of later. Only do that if you are ok with being patient, accepting the game will change some (or even a lot) before development ends. If you decide to purchase it now but still want the suprise of coming into the story of BG3 as a finished game and seeing it for the first time in it's full polished release state, I'd wait to play it. The cut scenes are rough, with animations and textures all in early stages of finish, though the voice acting is great throughout. This doesn't detract from the game experience for me but like I said in the beginning I have spent time in internal and external testing for games. I've already made multiple characters and enjoyed seeing how the difference in a character is already creating drastically different playstyle options and game experiences. I'm looking forward to the finished game, whenever it's ready because so far BG3 is what I'm looking for in a BG sequel.
