Normally when you see the word "unplayable" in a review, you can be assured that the reviewer is exaggerating for effect. In this case, however, there are so many game-breaking bugs and such poor optimization in Cyberpunk 2077 that it actually is mostly unplayable. For a while I just smiled and nodded as others complained because although it wasn't a great game, it booted and was technically a program that worked for me. But then...the leopard ate my face too and now the game is completely unfinishable and broken past a certain point. I've never worked in QA but I always kind of assumed that "can complete the game" would be one of the most important testing criteria but I guess Cyberpunk 2077 is breaking new ground even in that respect. If you're curious about the game, that's cool! Maybe wait a year for a whole bunch of patches and then carefully read some current reviews when it's on sale? But don't, under any circumstances, let that Fear Of Missing Out drive your purchasing decision regarding this game. You are not Missing Out on anything you would want to be a part of.
