Best game I've payed in over 2 decades. Nuff said.
Its been years now since I finished the game and decided to write this review with a retrospective view We all know the launch was a shit show and CDPR pissed away a lot of goodwill because of that. A shame really but wont dwell on that, I'm looking at the game as it is now, after all the updates and Patches: Story/Writing: An amazing and deep story with lots of compelling, nuanced characters with different motivations. It really emphasises the fact that there are no heroes or monsters in the world, just people led to do heroic or monstrous things, depending on the circumstance. the story is only let down by the somewhat rushed ending though. Evironment/World-building: Night City is the star of the show! Stunning in every way! The world is a major and probably the best character in the story of Cyberpunk 2077. Every neon drenched corner and seedy street is oozing with personality and a story to tell. Night City doesnt give a shit about you: It was there before you and will continue to be long after your dead ass fades from memory. Exploration is a joy to experience in this game Gameplay: Gunplay is adequately tight and responsive (its no FPS tho), RPG elements are adequately fleshed out and deep enough, stealth gameplay is fine and the cyberhacking gameplay is my favourite in particular: you can murder a whole building full of bad guys just by looking at them funny. Its satisfying and tense in moments Sound/Graphics: Like i said before, its one of the most stunning games that has ever graced any screen. Its beyond beautiful. The sound also is very good and the soundtracks are unique. All in all, very good Conclusion My frustration is that this game could easily have been one of the greatest games ever made but it was done a disservice by a rushed launch. No amount of patching can fix systemic flaws that should have been sorted out with probably another full year of development to make all the sum of its parts cohesive. In other words, a flawed Masterpiece
I usually dont bother writing reviews of any sort but in this case, I will have to make an exception. The Witcher 3: wild hunt is one of the best games Ive ever had the pleasure of playing and Ive been gaming since the days of Famicom. CD Project Red have succeded in creating a genre defining game right here and this will be the standard to which all other RPGs and indeed other genres will be judged. The attention to detail, the engaging story, even the sidequests are almost better than the main story (and thats saying something) all makes for a pretty amazing experience. I particularly enjoy the fact that every situation and decision you make is not black and white, its all a delicious cornucopia of greys shades that you have to weigh and balance internally. Even the minigame (Gwent) is loads of fun! And this is coming from someone who despises mini-games in general. I cant count the number of times Ive just stopped in my tracks and just admire the scenery for minutes, it looks that good. Sure, there are a few problems like how I would have liked better control of my inventory and an ability to search within it, but these are minor issues that could be traced to the Game being multi-platform. What I am saying in essence is that this is a game that is so, so much more than the sum of its parts and its been a long while since a game has made me pause it and go: "Damn! I love this game..."
