The plot, world, dialogues and NPC really suck you into the universe. Its a great atmosphere and some really hard topics are part of the quests and story. After an initial adrenaline burst and a really obscure quest (cleaver quest) it slows down by a lot when you first enter the "open world". The world itself feels lifeless: - generic quests at each corner (kill dudes here, there, etc.) - not so interesting "gig" quests --> talk to someone/break in somewhere, etc. - NPCs in the world don't really react to you and there is not much interaction at all besided the stores Gameplay (the worst part of it all): - interface is horrible and complicated to use with several sub menus, e.g. you have to click on each clothing item to see the available items, its hard to differentiate, etc. - brawling/melee feels underwhelming, no real feedback, clunky movements, no real visible inputs on counter, etc. - gunfights: some weapons feel good at first but quickly lose their initial momentum: there is too much weapon sway, aiming is horrible, gun fights feel really underwhelming because its shooting some bullets, enemy ducks, you duck, you wait, you shoot some bullets, etc. It just doesn't feel really interesting - movement: clunky and not much to say about it above that - stealth: also feels clunky and unpolished, sometimes enemies just know you are there even if they didn't see you before, no chance of reentering stealth after real fight begins - hacking: my favourite part but also too clunky and doesn't seem to affect the gampelay too much (disable camera or some dude(s) at some point but nothing really interesting Overall: Story and the world building itself really sucks you. But this element is the only thing really pushing me forward. A lot of side quests seem to be just too random and boring. Gameplay feels clunky and unpolished. In the first 6 hours of the game I had 3 quest-breaking bugs and had to restart. All in all doesn't feel like a game 7yrs in the making :(
