Not a game Muscle memory Turns the most patient person violent Avoid!
Amazing presentation, stunning cut-scenes Let down by a somewhat obtuse story & awkward script I really enjoyed my time here, but would not recommend Unless you're prepared to use the dev guide from the interwebs
So I'm hoping this review will be cathartic. Bought this on 13 Dec, having followed development since 2014. I WANTED TO LOVE IT! It was the game release i was most excited by and knew about the glitches before buying, but still. couldn't. resist. Even 50 hours in, was still largely supportive of the immersive environment and spellbinding experience. Now, having 100%'ed it 5 days ago, and finally completing the Gig mission fixed in today's 1.21 update, i'm out for good. I've disabled auto-update, don't care for DLC, free or not, and consider that i've gotten my money's worth, although CDPR have exacted more than their pound of flesh in return. The more I played, the more the bugs accumulated, preventing completion of various missions, some of which were main story lines, and forced my hand to return to old saves and try a different branch or just to avoid missions / areas completely. As weeks became months, my enthusiasm waned and I just wanted it to end. In total approx. 30% of my total game time was lost to bugs. Now I'm done! As Johnny might say: "it's been one hellufa ride." and one i don't hope to repeat with any other title. To genre diehards who are considering purchase, I'd say leave it for 6 mths to see whether CDPR can redeem what is otherwise *beautiful lesson in frustration.* To everyone else, wait until 2077.
