I was hyped, I wanted this game because of the way it was sold to me. But what I got at the end, was just another generic AAA game, nothing spectacular. The only really solid thing maybe even spectacular about this game is the story and scenery. But still you get immersed into the game, into the atmosphere only to be taken out by bugs and silly AI.
The thing is, this game can be so much more if the developers and publishers invest more into it's development. Right now, after you finish the main storyline and some side quests, all you are left with is an empty city with not much more to do.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that I have been following and looking forward to since CD Projekt Red announced its development years ago especially since the announcement came from the developers of an acclaimed and successful fantasy action RPG series, The Witcher. What struck me most about the announcement and development of Cyberpunk 2077 was the potential of a game with a powerful mix of elements that I found very attractive and interesting.
I like the dystopian and cyberpunk atmosphere, setting, and plot, as I am a fan of the dystopian plots even in books, and the possibilities for philosophical reflection they offer about our current real-world and our current and future life paths strongly based on technology. As a lover of first-person shooters and RPG games, the possibility of enjoying the previous elements from this perspective was another point that undoubtedly has made me enjoy it.
In my opinion, the game complies enough with all the elements above, and visually it looks amazing in almost every Night City location I’ve seen. Therefore, the game meets all my expectations despite some RPG aspects that might be potentiated, like a higher variety of NPC conversations and interaction with them, more freedom and variety for daily activities outside the main missions or secondary plots, and some technical and optimization flaws. The game’s main flaw is probably a poor and very basic NPC AI.
Overall, I consider Cyberpunk 2077 a great game. I’m really enjoying it, and visually and graphically it is a blast, despite some glitches here and there. That said, I was quite disappointed with the level of performance optimization, gameplay bugs, and graphics glitches it showed on day one. Fortunately, the developer team is fixing many of those issues through patches.
I think it might sound insane to give 5 stars to Cyberpunk given the backlash and outrage present in social media, but listen me out.
I entered the game without following all the hype the marketing team created and the false promises that were made, so I expected the good traits of The Witcher 3 to be present in this game aswell.
And the game delivers exceptionally in all the aspects that I care about: interesting story with different outcomes in the sense that every one of them makes you think about different aspects of life, compelling characters that aren't easily forgettable, an amazingly crafted world and scenery (although with only scripted activities) and good OST. They nailed it with every single one of the above.
I didn't expect the combat to be very interesting, but it's quite diverse and some builds are actually really fucking fun. In my opinion it's better than the one of The Witcher 3 but still not balanced, they can never seem to get that right. The game becomes very easy even on the hardest difficulty if you have a good build. The voice acting is also amazing, but I think female V is better than the male version.
There are glitches, and bugs, and there are no activities outside of scripted main jobs, side gigs and NCPD scans as of date, but I'm guessing they'll keep updating the game and keep adding new ways to spend time in the world. The people at CDPR care about their Witcher franchise and I'm pretty sure they will take good care of this one too, even if they launch was subpar at best.
But seriously, the side characters you find during the game are top fucking notch, you really do get involved with their stories and they can play an important role depending on the ending you choose.
What I'm trying to convey is, if you're looking for an open world to waste time on à la GTA you're not going to like this game, but if you're looking for a powerful story full of emotions and remarkable characters in a well crafted world, this is a fantastic game.
Played on PC and still love it. I did not have so much fun playing a game since a long time.
So I will play it once againg to see all the other choices I can do in this game.
Right now "Cyberpunk" is already highly playable and in my opinion lots of its negative reviews come not so much from people not enjoying the game, but simply feeling cheated by CD Projekt. I guess it's not uncalled for, though we shouldn't allow it to distort the bigger picture of things - the studio gave us another great, although flawed, RPG game, with many DLCs, updates and patches on the way. Similar thing happened to "Witcher" and now it's undoubtedly one of the gems of the genre.
If you are a fan of sci-fi RPG games - "Cyberpunk" is definitely worth giving it a shot, even more so considering all the future content.
