Has its moments. There are parts of the game when you will be experiencing it with all of yourself. The narrative path keeps you on your toes and a great batch of the side quests engage you into deeper exploration of the game world. But when the air of infatuation vanishes, you start to see the flaws. The illusion is no more. The potential hindered by lackluster UI and omnipresent technical shortcomings. Tough love but still love.
This isn't the holy saviour of gaming that everyone wanted it to be, but it's a fine game. It kind of reminds me of Watch Dogs, which was another game that got overtly hyped and later became infamous for it's lackluster release, but despite it the game was enjoyable, even if not the most revolutionary. If you set your expectations right, you'll enjoy it.
I have now played over 180 hours as of review and can say i love this game heaps, I got an RTX2060 for this game and it didnt disappoint, With raytracing this game looks next gen and the world they created feels really big and all the detail makes it feel alive.
I had a great time playing through the story and cant wait for more there are many great characters and plenty of fun messing round with different dialogue options and builds.
However this game has many issues and as of update 1.3 many things were worse than when it released like dialogue not appearing and same with loot descriptions you are looking at though a quicksave and reload would fix this but it got annoying, Cars need a little work it doesnt feel right drifting round corners and the police mechanics are not good more work is needed there.
Yes you should get this game and im sure in time it will be 10/10 but for now 8\10
Expectations carry an expensive toll, so I stayed away from the hype. On Day One I came into the game open and ready to experience it as it was. And I was lucky. No major glitches on my system. I've never been shot up into the air from a ladder. Cars never rammed into the barrier outside my apartment. The game only rarely crashed (seriously: maybe six times in the, I donno - two hundred hours I've put into the game? Lucky.). I love the voice acting. I love the dialogue. I love Night City and its labyrinthian mystery. While the objects of side quests are not varied (I've never heard this NOT complained about in games that heavily feature side quests) the stories that accompany those side quests ARE varied. Interesting. Even surprising sometimes. I enjoy the combat, I have no problem with the default keyboard layout even though it's weird. I love finding weapons (so many weapons) that I love. I very much enjoy seeing how this piece of tech put into my pistol will interact with that thingy the ripper doc installed in my head a while back. The most annoying things have been patched, I hear (though I'd still love to have interrupting phone calls not remove my ability to jump). Yeah, stuff is weird here in Night City. In all sorts of ways: by design, and by ... oops! But there is a LOT to like, experience, and enjoy about this game. The weird controls, the interesting stories, the fun combat, the great weapons, the diverse areas of Night City and the surrounding areas ... well, truth is ... I love it. I love this game. And I can't wait for more ... fixes, sure ... but DLC, new stories, new characters, new stuff to shoot. I get that I'm in the minority here, and I get that yes there are things that could be improved - even vastly improved - in this (uh ... and every other ) game (ever made) ... but if any of the above sounds interesting to you - buy it. It's been worth the $60 I paid on day one, and I'll spend more on any forthcoming DLC.
I waited for CDPR to patch out the worst of the bugs and went in with an open mind, hoping for a meaty, big-budget experience. Boy did I get one: this game is not perfect, but you gotta respect the level of ambition they were aiming for here. Night city is an incredible place and the joy of the game is almost entirely in just drinking up the spectacle.
Positives:
- Night city is by far the most immersive game world I have ever seen by a hefty margin. It feels like the real world dialled up to 11 and is absolutely beautiful even on a middling PC. I personally might not be able to render every hair follicle but the art direction and atmosphere is top notch.
- The story is great, with a cast of interesting characters. I really felt affection for Jackie, Misty etc. and many of the side characters had a lot of hidden depths. No, there is not a whole lot of roleplaying but Cyberpunk is like watching a really good Netflix series with a "choose your own adventure" twist.
- Seriously, half the fun is just exploring Night City - that place is incredible
-I think most builds are pretty fun on normal difficulty. I did a bit of melee/shooting/stealth/hacking/driving and the game just said "ok" and I had fun with all of it. Its not super deep but its also not a genre-focussed game.
Negatives:
- There are still a few bugs, like tee poses (in the intro cutscene!), occasionally getting my weapon stuck in combat (need to swap it out in the inventory screen to change it) etc. but nothing that really killed the experience for me. The game is very big and >99% bug free.
- Clones in crowds (often wearing really wacky clothes to make them stick out more)
- The game suffers a bit from the male gaze: e.g. when you pull a naked girl out of the bath the dead guy on top of her is wearing boxers? I like boobs as much as the next guy but its supposed to be 2077 not 1997!
Just enjoy the game for what it is - I finished the game and had a blast.
