This review was played entirely on 1.06, so I missed any crap before, and any fixes after. I also intentionally didn't watch many trailers, interviews, gameplay videos, etc. I went into the game expecting an Open World RPG, and that's generally what I got.
From a technical standpoint, the game was fine for me. I had 3 crashes in about 100 hours, and 2 of those were when loading a saved game (saves were fine), and the other was when exiting the game. There are plenty of bugs, but I didn't see anything game breaking. I missed some side quests because of bugs (I assume...the next step never triggered despite waiting the appropriate time), but they were minor.
The world building was excellent, and is both the best and worst part of the game. It is the best because the game sets you up for some great things. The big corporations (Arasaka and Militech) are on the verge of war, the Mayor of Night City just died and there is a new election coming, advertisements everywhere, the different areas of the city are actually different, and you can tell what are of the city you're in just by looking around.
It's the worst because none of that really matters. You can attack Arasaka or Militech all game, and nothing changes. Despite having some quests regarding the Mayoral election, you change nothing. Any urgency from the main quest is pure illusion. You can do side quests forever despite being in a serious time crunch to complete the main quest.
The characters are memorable, but I wasn't emotionally invested in them. The plot is well written, but is limited to just the main character. I don't need to save the world, but if I'm going to attack gangs' clubs and work with mayoral candidates, I want to see the long lasting impact of those decisions.
I played the game to completion, and did most of the side quests/gigs/hustles, which means I enjoyed the game overall. But it didn't do anything better than previous games in this genre.