Preored version. Even thou shop where I bought the game went bankrupt in late 2019 CDPR provided copy of the game - it was big proconsumer move from CDPR side as I didn't have to take part in the shop's insolvency proceedengs to get the game.
Prior patch 1.05
Even on 6yo PC environment looks good (low-medium settings, GPU: GTX 970). With 70h in game I've experienced minor visual glitches and several big ones (once car stopped being properly rendered and it crushed the game, I've experienced 3-4 blue screens of death). I haven't checked FPS but I haven't experienced any stuttoring and I'd say game runs smoothly for me. I avoid looking in the mirrors as they are cursed on my PC.
Story - I haven't finished it yet. So far I have mixed feelings. I wish origin story was longer with bigger impact on the main plot. V-Jackie cooperation/friendship should be established better. The "we're friends now!" cutscene doesn't work for me and makes his death unimportant.
Gameplay - it's fun but it's also absolutely imbalanced. It's also dotted with bugs that decrease overal experience. AI should be improved (for crowd, cars, enemies but also for spawning events - spawning ongoing crime just next to 3 cops investigating crimescene and they do not react at all...), crime system should be added to the game, more non-fighting activieties would be good addition too (e.g. some arcade games could be playable), it shouldn't be possible to buy the same crafting schematics multiple times, values on character sheet are not always correct, end so on.
I'd recomened trying this game out cause the city looks stunning and there's huge potential but I hope creators (after clearing the last gen consoles mess) will start adding bits to the world cause it's 'openness' might be seen as rather empty with limited replayability (origin stories are so much underutilised that it's sad).
Pretty standard game, but with quite a lot that could be better. The story, despite having multiple endings, barely amounts to much the same things essentially occur regardless. There's no happy ending either, all those ending and not that qualifies, not a fan. Game had hype, but it's no better than others; maybe even worse.
A middling adventure in Night City.
Story: V isn't a compelling character. The game glosses over a huge amount of what would have been a great opportunity to develop V as a character. The story picks up in the last half of the game but really struggles to find its footing in the beginning. You'll have a few compelling side-quests and main story quests that have great interaction with NPCs, but the game tosses them away as soon as their portion is done.
World: Despite the glowing neon lights of Night City, it is an incredibly dull and lifeless city. NPCs have simple routines of walking up and down streets with little to no interaction with you. Cops spawn into place when you commit crimes, even if you're in the middle of the desert. There is surprisingly little to do. Locked doors everywhere, random events are often the exact same thing in a different location - and feel like exp grind fests rather than anything that contributes to the world at large.
Gameplay: It feels more like an FPS with minor RPG elements than an RPG that happens to be an FPS. That being said, gunplay isn't bad. Once you pick up weapons you enjoy it can be quite entertaining. Main quests and side quests often feel like the same thing, different location. There's a lack of variety in how you complete quests and dialog always seems to end up with the same result.
Graphics: It looks alright. I wasn't impressed. The game looks good, don't get me wrong. But it feels absolutely lifeless. Character animations are good when they work properly. Character customization is robust, if mostly useless. You rarely see yourself outside of inventory menus and activating mirrors.
Sound: The sound design in the game is great. It's one area I really enjoyed. The combat music kicks in just at the right time and aren't overbearing. Voice actors and actresses did a fantastic job and I was quite happy with it.
