I originally had a negative experience when I first played Cyberpunk 2077 on the Xbox One. I put the game off for so long until I saw the updates coming out for it when Edgerunners first released.
This is what the game should have been from the get go.
I understand that it had bad beginning. That they shipped out half-product.
But NOW they fixed it all.
And should be judged NOW how it is.
And for me, now, it is a GREAT game. Very emotional on places, choices matter - even dialogue choices matter (you have secret ending if you say the right lines on right places - and many options are locked if you are an ass to certain NPCs) - and by all means, it feels GOOD to be a motha with a gun.
Night city? Best rendered city EVER created. Literary. Even RD2's cities is not that good, considering that it is much smaller.
In summary, I would say that RD2 is probably the best open world RPG in this moment, but Cyberpunk is really at its tail, specially with expansion.