The game is not as revolutionary as expected but still, it is a fine game and a great piece of art. Driving model, shooting, quests - all good. You've seen very similar solutions in Elder Scrolls, GTA or Witcher games.
Slightly disappointed in very low NPC interactivity. Even pseudo-random discussion dialogs (Morrowind-style) would add a lot to the overall atmosphere. Hoping for a mod to come!
There are glitches but I don't care.
Acceptable/good with high settings on a cheap Lenovo Legion Y540/i5/16GB/GTX1650.
I too experienced CTD. These were not caused by the game itself but by lack of SSD drive software installed (portable SSD by Samsung). Installed, no more crashes (maybe once or twice). Don't blame the game every time!!
Recommended.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world shooter/RPG, where you can explore most of the city, parkouring around rooftops and doing your utmost to get into places. Not every flat is accessible (which I guess is due to memory constraints), but every flat you can access feels lived in.
The things the game excels in are the exploration, graphics and story (not ordered in terms of importance, just want to give the review some progression). The exploration in itself is excellent and in 98% of the times - if you can look inside a room, you can enter it. Sometimes that means finding your way to the roof to pry open a door which is not really obvious, other times that is as easy as pressing "use" when the "open" prompt appears. You can choose to either jump around rooftops, walk the streets or drive. You can set up how crowded the streets are, so if crowds are not your thing ... You can further own several vehicles you can select at any time, though they may not reach you EVERYWHERE (there ARE caves you know. :-))
The graphics can be just ... gorgeous, with god rays piercing the steam rising from manholes, sun reflecting off of surfaces dynamically and shadows moving as time passes by. The characters also look VERY nice. However - unless you have a high-end machine, the deeper details may not populate for you, thus I'll leave it here - it's just pretty. :-)
The story is ... cruel. In the very start you are told that Night City is where dreams come to die, and that is pretty much the tone of the entire story. Saying much more would be a spoiler, suffice it to say it is emotional and impactful.
The problem is, that the game WAS released sooner than it should have been - many things we take for granted nowadays (water physics for one) are simply not present and lots of content also is not present yet, with the managers promising to add it later. If this is a problem to you, I advise waiting a year or so before buying, but as the game stands - there still is LOADS of things you can do.
This game is a massive disappointment to many people in terms of what had been promised and what was delivered at launch, but it is a fun experience to be had nonetheless. The exquisite world-building, deep lore, and memorable and well-voiced characters are the strongest points. Some of the lackluster game mechanics are sadly not likely to be improved on. The different "life paths" that used to be the game's selling point is just a short prologue section. The simplistic police warrant system is no match against the sophisticated bounty systems seen in RDR2 and GTA5. Vehicles can't be modified, unlike in GTAV. On the plus side, the role-playing system is fairly comprehensive: melee, gun, hacking, lockpicking, crafting, stealth. Cyberwares are fun to use, such as mantis blades and mass vulnerability. There are tons of weapons, and auto-targeting smart guns are fun to use. Besides the main quest and the main companion quests, which are the game's strong points, there are also tons of side quests and gigs. I've put in 200 hours and still haven't finished all the gigs. In time, we may a little more forgiving towards this game.
It's a nice RPG/Looter Shooter with a lot of different playstyles. In the end a lot of the time is spend either shooting at goons or stealthing though. The quests and presentation are outstanding.
I'd like if there were more ways to interact with the world without shooting people. Maybe some car chase events.
Anyways I went in without hype and good a solid game and a beautiful huge world with, at this point, not even that many bugs.
I bought this game right before 1.5 update. I have been having non-stop fun with it. It's themes are fun, it's mechanics are fun. Does it have some glitches and oddities? Yeah but after 1.5 update a lot of the stuff people complained about are gone. Still no police chases which is eh...Didn't really care about that anyway. The game looks great and plays great.
