Cyberpunk 2077

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  1. psylife
    Dec 30, 2022
    5
    Let me give you a valuable piece of advice : Grab yourself a copy of both Deus Ex: Human revolution and Mankind divided at a bargain price. Put on a good pair of headphones, and immerse yourself in the definitive dystopian, noir, sci-fi thriller RPG.

    Just do it.
  2. Archmalice
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    My review after 1.04: expected The Witcher 3 RPG + GTA 5 crime vein + Kingdom Come Deliverance open world escaled (characters feel alive, story is engaging, no door is "unhackable"). This would've been perfect. CP'77 is worse in each of these aspects; that's why a 7 is fitting.

    --------------------------------------------------- PREVIOUSLY: 4/10 I don't appreciate beta testing for a    My review after 1.04: expected The Witcher 3 RPG + GTA 5 crime vein + Kingdom Come Deliverance open world escaled (characters feel alive, story is engaging, no door is "unhackable"). This would've been perfect. CP'77 is worse in each of these aspects; that's why a 7 is fitting.

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    PREVIOUSLY: 4/10
    I don't appreciate beta testing for a game that was sold as ready! Right now the game is 75-80% finished, and the current state sums up to many bugs and glitches, clumsy mechanics to the point where it looks like a bad port to PC - driving is painful, but it goes much further. I love CDPR, but what happened? I wonder if it's some corpo decision to deliver this unfinished and not give the time developers needed to put all that magic we know they are capable of...    … Expand
  3. shayed__
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    The game delivers an incredible atmosphere, I don't think anyone can disagree on that. The characters you're following, the city in which everything takes place is (by design) a masterpiece. However the beauty of the city is just a facade. Hidden behind that is a lifeless feeling that you wouldn't have expected from a studio like CDPR.

    Sure some scripted districts feel alive, but the    The game delivers an incredible atmosphere, I don't think anyone can disagree on that. The characters you're following, the city in which everything takes place is (by design) a masterpiece. However the beauty of the city is just a facade. Hidden behind that is a lifeless feeling that you wouldn't have expected from a studio like CDPR.

    Sure some scripted districts feel alive, but the general open world experience does not. You can increase the population density as much as you like, but your game will never reach the desired "alive" feeling that a game like RDR2 has. The soundtrack is really impressive. It sets up the tone perfectly. The characters and their writing and voice acting is superb. Easily my favorite part of the game.

    This game lacks serious core gameplay mechanics. Everything from the Gear system, customization, the quickhacking, the character progress through skill trees etc. Everything is so incredibly lackluster. It feels as if they only put the bare minimum of work into these major factors.

    I finished the game at around level 27. I did the major side quests and a few things here and there. 70%, if not more of the skill tree is left unexplored for me because of how hard it is to level. You really have to grind side activities to get that skill tree going. A lot of the skill tree is uninteresting though.

    Same goes with the weapons. I mostly stuck to playing revolver with a silencer and a sniper or something as a main weapon. I wasn't a fan of the tech or smart technology.

    Quickhacks felt meaningless. Didn't see a point in them when I could just take out dozens of enemies in stealth with my revolver alone. Even watch dogs did this better and if Ubisoft did something better than you.. well sorry to say but you messed up.

    I could go on and talk about the atrocious AI and the non existent traffic/police system. But enough people have already done that.

    I don't know what went wrong with this game. It really shouldn't have been released for another year at least. Sorting out all the bugs and fleshing out the system more would have made this game so so much better.

    I'm sure I will revisit the game in the future. I hope that they fixed some of the issues by then. (probably not though)    … Expand
  4. nefav
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    This game is an okay action game but it is a terrible RPG. Your choices have no impact, there is no character customization, no NPC interaction, and all of the systems are half-baked. Hopefully in a year this is a better game.
  5. SENvirtual1
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    A good game lives under the plethora of bugs and underdone game mechanics here. Horrible optimization on PC abounds. I've encountered inconsistent framerates and performance on their "recommended" hardware for this title. I'm extremely disappointed by the way this game runs on my computer. To make matters worse: lots of bugs, both of visual and audio nature are regularly encountered.A good game lives under the plethora of bugs and underdone game mechanics here. Horrible optimization on PC abounds. I've encountered inconsistent framerates and performance on their "recommended" hardware for this title. I'm extremely disappointed by the way this game runs on my computer. To make matters worse: lots of bugs, both of visual and audio nature are regularly encountered.

    The story is great and the characters are very interesting. A lot of effort was clearly put into facial animation and realistic movement. The environments and aesthetics have clearly received a ton of work and careful thought. They are extremely impressive. The combat is passable but stealth and hacking leave a lot to be desired. There exists a great framework to build from, but it seems like this game needed another 6-7 months of further development and refinement. I've enjoyed my time so far, but have been left feeling a bit disappointed in many respects.

    The biggest letdown for me personally is the way the world reacts to the player character. NPC AI is incredibly shallow and doesn't really engage with the player character out in the world. This leaves the gameplay feeling much more hollow than was advertised. The AI drivers don't avoid the player or drive around. 95% of shops and kiosks have no interactivity and pedestrians may as well be not there.

    This game feels empty outside of the main quests, which to their credit, are really fun. Don't go into this game expecting a deep experience, I have found it to be the opposite overall. 6/10 -> a passable, satisfactory experience.    … Expand
  6. TOKYO_GHOUL_R
    Dec 12, 2021
    7
    Переписываю спустя год релиза и меняю балл с 5 на 7.

    За год поляки так ничего и не исправили, фундаментально игра не поменялась и также убога, но учитывая какие релизы были в 2021 и общее положение, приходится накидывать баллы. Все их патчи фиксили какие-то баги в миссиях и не более, оптимизация тоже не появилась, у меня даже пару фпс съелось, однако как добротный шутер, пускай и с    Переписываю спустя год релиза и меняю балл с 5 на 7.

    За год поляки так ничего и не исправили, фундаментально игра не поменялась и также убога, но учитывая какие релизы были в 2021 и общее положение, приходится накидывать баллы.
    Все их патчи фиксили какие-то баги в миссиях и не более, оптимизация тоже не появилась, у меня даже пару фпс съелось, однако как добротный шутер, пускай и с линейным сюжетом, вполне себе сойдет, покупать за фул прайс по-прежнему не рекомендую, в лучшем случае на скидках когда-нибудь за рублей 500 ГОТИ издание, если оно вообще будет.

    Судя по мапе, которую они сами и корректируют постоянно, верить им не надо точно, некст-ген версии и киберпанка, и ведьмака должны причалить в 2022 и для людей с консолей это должно стать глотком свежего воздуха, у кого есть конечно новые консоли. Сам не думаю, что даже новые патчи поменяют что-то, в принципе игру можно считать законченным продуктом.    … Expand
  7. xap
    Dec 12, 2020
    6
    Performance is crap, game is super buggy, basic open-world game features are missing. Empty shell of what was promised. I regret my purchase. My disappointment is immeasurable, and my weekend is ruined. Do not buy this game even when its on sale. Not worth it.
  8. Yopol13
    Dec 11, 2020
    5
    These reviews are overrating this game, it's buggy and unfinished. It's just not acceptable.
  9. povi_
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    1. Ratings above 8 are a lie. They are most likely paid.

    2. Developers have to spend a lot of time to fix a lot of bugs and mechanics that work badly. 3. Stupid talk is when you defend the game at any cost. 4. They misjudged how much time they need to improve the quality of the game. 5. The game should be judged as it is. Large, medium, and small bugs make it difficult to    1. Ratings above 8 are a lie. They are most likely paid.

    2. Developers have to spend a lot of time to fix a lot of bugs and mechanics that work badly.

    3. Stupid talk is when you defend the game at any cost.

    4. They misjudged how much time they need to improve the quality of the game.

    5. The game should be judged as it is. Large, medium, and small bugs make it difficult to enjoy.

    6. High grades make less aware people vulnerable to being deceived and misled about the quality of the game in its current state.    … Expand
  10. ChesterField
    Dec 11, 2020
    5
    After 15 hours played, with love to my boys of CD Project team:

    -Ey Samurais! You have a game to patch!
  11. carrysh1ft
    Dec 11, 2020
    6
    After so many years of waiting, we got an absolutely broken game, in which almost everything does not work in order to lure the player into the atmosphere of the city and setting, where the city looks absolutely artificial, and the activities on the map are as monotonous as possible.

    However, the production looks really revolutionary compared to other games in this genre. Also    After so many years of waiting, we got an absolutely broken game, in which almost everything does not work in order to lure the player into the atmosphere of the city and setting, where the city looks absolutely artificial, and the activities on the map are as monotonous as possible.

    However, the production looks really revolutionary compared to other games in this genre. Also monotonous STORY tasks are diluted with interesting dialogues. In general, the game was not worth such expectations and it had to be postponed either for a longer period, or the concept should be redone, because 80% of the developers' promises were not fulfilled at all    … Expand
  12. Rilke21
    Jan 10, 2021
    6
    This review comes after a single, completionist playthrough clocking in at over 100 hours. I’ve tried to be as objective as possible, and I’ve done almost all there is to do in Night City. The TL:DR is that I’m disappointed with Cyberpunk, but it’s still far superior to most of the shlock out there. That said, CDPR seems to be turning toward the “monetized EA shlockfest” model that killedThis review comes after a single, completionist playthrough clocking in at over 100 hours. I’ve tried to be as objective as possible, and I’ve done almost all there is to do in Night City. The TL:DR is that I’m disappointed with Cyberpunk, but it’s still far superior to most of the shlock out there. That said, CDPR seems to be turning toward the “monetized EA shlockfest” model that killed Bioware. Crying shame.

    I’m playing on a high end rig that can barely handle high settings at a passible frame rate. This is a poorly optimized, buggy game, which should be no surprise to anyone given the launch coverage. Don’t bother with it unless you are running high specs. However, I didn’t run into any game breaking bugs—just some wonky graphics and a couple quests that I needed to find work-arounds for. (That and I can’t unequip items because anything bound to the middle mouse is useless. Annoying, but could be worse.)

    Speaking of quests, I was super concerned when the devs announced that the main story would be “slightly shorter than Witcher 3 so that people would actually finish it.” That sounded like a euphemism for “streamlining for the mainstream.” My concern was well-founded. The main story isn’t slightly shorter…it’s maybe a third as long and a tenth as inspired. The side quests are plentiful—the world is littered with them. But unlike Witcher 3, the quests are not character or story driven—they are cookie-cutter smash and grabs.

    Character is what elevated Witcher 3 to greatness. Complicated, multifaceted, engaging characters, set in a brilliant world, matched with exceptional writing. But in contrast to Geralt of Rivia, Cyberpunk gives us…V. Just V, who is about as inspiring as her name. V’s friends are slightly more interesting, but not by much. The supporting cast are at best archetypes—at worst, try-hard caricatures. The voice acting is generally good, if a bit workman and not overly inspired. I found myself skipping most of the optional dialogue, which I never did in Witcher 3.

    Ah, Keanu Reeves. I like him. I’d have a drink with him. But I’m fairly certain that not even Keanu thinks of himself as a talented actor—and he’s definitely no voice actor. His take on Johnny Silverhand is one-note, dry, lifeless and monotone. It doesn’t help that the character is incredibly unlikeable.

    The game’s general aesthetic is summed up by the lyrics to one of its feature songs: “We are not the sheep, we were made to rule--we like to watch, we like to taste, we like to **** and we like pain.” If this sounds like a revelation, then go get yourself a high-end PC and enjoy the ride. But if you’re like me, it sounds a bit catchy, but mostly…puerile.

    What I’ve been hinting at, the biggest problem with the game, is difficult to put into words. It’s a spiritual problem. Despite the vast world and thousands of hours that went into the game’s development—the thing is just lacking a soul. Unlike Deus Ex or Shadowrun—games that ask tough questions and ooze with subtle design and intelligence—Cyberpunk can’t get beyond the generic. The writer’s don’t get past “Corps are bad,” and don’t even bother following up with a why or a because. Without the incredible source material of the Witcher, the writers fall back on mundane platitudes and trite melodrama.

    All that said, the hack and slash is fun. For all of its many failings, I kept playing in a dopamine-induced coma for over 100 hours. I will likely even play another run. There are some moments of brilliance (like the talking gun and the eerie-as-all-hell crucifixion.) It’s clear that blood, sweat and tears went into making this world huge, packed and pretty—but it’s empty, all the same.

    *EDIT after 159 hours of play and all achievements*
    Downgrading to a 6 because:

    1) The endings are dismal and essentially identical in terms of the consequences to your character. Full completion and your choices during the game make little difference. (You don’t really make any meaningful choices during the game, so that isn’t a surprise.) The endings are primarily distinguished by their degree of dismalness—ranging from mind-numbingly empty and depressing to depressing with a hint of bitter-sweet. (Think Knights of the Old Republic 2—but not quite that bad, since no one actually cares about V.)

    2) Hacking and crafting are both incredibly dull. Hacking consist of targeting, scrolling through a drop down menu (which frequently closes before you can input a hack,) and depending on your skill level, either watching everything die or watching someone get tickled. Hacking is the “caster” class in Cyberpunk…imagine a wizard throwing invisible fireballs that just cause people to fall down, and you’ll have a decent sense of Cyberpunk hacking.

    The main quest is half-finished. I'm clearly insane for playing so long. I'd rant more, but Metacritic is cutting me off.    … Expand
  13. hertzian68
    Feb 5, 2021
    7
    It's a decent game but has a lot of really bad elements/mechanics that really should not be there after all the great games of the past including their own TW3. It's certainly way overhyped and that's the studios fault completely. Runs fine, at realistic settings for your system but not insane settings. The bugs for me were totally cosmetic 99.9% of the time, no game breaking bugs for me.It's a decent game but has a lot of really bad elements/mechanics that really should not be there after all the great games of the past including their own TW3. It's certainly way overhyped and that's the studios fault completely. Runs fine, at realistic settings for your system but not insane settings. The bugs for me were totally cosmetic 99.9% of the time, no game breaking bugs for me. Things like the driving mechanics are a total joke, the lack of switching to and from 3rd person other than driving is just not good for a modern open world game. All those clothes etc customization and you barely see it. Map is atrocious and ugly, constant nagging on the phone, terrible minimap, no real exploration for side missions it's all with a big ? etc all over the eye gouging map.

    The story is ok, nothing epic about it, most of the endings are not satisfying at all and are depressing. The holes in the story and game world are legion. There is no proper true after campaign playing. The world looks great but is empty a lot of the time or has terrible AI space filler bots. The long distance away moving cars are embarrassing, I mean did they play any GTA's since 4 at all? Where are any flying possibility for these cyborgs of the future? Why drive ground cars that look like fancified cars of the past? You can turn off a lot of offensive material but not the vulgar offensive language, the marxist social agenda in this is obvious and revolting. CPDR is staffed with occultist scum writers etc. Keaneu Reeves can take a hike, totally dirt bag and the off putting hollywhoring adds nothing to the game. Runs fine without RT, with RT it's a 20fps hit on a 2060, avg of 40fps 1080p med/high, without RT 60+. I think some quality DLC can help this game, even free would help to make up some good will for this disgraced studio. With doing all the major missions, two full endings, many side missions and skipping most of the police missions with a lot of exploration I had about 60hrs so it's a decent value for the money afa hours/dollars. It has no replay value for me at all, uninstalled it already.    … Expand
  14. xvvolf
    Feb 13, 2021
    5
    Not sure if there is a major difference between the Steam/GoG versions, but I refunded my steam copy a day after launch and recently picked up the GoG version through a third party website that had it on a 55% off sale.
    (note, many things will be listed under good AND bad for different reasons)...
    GOOD: -Main story/side quest NPC's are well written. I found myself wanting to do more    Not sure if there is a major difference between the Steam/GoG versions, but I refunded my steam copy a day after launch and recently picked up the GoG version through a third party website that had it on a 55% off sale.
    (note, many things will be listed under good AND bad for different reasons)...
    GOOD:
    -Main story/side quest NPC's are well written. I found myself wanting to do more quests with Panam, Judy, River, etc. I wanted to get to know them much more.
    -Night City is stunning and filled with potential, but on the surface only. Likewise with the badlands.

    Bad:
    -Main story. Not the actual writing, but length. I was floored when I hit the "point of no return" quest. It felt as if I was only 50% done the main story. While I'm happy it's not AS long as the Witcher 3 or many open world games, this was far, far too short.
    -Night City...Like I said, stunning world was crafted by CDPR, but only on the surface. After an hour or two or walking/running to missions you realize that's all this world actuall has to offer. Mission after mission, not fun side quests. No doors to buildings to open and explore (open-locked). It's a beautiful but hollow, empty city.
    -Police. Forget about killing random NPC's, police will just randomly turn on you. Helped them a few times for them to only attack and spawn more while I was looting the scene. I also jumped off a second floor balcony in front of police and they attacked. Worst police AI in gaming.
    -NPCs. When set to high they really add a lot of visual noise to Night City. But that's just it. Visual noise. They actually add nothing. They are far too alike, will often disappear if you look the other way, will run away or crouch in fear for no reason at all. Like the police, worst NPC ai in gaming.
    -Cut content/feeling unfinished. This game FEELS rushed. Every time I immerse myself in the world, around the corner is something that makes the game feel unfinished.
    -Life paths. This was my single and truly only major disappointment. The ONLY night city stream I watched was the life path one. It was made out to be a fairly significant thing that would provide you with a solid and good reason to re-play the game at least 3 times. In reality? The only major differences are the first 20-30 minutes. After that the only major thing comes in dialogue choices which for my nomad, never made a difference one bit.

    Bugs/Crashes:
    -For myself, I had no crashes at all. Bugs for me also amounted to t-poses, weapon display info staying on screen, items not lootable on the ground. Don't recall having any game breaking bugs. Having said that, everyone's experience with bugs will vary. Looking on youtube shows that bugs can be a serious issue in this game for many.

    Overall:
    Compared to when I played this game at launch, I did have fun with it. And there is fun that can be had with this game, but it does require overlooking many things.
    For myself, it reminds me of Fallout 4. A very mediocre game that doesn't excel in anything but one that I can still sink many hours into.

    I gave the game a 5 simply because there were moments that it felt like a solid 8, but other times a 2. In it's current state it's a very middle of the road game, at best.

    Should you buy it now? I'd say if you feel the itch to buy it, check out third party websites for sales, or simply wait for GoG/Steam to offer a 50%+ sale. Otherwise I'd hold off still.    … Expand
  15. Weidenwiesel
    Sep 25, 2022
    5
    Bugs are not the real problem of this game. It's just plain boring. They can patch it all they want, but the core gameplay will remain unchanged. The fact, that only the very first story mission has any kind of branching choices will remain. The fact, that all side missions suck and are nothing more than glorified fetch/kill quests will remain. The fact that it's technically still 20 yearsBugs are not the real problem of this game. It's just plain boring. They can patch it all they want, but the core gameplay will remain unchanged. The fact, that only the very first story mission has any kind of branching choices will remain. The fact, that all side missions suck and are nothing more than glorified fetch/kill quests will remain. The fact that it's technically still 20 years away from the previews that were shown at E3 still remains.
    And the fact that they lied to everyone will still remain, too.

    This is and will always be a medicore game and it does not matter how much they patch out superficial problems. The core of this game is boring and uninspired.
    To fix this game, they would need to remake it from scratch.

    Graphics 9/10
    Gameplay 4/10
    Story 3/10

    Result: 5/10    … Expand
  16. Dwoodlander
    Feb 21, 2021
    6
    Contrary to CDPR trying to say the game's only problems are with base consoles, I would argue that this game's biggest problems go well beyond bugs, crashes, and performance. In almost every respect, this game is a half-baked, unpolished mess with only some hints at what could have been a great game. It redeems itself somewhat by certain elements, but it's hard not to feel ripped off, evenContrary to CDPR trying to say the game's only problems are with base consoles, I would argue that this game's biggest problems go well beyond bugs, crashes, and performance. In almost every respect, this game is a half-baked, unpolished mess with only some hints at what could have been a great game. It redeems itself somewhat by certain elements, but it's hard not to feel ripped off, even on PC. My experience with Cyberpunk has been a wake-up call to 1) never pre-order games ever again, 2) never purchase a CDPR game again, unless several years have passed, it has been thoroughly-vetted, and is at a bargain bin price, and 3) be extremely skeptical of online review sites: unbelievable that so many reviewers immediately jumped to give this mess 9s and 10s.

    With bugs around every corner, clearly unfinished or cut content, mediocre shooter mechanics, a lifeless open world, and so on, it is hard to even know how to begin reviewing this game.

    I think what best encapsulates the problems with Cyberpunk is the example of witnessing an NPC playing guitar on the streets for the first time. It was incredible to see the level of detail: they are playing a song that corresponds to their individual finger movements and correct guitar chords. However, five minutes later you could accidentally run over an NPC due to the horrible driving mechanics, triggering a "police chase," which consists of police drones just appearing out of thin air; drive down a corner and suddenly you are no longer wanted. That's it. You also see how cars aren't even programmed to move around you or notice that if you look at cars in the distance they appear as weird JPEG cut-outs. The list goes on and on with some of the most primitive elements of game design either not functioning or wholly absent. It is as if the developers spent time on "nExT-gEN" features like NPCs playing accurate guitar chords but somehow left out so many simple features. This extends to lifeless NPCs, a horrible user interface, boring and shallow "RPG" mechanics, short main story, pointless origin choices, and so on.

    The game does have some strengths buried in there, and I would say that is with the core main storyline, character design, voice-acting, soundtrack, and potentially graphics. I say potentially because the game looks great only on high-end hardware. Any mid-range PC even seems to end up looking blurry and grainy. The scripted cutscenes and certain interiors look fantastic though and the visual atmosphere is overall really good.

    The core storyline with Johnny Silverhand was pretty good and kept me emotionally invested; however, it is nothing revolutionary. It relies on pretty much every previously made cyberpunk trope. I love the genre, so this wasn't necessarily a bad thing, just not very original. The voice-acting and characters were overall excellent, especially female V, Johnny Silverhand (Keanu), and Jackie Welles. I also really liked the soundtrack with a few stand-out tracks that I continue to listen to even after finishing the game. These elements were enough to keep me playing through to the end, but definitely don't save the game from ultimately being an overhyped, mediocre mess for the most part.    … Expand
  17. ZINAIT
    Aug 17, 2021
    7
    I expected that this game will be a revolution, but in the end we got a game full of bugs and stupid AI.
    Graphics and storyline are good, but gameplay needs some work.
  18. wokenoodle
    Dec 22, 2021
    6
    It’s hard to talk about Cyberpunk out of context. It was what felt like the most hyped game ever at the time of release and one of the hardest disappointments and PR disasters in the industry shortly after. But even if the bold and dishonest advertisements are ignored, the game doesn’t even leave up to the expectations it sets itself.

    Right from the start, the character creation menu    It’s hard to talk about Cyberpunk out of context. It was what felt like the most hyped game ever at the time of release and one of the hardest disappointments and PR disasters in the industry shortly after. But even if the bold and dishonest advertisements are ignored, the game doesn’t even leave up to the expectations it sets itself.

    Right from the start, the character creation menu greets you confidently by presenting a lot of choices in your appearance and a choice of the background. Really enticing! But the former choices turn out to be quite slim, while the latter one doesn’t really contribute much throughout your playthrough. And the letdowns don’t end there. Everything, from the quality of quests to the progression systems, from the driving to how rich the city environment you drive through is, ultimately fails to deliver on the first impression it makes. Everything you engage with sooner or later turns out to be much shallower than expected, undercooked, or just broken.

    For me, the biggest disappointment was the equipment. In itself, it’s a system that inspires you to get into a certain look, follow a cool style direction, cherish your newfound awesome guns - up to the point when you realize it’s a looter shooter, so guns last for about an hour, while armor stat of your clothes makes no sense and if you play to win, you’ll soon look like a clown-hobo hybrid, flexing a Versace blazer on top of your grandmother’s boxers. And things don’t get better when the equipment comes in contact with other systems: I was the most excited in the game by quite a margin when I finally managed to buy the double-jump implant, but it turns out that there’s not much to do on the rooftops: they’re usually quite ugly and the game doesn’t consider them to be an important part of your exploration. A letdown again.

    And it’s like with the double-jump thing throughout the whole game: Cyberpunk invites you to make your own way, but it’s really only ready to support a narrow, expected playstyle. It wants you to do its missions, to go through locations within a certain path it nudges you into. A safe path. The one where Night City looks good, its citizens feel alive and things don’t break (as much). You can’t choose your own adventure, you have to play V’s. And V’s story together with Johnny Silverhand isn’t bad at all, it’s one of the strongest parts of the game, but I feel like letting you experience it in a more linear, controlled, and directed way, as the game clearly wants you to anyway, would be a better decision than to put up a flimsy facade of an uninspired, broken and dead open world.

    Music is cool, tho. And so is art direction, and some quality-of-life features. People clearly worked hard at the game and I don’t want to rob them of their due credit. They just lacked the time and, unfortunately, the vision. And even CDPR is still able to provide the former, I don’t see how they could redeem themselves for not having the latter.    … Expand
  19. hiccups1980
    Dec 14, 2020
    7
    I'm pretty happy with the game. No game breaking bugs and the graphics are awesome. The map is so big, in 5 days I visited only 20% of the game.
    CD project red is offering a refund if you are not happy with the game. They are pretty cool.
  20. ltsu
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    There is definitely a great game underneath all the issues and bugs. The story and main gameplay elements are great but it's kinda annoying when you have to load the previous save just because one enemy fell through the ground and thus the game thinks there is one alive and won't let you progress forward.

    If CD Project Red fixes all the bugs and improves things like AI (which is    There is definitely a great game underneath all the issues and bugs. The story and main gameplay elements are great but it's kinda annoying when you have to load the previous save just because one enemy fell through the ground and thus the game thinks there is one alive and won't let you progress forward.

    If CD Project Red fixes all the bugs and improves things like AI (which is ridiculously horrible), this game can be a masterpiece.    … Expand
  21. kruemo
    Jan 11, 2021
    7
    The Game isn‘t really polished. Maybe a later Release would be better.
    To many small Bugs are annoying.

    But the setting and the story is great and I hope the bugs are fast solved.
  22. Teleman
    Aug 4, 2022
    7
    ALL 7 POINTS GO TO THE STORY.

    Play it like a visual novel. This software hase no gaming value.
  23. czg
    Dec 20, 2021
    7
    Started with (almost) no expectations.

    Pros: - Great atmosphere. I read the paper RPG and imagined many times how Night City would look like - the game's rendition of a dystopian future is detailed and superb. Some scenes are as if Blade Runner or Altered Carbon came to life. - Great art design. I'm a sucker for retro-futurism, and the neon-look of the game's environment, cars, etc.    Started with (almost) no expectations.

    Pros:
    - Great atmosphere. I read the paper RPG and imagined many times how Night City would look like - the game's rendition of a dystopian future is detailed and superb. Some scenes are as if Blade Runner or Altered Carbon came to life.
    - Great art design. I'm a sucker for retro-futurism, and the neon-look of the game's environment, cars, etc. delivers.
    - Interesting and thoughtful story. IMPORTANT: if you power through only the main storyline you will miss 80-90% of the narrative content, as, indeed, many side jobs reveal much more than the main storyline. So PLAY THE SIDE MISSIONS. You will feel rewarded. Kudos to the writing team.
    - Keanu Reeves is yo wingman. While one can debate his dramatic acting chops he delivers the loudmouth, egoistic, unbearable-prick-yet-he-has-a-point rocker Johnny Silverhand perfectly. Also lets not forget about the rest of the cast, who all deliver memorable characters.
    - Great soundtrack. I'm a sucker for electronic and industrial music, too.
    - Interesting, I prefer this game to the Witcher. Dunno why, both are bleak in their own right.
    - CDPR at least gave some mod support and brought the modders on board which is a sane decision.

    Cons:
    - Bugs. They are really annoying, even on PC. They break the immersion which is a pity in a game building so much on the atmosphere.
    - Limited clothing customisation options. The generated NPCs through the city wear more interesting stuff than the player character.
    - Release: given the buggy state of the game, had I pre-ordered the game at full price I would have been pissed, too. If the game had been released a year later and without bugs, it would be considered as one of the great games of the decade. Such a shame.

    I bought the game for £40 and I consider it a good investment. Would give it 8 or 9 on the content, but the bugs and the release bring it down to a 7. If they iron out the glitches, build solid mod support, and add in DLCs in the future I would say this game still could be one that sets benchmarks in the future.
    Respect to Mike Pondsmith and R. Talsorian games for the original game! (All of us knows cyberpsychosis will be a thing, I mean people are already going insane from looking at social media on a screen - so what will happen when Twitter will be wired directly into your brain?....)    … Expand
  24. 4y4
    Sep 12, 2021
    7
    It's an ok game but compared to Witcher 3, this game just can't compete. Not worth 60 EUR.
  25. asdfasdf12456
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    The game still needs a lot of bug fixing because some bugs are still happening obviously in the cutscene / main story. Character sometimes get stuck in the corner and nothing I can do, which force me to reload the game and replay the entire section. T-posing in the cutscene still happens in patch 1.61. The bugs ruin the atmosphere that the game tries to build up. It's too hard to beThe game still needs a lot of bug fixing because some bugs are still happening obviously in the cutscene / main story. Character sometimes get stuck in the corner and nothing I can do, which force me to reload the game and replay the entire section. T-posing in the cutscene still happens in patch 1.61. The bugs ruin the atmosphere that the game tries to build up. It's too hard to be serious in the story because of these bugs.

    Also, why the game doesn't allow me to continue to play the game after finishing the main story ? It's not even a new game plus. Witcher 3 has it, why doesn't this game have the same option as well ?    … Expand
  26. SuncoastGuy
    Jan 25, 2021
    7
    I enjoyed the game but, even playing on hard, after the first 20% of the game combat was just too easy. I appreciate they different ways you can spec a character, but after I found hand guns was too easy I switched to quick hacking and that was even worse. Replayability would have been better if more content was locked out based on your chosen skill tree.
  27. bikergofast
    Feb 15, 2021
    5
    So much potential here, what a disappointment.
    Yes there is some nice eye candy: the lighting, cars, bikes, some buildings... all modeled very well. The character models are nice too. But the interface, and clunkiness of basic functions, such as looting, it's so broken.
    They truly did rush this out the door, and it should never have been promised on so many consoles at once. It's    So much potential here, what a disappointment.
    Yes there is some nice eye candy: the lighting, cars, bikes, some buildings... all modeled very well. The character models are nice too. But the interface, and clunkiness of basic functions, such as looting, it's so broken.
    They truly did rush this out the door, and it should never have been promised on so many consoles at once. It's true the install base of PS5/xboxwhatever is not what it needs to be for profits but that can come later. But another sad fact that becomes obvious when you play on PC is that the PC version was not fully optimized for PC. It's close, but really should have stayed separate, if that's even possible.

    I finished the main story and half the side missions in about 55hrs. I'll go back and try a different role after another patch or two. Buy a cheap GoG key if you want to try it, Steam is overpriced right now.    … Expand
  28. Irorieh
    Dec 14, 2021
    7
    A good game once you get past the glitches and issues, but there are just so many of them. There's a good game in here, maybe a great game even, but it's still to come. On decent hardware, you will at least have a fun experience in a rich and expansive world, sans a few issues here and there. On low end specs it ranges from unstable to unplayable.
  29. hoanns
    Aug 21, 2021
    7
    The story is good and the art and graphics are nice, too. But the immersion is often weakened by stupid AI behaviour and also the world didn't feel that believable too me, not something that I really wanted to explore.
  30. Heavenskies
    Jan 8, 2021
    7
    Amazing main story campaing, boring side missions. Basically this game hold up because the main story,
    After that you're done.
  31. Xeculiar
    Feb 25, 2022
    7
    probably the most disappointing game launch I have seen the game at launch was an extremely horrendous buggy mess that didn't work and now a year later it works? disappointing that I had to wait a whole year just to play the working version of this game but at least my 80 dollars I spent on this game didn't go to waste gold star for cd projekt red
  32. max_zolot
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    Игра мне понравилась, за игру не нашёл ни одного бага. На 1060 6gb + 2700x 25-30 фпс на высоких, что соответствует RDR 2. НО! графика кибера далеко отличается от кровавого искупления 2 в худшую сторону( Графика похожа на Mafia: Definitive edition, но там выдавало мне где-то 50 фпс на ультрах. Ещё не впечатлила боёвка, эффекта "вау" не было. А атмосфера киберпанка есть, но npc - картонки,Игра мне понравилась, за игру не нашёл ни одного бага. На 1060 6gb + 2700x 25-30 фпс на высоких, что соответствует RDR 2. НО! графика кибера далеко отличается от кровавого искупления 2 в худшую сторону( Графика похожа на Mafia: Definitive edition, но там выдавало мне где-то 50 фпс на ультрах. Ещё не впечатлила боёвка, эффекта "вау" не было. А атмосфера киберпанка есть, но npc - картонки, если на них не акцентировать своё внимание, то Найт-сити впечатляет! Добавить в игру оптимизации и жизни - будет огонь!
    7/10    … Expand
  33. crazybyte2005
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    Ужасная графика, от слова нет совсем. Жуткое мыло. Мне кажется неусмотрительно и глупо выпускать такую сырую версию. Игра похожа на бета тест.
  34. fruesten432
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    é um jogo que frustrou muita gente mas não deixa de ser um bom game, muitas opções de personalização, e um ambiente muito imersivo.
  35. RedBadBad
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    Très bon jeux malgré les bug et une très très bonne histoire. Malheureusement la qualité des graphisme sur ps4 n'est pas au top, comparé a d'autre jeux sortie au meme moment.
  36. Charoday
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Мне понравился киберпанк и изначально я хотел поставить 8, но после концовки где сюжет немножко нелогичен, я ставлю 7.… Expand
  37. Art1407Vic
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    Hi , this review will be in Russian .
    Всем привет , в этом отзыве хочу рассказать свое впечатление от Cyberpunk 2077 . Начнем с плюсов : красивый мир , годные персонажи, неплохая физика стрельбы.
    Теперь минусы : Ужасная физика машин , управление от первого лица в некоторых машинах неудобное , то-есть происходящее не является видимым . Отсутствие полицейских погонь , в этом моменте    Hi , this review will be in Russian .
    Всем привет , в этом отзыве хочу рассказать свое впечатление от Cyberpunk 2077 . Начнем с плюсов : красивый мир , годные персонажи, неплохая физика стрельбы.
    Теперь минусы : Ужасная физика машин , управление от первого лица в некоторых машинах неудобное , то-есть происходящее не является видимым . Отсутствие полицейских погонь , в этом моменте берем пример с GTA и ее погони . А вот сейчас важно: ПОЛНОЕ ОТСУТСТВИЕ КАСТОМИЗАЦИИ ПЕРСОНАЖА . Невозможность изменить облик своего персонажа , что серьезно влияет на восприятие игры . Вы правильно понимаете : ВЫ НЕ СМОЖЕТЕ ИЗМЕНИТЬ ОБЛИК ПЕРСОНАЖА ВО ВРЕМЯ ПРОЦЕССА ИГРЫ .Никаких тату или изменение причёсок . Этого в Киберпанк Вы не сможете сделать после настройки персонажа в начале игры .
    Так же стоит упомянуть оптимизацию игры на пк . На видеокартах Nvidia 30 версии игра идет отлично , хотя баги присутствуют и тут.Они (баги) присутствуют во всей игре и в ненормальном количестве . На видеокартах 20 и 10 версии будет хуже . Имейте в виду(выделю специально ) : ВАМ ПОТРБУЕТСЯ ОЧЕНЬ ХОРОШАЯ СБОРКА ,ЧТО-БЫ ИГРА ШЛА ОТНОСИТЕЛЬНО НОРМАЛЬНО .
    В общем , игра мне нравится , но если на пк ее можно купить , при условии владении вами хорошего пк , то на ps 4 лучше подождать 1 -1,5 года .
    Всем добра и мира !
    Пока !    … Expand
  38. ranzen
    Mar 24, 2021
    7
    It's good but not as good as they showed us, this is why:
    First the story is good, good characters, but at the end it's not memorizable. Now let's begin with the worst parts. The bugs are something it's in every game, but this game has many of them, like it was developed by an indie studio. Maybe they fixed ones, but when i played on its release there were manyyyyy bugs. Now talking about    It's good but not as good as they showed us, this is why:
    First the story is good, good characters, but at the end it's not memorizable. Now let's begin with the worst parts. The bugs are something it's in every game, but this game has many of them, like it was developed by an indie studio. Maybe they fixed ones, but when i played on its release there were manyyyyy bugs. Now talking about physics and AI, these things just terrible, compare to GTA 5, it's just shameful, 'cause CD Project told us their game was gonna be "the next generation of open world games". spoiler: it wasn´t. I mean, the AI it's poor, you cannot interact with any of the NPC's, their intellingece it's less than a NPC from GTA San Andrea's. The physics are horrible, to resume this, I recommend you to search a comparative from GTA 5 vs this game on YT. The enviroment it's cool, too much effort in that but at the end you can´t do too much with that. Because whe you finished al the game there´s no more reason to still playing. No online, no minigames, you cannot buy choppers, boats, etc. What does it mean? You unistall the game. Cyberpunk taught me not get hyped too soon.    … Expand
  39. Jacirci
    Feb 23, 2022
    6
    So much good stuff here that was overshadowed by immersion breaking bugs. I have high hopes for where the game will end up after the devs clean it up and make night city feel more like it was promised. This game will probably be great someday but for now it just feels disappointing
  40. Marty1104
    Mar 23, 2022
    5
    This Game is the definition of the Word average. Everything about this Game mediocre. So the only Score i can give is a 5. The Gameplay mechanics are ok Melee Combat is the best Part of it. The Characters and the Storytelling are ok but nothing special.
  41. Ki1Lsorrow
    Nov 7, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Cyberpunk 2077... What can I say... Overall, the game is pretty good, and personally I like it. Although, before playing it, I watched a bunch of videos and thought I wouldn't like it at all. But let's be honest here in the game there are disadvantages and quite a lot of them. Pros - 1. Interesting plot. 2. Interesting characters. 3. Pretty good shooting mechanics, although it will be quite difficult to get used to it at first. 4. Good music in shootouts and dialogues. In general, good music. And that's probably where the minuses all begin. Cons - 1. Very few interesting side tasks. All random encounters for some unknown reason are called side tasks. These so-called "side tasks" will not take you more than 2-3 minutes. And there is NOTHING interesting about them. Personally, I have identified 2 quite interesting side tasks for myself - Dream On and Sinnerman. 2. There are very few different types of weapons. Let's say you found 4 types of shotguns, do you think you will find more? No. All that you will find next is exactly the same weapon with exactly the same textures (except maybe there are several parts (the handle may be a different color - LOL) that will differ only in damage numbers and several parameters. 3. Bugs. Playing the most recent patch, I quite often had characters stuck in textures. Objects were flying in the air and so on. 4. Pretty bad endings. And all of them are bad (What's the point of me going through the game if at the end my main character still dies? ). 5. Awful cars physics. And awful car destructions. 6 Almost zero encounter with the world. ( Why almost all shops are locked??? Why can't i order food standing right to food cart?? Why i need to go to the SPECIFIC FOOD CART THAT MARKED?? ) Cyberpunk could have been an incredible game at the level of The Witcher 3, but unfortunately it did not become it. If they had delayed the release for a year or two, I think everything would have been much better. But in general, I advise you to get acquainted with this game at least for the sake of the main plot. Cyberpunk is a good game, but it is very, very far from a masterpiece… Expand
  42. bocles
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    I played this a year from release so alot of the glitches werent as bad, That being said i still experienced gamebreaking glitches, crashes and just general bugs. That aside i found the world to be immersive and the story was interesting. Sidequests were fun, combat was repetetive but fun, cyber enhancements were cool but it was sad they didnt alter appearance that much. I loved theI played this a year from release so alot of the glitches werent as bad, That being said i still experienced gamebreaking glitches, crashes and just general bugs. That aside i found the world to be immersive and the story was interesting. Sidequests were fun, combat was repetetive but fun, cyber enhancements were cool but it was sad they didnt alter appearance that much. I loved the characters, and the voice acting was top tier. Overall though, gameplay wise this game did nothing groundbreaking, just about everything in this game was good but nothing was great.

    I hope CDPR learn not the over promise and under deliver, most people will still have fun with this game though.    … Expand
  43. benjamin666
    Dec 6, 2022
    6
    Very ordinary and boring game. Technically poor graphics. Low excitement. Weak story. Do not play the game at all. I'm disappointed
  44. YetAnotherJohn
    Aug 16, 2022
    5
    Could have been a passable game, a strong 7 out of 10, maybe even an 8, if it wasn't for the sheer mountain of absences in content. Over-promise, under-deliver is right: the promotional material actively and maliciously lied to customers about a number of gameplay features. The Player Origin is literally just a little bit of flavor text, the subway system doesn't exist, there's even textCould have been a passable game, a strong 7 out of 10, maybe even an 8, if it wasn't for the sheer mountain of absences in content. Over-promise, under-deliver is right: the promotional material actively and maliciously lied to customers about a number of gameplay features. The Player Origin is literally just a little bit of flavor text, the subway system doesn't exist, there's even text in the Gorilla Arms upgrade leftover from when it promised to give you the perk to manually force open doors at will, even though it doesn't do that in the game, you still need to independently invest perk points into a strengh skill to do it. When you look beyond the glossy polish of the game, it's just a cover shooter with a few extra gizmos. Everything that Deus Ex has been doing, except a little more of a let-down.

    The more time passes, the sadder I feel realizing that, after trudging through more than a hundred hours of gameplay, I don't even care about the narrative or want to see the end of the storyline. I dunno, man. I had such high hopes.    … Expand
  45. Sanastusa
    Mar 26, 2021
    5
    Here comes a brand new IP from a company that did so well with their work on the Witcher series. Witcher 3 (And its DLC) being one of my favorite and most memorable gaming enjoyments of recent years. Cyberpunk was inflated and over advertised to be this huge new game that was going to blow minds. Sadly it was nothing like it was hyped up to be and crashed very flat over all. I sat tryingHere comes a brand new IP from a company that did so well with their work on the Witcher series. Witcher 3 (And its DLC) being one of my favorite and most memorable gaming enjoyments of recent years. Cyberpunk was inflated and over advertised to be this huge new game that was going to blow minds. Sadly it was nothing like it was hyped up to be and crashed very flat over all. I sat trying to keep playing the game through hours and hours in respect of CD Red and the faith in their company but I reached a point I just stopped playing without finishing the game.
    Before even starting into the many issues with the game, the main reason for stopping was just not being interested in the main story at all. I give the game little credit for the story not being how I expected from the endless trailers we were shown. Playing a mercenary whose main goal was to make a name for yourself just felt boring and meaningless when the game lacked connection or an interest into the world around it. Nightcity was just a playground of adult/sexual billboards or nightclubs with violence and technology thrown into a blender. One day after mindlessly doing another side quest of killing person (X) because person (Y) was going to pay me; I turned off the game and turned on another game and automatically felt happier just caring about that world.
    Bugs. Glitches. MORE BUGS. MORE GLITCHES. The problems were endless. Lips not moving when characters were speaking. Character models clipping through stationary objects that would cause random things to fly around. Several points of audio just being absent. Looting radius for items being completely broken or away from the actual object laying on the ground. Quest givers (or Fixers in Cyberpunk) being lagged behind the quest you are working on, giving you dialogue from a previous quest you already did. I personally ran into a couple game breaking bugs that made the game impossible to play or advance in till a patch was released several days later. Skin textures clipping off character models during small cutscenes. The list could go on and on for the issues with this game.
    This game wasn't all bad and offered some neat skill trees for their minimal RPG element. Hacking gameplay was fun and thematic to the game while weapons were fun to play around with. But not much else stood out about this game and I doubt I'll ever pick it back up after many content patches are released. I don’t blame the whole company for this disaster that was shipped to us. I blame the financial/marketing team for pushing out a game that was not ready. I also blame the public for being so greedy nowadays and not wanting to wait for something to come out. You can tell this was a passion project by CD RED that if given the full time it needed could have been an interesting game but instead was forced to rush the game and cut so much content from the game.    … Expand
  46. Hyde_333
    Feb 7, 2023
    7
    CDPR delivered an OK first attempt at capturing the Cyberpunk universe.

    Despite the patches and updates, the game still feels undercooked. It's like a meal that's been finished off in the microwave - tepid and unsatisfying. The story is cool, Night City is awesome, and you can make this game better with mods (and the mod support for this game is pretty good). Overall, not as bad    CDPR delivered an OK first attempt at capturing the Cyberpunk universe.

    Despite the patches and updates, the game still feels undercooked. It's like a meal that's been finished off in the microwave - tepid and unsatisfying.

    The story is cool, Night City is awesome, and you can make this game better with mods (and the mod support for this game is pretty good).

    Overall, not as bad as people say it is, but also not as good as CDPR promised.

    I hope they learn from this one and make a sequel which blows this one out of the water.    … Expand
  47. DreamEaglr
    Sep 5, 2021
    6
    Достаточно простенькая сюжетная линия, красивая графика, хорошая актёрская игра, неплохая боёвка (была бы для ммо) и разносторонняя, но абсолютно бессмысленная прокачка.

    Всё остальное в игре сделано очень паршиво. Диалоги ни на что не влияют, игра практически полностью является лутер шутером. Сюжетная линия сверх короткая, а сайд миссии очень скучные и их вообще очень трудно найти    Достаточно простенькая сюжетная линия, красивая графика, хорошая актёрская игра, неплохая боёвка (была бы для ммо) и разносторонняя, но абсолютно бессмысленная прокачка.

    Всё остальное в игре сделано очень паршиво. Диалоги ни на что не влияют, игра практически полностью является лутер шутером.
    Сюжетная линия сверх короткая, а сайд миссии очень скучные и их вообще очень трудно найти среди кучи вышек.
    Открытый мир самый мёртвый в игровой индустрии, даже хуже чем в гта 3.
    Оптимизация на нуле, фпс и графика почти одинаковые на любых настройках. Багов просто море.    … Expand
  48. lord_raccoon
    Oct 3, 2021
    6
    The game is really bugged, many functions and ideas were never released. Feels like if im playing alpha version of some good game, but its not good yet.
  49. robogeisha
    Mar 26, 2022
    6
    Playing it after all the hype and all the backlash has died down and most of the bugs have been fixed, what surprises me most about Cyberpunk 2077 is just how average it is. There's nothing that hasn't been done before, nothing that's done exceptionally well or exceptionally badly, it's just a mid-tier game that could have come out at any point in the past decade without making waves orPlaying it after all the hype and all the backlash has died down and most of the bugs have been fixed, what surprises me most about Cyberpunk 2077 is just how average it is. There's nothing that hasn't been done before, nothing that's done exceptionally well or exceptionally badly, it's just a mid-tier game that could have come out at any point in the past decade without making waves or headlines if it came from a less deified developer.

    I'm calling it quits without completing it after about 50 hours, but I am just not sufficiently interested to see it through to the end when there are so many other games I want to play.    … Expand
  50. Raton_135
    Jan 27, 2021
    6
    I played a lot of games in my life, always saw people complaining about bugs but never care too much about it. I'm always focused on the gameplay and how much fun the game is, if there are some bugs that's ok I can live with that. But the case with Cyberpunk is different because there are so many bugs that have impacts on gameplay that it ruin your immersion in the game. For example,I played a lot of games in my life, always saw people complaining about bugs but never care too much about it. I'm always focused on the gameplay and how much fun the game is, if there are some bugs that's ok I can live with that. But the case with Cyberpunk is different because there are so many bugs that have impacts on gameplay that it ruin your immersion in the game. For example, yesterday I was playing it and part of the character's body appears in front of me. That is big trouble in an FPS game just so you know the bug was so bizarre that it messes up my aiming.

    For me, the only thing that is perfect in this game is the graphics if you play on a high-end PC. But the game is poorly optimized so if you don't have a really good PC you should wait for the devs to fix the game.

    I expected so much more from CDPR but is clear that they had big ambitions for this game and they lost themselves trying to deploy their ideas.
    For me, the only thing that is perfect in this game is the graphics if you play on a high-end PC. But the game is poor optimized so if you don't have a really good PC you should wait the devs fix the game.

    I expected so much more from CDPR but is clear that they had big ambitions for this game and they lost themselves traying to deplay their ideas.
    For me the only thing that is perfect in this game is the graphics if you play in a high end PC. But the game is really poor optimizaded    … Expand
  51. srijansin91
    Nov 21, 2022
    6
    The city and everything to buy and loot within it is just such a wonderful place to explore when you first start up the game but it can't help but feel hollow after a few hours. The main missions are good but not great like a few side missions shine and there is definitely a feeling of great expectations weighing this title down after a horrendous launch. It's nearly 2023 when I firstThe city and everything to buy and loot within it is just such a wonderful place to explore when you first start up the game but it can't help but feel hollow after a few hours. The main missions are good but not great like a few side missions shine and there is definitely a feeling of great expectations weighing this title down after a horrendous launch. It's nearly 2023 when I first played it and my impressions still are unfortunately just a bit above average.… Expand
  52. lesiuML
    Sep 19, 2022
    7
    Cyberpunk 2077 is clearly a game with amazingly big heart and passion in it. Almost every corner of this game is filled with something interesting and I just simply can't ignore such hard work of CDPR. To be honest the best fun while playing this game I had by just doing side activities and enjoying the night city without bothering too much about anything. Absorbing the atmosphere, slowlyCyberpunk 2077 is clearly a game with amazingly big heart and passion in it. Almost every corner of this game is filled with something interesting and I just simply can't ignore such hard work of CDPR. To be honest the best fun while playing this game I had by just doing side activities and enjoying the night city without bothering too much about anything. Absorbing the atmosphere, slowly going from place to place, meeting interesting people, buying cars, clothing and houses - it's the best part of this game. But for me personally the main story was just bad... There were some awesome ideas and characters but only few. The story was short and felt shallow inside, the choices That we can make are 90% of time useless. Optimalization of this game is a total nonsense... It's crushing and slowing down fps all the time even on lowest settings I don't know why. Leveling system was unintelligible for me. Map of the town was unreadable. Crafting system ware useless. There were a ton of bugs even after patch 1.6. Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that is really worth trying but it could be frustrating, irritating and annoying in terms of bugs, story and all sort of little things. But this game can also show us a beauty of storytelling, some great interactions, beautiful locations and it can just bring lot of smile at our face. I think that cyberpunk had a lot of potential but it wasn't polished enough. I'm looking forward to see it's sequel or some new stories dlcs.… Expand
  53. toyoni
    Mar 8, 2021
    6
    the optimization is (surprisingly) good on the rx 570 at an average of 50 fps. There is nothing more good here. The plot is short, there are no RPGs, there are several impalnts, in deus ex there are even more. There are a lot of lies from the developers, such people should be punished.
  54. Wondux
    May 23, 2023
    7
    Pros:
    +One of the best open-world experiences I have ever seen in any game. I felt the developers worked their asses off for every detail in the map.
    +Side-character quests were my favorites. Very interesting, and enjoyable. +Random side quests like the cyber p, or Delamain were also excellent. Filled with realistic dialogue that makes you laugh or deeply think about how technology can    Pros:
    +One of the best open-world experiences I have ever seen in any game. I felt the developers worked their asses off for every detail in the map.
    +Side-character quests were my favorites. Very interesting, and enjoyable.
    +Random side quests like the cyber p, or Delamain were also excellent. Filled with realistic dialogue that makes you laugh or deeply think about how technology can evolve, in a Black Mirror way. However, there are not many of these types of quests.
    +Gameplay and the advancements are enjoyable. I never got bored during combat.

    Cons:
    -AI is extremely poor. Enemies act stupidly, but not so much that it ruins combat. Traffic AI is stupid. When you park a car just slightly on street, all the other cars behind you stop and wait. They do not look for another solution, drive around in their car, or get out and walk. They just sit in their car for hours.
    -The main story started out well, and the endings were also great. However, I was shocked when the point of no return sign appeared. In my opinion, it was too soon. This might have been because of the release date rush. Sad to see how much potential was wasted.
    -Police activities and gigs are repetitive. However, combat makes them enjoyable.
    -Some parts of the map were not designed properly. I guess they didn't have time to polish. For example, the badlands have a lot of trash on the ground. If you decide to go through there, either on foot or in a vehicle, it becomes a nightmare.    … Expand
  55. Kleitonss
    Feb 25, 2022
    5
    Ele tem seus problemas, como todo jogo, mas de resto tudo nele é ótimo, uma história muito divertida uma gameplay bem envolvente, um jogo incrível.
  56. charinsha
    Dec 19, 2021
    7
    В этой игре я спалил к чертям свою видюху. И что? Починил и пошёл играть дальше.
    Сюжет классный, геймплей +- интересный, но управление хоть каким-либо транспортом это просто пи36ец, багов куча кучная даже сейчас. То, что они могли сделать с игрой за год - так это доделать её мать вашу, но не особо справились. Короче, бетку продают. Уже, правда, не за 60 баксов, свою нынешнюю цену игра    В этой игре я спалил к чертям свою видюху. И что? Починил и пошёл играть дальше.
    Сюжет классный, геймплей +- интересный, но управление хоть каким-либо транспортом это просто пи36ец, багов куча кучная даже сейчас. То, что они могли сделать с игрой за год - так это доделать её мать вашу, но не особо справились. Короче, бетку продают. Уже, правда, не за 60 баксов, свою нынешнюю цену игра полностью оправдывает. Может быть разочарование. Но мне просто не хочется ставить игре низкую оценку, то что вышло позже неё это,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, да.
    Последняя надежда на дуинг луйт. Молю всех богов, не обосритесь хоть вы.    … Expand
  57. AleXXggLOL
    Feb 8, 2022
    7
    Its supposed to be an RPG GTA Futuristic Open World Cinematic First Person Extra Costumization Best Game Ever Made, so it needed much more time to be ready for release. Its ok. The shooting is good, the dialog optins does not change the story much, the open world is not so interactive. The story is not bad. The graphics are the best, but the optimization is not so good.
    I like it lol
  58. Venzz
    Nov 14, 2022
    5
    Bir oyun bu kadar hatalı ve bozuk çıkarılmaz.İnsanların hayallerini kırmak bu kadar kolay olmamalı witcher 3 çıkarmış bir şirket böyle bir hataya düşmemesi gerekir.Hiç mi kontrol etmediniz kendi bilgisayarlarınızda oyun çıkmış yayıncılar oynuyor izleyelim derken crash penceresine bakmaktan bir şey izleyemedik.1 sene geçti updateler geldi indireyim dedim edgerunners patchini bekledim veBir oyun bu kadar hatalı ve bozuk çıkarılmaz.İnsanların hayallerini kırmak bu kadar kolay olmamalı witcher 3 çıkarmış bir şirket böyle bir hataya düşmemesi gerekir.Hiç mi kontrol etmediniz kendi bilgisayarlarınızda oyun çıkmış yayıncılar oynuyor izleyelim derken crash penceresine bakmaktan bir şey izleyemedik.1 sene geçti updateler geldi indireyim dedim edgerunners patchini bekledim ve indirdim.Bilin bakalım ne oldu oyunu 2 saat oynadım ve oyun sürekli crash veriyor oynayamıyorum optimizasyon zaten rezalet bir oyun bu kadar kötü çıkış yapabilirdi.Hikaye olarakta tamamen kandırmaca olmuş oyunun ilk saatlerinden sonra neyi seçtiğinizin önemi kalmıyor hikayeler tamamen aynı.Oyun çıkmadan önce hikayeler tamamen farklı olacak demişlerdi baya olmuş :)… Expand
  59. Gardenkey
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The lack of contents that make you immerse into the game actually affects the gameplay.
    If we'd had, like, interactive mini-games or events that involves talking to the NPCs, we would have really enjoy time being in the night city, not restlessly butchering the ever-recurring mobs and pushing through main quests.

    After advancing half of the story, I grew so tired of mindlessly butchering mobs that I began to hate the main characters - which have caused me to not see the ending I desired to see (i.e Rogue)

    Nevertheless, the scenes and 'smell' of Night City was something that worth seeing again
    and I will come back later just to visit the places I loved.    … Expand
  60. 0rganic
    Feb 22, 2023
    5
    Pretty nice game, but overrated, imho. Bad optimisation and story, nice music and graphics. Overall, Cyberpunk 2077 is very limited by your graphics card. Although faster processors will allow a high-end GPU to perform at its full protentional, your CPU usually isn’t a bottleneck in the game. It’s very heavy on graphics, so high amounts of VRAM and lots of graphics processing power are thePretty nice game, but overrated, imho. Bad optimisation and story, nice music and graphics. Overall, Cyberpunk 2077 is very limited by your graphics card. Although faster processors will allow a high-end GPU to perform at its full protentional, your CPU usually isn’t a bottleneck in the game. It’s very heavy on graphics, so high amounts of VRAM and lots of graphics processing power are the way to go if you want the best performance in the game.… Expand
  61. vincenzocosmo
    May 21, 2023
    7
    Good game but not incredible. I appreciated the first few hours discovering Night City but get bored after.
  62. ricardely
    Apr 11, 2023
    6
    Far from the revolutionary product they promised.

    The truth is that I'm disappointed. I tried to play it on 1.6 and left it, now I've tried again with 1.61 and finished it with a couple of endings (and in a hurry). The graphics and the main story are quite spectacular, however and unfortunately, it's not enough for me. A game feeling from 10 years ago (FarCry 3 is more polished),    Far from the revolutionary product they promised.

    The truth is that I'm disappointed. I tried to play it on 1.6 and left it, now I've tried again with 1.61 and finished it with a couple of endings (and in a hurry).

    The graphics and the main story are quite spectacular, however and unfortunately, it's not enough for me.

    A game feeling from 10 years ago (FarCry 3 is more polished), mediocre physics (errors and more errors), mediocre driving, mediocre immersion, mediocre city, mediocre role elements, mediocre animations...The map is not like RDR2 or Witcher, where you feel the immensity and infinite possibilities. You can run around the city for hours without extraordinary events or strange appearances (apart from bugs). This is just a cool (and death) city to make pics, nothing else.

    It was a very bad decision not to put a third-person mode in a game where aesthetics are so important, or at least in conversations, to come out in third-person mode and see the character talk, gesture, etc, something like Mass Effect. It's incredible that the only place we can see this is in the mirror of our house, that disconnected me a lot from the experience (notice that the third-person mod is garbage, in case someone thinks it fixes it).

    The duality with Keanu is something original although I didn't love it, I like to identify myself and connect with the characters, a dual character complicates that task for me. On the other hand, the fact of finding out that you are dying so soon hurts the game for me, it does not make any sense to buy cars or motorcycles or houses if you are desperate to cure yourself or find a solution to your chip. The only thing I want in those circumstances is to beat the game quickly. (In RDR2 you get tuberculosis when you go to 80% of the game, that's well in place to speed up the end, but in the rest of the game, please let me enjoy for God's sake)

    This game lacked a lot of care, attention and dedication, the truth is that I don't understand what they did for so long and so many extensions because the game gives a lot of feeling of being incomplete.

    I see The Witcher 3 and then I see Cyberpunk and I don't understand anything...

    Let's hope the guys from CDProject get back on track.    … Expand
  63. AlexChen
    May 22, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Love it. Just driving my bike and listening to some awesome titles. Plus the city is gorgeous.… Expand
  64. TripleBypast
    May 11, 2023
    7
    I came into this one a bit late which, I think is probably A good thing as I wasn’t plagued by most of the bugs and issues it was released with. I love open worlds but I just didn’t have the immersion I’ve experienced in other games. Maybe I’ve just been spoilt over the years with other open worlds, with games like GTA5 but I just didn’t find myself messing around with the environment andI came into this one a bit late which, I think is probably A good thing as I wasn’t plagued by most of the bugs and issues it was released with. I love open worlds but I just didn’t have the immersion I’ve experienced in other games. Maybe I’ve just been spoilt over the years with other open worlds, with games like GTA5 but I just didn’t find myself messing around with the environment and NPC’s much at all which can be one of the highlights for with open world for me personally. With a fairly severely short attention span, this game started to feel like a chore roughly half way through. It’s also worth mentioning that the main story from my perspective, just became too “all over the place” and I found I started skipping most of the dialogue after a while as It went off on all sorts of tangents, with people and events I didn’t know anything about. It just became very complex and lost me at that so then my experience because very un-engaging. Considering everything, I’d give it a 7/10.… Expand
  65. ObsessedMeat
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    This is not a GDR, but CD Project sold it like it was. If i was just told as a FPS game, i would have given a 9, but i expected an actual character development, skill trees and quests with choices.
  66. RPG_Fanatic
    Jun 20, 2023
    6
    One of the biggest lies in the world of games,one of the most buggy games i've ever seen in my life.Deserves 6 because of the story only.
  67. Grungus
    Dec 25, 2020
    6
    There might not be anything I can say about this game that hasn't already been said. I made an account to review it anyway, because I was just as excited as everyone else for its release. Maybe significantly moreso.

    Many people's expectations may have been too high. Personally, I expected a full finished product that would contain at least the majority of the systems and features    There might not be anything I can say about this game that hasn't already been said. I made an account to review it anyway, because I was just as excited as everyone else for its release. Maybe significantly moreso.

    Many people's expectations may have been too high. Personally, I expected a full finished product that would contain at least the majority of the systems and features advertised. That is not what I got. I understand that many things will be cut out and reworked in the process of game development. This is inevitable. I was not blind to the "does not represent final product" warning labels in the teasers and trailers. However, most of the time this message is viewed positively. It implies the game will be more polished, more fleshed out, and more complete than what you're seeing.

    In cyberpunk's case, they cut out the game itself. That warning message acted as a shield against accountability rather than a promising reassurance that the game would get better. Intentional or not. This is not an RPG. Cyberpunk 2077 is a mediocre mess. A heartbreaking one. It absolutely shines in a few areas, is passable in many, and is absolutely embarrassing in some. The story, although good and even emotionally impactful at times, suffers from the poor choice made to cut out what was likely going to be an additional act to the game in favor of an odd and unsatisfying montage summarization. How much was actually cut from the story I'll never know, but there is something huge missing here especially and I felt it. Like losing an arm but constantly being treated as though I'd never had two in the first place. V is not your character. Most of your choices are meaningless. V will frequently say things with no input from you that destroys any vision of what or who your character is to you. Unless " douchey street kid" is what you envisioned. V is a vehicle for you to experience Johnny's story and the stories of the other characters around you. Who, admittedly, are mostly very good. The customization is just okay. A shadow of what it could have been. Then again, what is the point of customization when you almost never see your character in any meaningful way? Third person cutscenes are almost entirely nonexistent. You can look in mirrors, but why? It happens twice naturally in the story, and half the time pieces of clothing or hair won't load in properly. Mirrors would be a nice little addition if they didn't remind me that the character I spent my time creating may as well be imaginary unless I bend over a bathroom sink and stare at him doing nothing. The city is the most beautiful city ever made in a video game. It's also completely shallow and boring beyond being a set piece to do missions in. They sprinkled in a few secrets and scripted events, but not many and not enough to satisfy, it only makes me want more. The police and A.I. in npcs is extremely bad. This has been said many times by people more knowledgable and well spoken than me, but it absoltely cannot be overstated and should be yelled out from the rooftops at any opportunity. It is embarrassing and almost insulting. This can never be okay in a full priced game. Ridiculous. Unbelievable. This is a lopsided, gutted, abused 6/10 game that is treading water solely on the talent that surrounds it. The art, the music, the acting and writing (in most cases) prop up this husk of a shell of a game and allow it to be something I would consider worth playing. No amount of bug fixes will improve its score beyond a 7. What this game needs is meat. Features. Activities. Repair. Remodeling. So much about it feels incomplete and butchered that it screams out to anyone paying attention that it was meant to be something very different. There is a 9/10 experience somewhere in this mess. They have the foundation. Will updates and dlc transform this game over the years and turn it into a product that's not only flashy and cool but SATISFYING? I don't know enough about game development to understand what they can or can't do to fix this. Or if they'll even try or recognize what's broken. But I hope they do. My heart sank at the end of my playthrough when the honeymoon phase ended and it began to sink in just how much of this game was missing. For every bit of fun I had, there were 2 somber realizations that I couldn't do or see something that I wanted to or was told I could. Cyberpunk is a lot like the hurried montage it used to replace an entire act of the game. Flashy and full of good characters, but hollow and unsatisfying. No video game has ever let me down more than this one. I remain optimistic about its future, however, and hope both CDRED and the people who trusted them end up as happy with the outcome as possible.    … Expand
  68. KineticConundru
    Dec 14, 2020
    6
    Ignoring all of the technical issues and just rating the game I think I'd give it a 6/10. One of the key things I try to factor in when judging a game is when it came out and what it does to push gaming forward. This game brings absolutely nothing new, and doesn't even live up to other games that came before it.
  69. Davide9121
    Dec 25, 2020
    6
    Amazing graphic Good main story and characters
    Quite terrible IA
    Unacceptable open world system, years behind Rockstar/bethesda games. Even worst then BioWare.
  70. CRUSTYGUCCISOCK
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    I cancelled my preorder because of the buggy and unfinished mess that was released, but after finally getting to this game, I must say it's my favourite story-oriented RPG. This game is far from perfect in all aspects, from story to gameplay to the world in itself. But the characters and attention to detail show how much effort and love was poured into it, sadly most people will never getI cancelled my preorder because of the buggy and unfinished mess that was released, but after finally getting to this game, I must say it's my favourite story-oriented RPG. This game is far from perfect in all aspects, from story to gameplay to the world in itself. But the characters and attention to detail show how much effort and love was poured into it, sadly most people will never get to experience it or look at the game without a pair of cynical lenses, And even those people who will always look at this game with disdain, it's not the talented people's fault at cdpr, it was the company forcing out an unfinished project and the gamers who got swept up in a tsunami of hype, no matter what, the game would have never lived up to such expectations. I don't know what they will do with this IP or even if the new expansion will fully change my look at the game, but as of rn, I hope they can come back to this franchise in the not-so-distant future. (This game is not a 10 nor 0 there are other number's you know)… Expand
  71. DennyCrane1932
    Dec 27, 2020
    5
    Cyberpunk is guilty of the worst possible crimes for a game : it is repetitive and boring.
    After the initial excitment and novelty, you quickly get tired of the dialogues and the fights.
    The side quests offer no variety in kind and the main quest gets done pretty quickly AND easily even at higher level of difficulty. CDPR had to decide whether to do a RPG or an action game : they ended    Cyberpunk is guilty of the worst possible crimes for a game : it is repetitive and boring.
    After the initial excitment and novelty, you quickly get tired of the dialogues and the fights.
    The side quests offer no variety in kind and the main quest gets done pretty quickly AND easily even at higher level of difficulty.
    CDPR had to decide whether to do a RPG or an action game : they ended up doing neither of them.
    It does not have the depth of a Witcher nor the playability and excitement of Dying Light or GTA.
    Crafting leaves a lot to be desired; so do the clothing and other customization options.
    All in all, a sincere disappoinment and more importantly, really not worth neither the hype nor the money.    … Expand
  72. mudpedal
    Jan 18, 2021
    6
    This game is a solid 6 at best, been running it on a good rig, performance was not an issue for me.
    - false advertising on content
    - most advertised choices are not important in any way, the biggest dissapointment was the nomad/street kid/corpo choice which did not matter - clearly non existent mechanics (we're not implemented or we're cut in the end) - there is nothin revolutionary in    This game is a solid 6 at best, been running it on a good rig, performance was not an issue for me.
    - false advertising on content
    - most advertised choices are not important in any way, the biggest dissapointment was the nomad/street kid/corpo choice which did not matter
    - clearly non existent mechanics (we're not implemented or we're cut in the end)
    - there is nothin revolutionary in this game, there are games from 2004 that are still more fun to play than this
    - the animations are so horrible if they are not scripted cutscenes, it's tough to watch
    - no amount of patches/fixes will get it over a 7 unless they make a completely different story like Blood and Wine expansion
    - this game feels like an early access only the sad part is that I played lots of indie early access games that would not dare make their game public with completely missing AI features, they would at least do a best effort.    … Expand
  73. ArchMageRaven
    Dec 31, 2020
    5
    CDPR should have launched this game in Early Access first. This would have saved them a lot of well-deserved headaches.

    I will admit that there is a good game underneath all the crap, but it's so hard to find it sometimes, especially when you are constantly reminded by "development artifacts" about all the missing features, broken and unbalanced mechanics, untapped potential, and the    CDPR should have launched this game in Early Access first. This would have saved them a lot of well-deserved headaches.

    I will admit that there is a good game underneath all the crap, but it's so hard to find it sometimes, especially when you are constantly reminded by "development artifacts" about all the missing features, broken and unbalanced mechanics, untapped potential, and the legion of bugs, that I feel I'm just beta testing the game.

    Lastly, even if the game was not in this rough of a state, I would have still given it a 7 or 8 (basically penalizing 2 or 3 points) because of the lies they sold us pre-launch, coupled with the fact that they knew what they were doing, but chose to not be forthright and "forced" reviewers (although they are partly to blame as well, especially the 10/10 ones...come on!! seriously? ) to not show their own footage and also withhold any info regarding the console versions.

    With that said, I do need to mention, that I have an unhealthy love/hate relationship with the game... I find myself playing it every day & I'm now at ~150h. And I hate myself and the game for it. :))

    I'm not sure what keeps bringing me back to it, but I surmise it's a combination of = too much longing for a Cyberpunk RPG + too much waiting for the game to come out + self-punishment tendencies + it's characters/story + some things that I've yet to become conscious of yet.

    I wish I never bought it in this state and I wish I would have only been made aware of it 6 months or 1 year from now...just like I did with Witcher 3    … Expand
  74. igorfv
    Dec 25, 2020
    5
    There's not a lot to do, the main story is predictable and bland. I had fun while playing it but I don't think I'll ever open it again.
  75. JJThecritic
    Feb 8, 2021
    5
    I love and hate this game.
    The Story is emmersive and the side missions are as much fun as the main story.
    BUT The game is empty. There is no AI (Police or otherwise). The worl is interesting but the graphics of ps4 are uninteresting. Many things were promised and none of them were delivered. I am really sad about it is beeing handelt. The bugs are sometimes funny and other times make    I love and hate this game.
    The Story is emmersive and the side missions are as much fun as the main story.
    BUT
    The game is empty. There is no AI (Police or otherwise). The worl is interesting but the graphics of ps4 are uninteresting.
    Many things were promised and none of them were delivered. I am really sad about it is beeing handelt.
    The bugs are sometimes funny and other times make you very angry.    … Expand
  76. merc05
    Dec 25, 2020
    6
    I must admit that I am disappointed with this game, having looked forward to it for quite some time. I don't think it's terrible, but I also don't think it's particularly good. On a fairly high-end PC it's a really nice looking game but even from a graphical standpoint it's got some problems. The draw distance is good, but there is some really significant pop-in, which is most noticeableI must admit that I am disappointed with this game, having looked forward to it for quite some time. I don't think it's terrible, but I also don't think it's particularly good. On a fairly high-end PC it's a really nice looking game but even from a graphical standpoint it's got some problems. The draw distance is good, but there is some really significant pop-in, which is most noticeable when travelling in a car or on a bike.

    The difference in how much time was spent on the main and side characters versus the NPCs is also very obvious and quite jarring. Main characters such as Jackie Welles, Judy Alvarez, etc are all very detailed and have clearly been given a lot of time and effort, but your average citizen of Night City is quite low detail and quite often I'd see exact replica NPCs standing next to each other in a crowd.

    Beyond the graphics I think there are some real problems with this game, and the worrying thing is that some of it is probably beyond fixing. There are a lot of bugs and minor issues, such as clipping, items floating in mid-air, cars sinking into the floor, etc, all of which will be fixed in updates. Beyond that there are problems with a lack of interaction with your average NPC, and a physics engine that is poor even when compared to the 7 year old GTAV. However, for me the biggest problem is that this game seems to only superficially be an RPG. Yes, the game features stats, character attributes that you can unlock and mods that can be applied to guns to change the damage output, but beyond the first 15-20 minutes none of the dialogue choices really seem to make a difference to the outcome of game events, which is a major issue for an RPG. At the start of the game you choose between playing as Nomad, Street Kid or Corpo. Sometimes in dialogue you'll get a different choice pop up depending on which character start you chose, but ultimately none of it seems to make a difference to the outcome of the conversation.

    I feel like CP2077 has a really cool setting, with a nicely designed if quite shallow city, and the graphics can be really impressive at times, but ultimately I think the game is really disappointing.    … Expand
  77. Wingman85
    Jan 11, 2021
    7
    After a full play through, I have to adjust my rating.

    In the beginning I was amazed by the really nice graphics (Ray Tracing Ultra), the story and Night City, only to get disappointed later on. If you only play the main story and some of the important side missions, you will not notice the serious weaknesses of the game. The longer you explore the open world, the more    After a full play through, I have to adjust my rating.

    In the beginning I was amazed by the really nice graphics (Ray Tracing Ultra), the story and Night City, only to get disappointed later on.

    If you only play the main story and some of the important side missions, you will not notice the serious weaknesses of the game.

    The longer you explore the open world, the more disappointed you become. CDPR has announced a next generation game with incredibly interesting features. Unfortunately, only a fraction of it has been implemented in the current version.

    At the moment, it feels more like an early access than a finished game.

    The main story was interesting but didn't really blow my mind, reminds you of Ghost in the Shell and Altered Carbon and maybe a bit of Blade Runner. But unfortunately nothing innovative and new.

    Pros:
    - Graphics
    - Night City as a scenery
    - Story
    - Sound (weapons, vehicles, world)
    - First person (relatively well executed, gunplay feels good)
    - German synchronization

    Cons:
    - Gameplay (RPG mechanics, inventory)
    - RPG downgraded to Action Adventure
    - Linearity (story)
    - AI (one of the worst)
    - Open World (Night City feels more like a scenery)
    - Police system
    - No real side activities
    - Lots of missing promised features

    Bottom line: if you play the main story and do a couple of side missions, cyberpunk feels fine, but once you step into the open world, you start to notice how incomplete the game is. It feels like an Early Access version at times. Most of all, it's disappointing that the promised RPG masterpiece just turned into an average action adventure.

    And then there are the moments when Cyberpunk 2077 reaches its full potential. If you simply drive through Night City with the relatively cool vehicles and forget all the game flaws for a moment, the real potential of this game opens up, which cannot be matched by any GTA. Because when it comes to atmosphere, scenery and just that Cyberpunk feeling, Cyberpunk 2077 is unsurpassed! Unfortunately then you become aware of the missed potential, which makes you even sadder.

    There is a masterpiece somewhere hidden in this game. Due to the release rush, you can see and feel how unfinished this game was released. I just hope now that CDPR is still delivering the game they promised us. Because with this release they have lost their reputation and, even worse, the trust of their community.    … Expand
  78. joschimitsu
    Jan 4, 2021
    7
    I really want to give it like a 5 because it is so buggy on release, the balancing is super weird (played it on very hard and one-hitted nearly every enemy), the boxing quest is a complete desaster and a lot of stuff is just not finished - but I also want to give it a 10 because i can't remember a game I played where the characters were so fleshed out, so realistic and I actually kindaI really want to give it like a 5 because it is so buggy on release, the balancing is super weird (played it on very hard and one-hitted nearly every enemy), the boxing quest is a complete desaster and a lot of stuff is just not finished - but I also want to give it a 10 because i can't remember a game I played where the characters were so fleshed out, so realistic and I actually kinda miss some of them, now that I finished the game with 100% and every ending. It was a wild 90 hour ride, with lots and lots of bugs but also with so memerable scenes that will stick with me for a while. Kerry on his boat, Campfire with Panam, going to his burial place with Johnny, diving with Judy and BBQ with River - games rarely go as deep and close as Cyberpunk does. I wished they would have released it later and in a better state - but this one will be remembered.… Expand
  79. silver98
    Jan 23, 2021
    5
    It feels like a huge slap in the face to most people who put their trust into them. Yes they will fix this and patch the game, yes it will probably become another one of those great game when it finally gets working. But it does not change the fact that they think it's fine to pull off a debacle like this and get away with it after that.

    So much for the "coming when it is ready" , if    It feels like a huge slap in the face to most people who put their trust into them. Yes they will fix this and patch the game, yes it will probably become another one of those great game when it finally gets working. But it does not change the fact that they think it's fine to pull off a debacle like this and get away with it after that.

    So much for the "coming when it is ready" , if this teaches anybody a lesson, that would be never preorder anything.    … Expand
  80. hermanJnr
    Apr 2, 2023
    5
    What can I say? I am incredibly disappointed in how CDPR has handled the marketing and release for this game. The trailers and previews in hindsight look flat out shady and dishonest, to the point of feeling like a scam, frankly. I fully trusted them but it feels like they were playing me for an idiot all along.

    Almost all of the gameplay trailer content has been taken from very tiny,    What can I say? I am incredibly disappointed in how CDPR has handled the marketing and release for this game. The trailers and previews in hindsight look flat out shady and dishonest, to the point of feeling like a scam, frankly. I fully trusted them but it feels like they were playing me for an idiot all along.

    Almost all of the gameplay trailer content has been taken from very tiny, specific areas of the game in order to selectively hype gameplay features that are pretty much all cut from the game at release. Even the "story" trailers dub dialogue over tiny scenes from the game to falsely create the impression that much more is going on than actually happens in the game.

    Now don't get me wrong - there are some areas of the game that are great. The city design is amazing visually, and impressive in terms of size. But the game itself, the actual AI routines and so on are very disappointing. The city is dead. A perfect example is gangs. Criminals will just stand on street corners and basically ignore you, even when you walk right up to them. These are supposed to be violent street muggers!

    By far the biggest let down for me is the "next-gen branching storyline". It simply doesn't exist! You sit for literally hours on end talking to characters, yet nothing you say makes any difference at all. It's absolutely bizarre. Developers spent months doing interviews excitedly gushing about how much you can change the story with things you say to people, and then the actual story itself in-game feels almost 100% linear.

    In fact, the dialogue can even feel insulting. Characters will ask you to make big important decisions, the game gives you a choice...and then literally nothing happens as a result. Things just happen as they would have anyway. It's really annoying and it makes all the hype seem like flat out lies.

    On top of that, anything else that offers you choice, like "non lethality" is also pointless. You can knock characters unconscious and other characters will talk about how they're dead. Stupid.

    CDPR seem content to sit back now and become the next EA. A company that lies to their customers and doesn't care about them. They have completely lost the moral high ground over other companies that they used to boast about.    … Expand
  81. Young_Nacho
    Jan 10, 2021
    5
    This game has a fantastically designed city, the lighting is beautiful, and the music is fantastic. But once you check under the hood, things start to fall apart and it just feels like a facade for something it's not. It isn’t much of an RPG, as there are only 3 things in the entire game that effect the way the story plays out. The game world feels hollow and there is pretty much nothingThis game has a fantastically designed city, the lighting is beautiful, and the music is fantastic. But once you check under the hood, things start to fall apart and it just feels like a facade for something it's not. It isn’t much of an RPG, as there are only 3 things in the entire game that effect the way the story plays out. The game world feels hollow and there is pretty much nothing to do in the world aside from shooting gang members over and over. The AI is less advanced than some ps2 era games and is laughable at best. And the story is so haphazardly constructed that I don't even know what story they were trying to tell. The game as a whole just feels like it's caught in this awkward middle ground, where it tries to do many different things, but doesn't do any of them particularly well aside from the visuals. It also isn't a damn cyberpunk game, as traditional cyberpunk themes are absent and you spend half of the game helping the cops or corpos. Soooo "Punk" CDPR. However while it is a disappointing game, It's not a bad one. It's kinda just "Okay". There are some fun missions and the shooting is pretty solid so it's certainly not the worst way to spend your time. And if you're looking for a game to just go in a shoot some things, while staring at a beautiful environment, then this is a solid option. But for people who want more than that, this game most certainly falls flat.… Expand
  82. Geo_Gaming
    Jan 12, 2021
    6
    Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that encompasses aspects of other games and media and struggles to find its own identity. CD Projekt Red’s vision and scope may have been far grander at one time, but the “finished” product, when not broken or buggy, is missing the magic of a Witcher game or a full RPG experience.

    It touches on a little of everything and fears going any further. It feels afraid    Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that encompasses aspects of other games and media and struggles to find its own identity. CD Projekt Red’s vision and scope may have been far grander at one time, but the “finished” product, when not broken or buggy, is missing the magic of a Witcher game or a full RPG experience.

    It touches on a little of everything and fears going any further. It feels afraid of taking any stance, righting any wrongs, or (at times) giving the player the option for better outcomes. From the developers that brought you the “Family Matters” quest with the Botchling, it’s surprising that the game can’t decide what it wants to be. A fleeting momentary mention of a trans character, tons of death and suicide, love interests based solely on body choice, and an 80’s version of the corporate world compressed into one man. Like a list of topics to add a checkmark to, Cyberpunk 2077 is home to a thousand ideas, few of which ever truly follow a worthwhile path.

    When it works, it’s a beautiful open world with much to explore, but you won’t be introduced to any of it. If you simply want to enjoy the games true stories and experiences, you will find very little by following the main quests. Instead, you will need to explore the game, on your own, and partake in your own quest line. I would recommend following guides to help you finish major side quests which are so vital to the story and even the ending, that your entire view of the game will be based off of them far more than any single main quest.

    By the end of this review, I’ve reached 150+ hours on PC, and around 60+ on PS5. Throughout my time I found countless bugs, glitches, even game breaking instances. Right now, I can’t even finish a completionist run because a quest simply won’t work. I’ve taken hundreds of pictures, many of bugs, but also of beauty. I feel that Cyberpunk 2077 was a vision of the future that for whatever reasons simply couldn’t be fulfilled. Whether it was time, or tech, or management, the game launched as it did to deserved criticism.

    While update after update won’t fix the consumer confidence or previous experiences, I truly hope the game is fixed and expanded. Because whatever vison they did have in making it, I can see it in its “bones” everywhere in game. I’m excited by the future prospects of the game, just as I was for No Man’s Sky, and despite my fairly awful experiences I’m still optimistic. I wish them the best in their endeavor and hope to experience their full vision again someday, with a clear mind, and renewed excitement.    … Expand
  83. agojama1
    Jan 3, 2021
    6
    Great story ruined by greed.
    Great story ruined by greed.
    Great story ruined by greed.
    Great story ruined by greed.
    Great story ruined by greed.
  84. PBrann88
    Jan 1, 2021
    6
    Although I haven't experienced many bugs or technical issues whilst playing like many others have the game is still a disappointment, I mean it was always going to be given the hype but I expected it to be better than it is. There is some interesting side quests and the main story is ok but the vast majority of the things you do in this game are very similar, all the areas start to lookAlthough I haven't experienced many bugs or technical issues whilst playing like many others have the game is still a disappointment, I mean it was always going to be given the hype but I expected it to be better than it is. There is some interesting side quests and the main story is ok but the vast majority of the things you do in this game are very similar, all the areas start to look the same and most of the missions feel the same as well.

    The City looks stunning from afar but the more time you spend in night city the less it impresses you, It doesn't feel real to me, the immersion just isn't there.

    This isn't a bad game though by any stretch of the imagination, I'm having a lot of fun playing it, customising my character, trying different weapons and attachments, choosing my cyberware and using hacks. I just wish it was more of an RPG.    … Expand
  85. vaulttec
    Dec 29, 2020
    6
    Let me start off by saying that Cyberpunk 2077 is a masterpiece of storytelling.
    The story, fairly, starts off pretty slow. Other than that, the characters, the plot are amazing. Night City is the best city I have ever seen in a video game, shoulder to shoulder with Los Santos. The Music is absolutely fantastic in the game and I simply was driving around and listening to the radio. The    Let me start off by saying that Cyberpunk 2077 is a masterpiece of storytelling.
    The story, fairly, starts off pretty slow. Other than that, the characters, the plot are amazing. Night City is the best city I have ever seen in a video game, shoulder to shoulder with Los Santos. The Music is absolutely fantastic in the game and I simply was driving around and listening to the radio. The driving, for a studio that has never done it before, is awesome!
    Oh Boy...now the bugs. Hardly ten minutes pass without a bug. The Enemy AI is dumb as hell, the Physics are non existent and there are a lot of bugs like your motorcycle being stuck in the street. There are some game breaking bugs, but not so often, and it crashed like 7 or 8 times in 6 hours and it can't even be Constant 60 FPS, on a good PC. This game should have been delayed to march 2021 or something.

    In Overall, the game is fantastic when it works. But right now, it does not. The Execs of CDPR should be punished in forcing the Devs to release the game in this year. I am 100% sure that CDPR will fix the Game in 2021. But, it will impact further CDPR Sales, because right now, this game is far from acceptable on PC. I heard it is even worse on consoles. So, if you are reading this, do not buy the game yet. Buy it in February once it is fixed, and if you have it, get a refund.    … Expand
  86. nedmo000
    Jul 14, 2021
    5
    Cyberpunk is by no means a bad game ,the game had its few great moments but its clear as crystal that the game is simply an unfinished mess and im completely ignoring the buggs here ,Cyberpunk tries to be many things but fails at pretty much all of them ,the world is stunningly beautiful but at the same time its lifeless that its even haunting ,gangs ,NCPD and Trauma team add nothing toCyberpunk is by no means a bad game ,the game had its few great moments but its clear as crystal that the game is simply an unfinished mess and im completely ignoring the buggs here ,Cyberpunk tries to be many things but fails at pretty much all of them ,the world is stunningly beautiful but at the same time its lifeless that its even haunting ,gangs ,NCPD and Trauma team add nothing to the game ,some of the character related side quests are GOAT tier but most of it are some Ubisoft tier fetch and kill quests that are no where near as good as the contracts from The Witcher 3 ,NPCs and police system are not just bad they are completely broken even after the patches ,the story had its great moments and the characters were phenomenal but the pacing is extremely fast it feels like its summarizing a story rather than experiencing and entire story ,it takes only 18-20 hours to beat it which is a far cry compared to the witcher 3 which had 50 hour main quest ,the gameplay is kinda meh ,its not bad but its not great and the RPG mechanics and choices are basically none existent and are just there ,its also quite jarring how much potential content is there but you cant interact with ,not even a single mini game.

    the problem with Cyberpunk is that it tries to be many things but fails at pretty much all of them.
    You want an open world with deep RPG mechanics where your choices mean something? Play Fallout NV
    You want to play an open world game with an amazing story and a lively open world? Play RDR 2
    You want to play a Cyberpunk game? Play the Deus ex series
    You want a great open world game with amazing side quests? Play The Witcher 3
    You want to play a smaller open world game that is filled with amazing mini games? Play Yakuza 0
    You want to play an open world game with a much better police system? Play GTA
    You want to play an open world RPG with meaningful choices ,character customization freedom that rewards you for it and a great faction system? Play Fallout New vegas
    again im not saying Cyberpunk is bad its just that there are much better games out there.    … Expand
  87. frencis
    Mar 9, 2021
    6
    npcs and cars ai in this game is bad, police/wanted system just horrible, then we have bugs and glitches
    this game may take years to repair, if they will repair?
    story, character and the city are solid 9/10, but the game as a whole hardly 6/10
  88. petriAND
    Jan 7, 2021
    7
    Well i'll say what was already said: is buggy, feels a bit broken and the gameplay could have been sooo much better than what it is. The story and the visuals are the best thing about this game. What I want to say is that this game does not have the quality it should have had it feels rushed and unfinished. CDPR set the bar too damn high for open world RPGs and just for games in generalWell i'll say what was already said: is buggy, feels a bit broken and the gameplay could have been sooo much better than what it is. The story and the visuals are the best thing about this game. What I want to say is that this game does not have the quality it should have had it feels rushed and unfinished. CDPR set the bar too damn high for open world RPGs and just for games in general with Witcher 3 which i think is not just good is the best in this particular category and purely a masterpiece of a video game. The people are dissapointed because they had astronomical expectations on this game unfortunently, but overall the game is good, it's actually pretty good and surely is worth playing if not at the relese then after a few months when the game is patched up and i would recommend it especially for the story which i think is pretty good.… Expand
  89. mcniff
    Dec 24, 2020
    7
    Cyberbug 2076 is a good game but don't expect anything special, imo it's not an rpg considering the lack of rpg elements.
    Definitely not the "deep rpg" game of the decade the developers made it out to be.
  90. Shat00n
    Jan 15, 2021
    5
    I have a good gaming pc, so no technical issues for me personally - and I'm still really glad I picked this game up with a sizeable discount. If Id bought it for 60 bucks, i would be pissed. This is nothing like the demo shown at 2018 E3. Some game mechanics like NPCs, stealth takedowns, driving AI, coliision and police system are so bad, they are 10 years late. Side activity isI have a good gaming pc, so no technical issues for me personally - and I'm still really glad I picked this game up with a sizeable discount. If Id bought it for 60 bucks, i would be pissed. This is nothing like the demo shown at 2018 E3. Some game mechanics like NPCs, stealth takedowns, driving AI, coliision and police system are so bad, they are 10 years late. Side activity is non-existent outside of "kill everyone in the building and take a shard", Far Cry 2 had more variety there. Everybody says "but the soundtrack was really good" which really puzzles me, because it feels like a random youtube mix, from rap to growl, of all things. Lifepaths dont mean anything after prologue, I remember maybe 3 quests where my lifepath gave me a separate meaningful choice, and not just another dialogue option that would have the same consequences as another one. Crafting is abysmal, it is so bad, I had to modify system files to make it at least look like a bearable activity. I have no idea, why there are so many consumables and especially alcohol, never used one. I started recorfing different bugs and glitches halfway through my playthough, and by the end of it I have 4 GBs of short videos and several dozen screenshots. And the promised "vibrant Night City" is just a bunch of completely useless icons like drop points and food stalls slapped on lifeless buildings that have nothing on them. Oh yeah, and I really tried to read all those shards that are supposed to contain lore and interesting facts, but got really bored real soon. I wonder why they put so much effort into that instead of, i don't know, side activities or police system?

    What i liked: perks system. Mostly irrelevant, because whatever you do, you can just pick up or craft a good gun and destroy everyone with headshots. But it is really noticeable how your choices make a difference as soon as you pick them up. Unfortunately, the perks progression system is a total garbage, I finished the main story and all side quests, and I only have my crafting maxed. I dont plan on running around the city hacking everything just to level up my breach or quickhacking or fighting thugs to level up melee, so Im missing out on something.

    Main story - its ok. Not the greatest story in the world, but not Fallout 4 or MEA either. Rather predictable, but execution is good. Voice acting is great, one of the best I've heard in videogames. Felt like Pixar level of effort. Romantic questlines are very interesting, the only reason for me personally to play this game again is to see through romantic storyline with Panam.

    Overall this is just a very mediocre looter-shooter that feels outdated on release. I dont know how they plan to fix it, this game has a core that is nowhere near promised and marketed "nextgen openworld experience", its just a "play once - delete - forget it" game like one of those yearly AC titles. The only good thing I got from playing it is that I remembered that I never finished playing GTA V, so I decided to do that and let me tell you - Im having a better time in that 7 years old game than in this "holy grail of modern gaming". A pity.    … Expand
  91. Lyronn
    Feb 9, 2021
    5
    I did not expect the Cyberpunk 2077 game for 7 years like most players, so my expectations were not too much, but guinea bugs were too much, I did not like the gameplay, the feeling of hitting, the story was not bad, except for them, the game was beautiful.
  92. lippmannk1
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    I wish I could give this game a 9 or a 10, but I can’t honestly do that. I am playing this game on one of the most powerful gaming computers available yet the game still constantly bugs out. The graphics are breathtaking and the story is equally so, but the bugs and glitches are so constant and so miserable that it completely breaks the immersion. One glitch causes the game to stutterI wish I could give this game a 9 or a 10, but I can’t honestly do that. I am playing this game on one of the most powerful gaming computers available yet the game still constantly bugs out. The graphics are breathtaking and the story is equally so, but the bugs and glitches are so constant and so miserable that it completely breaks the immersion. One glitch causes the game to stutter so violently that I invariably have to shut the game down and restart it every 15 minutes. Another glitch displays my character asserting the infamous dominant T-pose, also every 15 minutes. Yet another glitch causes bags of trash around me to spontaneously explode, (hilarious at first, but miserable the 50th time). The glitches listed above are just a small sampling of the shockingly awful situation on full display in this game. Mind you, this is on a $3,000 custom built gaming rig. It gets even worse if you are playing PS4 or Xbox. Don’t expect a AAA experience from this supposedly AAA game, because you won’t get one for this and other reasons.

    As far as gameplay, the story is fun and so are the characters. Or at least it would be, if the developers didn’t deliberately pack as much smut into it as they possibly could so they can jam it right down your throat at every possible moment. For example, there are salacious billboard adds that automatically play pretty much everywhere you go in the game. One has a woman moaning so loudly and so obnoxiously that I can’t take shooting bad guys even the least bit seriously. On a more ugly note, an entire mission is devoted to literally nailing a guy to a cross to crucify him as a public spectacle. There are more “WTF” inducing moments in this game, but that should give you some idea of what to expect. After an initial 5-10 hours of excellent storyline, everything begins to feel hollow and pointless, struggling to even care.

    CD Project Red, what in the hell were you thinking? You had almost 10 whole years of development and a golden opportunity here, and you blew it. Nobody wants to be bombarded with smut for a whole 40 hours of story-driven narrative and nobody wants to be your personal beta-testing guinea pigs so that you can lazily iron out all the bugs after you release the whole game to the public.

    I give this game a miserable and sadly well deserved 6/10. It could have been so much more. Buy this game only when it goes on a major discount or raise your pirate flag on this one.    … Expand
  93. TheFierceLizard
    Dec 14, 2020
    6
    Well, first of all, I loved CDPR after I played The Witcher 3 - it definitely was some special experience to me - and when I saw that CP2077 can be pre-ordered, I thought it's gonna be some nice game, probably a masterpiece. And it actually could be like that if there was no bugs, better optimization (which reminds me of Jedi: Fallen Order where you needed 32 GB of RAM to run it on UltraWell, first of all, I loved CDPR after I played The Witcher 3 - it definitely was some special experience to me - and when I saw that CP2077 can be pre-ordered, I thought it's gonna be some nice game, probably a masterpiece. And it actually could be like that if there was no bugs, better optimization (which reminds me of Jedi: Fallen Order where you needed 32 GB of RAM to run it on Ultra settings) and dumbass AI. And I'm not even talking about the times when you fall down under the world.

    And even though, I do have enthusiasm for this game, I still want to play it (even though it's a disappointment mostly on a technical level) but for now it's just nothing but a whole bunch of bugs of all kinds. But I feel like this game has something to prove and I'm still waiting for all the fixes because I'm actually interested. The atmosphere got me. Actually, if you close your eyes on all the bugs, you can see a decent product, but you can't close your eyes forever.

    6/10 - we know CDPR can do better but not now    … Expand
  94. AsrielDreemur
    Dec 29, 2020
    6
    One word to describe Cyberpunk 2077 is "disappointment". The game is really fun and enjoyable at time but there's way to many drawback for me to finish playing the game at its current state. There's obviously a lot of missing content in the base game, dialogs options are usually limited to two options which also doesn't really matter as the choice you make won't impact the ending, NightOne word to describe Cyberpunk 2077 is "disappointment". The game is really fun and enjoyable at time but there's way to many drawback for me to finish playing the game at its current state. There's obviously a lot of missing content in the base game, dialogs options are usually limited to two options which also doesn't really matter as the choice you make won't impact the ending, Night city is amazing to look at and the visual is phenomenal but once you look pass through the facade you will be greeted with an almost empty open world.

    The game is also fill with bugs and if you're lucky enough to play the game without encountering any bugs or crashes you wouldn't get a decent FPS without sacrificing your graphic setting for better performance. If anyone is wondering the spec of my pc it's RTX 2060, 16GB ram, intel core i7. I know that my pc isn't the best but to not even be able to run at a stable 45 FPS on medium setting tell you about the state of the game optimization.    … Expand
  95. deongy
    Dec 17, 2020
    5
    Because Neil Druckmann presented us the worst story ever, you guys decided to present us the worst technical problems of 2020 to win him?
  96. black1ch
    Dec 15, 2020
    7
    Played 86h and finished story and here's what I disliked so far:

    -Main story is too short (When I though i was in middle of story, I was on "point of no return" mission lol); -AI is bugged/dumb, especially in stealth; -Very few good side quests that can be found on map (question marks),most of map quests are just "go there, kill everyone or kill cyberpsyho and bam u did it" ,after    Played 86h and finished story and here's what I disliked so far:

    -Main story is too short (When I though i was in middle of story, I was on "point of no return" mission lol);
    -AI is bugged/dumb, especially in stealth;
    -Very few good side quests that can be found on map (question marks),most of map quests are just "go there, kill everyone or kill cyberpsyho and bam u did it" ,after Witcher 3 I'm really disappointed
    -Only 2 romances for main story is disappointment as well.
    -Completely useless V house which u can't even customize
    -Bugs, although it's not a big deal
    -Game is not challenging me at all (3rd diff level), boss fights are too easy
    -Main story is too linear, only in the end game will give us a real(illusion of) choice which can affect story
    -Endings killed any replayability for me because all my efforts doesn't matter at all
    -80% of skills are completely useless and don't make any difference at all
    -Crafting is no needed and takes too much recourses
    -No mini-games
    -Can't change hairstyle

    Game feels rushed and lacks a LOT of content, would not recommend to play without dlc or expansions.    … Expand
  97. Moutch
    Jan 16, 2021
    6
    It's a good game that could have been the best game ever made. Many areas aren't polished yet, that might come with an enhanced edition. The gameplay is ok, graphics are good, story is fine. I personally don't really like the main character.
  98. HattheVulture
    Feb 6, 2021
    6
    I came to Cyberpunk with a degree of suspicion. There was a huge amount of hype and a lot of promises that made me suspicious that we might be building ourselves up for another No Man's Sky... and I'm pretty certain that is where we have ended up. Massive expectations and a mediocre game.

    If you want the TL/DR, there is a good game in there under the bugs and other crap. I've enjoyed    I came to Cyberpunk with a degree of suspicion. There was a huge amount of hype and a lot of promises that made me suspicious that we might be building ourselves up for another No Man's Sky... and I'm pretty certain that is where we have ended up. Massive expectations and a mediocre game.

    If you want the TL/DR, there is a good game in there under the bugs and other crap. I've enjoyed it well enough and will probably finish the game, but won't be coming back. For something that sets out to be immersive, Cyberpunk falls pretty damned short. Maybe get it when it comes on sale.

    Before I start it is worth pointing out that I'm coming at this game with a high-end PC so haven't experienced any of the performance issues that an awful lot of people have been having.

    The Good Bits
    * The story: It is entertaining and the characters are well written. Some people might disagree on that, these things are quite subjective, but I have, for the most part, quite enjoyed that aspect of the game.
    *The immersive aspects the story: Sitting down and drinking while talking to people is a nice touch and they do take time in the conversations to flesh out the characters.

    The Bad Bits
    * The Bugs: Holy mackerel Batman, are there a lot of these! Random T-posing NPCs/corpses, suddenly teleporting across the screen, turning bald when you look in the mirror, unlootable robot bodies, your health bar suddenly showing zero HP and never going up or down...
    Traffic/ NPC Spawning: Driving down the road and having a truck spawn 5 feet in front of your vehicle is pretty damned aggravating.
    * Vehicles: Driving is painful. I only just realised there was a handbrake. It doesn't appear to do anything.
    * Character choices: There are only one or two main missions where you can do anything that make an iota of difference to what happens in the world.

    The Bits that Could have been so much more...
    * The Graphics: Don't get me wrong, the ray tracing is very pretty, but the reflective surfaces don't reflect you or a large proportion on NPCs (I'm assuming because they pop out of existence when you turn away from them) and that really breaks immersion once you realise that you are a vampire. Interestingly a modder has discovered there is a line in one of the files that you can change from 'False' to 'True' to allow your reflection to show. Why is it off by default? Because your character doesn't actually have a head model most of the time. Once you realise this you can also see this in shadows - V's head looks like the reflection of a volley ball.
    * Character Customisation: What is the point? You literally only see V when you are driving a car/motorbike, on the menu screens or when you are looking into the bathroom mirror (you walk up to them and activate them and then it shows your face... as a bald person if you happen to have a hat/glasses on). You also can't change V's appearance after creation. Not that it matters that much.
    * Equipment Upgrades: In theory you can keep a piece of equipment you love and keep upgrading it as you level... but the cost goes up each time you do that to the point where it becomes impossible. So generally it's better to just forget about it altogether and use the best crap in your inventory. Yes, V will look like a clown, but it's not like you see V anyway.
    * The perks and body mods: Kinda feel like something that was tacked on and isn't that necessary. You could complete the game without bothering.
    * Non-lethal attacks: Is there any point to not straight up killing people apart from the very small number of missions where they say you should aim to take a boss down without killing them? There's a non-lethal takedown you can use on mooks in stealth mode, but I've yet to ever see a reason why you'd use that instead of killing someone.    … Expand
  99. Finnen_Hawke
    Dec 17, 2020
    5
    One of the biggest gaming disappointments in recent years. Apart from the obvious technical issues, the game is plagued by bad design choices. The formula is vastly different to what was promised or heavily implied through the carefuly crafted teasers, trailers and interviews. All the features that made it to the game are very shallow.

    For a long time the game was presented as an actual    One of the biggest gaming disappointments in recent years. Apart from the obvious technical issues, the game is plagued by bad design choices. The formula is vastly different to what was promised or heavily implied through the carefuly crafted teasers, trailers and interviews. All the features that made it to the game are very shallow.

    For a long time the game was presented as an actual RPG. This is not an RPG game. It's an action-adventure game with some RPG combat mechanics. You get to pick perks, put attribute points, loot items and craft gear. But that's it when it comes to "RPG". There is no "RPG" in terms of defining your character, who you are, no options to roleplay through the dialogue options (in general conversations are very limited). The life paths are a joke, clearly cut out from the game to simplify it.

    I was expecting a game where I can enter a club or random shop and talk with some NPCs just for the sake of... talking. No, nothing like that, the conversations are only there to push forward the story. No conversations like the ones in The Outer Worlds, Mass Effect, Dragon Age or even Fallout games.

    There's also a big disparity between following the main story and doing side activities. In the main story game is very cinematic and the story is quite good, serious. But once you start doing side "quests", it becomes a different game. Very shallow looter shooter with tons of random battles. Run in, kill enemies, loot tons of weapons and gear, move to the next point on the map. Similar to FarCry games.

    It's not an RPG, it's just a looter shooter with very basic RPG MECHANICS in terms of combat. The city feels dead, everything that was supposed to be interesting and exciting was cut out from game. This game is simply easy to forget. Very disappointing.

    FarCry 2077. I give it 5/10 rating. VERY average and forgetable game, and that is despite the technical issues.    … Expand
  100. Foxking12
    Dec 17, 2020
    5
    I'm not sure where to start this comment. 2077 was supposed to be one of the greatest RPG games of all time. I think people have become disillusioned with the hype to such a degree that they cannot admit how bad the game truly is. Let's go over the facts game in front of us right now, shall we. CDPR has intentionally lied about not only the technical performance of this game, ,but I wouldI'm not sure where to start this comment. 2077 was supposed to be one of the greatest RPG games of all time. I think people have become disillusioned with the hype to such a degree that they cannot admit how bad the game truly is. Let's go over the facts game in front of us right now, shall we. CDPR has intentionally lied about not only the technical performance of this game, ,but I would even argue the entire game itself is one big lie. Their are three life paths and all three lead you to the same ending. Before someone tells me that's not true, yes I do know side quests will alter some of the main story, however, its still not what was promised and I have to go outside of the main story to change V's progrssion? And even at that its still very shallow. Most quests only change either minor things about the story or have cosmetic changes only. The AI are god awful and yes this falls under glitches/ bugs, but when the game is an open world RPG (In name alone not in implementation) it gets hard to ignore how lifeless the AI are. Games like GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and The Witcher 3 all have better AI than 2077. 2077 is a lifeless city. So much of the game has either been taken out, or is just sub par. You can't customize your apartment, the whole game is censored, lack luster customization compared to what was shown in 2018, lack luster shops, no transit system ( you can find where the sub way station should be in the game, but they never designed it past that), can't get haircuts, can't eat food, no wall running, failed police AI once again the police do not behave as promised, and I could go on, and on about this game. And even excusing all of the failed promises the game is just very bare bones. Why can't you do anything in this game besides missions that are all the same? Where are all the epic gang and corporate wars? Why do police not patrol the city? The game just is missing so many elements from previous RPGs. This part of my review is complete speculation as I don't have many facts to back it up, however, I speculate that 2077 the game never truly existed. All of the past footage was made up as a fake... much like Anthem was. I think they have only truly been working on this game for a few years and not the 8 years that was claimed. This game needs another two years in development to fix all the bugs, broken promises, and now our broken relationship with CDPR. Gaming officially has no good, trustworthy companies only money hungry corporations. Excuse my grammar in this review rant, but I figure if 2077 can be a little buggy then why can't my writing be for this review. I give 2077 a 5/10 one of the worst RPGs I've played ever, glitches or no glitches… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 92 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 92
  3. Negative: 1 out of 92
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 9, 2021
    90
    The best metaphor for Cyberpunk 2077 is Johnny Silverhand himself. A messiah, a mix of Kurt Cobain and Che Guevara, a talented singer who loves to shape his own legend and has a charming personality but loses the struggle with his own demons. The same goes for the game. It tells a great story and forced me to ask myself difficult questions, but many of its gameplay mechanics do not evolve and its technical state upon release was abysmal. Cyberpunk’s true hero is not a person, but Night City – a vibrant, living creature of great diversity. The beauty of the metropolis is striking. [01/2021, p.22]
  2. IGN Portugal
    May 28, 2021
    90
    Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most disturbing and mind-blowing RPGs in history, where every decision has a deep impact on our trail. CD Projekt RED tosses us to the center of a city filled with disgusting delights where every character deserves our attention in an immersive experience and overall, very rewarding. From the sarcastic and shadowy tone imposed by the countless scenes in the game, to the flexibility we have on the choices to face every situation that is presented, Night City is truly memorable. It’s a shame that the countless bugs spoil or diminish the impact of some resounding moments, but we are without a question, in the presence of one of the best games in 2020.
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  3. GAMES.CH
    Mar 3, 2021
    88
    Measured against the extreme expectations, Cyberpunk 2077 can't fulfill any of them. But all in all, despite the countless small weaknesses and inconsistences, with interesting characters, great story and dialogues or the freedom concerning gameplay, CD Projekt delivers a unique and great RPG that every fan of the genre needs to play.
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