This review will be my final thoughts on Cyberpunk 2077, and I’m a proud gamer to say that I LOVE the living hell out of this game.

It feels like it was only yesterday when Cyberpunk 2077 first released. If you from day 1 like me then you’ll know exactly how far and different Cyberpunk 2077 has come. In this review I will talk about everything I loved within this game and my perspective on how this game has changed over the years, and ultimately why I had such a deep connection to this game to the point that I consider Cyberpunk 2077 to be my favorite video game.

Now of course Cyberpunk 2077 had a super rough launch. When I first played back in 2020 I encountered a bug after just playing 2 mins. Little did I know I was in for a very messy game. Everyone has had their own experiences playing this game, everything from having few bug to having game braking bug to people who have had corrupted save game files. This game had many problems that took a long time to fix. And it’s sad to say the least because underneath all those bugs was a truly incredible game that I did in fact get enjoyment out of. But for this review I’ll focus more on what on 2.0 or later while somewhat bringing up things before the 2.0 patch. To start things I LOVE vehicle combat. I honestly didn’t mind very much that there wasn’t vehicle combat before but then I didn’t realize just how much I needed because I live that you can use your own weapons or even use built in weapons like machine guns or rockets launchers which are SUPER effective. Use can also use throwing knives and blade while riding motorcycles which is also a nice touch for those that want to go for a blades only build. I also love this new aspect to the game simply because it adds more immersion. I live the feeling of getting attacked out of nowhere because I maybe screwed over a gang of goons by stealing something from them or for killing of a leader to their gang. It brings up consequences to your actions I loved that a lot. I also love the new skill tree system. Before 2.0 yes the skill tree was a mess but it was still doable to go for a build you want. I usually do netrunner builds or a mix of netrunning and gunner. In my most recognizable play through I did a blades only build and I have to say it was definitely one of my favorite build I ever tried for Cyberpunk 2077. I LOVE the feeling of being able to block or deflect ever bullet coming my way and being fast enough to zero my enemies and throwing knives brought stealth to a whole new level. Cyberpsycho gig were also great because you can duel some of these cyberpsychos and they can offer a decent challenge depending on how powerful you make V. As for my netrunner builds I absolutely love to experiment with what I can do. You can use quickhacks like ping which show the locations of all you enemies in a building or use quickhacks like suicide or system collapse to kill off troublesome foes with little effort. Or you can even have electrical damage quickhacks to easily take down robots or any mechanical enemies you will encounter. Or perhaps you’re facing an enemy with a sandevistan that is was to fast for you to shoot them, in that case you can use the cyberware glitch quickhack to disable their cyberware long enough for you to kill them. My point being, there’s so MANY quickhacks to use for many different situations and that’s why I love messing around with netrunner builds but that’s just me. The graphics are beautiful and stunning and that’s not to mention that I LOVE the level of detail through the visuals we can see. The world is a story within itself by showing us these dirty and ghetto streets full of neon light and advertisements everywhere with crime and poverty around every corner. You can even find that the more rich areas are a lot cleaner and more well maintained not because it’s a safe place to be. The sound design is also VERY underrated. I remember going to Pacifica and hearing the speaker system that played ads being all messed up and glitchy showing us a nice small detail that Night City doesn’t really take care of their districts that they hardly have much control of because either gang took it over or a big homeless encampment took over. The sound effects for guns sound solid and crisp and that great since some gun can have their own unique sounds. Something I definitely like a lot was being able to collect iconic weapons which either belonged to an important character or just simply have unique buffs or features. Something that I didn’t like that the 2.0 patch did was remove the feature where you can change the scope for the snipers you can use. I HATE that this feature was removed because now you have to get used to whatever scope you get built into the sniper. And this bother me because sometimes the built in scope sucks and it was better when you could use whichever scope you wanted. That aside you can still use any scope you want for most weapons and even add a silencer if you’re interested enough. And one of the best part of the gameplay is easily the cyberware. Honestly I’m 50/50 with how cyberware works now after 2.0. On one hand I still love that you can use cyberware like double jumps or monowire have an invisibility implant which helps a lot through you adventure through Night City. What I don’t like is how this is tied to your armor. Depending what kind of cyberware you want or need m, your armor will depend on that I honestly preferred more when armor what tied to the outfit you wore. Nonetheless, it’s not a big deal and is tolerable. There’s also a cyberpsychosis system where if you have to much cyberware you begin to have debuff to make you struggle more in combat and honestly it barely made a difference to me since my V was still a powerhouse regardless. I loved exploring Night City finding secrets and really just enjoying the gorgeous views. 2.0 added a new fast travel system where you can now use the subway system. I personally only used that stem once just to enjoy the scenery and I never really used it again since I’d much rather prefer to drive with my own free will. I always like to drive to my next objective just for the fun of it. And the soundtrack is GODLY in this game. The music always hits right and I love the radio music so much. I had many times where I just didn’t want to get out of my car just because I was listening to one of my favorite songs. In 2.0 there a portable radio where you can listen to the radio while walking on foot which I personally didn’t like at all. I like being able to listen to the world instead and I didn’t like how I had to turn off the radio every time I got out of a vehicle, so I ended turning off the portable radio in the settings of the game.

And the story for Cyberpunk 2077 is something truly special. You start off by choosing one of 3 life paths which will change dialogue options based V views on the world these can either benefit you in some way or just simply be there for the story. Anyway, the story revolves around V, a solo mercenary and a professional one at the who aims high to make it to the major leagues and be the best legend Night City has ever scene. But, things don’t always go your way and V a but in a horrifying situation where V will do anything to survive. The story had so many twists and turns and yes, some of those twists will depend on your choices. Your choices won’t necessarily affect the main story and least not to a certain extent but there will be different outcomes on what some things will happen to certain characters. Yes, you will hurt people, but is it in your best interest? Or is because you want to do what’s right based on your morals. The reason I bring this up is because there may be choices you have to make and sometimes it’s tough to make these choices because you don’t know what comes nexts. There’s many characters you’ll interact with and I love most of them. Johnny and Jackie are easily the most hilarious characters. There will also be characters that you do t get to know much about like Mama Welles or Evelyn but you’ll feel sympathetic for them because of what they go through. You’ll even meet characters you’ll hate and be willing to screw them over just because you hate them. There are side storylines for characters you can romance if you’d like and I loved it a lot because it really did add more love live for the story. Something else I loved are the MANY computer messages. If you want to know more about some characters you can find out even more about that you would never guess about them. And honestly, props to CDPR for EVERY last data shard in the game. If you have the dedication, please take the time to read as many data shard as you can because you’ll learn a lot about the history and lore of Cyberpunk 2077. I can go on and on about what loved about the story but what I will say for this review is that is among one of the best stories I’ve ever seen for it exceptional writing in dystopian dark future.

At the end of the day, I’ve realized why I loved Cyberpunk 2077. It isn’t because I loved the story or loved the immersion. The reason I loved Cyberpunk 2077 is because it helped me rediscover what it means to have fun in a video game. And to have fun, if simply to enjoy what you got. And of course I’m not saying you have to enjoy what you got, I’m saying as long you you’re getting enjoyment out of it then that’s what matters most and what I got from Cyberpunk 2077 is true happiness. This is a video I will always remember from the bottom of my heart as a reminder to have fun. I really do want to thank CDPR for not only making a masterpiece but to thank them for giving me a video game that truly changed my perspective on gaming.

CDPR once again has outdone themselves. I did not expect them to top Witcher 3. But they did it !!! Yeah the game has bugs but so long as they aren't game breaking and frequent I can overlook them as they will be patched eventually or modded out. The story and atmosphere is ELECTRIC. This is easily the GOTY for me despite it coming out so late in the year. I do wish it was a little longer but none the less still a very solid experience
Johnny Silverhands is so legendary Ill go ahead and say it. He beats Neo in terms of Keanu's best role hands down. I had such a rough time In deciding who got V's body even knowing the outcomes they were both fantastic characters and I just wish there was a way to save both of em. The only thing I kinda didn't like from the endings is there was no good ending. No matter what V cannot win and that really got to me. Oh and the character creator colors should of been like a drop down menu. If you are a fan of a great story, great characters, CDPR, amazing graphics, sick gameplay you already know what to do.

"SO Wake the fuck up, Samurai. We have a city to burn."