launch shit show aside, game’s pretty good, but not perfect.

the gameplay is pretty good, the weapons feel punchy and satisfying but the rpg parts are somewhat underwhelming.
life paths dont change much and the skill tree/progression left me feeling dissatisfied.

👍 good but coulda been better

The biggest problem of the game, by far, was managing expectations at launch. Second biggest problem was bandwagoning by illiterate troglodites bashing the game for absolutely unfair reasons (and the famous troglodites, for clout)

The game is beautiful, the world is well built (upon good foundations, that is true), the gameplay loop is fun and immersing and, especially after the updates, the mechanics are top notch.

However, CDPR sold a "true RPG" with more choices both in gameplay, character creation and story. This is an RPG-esque action shooter. The best by far, but still not what was sold.

If you went in with the right mindset, this is probably one of the best titles released in recent history and a damn good platform for future iterations.

The story is good, with the cyberpunk aspects well ingrained in a story that isn't necessarily philosophical or political (as that would suck donkey balls) but discusses the man-machine dichotomy pretty well.

Graphics/performance-wise, the limitation is your rig. I have a pretty modest PC and had no major issues - only really minor glitches that were a minuscule annoyance at best. Some people got unlucky, some people tried to play this on a toaster and some were even stupider and believed this would run on Sony's shit hardware. The game isn't worse for it.

DLC was extremely good and deserves praise. The new ending, in fact, complements the message of the game beautifully and puts a new perspective on all the bluster and bombast of the main story.

I hope the launch was a learning experience for CDPR and Orion comes out with all the kinks smoothed over already.

Un jeu incroyable. C'est fou de voir la détermination des devs de CD Projekt pour sortir le jeu initialement promis 2 ans après. Un monde magnifique, Night City est un endroit magique qui restera dans les mémoires des joueurs. Un univers prenant et bien construit.
Les quêtes sont à la hauteur de la réputation du Studio.
Cependant, et sans que cela impact ma note, je suis perplexe sur ma fin. Il s'agit d'un fin amère et je le sais mais au delà de l'amertume il y a quelque chose qui bloque quand j'y repense.