Well this is just magnificent. The best looking game I've played on my Series X, and played on a lovely 55" OLED screen, it's astonishing to watch it in action.
Fortunately, Cyberpunk has everything else going for it to match the amazing visuals. Night City is one of the best locations I've seen in a game, it feels alive, with incredible attention to detail. I don't think I used fast travel much at all - just walking or driving around the map always showed up something random or cool, and taking in the ambience of the place was a massive highlight.
But it doesn't stop there - the characters, the quests, the main story, everything about Cyberpunk feels spot on. It's the first and so far only time I've seen what the Series X is truly capable of. It made me very glad that I played and finished Starfield before starting this because the 2 games feel a generation apart. I don't think I disliked a single quest in Cyberpunk, there's so much variation with a glittering cast of characters. From Johnny Silverhand to Judy Alvarez, I really enjoyed the interactions with them.
Character creation is as complex as you want it to be. I chose a female V and honestly couldn't imagine V being anything other than a total badass female. She's ace. YMMV of course, but no matter how you choose your appearance or class, there's a ton of different customisation options - a lot of which seem pretty pointless for a game that is 90% first person! But again, it's another level of incredible detail and polish.
Cyberpunk is such a cool game - I was hooked by the main story from the very start. If I was being uber-critical, it can be quite daunting to start with, before you've got to grips with the combat systems, gigs, collectibles, weapons, tech etc etc. My advice is to take the first few hours slowly, enjoy exploring, and be aware that there are many different ways to approach missions. The attributes and skills can be tweaked to suit your own playstyle and over my approximately 100 hours of play, I completely changed approach several times, installed different decks, tried out different quick hacks and weapons - the variety is incredible. I think my favourite was the Sandevistan operating system with an all guns blazing approach which is absolute chaos, but I also massively enjoyed using quick hacks in some missions. It's just all so bloody satisfying.
Even some of the side missions are memorable - the companion quests are a must, there are some hard hitting stories and superb character development to be enjoyed, and there are a stack of 'gig' missions given to you by various 'fixers' across Night City. Some of these are pretty short, but they can act as decent training missions for trying out new weapons or mods.
Cyberpunk is an absolute triumph of a video game. It got me absolutely hooked from the first day I started it, and even without the Phantom Liberty DLC (which somehow manages to improve on the base game - more on that later!) I spent many many hours soaking up as much of the Night City atmosphere as I could.
Astounding - an absolute MUST play.
Fortunately, Cyberpunk has everything else going for it to match the amazing visuals. Night City is one of the best locations I've seen in a game, it feels alive, with incredible attention to detail. I don't think I used fast travel much at all - just walking or driving around the map always showed up something random or cool, and taking in the ambience of the place was a massive highlight.
But it doesn't stop there - the characters, the quests, the main story, everything about Cyberpunk feels spot on. It's the first and so far only time I've seen what the Series X is truly capable of. It made me very glad that I played and finished Starfield before starting this because the 2 games feel a generation apart. I don't think I disliked a single quest in Cyberpunk, there's so much variation with a glittering cast of characters. From Johnny Silverhand to Judy Alvarez, I really enjoyed the interactions with them.
Character creation is as complex as you want it to be. I chose a female V and honestly couldn't imagine V being anything other than a total badass female. She's ace. YMMV of course, but no matter how you choose your appearance or class, there's a ton of different customisation options - a lot of which seem pretty pointless for a game that is 90% first person! But again, it's another level of incredible detail and polish.
Cyberpunk is such a cool game - I was hooked by the main story from the very start. If I was being uber-critical, it can be quite daunting to start with, before you've got to grips with the combat systems, gigs, collectibles, weapons, tech etc etc. My advice is to take the first few hours slowly, enjoy exploring, and be aware that there are many different ways to approach missions. The attributes and skills can be tweaked to suit your own playstyle and over my approximately 100 hours of play, I completely changed approach several times, installed different decks, tried out different quick hacks and weapons - the variety is incredible. I think my favourite was the Sandevistan operating system with an all guns blazing approach which is absolute chaos, but I also massively enjoyed using quick hacks in some missions. It's just all so bloody satisfying.
Even some of the side missions are memorable - the companion quests are a must, there are some hard hitting stories and superb character development to be enjoyed, and there are a stack of 'gig' missions given to you by various 'fixers' across Night City. Some of these are pretty short, but they can act as decent training missions for trying out new weapons or mods.
Cyberpunk is an absolute triumph of a video game. It got me absolutely hooked from the first day I started it, and even without the Phantom Liberty DLC (which somehow manages to improve on the base game - more on that later!) I spent many many hours soaking up as much of the Night City atmosphere as I could.
Astounding - an absolute MUST play.