did this game deserve all the shit it got when it came out? most definitely. did cdpr lose touch with its audience after witcher 3? absolutely. did this become one of the best first person roleplaying games of all time? no doubt about it, yes! im part of a small group of dumb people who genuinely enjoyed this on release, but now with updates i'd be surprised to hear anyone who didnt. a very thrilling narrative with likable characters and keanu reeves surprisingly doesn't suck complete doodoo ass. actually very immersive, got me struggling with certain story beats because it put my roleplay first playstyle into question a lot (i am a guy in the early 2020s, i was not made to decide whether to keep a terrorist broski in my brain or not). gunplay is fun and somewhat challenging, melee is fun and braindead, hacking makes the game obsolete except for the ending (and is fun in a "playing a weird mobile game where i set traps for people and kill everyone). overall a good trashy time layered with thick and zany style, no one i wouldn't recommend this to.