To preface this review, I bought the game on release day but waited until Patch 2.1 (yes, two years) before playing. I knew I would enjoy this game and I'm glad I waited.
What I did like:
- The world-building. This game is EXPANSIVE. I did every mission, every gig, every NCPD call and the DLC. Yes there were moments where I was just trying to push through it for the achievement but there's enough distinction between environments and missions that you will have a great time. It goes without saying that this game is absolutely stunning graphically.
- The perk tree is great and encourages you to try different builds, most of which are fun to use.
- The story is good overall. Grating at times, but good. I enjoyed most of the main characters and the DLC was excellent.
- The combat is really, really good. There are so many different ways to approach missions and there is enough variety in the weapons that you want to try them all, especially the iconic ones.
What I didn't like:
- Now, I do say that this game is expansive. However, it also feels odd to me that the romance option with your chosen partner only allows you to play the same date over and over again.
- I feel the driving could have been refined a little more but this is a minor gripe because some of the cars are awesome.
- Some odd glitches during combat, driving and one crash, but in 115 hours I would say my experience was pretty negligible compared to the clips I've seen on YouTube.
In any case, I would never play a game for 115 hours unless it was a true masterpiece. Worth every enny.
What I did like:
- The world-building. This game is EXPANSIVE. I did every mission, every gig, every NCPD call and the DLC. Yes there were moments where I was just trying to push through it for the achievement but there's enough distinction between environments and missions that you will have a great time. It goes without saying that this game is absolutely stunning graphically.
- The perk tree is great and encourages you to try different builds, most of which are fun to use.
- The story is good overall. Grating at times, but good. I enjoyed most of the main characters and the DLC was excellent.
- The combat is really, really good. There are so many different ways to approach missions and there is enough variety in the weapons that you want to try them all, especially the iconic ones.
What I didn't like:
- Now, I do say that this game is expansive. However, it also feels odd to me that the romance option with your chosen partner only allows you to play the same date over and over again.
- I feel the driving could have been refined a little more but this is a minor gripe because some of the cars are awesome.
- Some odd glitches during combat, driving and one crash, but in 115 hours I would say my experience was pretty negligible compared to the clips I've seen on YouTube.
In any case, I would never play a game for 115 hours unless it was a true masterpiece. Worth every enny.