CDProjektRED really said "How much depression can we fit into this game?" and It was amazing. I played and completed Cyberpunk 2077 on the default Xbox One before the game even officially came out, I was playing on a pre patch version of LAUNCH CONSOLE CYBERPUNK.... and I didn't have many issues. I got lucky enough to explore this extremely immersive, extremely depressing, extremely lovable world and story the day it came out and I've been in love with this game, this IP, and this studio ever since.

The one and only DLC for this game titled "Phantom Liberty" released recently and after playing that I was sort of sad. Not because it was bad or anything quite the opposite it was yet another example of CDProjektRED's quality writing and makes me excited for the future of the IP. I was sad because this would essentially be the last content drop for this game I hold so dear to my heart. I was on the frontlines fighting and defending this game with my entire being and now.... it's finally over.... at least until the sequel releases which is confirmed to be happening (yay!).

Cyberpunk 2077 is not a perfect game, not by a long shot. What it is however is a very personal story, a story that many people like myself can relate to, set in a vibrant, violent, alluring, dangerous world much like the one we live in today. You experience loss, love, anger, sadness and happiness all alongside your character and the journey just feels EARNED. Like you really picked up this game, stepped in the shoes of this character named "V" and said "Yeah I'm gonna make something of myself" and that's exactly what the game wants you feel like. This game is about letting the player know that time on this Earth is finite and if you don't get up and make something of yourself or fight for what you believe in you will fade into obscurity and this message perfectly aligns with the beginning and ending(s) of the game. You can either die a legend as someone important, someone to look up to and leave your mark on the world or fade away and just be another unimportant face in the crowd staying complicit in your averageness.

When people ask me why I love Cyberpunk 2077 so much I'm always at a loss for words because It's simply impossible for me to express just how much this game changed me for the better and essentially rewrote my entire brain. Playing a CDProjektRED game will change your entire life, this game is a prime example of that. 10/10.