I'm torn on this game. I played it twice, once at launch, which was kind of hell, and another time recently.
Gameplay: Combat is really fun since you can really use whatever you want. You wanna use guns, melee, throwing items, hacking, or fucking blow shit up? Go for it. They are all viable options and are polished well. I never used quickhacks since I just used a sandevistan to slow down time and then would melee my enemies. That was the most fun I had and I sunk all my skill points into melee because of it.
Story: It's good, but not perfect. I would have liked more time going on missions with Jackie to actually get attached to the character before he dies. I wouldn't care if he wasn't really a big deal, but he is seen as V's only real friend in the game so it feels weird when he grieves and I just don't really care too much. The story overall was not a gripe I had except for the beginning. It was done well.
Characters: Characters are either well made or just okay. Johnny Silverhand is funny as fuck and is badass, he can be annoying at points but overall is great. Panam has a fun quest and her whole story is done well. Evelyn has a sad story, but I just feel there wasn't enough interaction with her to really make me care. That's sort of the main issue I have with the characters. It introduces some great ones, but just doesn't use them much for them to be cemented as amazing characters.
Bugs: This one had to come. When I first played, it crashed every hour or so, and driving was so glitchy. However, when I played the second time recently, it was much better. It did still crash but not too often, maybe only twice or three times in the whole playthrough. Enemy AI is not great. Sad to say, but they just act like fallout NPCs in combat which is NOT a goo thing. They will stop shooting when you're right in front of them sometimes, or they will lazerbeam you in two seconds.
Final thoughts: Game is in a much better condition now then before, but it still has problems. Props to the Devs actually trying to finish it and not just patching most of the bugs and dropping it. It is really fun an worth a shot on sale, just do not buy at full price