(Note: I never played Cyberpunk prior to the 2.0 overhaul. My review also takes Phantom Liberty into account on top of the main game.)
Despite remaining an unstable experience three years after release, Cyberpunk 2077 is a deep, intricate, and incredibly endearing RPG worth going out of your way for.
+ Night City is beautifully fucked up and I couldn't get enough of it. I completed almost every side quest in the game because I never tired of seeing, and learning more about, its dystopian setting.
+ Just like The Witcher series, Cyberpunk's writing is nothing short of stellar. Its characters are super engaging with Johnny Silverhand, Judy Alvarez, Songbird, and even V themself being particular highlights.
+ The sheer variety of combat build options on offer is astounding. There are so many ways to deal with encounters that I almost want to replay it again with an entirely different build to get a whole new gameplay experience,
- Boss fights are sadly pretty lacklustre with all of them coming down to having to strafe around a large room while slowly whittling down their health. A design approach similar to Deus Ex: Human Revolution's boss fights would have been better, I feel. Luckily, you can skip the majority of them with the right dialogue choices.
- Cyberpunk remains fairly unstable, though it's nowhere near as bad as its launch state. The majority of bugs are similar to those seen in the Fallout games: Nothing game-breaking but can occasionally cause irritation.
Despite remaining an unstable experience three years after release, Cyberpunk 2077 is a deep, intricate, and incredibly endearing RPG worth going out of your way for.
+ Night City is beautifully fucked up and I couldn't get enough of it. I completed almost every side quest in the game because I never tired of seeing, and learning more about, its dystopian setting.
+ Just like The Witcher series, Cyberpunk's writing is nothing short of stellar. Its characters are super engaging with Johnny Silverhand, Judy Alvarez, Songbird, and even V themself being particular highlights.
+ The sheer variety of combat build options on offer is astounding. There are so many ways to deal with encounters that I almost want to replay it again with an entirely different build to get a whole new gameplay experience,
- Boss fights are sadly pretty lacklustre with all of them coming down to having to strafe around a large room while slowly whittling down their health. A design approach similar to Deus Ex: Human Revolution's boss fights would have been better, I feel. Luckily, you can skip the majority of them with the right dialogue choices.
- Cyberpunk remains fairly unstable, though it's nowhere near as bad as its launch state. The majority of bugs are similar to those seen in the Fallout games: Nothing game-breaking but can occasionally cause irritation.