I decided to check this out after seeing CD Projekt Red had done a soft re-release of the game, and included a free 5 hour trial, and this was an incredibly pleasant surprise. Considering the disastrous initial launch, and the way in which the game was marketed towards a more unpleasant subset of gamers, my expectations were absolute zero.

What I got instead was an incredibly compelling, well written story about ghosts, mortality, and humanity. I think during the trainwreck leading up to and including the launch of the game, we all forgot that CD Projekt Red has a damn good writing team, and now that the game is in a playable state I'm really glad I got to experience it. The main story is thematically compelling, the character writing is excellent, and the romantic storylines are some of my favourite that I've ever seen in a game.

I get why people would want to write the game off even now. The initial launch is the worst of any game I can remember, and the marketing really did not sell the strengths of the game. But I hope people do go back and see the game for what it really is; a well told, interesting story, with an excellent cast of characters, and themes that will stick with me for a long time.