I'm not really sure how I feel about this game. I always, at the very least, enjoyed it, and there are a few moments that really got to me, but it absolutely never matched the hype leading up to it's release. To me, this feels like the baseline to an amazing game. All the basics are there, the shooting, the driving, the customization, the story and the quests... but it all needed that last step to reach it's full potential. Just a little more care and thought into how cybernetics affect your character and gameplay. Just a bit more fleshing out of story quests and how they could branch out with choices. Just a bit more customization so you can really get into your V's shoes.

A good example of what I mean are the Cyberpsycho quests: They feel like they're supposed to involve more then what they end up being. To me, it feels like they wanted to bring a bit of the Witcher 3 into this game by having "hunts" for particularly dangerous cybernetic users that have unique abilities. Maybe they could have leaned more into the investigation leading up to the fight, tell more of a story then what you get on those datashards, maybe provide information about that particular psycho that helps you fight them better. But instead, they're all "show up here, scan around with your special eyes, fight whoever shows up." It feels like they got the bare minimum into the game, then shipped it before they could build on it.

Part of the blame, in my opinion, is the expectations gamers have for AAA games to have immaculate graphics. This game has been in development for several years, to look this good there must have been several times where they dropped everything to redo the city and graphics. There probably were other issues that lead to the state this game is in, of course, but it really feels like they shipped this game with shiny, beautiful graphics and gameplay they started designing years ago but never got around to finishing, it kinda shows where the priorities were.

I'd recommend giving this game a try, definitely buy it on sale.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this game. I always, at the very least, enjoyed it, and there are a few moments that really got to me, but it absolutely never matched the hype leading up to it's release. To me, this feels like the baseline to an amazing game. All the basics are there, the shooting, the driving, the customization, the story and the quests... but it all needed that last step to reach it's full potential. Just a little more care and thought into how cybernetics affect your character and gameplay. Just a bit more fleshing out of story quests and how they could branch out with choices. Just a bit more customization so you can really get into your V's shoes. A good example of what I mean are the Cyberpsycho quests: They feel like they're supposed to involve more then what they end up being. To me, it feels like they wanted to bring a bit of the Witcher 3 into this game by having "hunts" for particularly dangerous cybernetic users that have unique abilities. Maybe they could have leaned more into the investigation leading up to the fight, tell more of a story then what you get on those datashards, maybe provide information about that particular psycho that helps you fight them better. But instead, they're all "show up here, scan around with your special eyes, fight whoever shows up." It feels like they got the bare minimum into the game, then shipped it before they could build on it. Part of the blame, in my opinion, is the expectations gamers have for AAA games to have immaculate graphics. This game has been in development for several years, to look this good there must have been several times where they dropped everything to redo the city and graphics. There probably were other issues that lead to the state this game is in, of course, but it really feels like they shipped this game with shiny, beautiful graphics and gameplay they started designing years ago but never got around to finishing, it kinda shows where the priorities were. I'd recommend giving this game a try, definitely buy it on sale.