Cyberpunk 2077 - from Witcher devs

[Gusington]

https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-review/

[Grim.Reaper]

https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-review/

Sigh...seems like I might have struck out with all these end of year games....

[Jarhead0331]

How the hell can they already have a review of a game this deep and comprehensive?

[al_infierno]

Some bugs are expected, but from the sound of it this might turn out to be an even messier launch than RDR2 on PC, which is hard to imagine.  Also, the apparently repetitive and easy nature of the combat is worrying.

How the hell can they already have a review of a game this deep and comprehensive?

They probably got review copies a while back - no idea if there was any kind of review embargo that just ended, though.

[Gusington]

A 78% rating while being bug ridden hints at potential excellence for me!

[al_infierno]

^ No doubt, the game sounds like a very strong product overall! 

[Jarhead0331]

This guy loves it. Describes it as a "phenomenal experience" and "one of the best games in years"...the writing ,character and world are "top tier"...to say the world is "beautiful and full of life would be an understatement..."

[al_infierno]

^ All right, my loins are thoroughly re-moistened.   :dreamer:

The reviewer mentions "wanted criminals" wandering around.  I wonder if this game will have a bounty hunting system?  If so, and if it's an "unlimited bounty" system like RDR1, or if you eventually run out of pre-scripted content like RDR2.  If it's the former, I might not drop this game for a very, very long time.

[spelk]

Thanks for that review Jarhead,  I'm oiling up my enthusiasm vigorously.

I pre-loaded on the PS4 last night, its 102Gb.

Just seeing the icon on my PS4 dash has elevated my hunger for it.

[Pete Dero]

https://www.bluesnews.com/s/217347/cyberpunk-2077-reviews

About 20 reviews and almost all of them mention to much bugs to enjoy it at 100% for the moment, but high scores nevertheless.


https://www.pcgamer.com/how-buggy-is-cyberpunk-2077-really/

Here's a condensed list of the issues I saw that I'd call "game-breaking":

    Various NPC scripting errors, waiting for a character to initiate dialogue, move to a new location, etc. in order for the mission to progress
    UI elements don't disappear without quitting to main menu, eg weapon crosshairs, item pickup notifications, bespoke UI elements from braindance sequences
    Unable sprint or jump without loading last save
    Stuck on geometry mid-mission, can't climb out and forced to reload last save
    Elevator UI not loading
    Elevator door not opening
    Enemies spawning within solid objects and behind impassable surfaces, forcing a reload
    FOV stuck at zoom level after some cutscenes, forcing a reload
    Unable to change weapons in inventory without reloading previous save
    Children spawning in front of a shooting gallery cowering and screaming and also making it impossible to partake in the shooting gallery—V automatically lifts their gun around kids

[Jarhead0331]

If there is one thing that concerns me, it is that CD Projekt Red is not letting reviewers display their own video footage. It is all B-reel. So as great as the reviews seem to be, there must be obvious issues that the developers do not want revealed prior to retail release.

[jamus34]

It sounds like they need to give it some "Witcher 1" level TLC to get it right.

I have faith in CDPR, but on the same token I'm perfectly fine waiting until some patches drop to fix the worst of the issues.

[Grim.Reaper]

Yep, I am getting the impression it might be a "rough" launch but with time and bug fixing, could turn out to be a very good experience.  I did see in one place a person imply the core campaign only being 15-20 hours, but with quests and all the extras could get to around 50 hours of play time.  So will be interesting to see how people play and whether it ends up "feeling" short......even if on the shorter side, not sure if that is a huge problem for me as I often don't complete these long games anyway.

[Jarhead0331]

Yep, I am getting the impression it might be a "rough" launch but with time and bug fixing, could turn out to be a very good experience.  I did see in one place a person imply the core campaign only being 15-20 hours, but with quests and all the extras could get to around 50 hours of play time.  So will be interesting to see how people play and whether it ends up "feeling" short......even if on the shorter side, not sure if that is a huge problem for me as I often don't complete these long games anyway.

I agree. I think "shorter" is better. To me, 20 hours is not "short".

[Grim.Reaper]

Yep, I am getting the impression it might be a "rough" launch but with time and bug fixing, could turn out to be a very good experience.  I did see in one place a person imply the core campaign only being 15-20 hours, but with quests and all the extras could get to around 50 hours of play time.  So will be interesting to see how people play and whether it ends up "feeling" short......even if on the shorter side, not sure if that is a huge problem for me as I often don't complete these long games anyway.

I agree. I think "shorter" is better. To me, 20 hours is not "short".

Especially compared to call of duty being only 5 hours:)