I don’t claim to know much about this but I guess it pulled a No Man’s Sky and patched in everything that needed to be fixed or added. And it’s half off on steam right now so I’m considering pulling the trigger. Should I?
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For half off definitely give it a try. It’s long been patched and when i played it early this year my only problems were two times the game randomly closed.
Gun play is extremely satisfying, sound design included.
Driving is… better than in watch_dogs, worse than in GTA. But traveling through the world is a bit disappointing. Rich map with little life.
Side missions are fun and fill up the time nicely. The missions are creative and not necessarily “go from point A to point B while killing waves of enemies”, but those are there as well.
I’ve been very curious about the state of Cyberpunk since it’s launch. I didn’t get super on the hype train as I’ve learned over the years you never know what a game is like until it’s out and you can play it for yourself.
It’s been interesting to observe all the post-launch changes from a distance in No Man’s Sky fashion. I found it pretty hilarious to read CDPR went from multiplayer and multiple DLCs to one DLC 3 years later, but it does seem as if that DLC will include exhaustive gameplay system changes. That workrate is still hilariously low.
I guess when you rush out a big budget project and pressure your staff massively to get it out on a deadline, they get burned out to they point want nothing to do with it once it’s out the door. That’s definitely the sense I get. It’s a shame considering how massively hyped it was in the lead-up only for it to be generally seen as a rushed disappointment, but I guess it’s a lesson for CDPR to learn for the future alongside other AAA developers.
Anyway, Cyberpunk fans - how would you describe the state of the game at present? Outside of the performance issues, what is it in Cyberpunk’s marketing that was missing from the released game? What are it’s pros and cons? Have the gazillion patches “fixed” the missing expected features yet? Does it seem as if the DLC features are wrapping up the final missing features?
For me it was good since the beginning, but it had its issues. Now it is a much better experience, that is true too. There is also a pretty good modding scene, so many parts that are still not ok can be modded out. Personally, I will probably play it again when the DLC releases in September.
Does it matter where one purchases the game in terms of modding? Is it easier to run mods on Steam version vs GoG version for instance?
I havent had any issues with mods on my GoG version. I’m using https://www.nexusmods.com/ / Vortex application to install mods.
I think it depends on your opinion of what was “wrong” with Cyberpunk to begin with. If your issue was the bugs, it’s a lot more stable now. If your issue was that the story was unengaging and player actions lacked weight and consequence, adding more of the same isn’t going to do much good.
Much like your No Man’s Sky example - if you thought the core gameplay loop was lacking before, you probably haven’t changed your mind no matter how many little goodies the devs have added since launch.
It’s an incredible game imho! I’ve got around 250 hours in it by now.
Snatch the base game when you see it on sale (I think there’s one now) and get the DLC when it arrives! Not sure if you should play it right away or wait for the DLC though.
Then again, I’ve already played it a few times and going to start a new playthrough when the DLC drops!
Yes you should. It is indeed good, fun to play. I caught it on a previous sale, and have been enjoying it on the Steam Deck.
I played long after release after a big patch. I knew the launch was a disaster but I hadn’t followed the game closely so I didn’t have huge expectations. I absolutely loved that game when I finally played.
I’m one of those game tourists who hardly ever finishes anything. I don’t have enough time to game so I’ll just drop a game if I’m not really into. Cyberpunk was one of the few games I’ve finished in recent years.
The gameplay was really satisfying, I enjoyed the story, and I loved the characters. There are a few you get to spend a lot of time with and I found myself actually caring about them. For me, it was reminiscent of how I felt playing Mass Effect. It’s one of my all time favorites for sure.
It’s definitely worth a play if it sounds like something you’d be interested in.
I’m one of those game tourists who hardly ever finishes anything. I don’t have enough time to game so I’ll just drop a game if I’m not really into. Cyberpunk was one of the few games I’ve finished in recent years.
I guess I never really thought of it that way, but I’m in the same boat. I even have trouble finishing games I really enjoy, like Outer Worlds. Cruised straight through Cyberpunk though. The quickhack + sniper gameplay was endlessly satisfying for me.
Always has been 👨🚀🔫👨🚀
(On PC).
it ran like absolute shit on PS4 and Xbox One, but on current gen and PC the game has always been great. The backlash was overblown and was mostly from people who didn’t play it.
Was there bugs? Yes. People clipped into walls and cars flipped suddenly, but no worse than your average Bethesda game. I didn’t have a single game breaking bug my entire playthrough. Just some funny ones.
While some elements were deeply overblown, a lot of it was pretty bad and deserved. Don’t downplay what happened, the game was delayed and then delayed again. Only the final release date had been for after current gen hardware and they obfuscated the awful performance. Early eviews of the game had also required stock footage. And that’s just from the fiasco around launch.
Plus a lot of features were missing from the game that we expected when we pick up Cyberpunk 2077. Vehicle shooting battles (other than the start of the game), mantis blades to climb walls, and so forth.
I’m in the minority it seems. I bought the PS4/PS5 upgrade version and barely made it 30mins before shelving it. I don’t think I made it past the opening bc I had no idea wtf was happening.
Considering that the DLC will overhaul many systems of the game, you could wait until that’s out for the ‘definitive experience’.
If you’re still unsure, do what I used to do when I did PC gaming. Pirate it, and if you like it after say 2 hours, then buy it! I do wish more game companies did free 10 or 5 hours trials like EA do.
Wait with playing until after september. They are coming out with a DLC then that changes ALOT of gameplay.
I thought it was just a new story. Are they changing more than that? I was thinking about buying the game+dlc on offer over at GoG to play on my Ally when it arrives tomorrow.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/u/headin2sound/
TL;DR: This is not a DLC. This is Cyberpunk 2.0.
- virtually every system of the main game has been changed and/or updated
- police system is completely reworked with multiple tiers of NCPD/mercs chasing you down in vehicles according to your wanted level, apparently on level 5 maxtac will chase you down and it will be some sort of bossfight against them (source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riK1i8lQwRM&t=511s)
- perks and skills have been completely overhauled, no longer simple passive stat boosts, much more active abilities like different melee finishers, a dash, or the ability to deflect bullets with melee weapons
- an entirely new 6th skill tree that uses a different type of skill points (relic points) that will be used to add new abilities to your cyberware
- the difficulty curve is reworked/rebalanced
- the loot tiers are reworked
- archetypes of enemies have been redone for more variety in combat encounters
- installing cyberware now has an effect on your body and you cant install too much or else you will go cyberpsycho (no idea what that looks like in game)
- installing cyberware now has a first person cutscene added to it, just like in the prologue at Vik’s clinic
- you can now “attune” cyberware to one of your attributes, making it more efficient if you have invested in that attribute; example here optical camo is attuned to the “cool” attribute: https://i.imgur.com/1UI9SEX.png
- armor is no longer tied to clothing, it is instead tied to your cybernetics
- vehicle combat is added to the game, you can even use your katana on your bike
- you will be able to hack vehicles, similar to the Watch Dogs games
- vehicles are no longer bought from fixers, but bought through a website set up by wakako
- some vehicles have guns installed on them (machine guns, rocket launchers)
- new type of infinitely replayable/repeatable missions are being added where you need to steal certain vehicles marked on your map
- new activity introduced “airdrops”, loot caches that drop randomly on the map that you can fight over and retrieve for yourself
- tons of new random events/activities are added to make the world feel more alive, like car chases and gang fights
Thanks for the detailed summary. I was going to play this next but I’ll continue to be a PatientGamer until this is released and I get the best gameplay possible.
How much of this is going to be part of the free Patch and how much is going to be included in the DLC.
I know some overhauls will be part of the patch (Police rework and vehicle combat) but I can image they wont put everything of this list in the free patch.
I played the game in version 1.0, on release, on a barely capable 1070 graphics card, and It’s still to this day my favorite RPG ever made. The gameplay was janky and it was full of bug, but the world building, story telling, characters and quest design was on a league of its own, nothing even comes close. Buy the game, and play it only when you’re ready to immerse yourself for hours at a time. It’s a fantastic game.
I had good experience with PC version on a launch (except for few Jackie t-poses) but right now it’s totally worth trying for anyone with a semi-decent PC or PS5/Xbox Series. I wouldn’t advise trying PS4/XO versions though as it never should get released there. Overall it’s very solid game, way better than many bugged productions that never got fixed yet are still praised by many to this day (looking at you Bethesda) that suffers from a bad start and unnecessary release on old consoles.
I played it months ago and it totally turned into one of my favourite games of all time. Will play it again once the… DLC? Expansion? is released. Give it a chance, yeah. Or wait for that release.
