I decided to pick up and give Cyberpunk 2077 a chance after all the controversies surrounding its launch during the Steam summer sale. I have to say I'm not disappointed. I have only played like 8 hours so far and have not finished the game. So this is just a glance at the first few hours of the game and my experience with it. I would first like to start with things I dislike about the game, and then we can continue to the things I like.
Things I Dislike
There is not much so far, but one of the things I dislike is driving. Cars feel like they are driving on ice, quite far from how they feel in GTA V. I don't enjoy driving in the game, but honestly, there are many quick travel points, so it doesn't take away from the game's enjoyment that much.
Optimization; to enjoy the game in its fullest fidelity, you are going to need a beefy PC. Especially if you want to experience the Night City with Ray Tracing. Even my RTX 3070 powered PC struggles quite hard at the high settings and Night City feels a little bit empty without the high settings.
Melee Combat feels weird, you just button mash and hope for the best. I go with the ranged options due to this.
Things I Like
The story is good, it quickly makes you invest in itself. It has a good amount of detective work, action and all the things in-between that make you want to come back for more and what is a story without its characters. So let's talk about them.
Characters that have importance in the story are quite well designed, and you can easily form attachments to them. This really helps with the story, because when you form that attachment with a character, story beats becomes that much more impactful. You'll feel what your character should feel. The anger, the friendly banter, the hurt.
The atmosphere is another thing that I like about the game, it certainly makes you immerse yourself in Cyberpunk 2077. The Night City and the characters that live in it give you that cyberpunk feeling really well; the in-world advertisement you see all around you just enhances that feeling to 100. You can see yourself living in Night City, not because it is a nice city to live in, but because it sucks you in.
Closure
I am really glad that I gave this chance to Cyberpunk 2077 because I ended up with a really good story that really immersed me in itself. Hopefully, I would find some more time to play games and finish it.
What do you think? Would you give Cyberpunk 2077 a chance?