'Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty' Is Utterly Tremendous [REVIEW 4K]

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Cyberpunk 2077 is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt, based on video game designer Mike Pondsmith's game series. Set in a dystopian Cyberpunk universe, the player assumes the role of "V" (played by Gavin Drea/Cherami Leigh), a mercenary in the fictional Californian city known as "Night City", where they deal with the fallout from a heist gone wrong that results in an experimental cybernetic "bio-chip" containing an engram of the legendary rock star and terrorist Johnny Silverhand (played by Keanu Reeves) threatening to slowly overwrite V's mind; as the story progresses V and Johnny must work together to find a way to be separated and save V's life.
The game's development began following the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (2016). The game was developed by a team of around 500 people using the REDengine 4 game engine. CD Projekt launched a new division in Wrocław, Poland, and partnered with Digital Scapes, Nvidia, QLOC, and Jali Research to aid the production. Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith was a consultant, and actor Keanu Reeves had a starring role. The original score was led by Marcin Przybyłowicz, and featured the contributions of several licensed artists. After years of anticipation, CD Projekt released Cyberpunk 2077 for PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, and Xbox One on 10 December 2020, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on 15 February 2022.
Cyberpunk 2077 received praise from critics for its narrative, setting, and graphics. However, some of its gameplay elements received mixed responses while its themes and representation of transgender characters received some criticism. It was also widely criticized for bugs, particularly in the console versions which suffered from performance problems. Sony removed it from the PlayStation Store from December 2020 to June 2021 while CD Projekt rectified some of the problems. CD Projekt became subject to investigations and class-action lawsuits for their perceived attempts at downplaying the severity of the technical problems before release; these were ultimately cleared with a settlement of US$1.85 million. By September 2022, the game has sold more than 20 million copies. An expansion, Phantom Liberty, is set to release on 26 September 2023 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. A sequel was announced.
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[@HeisenbergFam]

Glad CDPR continued working on Cyberpunk after 2020 backlash of being subpar, the game really got a lot of updates

[@nolives]

It honestly just had bandwagon hate. People give bethesda a pass for way more mediocre games, remastered with the same bugs since launch that they didnt give cyberpunk.

[@thormahler969]

Fun fact: You commented on Pyro's video and Asmongold

[@urekmazino6800]

​@nolives nope had it in 2020, and it was a bug riddled. It ran like crap and the story isn't that great tbh. Rpg elements were below subpar, and it was simply overhyped by the community.

[@yakivpopavich]

Still a trash game.

[@migueljackson9230]

@@noliveslmao bandwagon hate?? The game was broken

[@troy1993]

I'm glad I waited 3 years to play this game. Time to play it for the first time

[@issahumps]

Same lol

[@dirtysink373]

I've done the same. Waited for 2.0 and started then :) What a blast of a game, eh?

[@Allard888]

Same here

[@steveta7138]

Yeah I bought it at launch , played for 30 minutes, refunded and sat in my chair smoking a cigar in a dimly lit room.....waiting....until now

[@EatWave]

Unfortunately, not everyone can give that strategy a go or else such games would simply be declared failures thus all support would be dropped on the spot.

[@coreypasternak9435]

They should have released Cyberpunk 2077 this year imagine how good the reviews and how positive everyone would've been of this game as it is now man

[@MarcioSilva-vf5wk]

The mistake was porting the game to the old gen, it was clearly not aimed for that, and its was a middle of development "corpo" decision. And is still has some weird bugs, at least over 2.0 version, but nothing major.

[@OneofInfinity.]

@@MarcioSilva-vf5wk Nope.

[@NaturalxGains]

​​@@FableBlazeI fully agree with you my friend. This game was and still is too overhyped and it is still no way near anything CDPR was promoting and promising years before release. Yes the 2.0 update may have enhanced the game to a better state but the current state of the game should have been there on release.

[@kaejuka6249]

honestly, if they just didn't try to force the game out on last gen, the reception would have been a lot better. while PC and current gen were still buggy, they weren't even close to how bad last gen was. But then again they'd probably have received backlash for not putting it on last gen, at least back in 2020, though i'd imagine less than they got from what did happen

[@RASH30001]

It would had been part of the greatest year for gaming my opinion.

[@nalcig]

I’ve been on this game since the 1.5 update and it quickly became my favorite game of all time. I recommend everyone to check this game out, especially with the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty. CDPR has genuine passion for this game and it was sad to see how they were pressured by executives to release it when they knew it wasn’t ready.

[@DroosterH]

I'm exactly the same. The second 1.5 hit I ploughed 250 glorious hours into it all the way to the Platinum and beyond. Now I'm on a new 100% playthrough and will tackle Phantom Liberty in a month or so. Absolutely my favourite gaming experience in the last 40 years.

[@cowel8734]

Same here. On my 4th playthrough now. The 2.0 made it feel new all over again. Its so good that it makes it hard to enjoy other games as much

[@jacobbio]

I wanted to play it but realized I would need to start a new save and go back far into the story again an not have all the stats I worked for....

[@nalcig]

@@cowel8734 I’m on my 4th play through as well. I’m already level 30 before meeting Takemura at the cafe 😂

[@Pinkfloyddiego]

​@jacobbio you could go to your old character you'll have all your perk points

[@tonydeluna8095]

This game look’s stupendously beautiful and plays a lot better since its original release

[@DjediVibrations]

Mind bogglingly beautiful

[@AXELVISSERS]

Awe inspiringly beautiful

[@MataNuiOfficial]

Ball bustingly beautiful

[@mathiaschristensen1194]

Boombastically beautiful

[@funkahontas]

@chenath9582 it's kinda wild that the performance is the same with all the new systems (wanted, car chases AI, etc) , you'd think it would lower but nah.

[@CxerRy96]

It's just a shame that the game couldn't have been released now and we'd all be fucking raving how incredible it is

[@mordor1779]

Yeah exactly. Whereas now even tho they've made the game amazing I'm sure the casual players will still keep shitting on it just because of the reputation it got at launch, which is really sad to see when personnaly this game made me live such an incredible experience in terms of story, characters, the atmosphere and architecture of the world, the lore, side quests, the soundtrack.. even in the little details like the design of cars and guns you can see so much work went into all those things, it's depressing to see the game get treated as bad as the worst trash like fallout 76

[@bigchune6306]

still just an action adventure came not an rpg

[@jkudasai104]

What’s really incredible is the 60 page long steam bug page for the 2.0 update. Trash 🗑

[@raidermaxx2324]

i dunno, i still think they fucked up with the first person perspective. .i was looking forward to a witcher style game.. whats the point of all this clothes and character options when you never see your character?

[@mordor1779]

​@@raidermaxx2324 the first person perspective allowed them to create this dialogue system in real time where you keep control of your character during conversations and can still chose what to answer while driving or moving around and it makes the game feel so much more natural and immersive, because there isnt any cuts from the gameplay to the dialogues like in other RPGs like witcher, starfield etc. That wouldn't have been possible in a third person game. Because in third person the game needs to zoom on the NPCs face during conversations so that you can see their faces, which means taking control from the player and lock you in the same position without being able to move during dialogues. Plus third person makes the combat much slower which doesn't fit into this game at all there is so many implants and talents that allow your character to move at really high speed, dash in the air or jump really high, it would look so weird in third person. Making this game third person is so much sacrifice in terms of gameplay and immersion just so that " you can see your character "

[@astrojeet]

Dogtown is insane. Small in surface area sure, but it feels so much bigger and has so much verticality. I did the intro last night and it took me 5 hours on very hard, that boss fight was hard man. It is such a strong start, the writing, the characters, world building. This is so far CDPR at their absolute top of their game. I'm getting same vibes in quality I was getting Hearts of Stone's writing, and that's the best praise I can give so far. And Hearts of Stone is for me one of the best video game stories ever and CDPR's best story to date. I know people love Blood and Wine, but story wise HoS is just supreme.

[@MythicAce218]

man...more witcher makes me wanna play it. every time i try to play i get like 10 hours in before i stop and play something else,not because i didn't enjoy or love the game but because i get distracted with other games im playing around the same time(having a huge gaming backlog sucks lol) and then i just forget to play thru it and by time i decide to play it again i force myself to restart those 10 hours. its a game that i feel needs 100% dedication towards and rn i don't think i'll get that when i do decide to play it tho,because it will happen tho are the dlcs worth it?

[@caspersolleveld122]

​@@MythicAce218The witcher dlc is worth it 100%. Ridicolous low price for this quality I think

[@poundtown808]

The finale was soooo good

[@bighersh3565]

Just the price for the witcher dlc is reason to buy it let alone the quality

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

Idk man, imo HoS story is by far the greatest video game story of all time, I can't think of any other game that comes even close story-wise.

[@rowellbeast]

The pistol glitch is a throwback. Jackie had a gun in hand when he took the chip out of his head during his death scene. Hardest I ever laughed at a death scene.

[@zaccampa4055]

Oh yeah I remember that 😂

[@LeighPankhurst]

I genuinely appreciate your efforts not to deliver any spoilers during your review!

[@vmondude]

Considering the mess this game launched in, I'm seriously impressed with the work CDPR has done to pretty much resurrect CP2077. Im playing it through again from start now on PS5 and it's like a new game. Before it was an entertaining farcical experience, but now it's... it's just fixed, full stop. And looks stunning. Massive props to them for the work this must have taken. I'm sure I'll get Phantom Liberty soon enough.

[@MK-ww1se]

My hats off to them fixing it, but that does not change the fact they lied to us, and scammed us. If you buy this DLC you are the reason games will continue to release in a shitty buggy broken state.

[@vmondude]

@@MK-ww1se No the reason for that was the arrogance of their investors and management. The fact that it has taken them a further 3 years to actually complete, and the fact they did it for "free", shows how rushed and under pressure they were. I don't blame the Devs in the slightest, I commend them for seeing it through. The management should be fired and I'm sure the investors either got a good trade against CDPR or they have learnt their lesson. CP2077 launch will be a warning to other studios not a release target. No one's that stupid.

[@MK-ww1se]

@@vmondude Enjoy the game man, Not trying to be a dick here. But keep making excuses for these company's and every game will continue to release broken and unplayable.

[@jacobbutts6109]

​@@MK-ww1seIt wasn't broken.

[@gporr7004]

Game wasn’t broken for me then. I think the complaints were overdone just a bit. Lots of games come out in a bad state and get fixed.

[@MatticusFinch1820]

I've been playing the 2.0 update since it launched and it's been an absolute blast I am so obsessed with this game now I'm so glad I waited to play through it!

[@craigallday1236]

Me too. I’ve just finished Witcher 3 next gen , so it’s perfect timing

[@liamalmond1914]

With how good Cyberpunk is with Phantom Liberty I'm just gutted we're not getting more expansions. It will be years before we get a sequel.

[@zaccampa4055]

Hopefully they learned from their mistakes and they don’t release the sequel in a similar state lol I actually played it on PS4 Pro at launch and it wasn’t TOO bad. It ran great and I didn’t get most of the crazy bugs a lot of people experiencing.

[@jonathansoko1085]

I'm obsessed with this game right now and it's not just hype because I bought it the other day without knowing anything about 2.0. I dove in as blind as possible and man let me tell you it's good

[@JeremyBX]

What a cool perspective

[@beige_projection]

As someone who has thousands of hours in the base game and have been playing in the hardest difficulty throughout, I can, without a doubt, say that the AI changes make the early game much more difficult. They take cover more, they use cyberware more, and they even use boosters to heal themselves now. So I think around mid to late game when you've leveled up a lot and have gotten a lot of perks and cyberware, it will feel easier than the base game, but early game is definitely more difficult now.

[@jessicaguarin3897]

Are you trying to say that I can no longer come in like Rambo walking through the front door shooting wildly and survive on the spot?

[@andreasheinze9685]

@@jessicaguarin3897 Depends entirely on your build, but it's certainly not doable with any setup anymore. Some endgame builds can definitely still do it.

[@rosshaikenleonen1416]

That pistol bug was first seen on Panam since way back then. It's funnier with Panam because it's an entire sniper rifle stuck on her hand.

[@paulgilson2347]

I always loved Cyberpunk, even at launch. Definitely going to play this after Starfield, get some holiday at christmas so might save playing until then and fully immerse.

[@EvenR2]

I'm playing through main base game and the changes are soooooo good, excited to see how expansion differentiates from base game!!

[@djJaXx101]

Just finished. My top moments: - As the plane crashes into dogtown - Great Idis Elba introduction - When you use the netrunner to find songbird, really cool the way the time stops with the red matrix VFX - Party at Hanson tower, the Phoenix performance, very cool - The excruciating dilemma to side with Songbird or Reed aaaarrrrghhhh (and the following escape was pretty cool) Through the whole game only a couple of minor Annoyances: - After playing for a few hours my game started to lag only when opening and closing menus, but fixes itself on reload. - Getting a bit annoyed after 17th death to the unkillable Songbird/AI/"aliens" robot hallways mission

[@thekidyn]

honestly i’m proud of them! they didn’t abandon the game n owned up to make it better. from netflixs edgerunners to phantom liberty they’ve done a splendid job story wise! sush an intriguing world n i can’t wait to play it again!

[@Pancakes476]

Was a really good DLC, just finished it tonight and don’t know what to do with myself now. I really appreciate games like this, that truly make your characters decisions MATTER when dealing in heavier plot points in the story. I found myself stopping a few times throughout and even wondering if what I was doing was right. Only good games get me this attached to characters, everything was very well written. I’m glad they didn’t throw in the towel with this game!

[@janx1978]

I've been in love with this game for years, I'm so glad it's finally getting the recognition it and the team behind it deserves. Can't wait to boot up the expansion and party like it's 2023

[@KristianKumpula]

I don't think it's correct to say cyberpunk 2077 is now what it was supposed to be because they haven't overhauled the main missions. The fact that you felt that within the first two hours of the expansion you had already experienced more epic set pieces and high production quality action sequences than in the entirety of the base game proves that the main missions had a lot of missed potential. This game won't live up to my expectations without that issue being sorted, but the fact that I've racked up more than 300 hours of playing the game suggests that it's a pretty good game anyway.

[@urekmazino6800]

Yup been saying it since I beat the game in 2020 and the story is middle of the road as it gets. Glad the dlc story looks a bit better.

[@exaq]

he felt that because phantom liberty has been in development for almost as long as the base game itself, but instead of trying to actually make all the game mechanics in that time frame they had time to work more on the story aspects and such, it's basically the same case with blood and wine

[@rayvintankerson6818]

well they arent going to completely redo whole missions in the base game so cry harder and get over it fr lmao. U literally beat it multiple times ur fine stop trying to find anything to complain about and just enjoy what we got till the next game

[@TheWefikus]

Yes it is. You didn’t like the story, sucks for you, but the story and the characters are objectively top tier. So yes, CP after fixing all the mechanics and issues/bugs is now indeed what it’s supposed to be.

[@peacefusion]

what do you mean? the main story was awesome from the Goro car chase to the Panam missions to the Johhny Silverhand quests.

[@tokie2100]

I have to say. I have been playing the 2.0 update on my new PC build and it’s absolutely mesmerizing. I have a 4090 FE, 7800x3D chip, and 32 gb ddr5. I am using a 42” LG C2 OLED TV as a Monitor. Im Running it on Ray tracing overdrive with path tracing. This to me is what next GEN gaming is supposed to be! I played the game so much this weekend and barely made it through act one. I just spent most of my time driving different cars around the city sightseeing. This new update is absolutely hypnotizing!

[@tokie2100]

@Joe-no7gs your mom let me move it into her house last week

[@914supermario]

I tried this game like 6 months ago and deleted when they had like 12 total NPC’s in the “night club”.

[@GaiaGGAWPW]

Starfield made me appreciate Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Update even more. Can't wait to play phantom liberty after finishing up the base game.

[@Skeletoncross]

Bro the game is so good so glad starfield came out because we now can appreciate games like this

[@KubinWielki]

Lol, same. Starfield was so mind-numblingly boring, that I'm not sure if my love for CP77 2.0 is due to its own merits, or if its significantly boosted by the fact that I've had the displeasure of playing starfield a few days ago.

[@cowel8734]

​@@KubinWielkiI almost bought an Xbox because Starfield looked so awesome, but now Im glad I didn't after all I've heard

[@Skeletoncross]

@@KubinWielki I canceled game pass because of starfield. Microsoft won’t be getting my money again

[@KubinWielki]

Yeah... I bought game pass to try starfield out (as I didn't want to dish full price on it). After playing a while I was reaffirmed in NOT buying it full price. After playing more, I knew I wasn't going to even renew the gamepass, and cancelled it. After a few more hours, I just uninstalled the game. Give it about 2 years and the modders will make gold out of it, but right now it's just not worth it for me.

[@gurthangorcus]

Just bought it based on your review to encourage CDPR to keep doing great things. Thanks for what you do, Luke!

[@LucaBlight_7]

Sheep

[@cowel8734]

Its such an awesome game! Favorite of all time

[@Becks670]

@@LucaBlight_7 one of the best games ever.

[@condorb7756]

@@LucaBlight_7 referring to yourself?

[@jessicaguarin3897]

@@LucaBlight_7 I proudly declare myself a cyberpunk2077 sheep.

[@jordanmarazzi3548]

I like your vibe bro , you blowing up yet staying true to your self and not changing with the clout :) that shit keeps me around never forgot the come up 🙏

[@thatpalletguy5352]

Played for couple days after launch and man you ain't wrong this don't feel like the same game anymore turning out to be 1 of my favorite gaming stories of all time

[@ARTIK_29]

cyberpunk is a ubisoft checklist world devoid of anything to actually do. no new gear to unlock after 6 or so hours in the game since all 15 or so weapons are available by that point and iconic weapons are just colorful versions. cars are usless since you can fast travel everywhere and they almost all handle the same anyway. i really cannot understand why people say 2.0 is such a game changer. its nothing, they added police which cant properly chase you still after 2 years of working on it, and guns on cars so you can park on ncpd hustles and wipe them. if anybody actually played the game on release they would know virtually nothing of substance has changed except for performance in the past 2 years. how on gods green fucking earth are you actually going to sit here and say 1 new district and a questline is worth 30 dollars.

[@ashamahee]

yeah its interesting seeing how much praises this gets from him when comparing to how much criticism he gives to for example starfield, not that that game doesnt deserve criticism but CP2077 is still not near what the devs promised and them adding in basic stuff that should have been in 1.0 is not exactly praise worthy.

[@calibrated692]

This was kind of my issue. I never understood why people and CDPR wanted vehicle combat. Are you gonna gun down some random NPC on the sidewalk who has absolutely no loot to give you? In my play through I never once had an interaction with the cops. Don’t even think I got a wanted level because there was never a reason to just randomly start blasting the sidewalk. No mission ended with me being chased by cops. It’s an empty solution to a problem that never existed. There is zero reason to interact with anyone outside of a mission. No reason to break in somewhere, pickpocket someone, or even stop in between point A to B

[@gooders4648]

I’ve played it since the update,and yeah it’s like playing a sequel,everything has been improved,everything!!!!

[@nickbusker725]

Yep. It’s like an entire different game. Nothing but positive things to say from me.

[@gooders4648]

@@nickbusker725 The dlc is even better,trust me!!!!

[@Tryn3690]

@12:40 Ghost of Tsushima title screen for sure. on horse back riding through that field. gave me goosebumbs lol

[@bsstion4926]

happy to see this game’s comeback

[@NetoJ0N]

Its nice, but nothing that should not be at launch. So 2.0 is years late and they should not be praised for that

[@angusyoung119]

Before I watch this video, I want everyone who has made a comment to remember this: One of CDPR's publicity stunts was to announce that all of their future DLC will be free. And the best DLC so far is not free. I am no longer a fan of this game, and that's funny, because at launch I didn't hate it like everyone else did. I didn't ask for a refund. I just waited for the patches to see what I was offered. CDPR has done so little to impress me, that I believe the price I paid for at launch is all this game is worth. If anyone is enjoying this DLC, I really am glad for you. Sincerely.

[@Ocodo]

No. They specifically said they will charge for a bigger extension, same as with the Witcher.

[@angusyoung119]

@@Ocodo No, after the game launched abysmally, they literally said ALL future DLC will be free. All. I remember this vividly. Because I couldn't wait for the day where they backtracked on that. Release of the DLC was that day.

[@Ocodo]

@@angusyoung119 IGN, POSTED: NOV 15, 2022: "CD Projekt Red has confirmed that its major Cyberpunk 2077 expansion, Phantom Liberty, will be paid DLC when it's released in 2023."

[@Noner1234]

@@Ocodoyou understand the game came out 2 years before that right? They backtracked and classified PL as an “expansion” to circumvent what they promised.

[@Flecco]

Played potentially half the story at launch and wandered off. Returned for 2.0. Mind blown and can't see myself wandering off on the game again. 2077 with all the updates they've done is truly mind blowing. Current build revolves around sprinting about at high speed with shotguns and it's brilliant fun.

[@GreatMisterE]

My PC cant handle this monster, the waiting game begins... Wishing everyone playing this game first time or again, as well as playing the new expansion, to have a fantastic time and enjoy the hell out of it! 🤘

[@Accuracy158]

It's not really that insane to run all the time. Insanity mode is just when you turn on path tracing. You can really just turn off ray tracing altogether (and use DLSS to give a big performance boost if you have a compatible GPU).

[@averagesoul8256]

the chimera boss fight had a special attack where it attacked my framerate. truly advanced tech they have in night city

[@rayous5480]

I had the always holding the gun bug on Jackie when I first played cyberpunk at launch, it looked so stupid after the heist that I sat there laughing my ass off during one of the games most sad moments...

[@Mustang1984]

Two European Devs showing how it should be done. Thank you to Larian and CDPR.

[@BB-pb3hv]

Eastern European. No western political agendas bs.

[@Originalchili]

Uhhhh releasing a broken game and fixing it 2 years later is good? Huh I guess they have lower standards for European devs

[@John-996]

Warhorse are another one.

[@AstarionWifey]

Nah Larian only ❤

[@Mustang1984]

@@AstarionWifey Well, I can't argue with you there. I'm just personally able to forgive CDPR as they are indeed human, the dev team was not at fault, and they've corrected most of the issues the community had with the game. But you do you as they say! Totally ok with other's opinions which is becoming rare nowadays. 😃

[@marcola4767]

Coping mechanism: In December 2020 CDPR released an open beta, after almost 3 years after the beta test they launched the complete game and an expansion.

[@trainwreck2k2]

Glad I held out for all this time. I knew one day cyberpunk would be great. Looks like I got my winter game to play through this year 👌

[@Maartwo]

Just because the dealership decides to put wheels on the car you bought from them 3 years later doesn't redeem them. The bar is so low.

[@acommongamer6351]

I reallyyyy hope cd project red have learned their lesson now. They are easily one of the best game dev's if they take their time. It's just some of that mismanagement that fucked some of the reputation up.

[@gman7497]

100% idk what conspired to have them release the game when it clearly wasn't ready, but hopefully they aren't ever tempted to do it again. It could be that with the old consoles on the way out, they wanted to grab that market even though there's no earthly way this game would run well on those. Interesting that as soon as CDPR shifted to current gen exclusively, the game started improving exponentially.

[@JuicedOnKids]

@@gman7497 They wanted the sales from last gen consoles and christmas sales. Alot of the playerbase still had last gen consoles at the time, any odd decision made in gaming can easily be traced to "they were greedy"

[@gman7497]

@JuicedOnKids wasn't worth the huge hit to their reputation imo. On the other hand, (playing devils advocate here), if the game is only really finished just now, that woulda been 3 more years of dev with no ROI, shareholders would be irate, as well as the fanbase for having to wait that long. No doubt it was a horrible decision but I see how it could have happened.

[@bartek65000]

@JuicedOnKids Yes, and they had already postponed the release twice, had a tight budget and received 8 million pre-orders. Their shareholders were worried that people would start canceling pre-orders and pressured them to release the game. It looks like management is to blame, but also the developers either weren't assertive enough to tell how much more time they really needed, or they got their estimates wrong. It also seems to me to be the fault of the RED Engine, which should have been retired after The Witcher 3 and is not suitable for such a complex game.

[@mycelia_ow]

It wasn't even greed, it was disorderly management. Greed got the game released way sooner than it should have been, but has not much to do with the fundamental problems with the game that isn't the bugs.

[@shinyface971]

This coming out in the same month as Starfield blows my mind. Having played 2.0 and Starfield its like they are from different generations of games

[@billcipher147]

So happy they managed to pull this game around. Having a game about corporate greed fall victim to corporate greed was already ironic enough. It never living up to it's full potential because of it would've just been tragic.

[@mobster5626]

Haven't tried the DLC but only 2.0 and I don't really share your view that it feels like a new game at all, but rather a better optimized and smoother game experience. Given how many times they have reworked the skill system (Which is good if it improves it), it also shows that it was terrible in the first release. From what you are saying about the DLC, I believe that it might be what they wanted CP to be originally. But even with 2.0, the original CP on its own, I don't think makes up for the promises made about the game, especially the "All choice matters" statements (Within limits), which to me at least is the most crucial statement they made that they didn't fulfil. 2.0 as I see it, is but a bandage on these promises. That being said, I did enjoy CP and I have no doubt that I will enjoy the expansion as well, but will wait until it goes on sale :)

[@mobster5626]

@@zoubeirfaouzi149 You are correct about that :D

[@lmaoqasim]

the fact that CDPR have admitted to their failed launch of the game but chose to stay with it and fix every part of it as a promise to their fans has made them regain my respect. Shows they really care.

[@vetreas366]

... They do like money, that is true.

[@xarachne8473]

​@guyincle126charging for the dlc. Not the update. It is a dlc after all

[@jordick8427]

Though the game is still missing what was originally promised (or so I've heard), the game does look great now. I'll give it that. But I still can't get over the fact that CDPR used the "Release now, fix it later" -mindset when the game was initially released. (I still haven't bought the game because of this) I don't want No Man's Sky -success stories from big gaming companies. I want games to be completed and fulfilling what was promised upon release. Not several years after launch. 😕

[@peterfconley]

Can’t wait to get it on sale in three years.

[@julianray5240]

Another weird bug I encountered multiple times was seeing completely rusted out cars without wheels, doors, hoods, etc. drive normally in traffic. I saw this a couple times in Night City specifically, not dogtown.

[@SPISheste]

It's amazing and all but let's not sugar coat the launch as a "fluke" Luke, heh - the launch was horrendous for the different teams at CD and intentional from the higher ups, but I'm glad to see they stuck to it and almost fully realized the game's potential

[@cathulhu3772]

Maybe on prev gen. I was playing on PC on 1050 ti and was astonished what t F ppl are btchin about. One hard lock, 3 glitches. That's all

[@peacefusion]

its really hard to know how buggy the launch was with clickbait, if something was a fluke or it was a serious game breaking thing affecting everyone.

[@rovingmauler7410]

I was so hyped for Cyberpunk when it first released. My wife bought the game on PS4 as a Christmas gift. I was so hyped she told me to open my gift early. The day I started playing was the day the negative reviews came out. I tried to like it, but it was an absolute mess. Never finished it. Now I bought it again for Steam Deck in 2023 and I'm hooked. Everything about it is improved and it runs amazing on Steam Deck. There are some many fun things to explore. Side missions are great. Theres little easter eggs and fun things to find everywhere. The combat is fast and smooth. The story was always good and the character animations and voicovers are outstanding. I never thought I would be playing Cyberpunk again and having it blow my mind, but here we are.

[@NSJorge]

The Redemption Arc is REAL. I love this game, deeply, from the beginning. ❤

[@Heretic_real]

Three years to get our money’s worth isn’t great but tbh it’s unfortunately infinitely better than what most devs would do in CDPR’s shoes so I’ll just say that I actually love this game in it’s current state and I really feel like 2020’s release has taught CDPR a lesson they took to heart so I’m pretty glad overall.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

Think of it this way, I've been playing since day 1 and loved it I like good stories and side stories and a well realised world I don't go about killing civilians etc With that context, it was a great experience since day 1, I was one of the folks who never got a crash not even visual glitches like floating weapons, T poses, and I played, still play, on an i7 3770 at 1080p What's added makes it even better, it was always good for many folks like me (200k/275k positive Steam reviews since first week)

[@wg8561]

​@@kaushalsuvarna5156yep it was always great. It did have bugs and some frame dips ( not bad on XSX) but was always fun, great looking and amazing story and characters.

[@giancarlo5945]

​@@kaushalsuvarna5156x2

[@Heretic_real]

@@kaushalsuvarna5156 I’m glad it was so positive for you, my experience was quite different. Day one most of the fun I had was just breaking the game, but I couldn’t have cared less about the story and I found the gameplay to be very lackluster. Which consequently made me avoid side objectives to avoid boring fluff. That all being said though, I don’t want to be too negative because I genuinely love the game in it’s current state. The gameplay changes alone have really just helped everything else shine. The only stuff that kinda bothers me is I feel that the main story feels pretty restrictive and the whole “origin story” thing with character creation has s lot of untapped potential. I still don’t think having to wait three years for what I was promised is great, but I guess better late than never.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

@@Heretic_real yes there's the difference, some like these stories and the world building, some hate these stories and find the world empty Some even hated the voiced characters, some find them the best in gaming history Weird world

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

I’m currently torn between BG3 and cyberpunk 2077 right now. I started BG3 maybe a week ago and it’s insanely good but I’m so eager to try CP2077 2.0…ugh…first world problems 😆

[@ericsaari2901]

Now I'll wait another year or more for a third-person update, and then I'll finally play it. NGL, I don't expect that. I'm happy for owners of the game that finally got this game realized, but personally, once a studio launches a game like they did with this one, in the state that it was, I'll never ever preorder from them again. Still, they deserve some respect for having stuck with it, which is more than some/many devs when they have a really bad launch.

[@mycelia_ow]

Btw Update 2.0 is the last update this game is ever going to get, and this expansion being the one and only expansion. They are done with the game and have already started developing the sequel in a brand new game engine, it might come out around 2027. The sequel might actually be the masterpiece we all expected from 2077.

[@mycelia_ow]

There are 3rd person mods on pc, but it is tough adding 3rd person since apparently the entire game was built around the camera being 1st person, so even the mod isn't perfect. The sequel might be different.

[@jfwalken]

I will say, it's less of a fluke, remember W3 was a buggy mess for 3-4 months post release. So what they did for CP77 was a bigger version of what they did for W3, point is if you want a polished experience probably dont day1 play CDPR games, but if you do buy, you can be assured that, they will continue to support the game, respond to feedback regardless of negative press, and at some point it will be a great game. Which isnt a great business model but its better than most.

[@fernan2342]

Your vids are always on point. Hell, even the description has the info and release date.

[@BlueOvals24]

"It looks like they put more effort into it than any other dev" Yeah, except they waited 3 years after launch to do it. There's no doubt CDPR cares about the game, but it was dumb to release it in 2020. I'm sure there would've been a ton of backlash if they pushed the game back to today. But at least the game would've been acceptable and even good at launch. And let's not all forget how they tried to hide just how broken it was on console during launch.

[@uhuhuh1966]

$30???? Idc how good it is they are on crack for charging that much after such a terrible release!

[@Santoroz]

Many games sell $30 skins. AT least they are charging for actual content.

[@uhuhuh1966]

@@Santoroz those games are crazy too lol you don’t see me defending them

[@gotd4m]

I've been playing 2.0. The tribute to Ken Block gave me the feels. RIP Ken. Don't know if heaven exists, but if so, I hope he is hooning with God now.

[@JACKELincorporated]

You love to see it, another strange 2023 W, hope we keep getting them

[@flyingsquirrels83]

It's only "not a fluke" if they can maintain this level of quality without grinding their employees into mulch.

[@ScytheNoire]

My opinion of you has increased. Hearts of Stone may be my favorite game story of all time. It is so good, such a good story, such cool places, mixes in some horror, mixes is lost love, and of course, deals with the devil.

[@Balarke]

was one of the few people to actually enjoy the game at launch but i’m glad to see it’s finally getting some love after 2.0 and the anime, definitely a good move from the devs.

[@brandonreyes7113]

Game looks amazing can’t wait to start a new playthrough. Just gotta find time between this and Starfield (Started a war in the comments…I’m just a guy who enjoys two diff types of games lol)

[@ThatPianoNoob]

Careful.. CP buries starfield in terms of combat mechanics. It kinda destroyed my enjoyment of Starfield.

[@kyler247]

Starfield is really mediocre, just drop it for something actually good.

[@flataffect]

@@kyler247I want to like it so much more than I do. Playing BG3 before it made it feel so boring.

[@Mattman0106]

So much stuff to play rn. Starfield, MK1, Cyberpunk, and soon, Spider-Man 2 😵‍💫

[@Zytharis]

I was super invested in Starfield and having a lot of fun... up until 2.0 dropped and now I can't play more than like 20 minutes of Starfield without getting bored and just going back to Cyberpunk. :(

[@mikeumm]

"In boxing they say it's a fight to the finish... that's a good place to end." Mitch Hedberg.

[@NinossoniN]

Why do you give them cred for the update being free? Its only what we were promised from the beginning and paid for... they should still be criticised for it being years late.. and they also said dlc would be free but they are charging for it... not OK

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

Waaaaaa waaaaa

[@pleasestoptrackingmeasio7657]

yeah i had the same thought lmao, luke said multiple times that it was 'amazing' that a update, to fix bugs and improve subpar gameplay features, eg. the driving and police was a 'miracle it was free'. like lmao, are you being paid? wtf is this? Have some standards for yourself, no wait, you can't. Give em more money lmao.

[@John-996]

​@@pleasestoptrackingmeasio7657 He was down playing the last games he reviwed.

[@jakeralph2011]

That pistol bug is genuinely hilarious 😂

[@BetarayBillLover]

After adding another 10hrs I find it so weird how many ppl are saying to restart the game, especially when they have like 50hrs + in you really don’t need too, there’s been a lot of change but it’s not anything super insane it’s still same story basic combat and it’s not like they changed the quests to accommodate the changes so it still plays mostly the same besides a couple new abilities you get like the dash jumping

[@Mattman0106]

Yeah I don't think I'm gonna make a new V, just gonna pick back up where I left off on my endgame V.

[@GoodfellasX21]

Yeah V is still a really douchy cringe character so all this doesn't change that.

[@noahfecks7598]

This has come such a long way over the last few years, it sorta makes me feel like a proud father.

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

I'm going to stay skeptical or cautiously optimistic about their future games, still. I'll just stay unhyped, but intrigued. They better not do the edited gameplay bullshit, anymore. Also, please add a 3rd person mode to the sequel, ffs...

[@joseijosei]

I did notice some differences, but nothing game changer. It's a little bit like if Starfield fixed their "small issues". The AI works better, and some RPG elements to, so the enemies are not as st*pid, the police reacts better to what you do, and NPCs will escape with their cars if you aim at them with a weapon, instead of leaving the car and running away + now you have a reason to try a few more builds, altho blades still broken. I feel like people were to harsh on Cyberpunk, and now they're trying to do a complete 180. Like... what happened to all the huge issues everyone were talking about, like dialogue options, story, etc? The main problem with the game on release WERE THE BUGS and how poorly the game was running on previous gen hardware, like PS4 and Xbox One, making the game completely unplayable on previous gen consoles, and a lot of people's hardwares on PC to, but not the game on it's "core". Because people like to complain, they brought up a lot of other issues that, as has just been demonstrated, were either small, or were not issues in the first place, because the "base game" it's the same one now. If you didn't like the setting, the story, the music, the characters and the gameplay, guess what? It's not that different now. Let's not pretend like if this was No Man's Sky 2.0, because it wasn't. It's closer to The Last Of Us Part 1 on PC or Batman Arkham Knight's port + a few small changes. For me they're small, because when the police is after me, I try to escape as soon as possible, and I don't care, the way enemies react to me don't matter that much as soon as you get a little bit more powerful, because, just like in Starfield, they die to fast for you to see how they react, and the RPG changes were more reasons to use other builds, pretty much, so that explains why they want you to start the game from scratch, to see if you like something different now, and to get used to the new changes. That's it.

[@Skeletoncross]

This game makes starfield looks like a joke

[@burtemis1]

Are you high, sir? Blood and Wine was wayyyyy better than Hearts of Stone.

[@bartekowca666]

I cannot comprehend why CPR banned own footage on review day...

[@clixx13]

It could have had something to do with spoilers. That's the only reason I can think of.

[@NRuiz98]

They said it to everyone they give early access to the DLC that was being done to avoid spoilers and Luke instead of saying it in the video he said it on a comment and instead of saying he was wrong he decided to continue the talk trashing and said that only CDPR do that to avoid spoilers when every company in the world do the same he just likes to create drama to grow his channel

[@coldnoodles2951]

I dont understand people making a big deal about 2.0 update being free, its great but it should be expected.

[@luxiusking]

It probably is best to start a new save to see how they tweaked some of the beginning content. But, for those who are curious, the game is still perfectly fine if you load into a pre-existing character.

[@Fredford2000]

Ok, but can you walk all the way around the planet?

[@cryptik_official]

Something I don’t believe is covered enough is how optimized it is now for mid-level graphics cards such a as the 3080 and 3070 series. I’m able to run ray tracing on Psycho, max settings and DLSS on performance. The game keeps a steady 45 frames and looks INSANE. Sadly I can’t break 60 frames without it looking a little Potato 🥔 though. But the fact I can keep 45 frames in gunfights is more than okay with me.

[@wonkabars6982]

I still can't get past the fact that they still cut content that was promised to us from this game (that part will always really suck), but I guess I'll finally give the game a shot. This is as good as it's ever gonna be.

[@meowmeow2759]

Still super disappointing tbh but the world still feels dead and empty with its NPCs and lack of verticality and things to do in the city

[@applehazeva2739]

bUt tHe AnImE

[@Ancor_Vantian]

No, remain strong. This company _lied_ to your face not because they thought they could get away with it, but because they _knew_ players are such fools they even defend this kind of practices. Now they have the _audacity_ to ask for money for an Expansion. No. Besides, the 2.0 update makes the game far worse than it was. It completely removes the separation of areas by level, and simply makes every enemy level up with you; meaning you’ll never feel like you are getting stronger. Watch the story on KZbin and saved your money for a game that it’s worth it/deserves it.

[@funtourhawk]

​@@meowmeow2759 you want full on conversations with the npcs? lmao get real...didn't have an issue with the npcs in Witcher 3 but oh it's a big deal in 2077. World feels dead? yeah you didn't play the game

[@lukaspotthast2142]

Cyberpunk 2077 provides a super immersive experience with a fantastically written story for both the main quest and the side characters. And even the base game delivered big on that front! If people would only stop comparing it to GTA V.. The constant discussion about whether or not you can shoot tires or do some other thing is so lost on me. Really glad they worked so much more on Cyberpunk.

[@EthanG298]

The Cyberpunk 2.0 update kinda feels like when you play a BGS game with 100 mods installed lol. The only difference is it was actually the devs that fixed this game 😅

[@tatianaes3354]

*LUKE is wrong.* It is not a sequel, it is what the game was promised to be in the first place. So he is over-praising the developers. And the debacle was not a fluke, it was an intentional business decision by the management. “Ship as is, make if as it was promised to be two years later, and people will forgive and forget and even praise us endlessly.”

[@TheWayfarerFamily]

As a super-biased Cyberpunk genre fan, I love it all. And the 2.0 improvements just work infinitely better. Can’t wait to push play on PL. Great review as always Luke.🎉

[@MaximusTruth]

It's interesting how quick people are to forget and forgive. Go back to when CP was released. Heck even just before. The amount of threats and BS people threw at the devs. And today, we're just gonna be "oh, CDPR are the best, I love them, let me lick their boots please, they can do no wrong." Seriously, are we this easy to fool? CDPR was indeed one of the best devs out there. None of the greed that certain other studios have. Which they gladly highlighted and pointed out to score browniepoints with the gaming community. Then they release CP2077. And it's a disaster. Threats and childish behavior from a big part of the gaming community. CDPR was NOT to be trusted again. Today, we're praising them AGAIN. And even someone like Luke, who claims this and that. Consider the launch of CP2077 to be a 'fluke' ? That CDPR was just...what? Unlucky, did an oopsie and now all is forgiven? Do I need to remind you, that CDPR intentionally(read: *Intentionally* ) mislead YOU, me, and everyone else. When they KNEW the game was garbage, and tried to hide it even from reviewers. They literally LIED, and tricked *everyone* including you and you, and yoooou. But that's all water under the bridge now, because the game is finally good? That automatically makes their past sh-t forgotten, forgiven, and worthy of our money? Wow, we apparently have ZERO standard as gamers it seems. I wouldn't throw $1 at CDPR. I will never ever buy CP2077 or any expansions. They. Are. Not. Worthy. Of. Our. Money. If they made an oopsie, and had NO idea what state their OWN (read, their OWN game) was in back when it launched, then one might be able to forgive and move on. But they intentionally lied and tricked *US*. Sony removing it from PS-store isn't just a reaction to a "fluke". Death threates and that silly stuff some people resorted to, isnt done just because of a 'fluke'. People were pissed because CDPR *lied* Read that again, LIED, to you, to us. But hey, if peoples lives are SO effing boring that they jump on any game that comes out, I guess their standard really is sh-t. And feel free to defend CDPR, you still cannot take away the truth, the facts. You're just fooling yourself, and allowing others to take advantage of you, by simply shrugging and run out and buying anything CP2077-related. It could very well be a masterpiece, best thing that happened in a decade. Even IF that were the case, it still doesnt excuse their earlier behaviour. See why the greedy companies keeps using Microtransactions and stuff, despite "everyone" hating it? Because people just forget after 2 days, and then they run out and buy the same crap again, rinse and repeat. Look at NBA2K, last year it was a shitstorm around that game, and the year before that. I even said in one of the videos, that I bet same thing will happen next year, people will still buy the game they just took a dump on. And then they'll come whining online again how the game sux because of the greed. When will people actually LEARN? If you burn yourself on the stove, shouldn't you have learned by then, to NOT put your hand on the stove, preferably NEVER? People are ..dumb. Yet they sit online and pretend they're so smart and clever. Luke is someone I always..well almost always agreed with, we seem to be on the same page with many things. But this video alone, made me lose a ton of respect for this guy. But hey, enjoy the game. It's financed by the fools that enjoys being stepped on :)

[@devinpol4258]

Cyberpunk 2.0 “Our skill points do things now! We promise!” Lmfao can’t wait to dash forward a bunch, so cutting edge.

[@MJM_3D]

Player POV: Shiny thing > buy shiny thing > shiny thing is actually dirty > wait three years for buffing > get thing back , but cleaner ( only cleaner if you have the vison(i.e.. console) to see it .and if you don't..... find alternative hobbies. Developer POV: get praised for adding complete-ish game > use hype to obliterate the memory of older gen consoles and the fact they still own a broken game because they cant afford a new console > make new game > promise never to push a game title to gain older generation console money (only verbally/ mostly inaudibly) > ignore last point and sell incomplete-ish game > use funds to fix game > repeat for 10 years> subvert expectation by making a great game....trailer.

[@asdf11389]

Nah, they had their chance. They lied, delayed, lied, delayed, lied again and now three years later have the audacity to charge for a DLC that only makes a small area better. The base game and missions are still the same, the three starting "choices" don't matter, etc. I'm surprised you've given them such an easy free pass here for slapping a new coat of paint on top and calling it a day.

[@jonnyalec5646]

Huh??? The game plays COMPLETELY different now, shit actually works and looks beautiful.

[@Alex-K94]

Tell me you didn't played the game without telling me you played the game.

[@asdf11389]

@@Alex-K94 I played it on launch and that was enough, nice try tho. Also it's "play" not played.

[@PapaTanduo]

Haven’t got into the expansion yet, but still playing 20+ hours into 2.0 and it’s magnificent.. great review bro 🥃

[@jonredcorn862]

I just started the game again, it really does feel like a totally different game, on launch the city felt dead and completely lifeless. The city feels alive and wild now. It's literally the best version it can be at this point. Really great stuff.

[@RWM0]

CDPR should not be praised for this. Im glad the game is better now but we can't forget the fact they ripped off everyone who bought the original version. This is what we should have gotten at first

[@nerad1994]

7:12 that’s a perfect length imo

[@rev31089]

I played at launch on PC. Installed it last week on PS5 and spent 16 hours on the prologue alone (until the end of the Konpeki plaza). Simply chose to move around enjoying the views, ran or drove (like a sane person) to the next objective, a random job or side quest - did that as well. It will definitely take me 100+ hours to fully complete the game with the main story, side quests, gigs, expansions, etc.

[@CyberHardcore-z7g]

I’m super attached to my OG V so I’ll probably do both. Start over with a new V but also continue my OG Vs story and choose different choices in both

[@Huss_D]

It’s great that they’ve fixed it but I don’t think we should be celebrating, it took two years to fix.

[@bitsbobs8158]

Why is it amazing that this update is free? All it does it puts the game to where they said it was and should have been way back in 2020. They basically just fixed the game 3yrs after launch. It should be free. Lol

[@SexyHunkofMan]

This game needs a new game plus

[@badaxtion1878]

Best looking and most immersive game I’ve played

[@Lowbroww]

But Blood and Wine is better than Hearts of Stone

[@Nyx__]

I know they said this is the only and last DLC to Cyberpunk, but my god. Please make more DLC, even if it takes another 3 years. This was fucking incredible. It could've been a standalone game. Absolutely breathtaking from start to finish.

[@crylune]

nah