So I tried playing CYBERPUNK 2077 In 2022...

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Cyberpunk 2077 was supposed to be nothing short of a slam dunk for CD Projekt Red. What hasn't been said about the tumultuous launch of the game? That said, I've loved the game since it launched. It missed the mark in many ways, but I personally found myself adoring what was offered here. Now, in 2022, the game is in its most stable state so I returned to Night City once more to see how it holds up...
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[@darkadia6520]

It was a fun game to play and I got my money's worth but it still disappoints me sometimes when I play because I just think of the missed potential.

[@rebelwithoutaclue9387]

It was a great game after all the fixes! Of which potential are you speaking?

[@devondre79]

@@rebelwithoutaclue9387 🤣🤣🤣

[@Cheesepuff8]

Tbf they’re still planning lots of big updates

[@lum1notryc828]

@@Cheesepuff8 bro it’s been 2 years…still nothing

[@drutch5642]

@@Cheesepuff8 nearly a third of the developers moved to pre production of witcher 4, this game is getting its expansion next year and that's it

[@Epiousios18]

The main thing the game is missing though is "world interactivity" and factions. If you were to add those things into the game it could be an all-time classic.

[@diegofrgc]

I see gangs fighting each other and the NCPD all the time

[@alpsalish]

You nailed it. I has been said before, but this is an fps with some tacked on rpg elements.

[@jonathanmontes5579]

It's missing way more than just Factions and Interactivity.

[@heat9238]

Missing all rpg elements basically, I call it a action adventure game for that reason. No interactivity or depth/responsiveness

[@newlandpencilnut4754]

@@alpsalish this, people just are wrong by thinking polishing the game fixes it, it's just a total mess of a game at its core that went in 100 different directions and excelled at none.

[@thanos2715]

The atmosphere they nailed atleast and thats the best takeaway for me. The music, visuals, scale is just magnificent

[@Ssecave]

As much as non-interactive the city was. My god the story and the characters felt so real.

[@MrMattyPlays]

Great comment. Well said :)

[@subhankitbasu620]

Cyberpunk is the best when it's played with mods !

[@christophluger793]

Absolutely. The hype made people pass on it after they saw it wasn't that much of a leap. But it's one of my favorite games. If they waited a year and released it in the state of 1.5 it would have gotten better reception too. I'm glad they're really commiting to make the game better.

[@DavidHosey1]

Glad it’s more interactive now, and getting better too

[@samcurmudgeon]

But at the end of the day Cyberpunk falls short where quite a few "open world" games fall short - this is a pretty good game with a linear main quest line but beyond that quest line there's not that much to immerse yourself in. You can't just chill and let your character "live" in Night City - NPC interactions are extremely thin, you can't even interact with 90% of the merchants like street vendors (nevermind that most NPCs are as interactive as NPCs in Grand Theft Auto). I think because CDPR created such a large and detailed world but left it so thin, shallow, and hollow, it makes the immersion gap between "let's just do the main quest" and "let's get lost in a truly 'open world' " all the more noticeable and disappointing.

[@andyxbox123]

Yes so while it doesn’t succeed as an open world game it succeeds fantastically as a video game

[@samcurmudgeon]

@@andyxbox123 that's most of my point too - a very good video game with a linear storyline. I think that CD projeck red really should not have invested so much time and money into creating such a detailed open world as that open world doesn't really let the player do much.

[@krazykris9396]

I agree I think it would have been better if they did a semi open world where you unlock more of the world the more you play (i.e. like how many jrpgs work). Although games like the elder scrolls series do open world RPGs really well.

[@Zarcaster]

@@andyxbox123 No it's not, it is an open world game, and the game failed at it. No need to deny it.

[@andyxbox123]

@@Zarcaster I think we’ve got enough “correctly made” open world games. What cp2077 offered was much more unique

[@Choteron3]

Totally disagreed when you said that cyberpunk open world is like gta in terms of lack of interaction. In GTA you have minigames, random events, police chases, npc routines. Meanwhile in Cyberpunk you dont have any of that. Rockstar open world template is the best.

[@Hangman1]

100% agree

[@alpsalish]

Matty isn't delusional, but he can't really see his own soft spot for this genre and see it for what it is.

[@Steel-101]

My eyes got a little bit mixed up there. I almost thought your title said “so I tried playing cyberpunk 2022 in 2077” lol 😆.

[@MrMattyPlays]

Trust me, I re-read the title like five times before posting to ensure I didn't do that cause I felt the same way at a glance

[@Steel-101]

@@MrMattyPlays I would do the same thing lol 😂.

[@a.o.skurtt]

something i find funny about cyberpunk is its set in the exact same year that the bombs dropped in fallout. Wtf is happening in 2077

[@dblundz]

Never fade away is still in my head to this day. Still got the feels

[@daetheyleid]

Good game. Can't wait for more info on next patch and first expasion.

[@Jabroskimo]

First and final expansion lol.

[@Spartan_83]

@@theodanielwollff It wasn't even fine on PC day one and still had a lot of issues. The game was at least playable on PC and the one X when it first came out.

[@Epiousios18]

@@theodanielwollff Try a quick Google perhaps? They are currently testing a 1.6 update which should release soon and the expansion is set for early next year. After the expansion they are probably done though. (It always is amazing how people can say things like "never going to happen" with such certainty when they are demonstrably wrong.) Edit: They also aren't part of Epic either. They signed a partnership deal with them to use UE5 and develop it along side them, lol

[@zeikers]

@@theodanielwollff You don’t need google to tell you that you are wrong? So you just choose to live in a fantasy world where only your decisions are fact? How do I enter this world for myself?

[@zeikers]

@@theodanielwollff can you tell me next years winning lottery numbers too mr rain man?

[@MDF87]

Bought it on sale after patch 1.5 released, and I actually really enjoyed it. Got a good 100 hours out of it doing the story and all the side missions and all that... but after finishing it several months back, I've not felt even remotely compelled to replay it.

[@RustCohle072]

That's commonplace with games, haha. Oh, and 100 hours is way more than what you can usually get.

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@RustCohle072 no, it's commonplace with games that exclusively rely on their story and setting and little else. CP77 is a massive open-world (supposed) rpg action game. It SHOULD by all intents and purposes have merit for replayability. I mean, 90% of the elements that exist are there for the sole reason of creating the foundation of replayability - but it's only that: a foundation. They forgot to actually construct the building on top of it.

[@a.o.skurtt]

@@Real_MisterSir whats funny is that last part is actual litterally, its a dystopian world, there could be some verticality to it to use up the space more efficiently like we do towards the future, how many skyscrapers are in a city? I dont want sky scrapers, but you could have a couple of 3-4 story buildings atleast, and it would help weave the city entirely into 3d. litterally fell flat lol

[@OfficialAndies]

I'm so jealous of people coming in fresh on the PS5, the 60fps, the haptic feedback, quick loading, the crowds.

[@zjjkj1932]

You got me excited to play this today lol

[@matttilli730]

loved the game, my only problem with it is I found it too short, I wish it was as long as the witcher 3

[@MrMattyPlays]

Love the different perspectives. As a JRPG fan, I'm no stranger to long games, but I don't love The Witcher 3's Novigrad section of the story much which I felt bloated things. Cyberpunk's more condensed story worked better for me.

[@a_1389]

If i'm not mistaken it was said that patch 1.6 will bring 7 new main missions and probably a couple of side missions and gigs + whatever they add through the expansion

[@FranklyGaming]

An amazing game that more people need to give a chance without listening to mindless hate, great video matty

[@brandonscott3423]

It’s a standard action game yes I played the entire game yes the bugs were inexcusable but also there were barley any rpg elects in it it was way more of a gta clone with the most barebones rgt mechanics to get away with calling itself an rpg and the story is dull and forgettable nothing about the game is good

[@issahumps]

Tried it, uninstalled after 2 hours. Not everybody is going to like it. Rather watch johnny mnemonic where they did the same story better

[@emarskineel]

Definitely not an amazing game. Boring gameplay, an rpg in the loosest sense of the word, horrible optimization with bad graphics, WAY too much boring loot and a mediocre story at best. A complete mess of a game.

[@whodatninja439]

There's nothing mindless about the criticism. The game is half baked and still don't make good on its promises.

[@chainsaw8507]

@@whodatninja439 The game not having third person was a pretty mindless criticism

[@super_terram]

The hate hype for this game exceeds rational sense. It's an excellent game... even if not as deep as some wanted. I really enjoy the game, have played all the life paths, and continue to hop back in from time to time. I consider myself pretty picky, and very committed to games, in spite of bugs... and CP77 is easily one of the top 10 games to come out in the last decade.

[@gothamarea]

After a while it just became cool to hate on this game, all rationale out the window

[@Moemoei]

I genuinely love this game. The story line as well as all the gigs and side plots. I just wish they paid a little more attention to detail

[@andyxbox123]

It’s one of the most detailed videogames ever made

[@JohnSmith-ls3um]

@@andyxbox123 MoeMoe is clearly talking about attention to detail in the development process.

[@paulappleton9666]

I think this is the longest session of Cyberpunk I've ever seen without the game crashing or having a digital seizure. If I do ever play this game again, I'll have to remember to keep turning it off at random moments, otherwise it's just not Cyberpunk.

[@telegrammoosnuckel1682]

THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK 🥳YOU HAVE BEEN PICKED AMONGST MY WINNER'S MESSAGE ME ON MY TELEGRAM ABOVE 👆🎁🎁

[@jmpiedmonte]

I always thought this game had a very solid foundation it just needed more development time. Could you imagine if it came out this year instead of when it did. I'm waiting for the dlc before I return and play all the way through the game again. I honestly can't wait to see if they do a sequel. I could only imagine how good it would be.

[@kuranhelix278]

If the game had come out WHEN the patch 1.5 came out things would've been so much different....

[@lickmygooch1013]

@@kuranhelix278 meh

[@jadenthecommenter]

@@kuranhelix278 nah the games still fundamentally not even a rpg just a joke of one even if it was released at the state it is now it would still be shit.

[@kuranhelix278]

@@jadenthecommenter not a rpg. They state that pretty obviously

[@jadenthecommenter]

@@kuranhelix278 if you had been following the game since its initial reveal trailer they've clearly stated that it's an rpg with many branching paths and lasting decisions throughout only to be rebranded a little before it's release. Cmon this is CDPR the people who made the Witcher. The game is literally made from the cyberpunk table top rpg

[@SuperGBros]

I absolutely love cyberpunk 2077

[@exysa2798]

You are alone. Everyone else hates Cyberpunk 2077

[@SuperGBros]

@@exysa2798 and I don't care. I can feel free to like any game I play. While everybody else has their likes their likes and dislikes. There is no shame in playing a game I like.

[@kevinlist3330]

@@exysa2798 they ain't alone just you like to spam everyone in the comments, maybe stop focusing on what others like and focus on what you like, why come on comments to be negative? Why are you that sad that you spam similar things on many posts already seen multiple comments lol

[@SuperGBros]

@@kevinlist3330 on that I agree

[@mindfortress105]

9:04 "all of the life in life city" while filming the exact opposite, you just landed on a basketball court and started a fight yet those NPCs 5 meters away are completely ignoring you

[@telegrammoosnuckel1682]

THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK 🥳YOU HAVE BEEN PICKED AMONGST MY WINNER'S MESSAGE ME ON MY TELEGRAM ABOVE 👆🎁🎁

[@ReplicantRibbitsMindescape]

I love the editing in this video, thanks Matty.

[@MrMattyPlays]

That's all Josh. He does an amazing job with these videos :)

[@Andonios88]

I thought it was a very solid game, it had a strong story and good action. I just disagree with it being an RPG…It really was more of an action game. 8.25/10

[@alpsalish]

While the rating is high I think you are right about the type of game it is. An rpg it is not.

[@alita8900]

What bothers me is it was promoting innovation, as this new next gen experience of gaming but it's just like every other open world action game title... Just with very pretty graphics w/ the Cyberpunk theme.

[@kriptic5495]

I was so hyped up for this game! I literally couldn’t stop thinking about it the closer it came to release and I really enjoyed it. Yes it was buggy and you could feel the cut content and rushed sections. Even with those issues it’s a great game and people need to put the past aside and give it a fair chance. It’s not perfect, but it’s far from the mess people always try to say it is.

[@rfisher89]

I love this game so much thanks for covering it. Can’t wait for patch 1.6

[@OG_Gridie]

Played it on release and still, for me, it was a really good story driven game. Loved every moment of it, never really cared for most of the complaints, and the 'sad' ending that hit me deeply, the credits were hard to watch.

[@mon0lithic629]

I still don't get why people expected Cyberpunk to be this mega RPG-GTA hybrid. CD Projekt are known for Witcher, so naturally their game in a new setting will still be very Witcher-like. As in -- a lot of story, a lot of quests and hidden stuff, some RPG mechanics to spice up game play and some dialogue trees to go different direction within a story.

[@telegrammoosnuckel1682]

CONGRATS 🥳🥳YOU HAVE BEEN PICKED AMONGST MY WINNER'S MESSAGE ME ON MY TELEGRAM ABOVE 👆🎁🎁

[@MushroomZen101]

When i played cyberpunk i got extremely attatched to it, and really enjoyed it and it became one of my most favourite games I've ever played. I'm downloading it again rn and i cant wait to play it again cause i absolutely love it

[@lokilongdog520]

I can't wait for the DLC to come out. I've got 200 hours in and have had the game for only 2 months. From about the 20 hour mark, I turned off the mini map. I drive around sometimes just to become familiar with a particular section of the game. I've got most of it memorized.

[@phenton91]

I just re-downloaded recently to try the new build with and how they retooled the skills. I'll forever miss breaking down drinks for parts though, best part of the launch build.

[@tyrael303]

Yeah it was very useful for crafting and made booze actually useful

[@bork750]

I put in 140 hours since the 1.5 patch. It's such a great game with an amazing setting and lore.

[@wezacker6482]

If you like it, you like it! Good for you for putting something out there to explain why you like the game. As far as my experience, I feel that you are going down the right road when you compare it to GTA. To me, I felt like I was playing an overly ambitious (and very janky) attempt to do exactly what you said: make GTA into more of a RP game. Not a bad target to aim for. In MY opinion, they swung and missed, but at least they were trying to innovate. I am genuinely happy that you enjoyed it, and I am genuinely happy for everyone else who enjoyed it too (and I think there are more of those people than everybody thinks)

[@kinga.t.242]

its nothing like gta

[@wezacker6482]

@@kinga.t.242 OK

[@EthanLetters99]

This game is actually incredible. The voice acting is great, the characters are some of the most genuine I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know. The level of build variety is insane! Such a good game. Never fade away, chooms

[@johannsebastianbach3501]

If this game had red dead redemption 2 levels of environment interaction, more explorable building interiors, and no game breaking bugs at launch, it could have been a near perfect game.

[@scottfernandez161]

I enjoyed it but gotta respect ya Matty for standing by your review. Luv the content👏👏👏

[@josephflannery9015]

First time playing it now. It’s honestly really good. Just wish they took the time and added to it. Customization on weapons/outfits/cars. More RP things. Or even the subway system they hint at

[@joshuagraham2843]

i blame bad management and false marketing

[@dzonydzas4964]

Mods.

[@jimileewatt3062]

It does have a subway system it’s just absolutely abysmal

[@real514]

@@jimileewatt3062 Really? I don't recall using the subway at all (played some time ago)

[@jimileewatt3062]

@@real514 Holy shit it’s a mod. My bad, they’ve seamlessly added it into the additional features bit so I just assumed it was added content. Pretty awesome considering it’s a modder. Although if it was CDPR I’d have expected a little more polish Kinda feel bad calling it abysmal now tbh. Like I said though the fact that it’s one person really is awesome for such a big mod

[@lloydfromfar]

I played on patch 1.31, I fully cleared the whole map of all gigs, levelled up to 50, did all the main story paths, really enjoyed it! :) That said I only had 1 playthrough... (so far) And yeah, music and atmosphere nailed 100%!!

[@evanmildrum897]

This is one of my favorite games of all time. I was absurdly hooked on my first play through. I was completely immersed into Vs story. I was V. The music and the dialogue kept me so in it. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get that “in character” I’m subsequent playthroughs. Maybe because the tension isn’t there anymore after knowing what happens. But I still remember being in utter shock when the game actually let me do a certain thing that resulted in the credits rolling. My jaw dropped. Obviously I had to reload my save and actually finish the story, but I remember choosing that option purely because I thought “no way I can do this”

[@henco8716]

You nailed it, the tension in the story is insane. I could never imagine what happened next, all throughout the story. I could predict NOTHING, and I loved every second of it.

[@TenaciousDDP101]

Wait for his upcoming video "So I tried playing Elden ring in 2022..."

[@JarlSX]

i love this game, even with it's bugs. i do hope CDPR will bring a DLC with a follow-up to what happens with V

[@LadyJessicaWilliams]

I thoroughly enjoy it. It's definitely got quirks, but I could get lost in the lore and the world. I loved it far more than I thought I would!

[@ButWhyWasTaken]

0:38 I thought I knew pretty much all 2077 glitches by now but that mooning caught me by surprise, lmao.

[@telegrammoosnuckel1682]

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[@Real_MisterSir]

CP77 is just a story mission with rpg dreams sprinkled onto it. It's staggering, I did a playthrough on week 1 after its launch, and then again just now. And the difference really is = none. I could literally not find any improvement in the main pitfalls that the game suffered from on launch, except some graphics optimization and a few nice-to-have features here and there. But gameplay wise, the city still feels empty and doesn't invite you to really explore it or interact with it. Instead, it invites you to just sit down and admire it as a still image - at which it does shine. Few games have the visual impact of CP77, but once you step outside of the scripted story missions, you quickly realize how hollow that pretty world actually is. I think the one thing that could have saved this game, was if the game world itself was 4x smaller, so that they could focus on making high quality content at a lower quantity, because as it stands now, I barely even bother going around the city because there is hardly anything to do, no reason to immerse oneself in the character and "role play". Everything of value is pre-scripted. Everything that actually caters to rpg, is void of meaningful interaction and impact. First of all, no fps game of this manner should have bullet sponge mechanics and level gatekeeping. It literally makes no sense, and rips away any sense of immersion and obstructs the sense of disbelief. Your relations with people and the world around you should not be scripted, it should be fluid and affected by the actions you take over the course of your gameplay, so there are always consequences and rewards to everything you do. Things shouldn't be set-in-stone, immovable. You should be able to interact with everything that would normally be interactable, and there should be a meaningful sense to wanting to progress your own gameplay story, not just the written story mission itself. You as a player should WANT to level up, to get good items, to gain certain relations and allies, to go against your enemies. These should be YOUR choices, not because the game scripts it for you.

[@DeadUponAll]

This game is honestly fucking amazing. Not many RPGs can fix that rpg ich especially after you play Kotor, Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Dragone Age, after those games it's hard to find anything near there quality, but Cyberpunk, is in that category. We will some day will get another Cyberpunk game, cause the hardest part is done which is world building and the vision of what night city should look like, now with assets, I'm sure the next cyberpunk game will have a better launch.

[@DeadUponAll]

@@HK-tn2ny I think you got Cloud Punk and Cyberpunk mixed up, both good games.

[@4thgenhunter]

after rewatching this I can solidly say this game is one of my favorite games of all time. I remember changing my timezone just to play it a day early and didn’t play a single other game for weeks after

[@SimonKennedymeekon5]

Hi MrMatty been a long term fan for a while now, I'm a big Fallout fan which is how I found your channel, and continue to love what you do here. I have to say Thank you fo r this, I am so tired of all the the dog polling on cyber punk 2077. I will admit I have seen some videos of some horrific situations, but this was never my experience of the game. I first player it on Xbox One X, and had very few problems, it crashed a few times, an NPC was embbeded up to his waists in a pavement, and there was a car that bounced a few times in a car park until it exploded. Oh and I did lose the cyber psycho in the clothes shops through the floor. Apart from these I had none of the other problems people rage about. I'm into my fourth play through and still loving it. Looking forward to the DLC, people stop whinging about it being first person, I love that.

[@Khifrom4]

I love this game man. I played after patch 1.5 though I wasn’t a big fan of cyberpunk till I saw on playstore. I’m on ps5 and I loved the story! I played the game 3 days straight it’s a game that does make you feel like a person in a big world. Awesome graphics and guns it’s a 10/10 for me

[@7TonyMontana7]

Funny thing is that the game would have been fine without any police/wanted system. It's literally in the lore, and explicitly said in a loading screen that the police response time is abysmal. They could have had the occasional police patrols posted on corners, and nothing more.

[@KelvinKamsg]

You make a good point, never really thought about it that way. Players could commit the crime and leave (no police spawning), but will see a cordoned off investigation area if they return to the same location within a certain time frame.

[@_eclipz_]

I was soooo fuckin excited for this game... for so many years. Did it live up to expectations? Absolutely not. I am so pissed off about so many things about this game, it's unreal. However, never gave anyone at cdprojekt red any abuse and i don intend to. So many gamers these days needs a punch in the mouth, to realise that there are other things more important in life. For a game that dissappointed me... i've still clocked up over 1000 hours lol.

[@Cybervirus212]

That's right, pay 50 for a pile of shit and fuck it move on more important things in life. Devs lied through their fuckin teeth about that game and the players need a punch in the mouth?

[@bigphatty5298]

I liked the game but cdproject red scammed us, they deserve the punch in the mouth

[@avivs22]

There is literally nothing to do there for 1,000 hours, unless you like driving for 900 hours through the same streets.

[@jackwilkinson500]

@@avivs22 I think he meant multiple playthroughs

[@lovestospuge666]

The story in the music are good what pisses me off is the fact that CDPR lied about what was in the game and all the cut content Like companions or dynamic world events

[@jimwilley3539]

I love the game. Completed a playthrough at release and then again a few days ago. With the 1.5 patch, mods and an upgrade to 3080 Ti the experience felt a lot more fleshed out, even if it does feel like there's so much more potential there to tap into. I gave up waiting for a DLC to drop for my next play through, and I'm glad I gave it the chance. I still want that next patch and DLC. I will take as much of the city of dreams as I can get.

[@BGLNZ]

Yeah I love it, I’m in my second play through now after the ps5 version update and I’m loving it way more than my first time and it’s way more stable. It’s a shame it came out in the state it did.

[@witchkid66]

I replayed the mass effect trilogy right before my first playthough of patch 1.5, and it just did not do it for me at all. I definitely enjoyed my time, but as far as the storytelling went, things felt extremely flat and typical, and the world didn’t feel well realized. Playing mass effect right before really pointed out the flaws of cyber punk, I felt way more immersed on Omega in me2 than I did at any point in cyberpunk.

[@blinkachu5275]

That makes no sense at all. I mean, if you were comparing RPG mechanics I could kinda understand, but to say "story telling felt flat and typical", when Mass Effect has literally one of the most typical stories (which it uses well for its purpose), sounds more like made-up nonsense to have a reason to dislike the game. Mass Effect is not bad in any means, it's a good game series, but it's literally a "one hero standing against a large enemy and their own government" storyline we've seen over and over. It rips it influences straight out of Star Wars.

[@ocularcavity8412]

Hey Matty love the vid Keep up the good work. I have to ask you something Have you noticed a drop in Cyberpunks Visual Quality? I Actually like Cyberpunk, but i am concerned. In recent patches it seems the visual quality has gone down, just try comparing 1.3 or earlier to 1.52. NOBODY has seemed to notice it but me. Even Pictures takeN with the in game Photo app look worse than before. I played Most of the game on Patch 1.06 on a 2080ti at 4k@120hz without DLSS i usually get around 50 to 60 fps with the quality setting i use and with DLSS quality setting i get 70-90 fps i thought i saw minor quality drops in some of the patches up to 1.3 but in the most recent patch 1.52 it looks BAD and i don't know if it is CDPR adding AMD's upscaling tech, or if it is a flaw in the code from optimizations making textures and or shaders malfunction but the game looks BAD now. in actually Gameplay with DLSS off i used to get a clean crisp image and all the surface looked like right, concrete looked like concrete metal looked like metal I would it was the BEST looking game EVER, Now there is ghosting, blurriness and Muddy textures and all the surfaces look pretty fake and it make me feel like i have something in my eyes or need glasses go back to 1.3 and the image is MUCH clearer. There used to be ghosting on Dlss and disabling it got rid of it, but now you NEED Dlss to get rid of Ghosting. Going back to 1.3AVX Does helps a good deal but it still looks worse than 1.06 and the photos I took back when i was first playing ( with all settings maxed with RTX on) are the proof they looks SO GOOD and SO REAL and now the ones i took in 1.52 (same settings) look like some average video game from 6 years ago or more

[@Jarredpearman]

I bought this game right after 1.5 dropped and got really into it. There is some level of leaving you free to roam in a huge map with gaps of things to do, but the things you do have to do are so enjoyable if you dig in like channel head is saying. The story is deep and thought provoking and emotional. I played through to the complete end after completing all known quests and have 3 other characters 2 of which are 50 and 1 which has played through the heist at 20. Like mentioned the focus of the build determines which weapons will work for you and which are weak. The game is only going to get better as they have announced a huge update and an expansion to address gaps and shortcomings in perfection.

[@rileyyoungerman5471]

I started replaying this recently on a series x. The world building and story are top tier in video games.

[@AEGISDEFENSE]

I love the game. Yup the devs deserve the blow back they got. The patches have helped but I’m watching modders do wonders, and I’m really loving it.

[@greatcoldemptiness]

Devs aren't at fault. Stop being spoiled. Blame the investors

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@greatcoldemptiness devs are also at fault. Plenty of interviews where they shill out and lie straight on camera - also post launch where devs have been disregarding feedback and treating players like trash (a dev was actually taken off their main livestream after being excessively rude towards player questions and feedback). Devs are not at fault for everything, and not all devs are equally guilty. But don't think for a second that devs are innocent and's only the "money hungry investors" at play. It's the devs' job to be realistic about the state of the game and whether it's launch worthy or not. They didn't stand their ground, they simply let management and marketing run wild where in reality the chief developer should have stepped up and put his foot down telling them straight "this game is not ready, and we need to do X Y and Z if we want to live up to even a fraction of what our marketing has led people to believe they're buying". But no one did anything. People just passed problems on to the next in line, in a constant feedback loop. In a board full of yes-men, this is what happens.

[@xensonar9652]

I had a blast playing this at launch. My PC ran it like a dream. I still think about moments in it. I guess I was one of the lucky ones who didn't get many bugs. It wasn't until I finished it that I found out other people had major issues.

[@windycity5985]

I followed cyberpunk as soon as it got announced. I was flipping with excitement to say the least especially since I had built a sweet pc to actually run the game. I was so disappointed I stopped gaming for awhile. Really dove into yugioh. After modders had free reign and started rolling them out. Downloaded a bunch. It was the first game I beat in such a long time. Was such an epic tragic story. I cried at the end of it. I still go back from time to time and just walk around the city. It does hurt to know the potential it had but it’s still one of the best games I’ve played in awhile.

[@Greaseball_gamer]

The next gen version, is the superior version, no bugs nothing having a blast on it, with ray tracing

[@Berssange55]

No ray tracing reflections though, only on pc

[@FireSlash722]

I played Cyberpunk 2077 on my Xbox Series S after the next gen patch, for me, it was really consistent in 1080p 30fps. And it still looked beautiful for a game on a budget console. Though when preordered it on my old base PS4, it has so many graphical issues that I now have an itch to just really look at the graphics of each game I play, sometimes I think I see some texture pop or something and just stare to make sure lol Thanks Cyberpunk 2077🙃

[@Luhiner]

comparing last gen to next gen is absurd

[@FireSlash722]

@@Luhiner I know, just saying I have a pet peeve now thanks to originally playing on my PS4. Series S version is way better lol

[@Luhiner]

@@FireSlash722 yeah series x is way way better ( your logic)

[@FireSlash722]

@@Luhiner I said series s cause that is the current next gen console I own. I know all 3 and PC of course will do better than the PS4 or Xbox one. I am just mentioning how the last gen version changed how look at games

[@Luhiner]

@@FireSlash722 i get it enjoy man

[@ihatepasswordsnoseriously4809]

Thanks Matty! Playing it now on series s and loving it

[@maslelviz]

Got this game at launch on PC, it was a pretty good experience, it had some bugs, but nothing game braking for me. The game is fine, but the setting, the world building keeps me coming back all the time since launch. Now trying to replay it with a corpo build and some mods and I'm loving it. This game made me a fan of Cyberpunk genre.

[@takh6806]

If you give The Witcher 3 10/10 then Cyberpunk get 5/10

[@tk72231968]

I have been playing this on and off since release. I've completed the storyline twice. I've experience a few weird glitches, but it's never crashed on me that I can recall. Overall, I would give this game a 8/10...a very high rating for me.

[@eddieramos9711]

I played it on PC on launch and it was a overall good experience. I am sure if I would of played it on the older console my opinion would be different.

[@ryan7625]

@@eddieramos9711 Yea tried playing on launch on XB1 and it was horrible waited till the next gen update and played on my XSX and had a great experience.

[@xoafallen6239]

the game was IMO, always good. it was rushed but people forget this was cd project reds first game ASIDE from witcher and gwent and first fps. it being this good considering what they have developed is nothing short of amazing. was it rushed? sure, was it fun? 100%. is it rough around the edges yes at times. but none the less the world is immersive the combat is good the story is good and there's a lot of variety on how you wanna personally play. the fact they are PUTTING time into the making the game better despite how people shit on them and STILL shit on them is honestly respectable.

[@TaeSunWoo]

0:16 thank you for the Persona vibes

[@DweezlePeePants]

I know RDR2's hype and build up was a bit tempered because trailers and info was sparse up until the last 6 months before launch, but I feel like RDR2 blew out my expectations and surpassed them in every way.

[@John-996]

Yeah was the same for me But Rockstar have also done that with Maxpayne 3 And Even the First Red dead Redemption game. Were Did not think they would be amazing. But RDR2 I had High Expectations and they were surpassed.

[@Spartan_83]

100% and should have won GOTY imo.

[@nomindseye]

RDR2, is like every Rockstar game. It's a B-movie script stretched out to 40 hours, "(gated) open world" that has nothing to do with the actions of the players, and actual gameplay that requires you to do exactly the same steps that the designers want you to do. In other words, it's pretty, and rather atmospheric, but ultimately incredibly shallow game that ultimately feels like a Game that you pause occasionally to watch a TV series.

[@adamgarner4149]

Bought day 1. Got frustrated with bugs and put it on shelf. I am waiting to come back to it but I want to give it ample time. Because if I go in a 2nd time and get bugs I'll get to frustrated. Is it at that level yet I should jump in?

[@MattStoffels]

I 100% agree with you. The scale and detail in this world is fantastic! I’m glad someone else likes it as much as me 😊

[@ezzyelder3385]

The problem was never that the game was bad. The game itself, if it actually worked as intended, would be amazing. They tried to make an immersive experience and you have things like police appearing out of nowhere literally 5 feet away from you and npcs popping into existence everywhere and disappearing the moment you look away from them. Just like with Shadow of Mordor on xbox 360, it's a fantastic game but a terrible experience.

[@andyxbox123]

Why are you so concerned about cops? Go play GTA. Also what was wrong with shadow of Mordor?

[@ezzyelder3385]

@@andyxbox123 I see you're capable of reading but incapable of comprehension

[@onionheadguy7094]

@@andyxbox123 cops literally appear out of nowhere and can't even get into cars and chase you. It's immersion breaking. Nobody is asking for gta. Which is a way better game than this by the way.

[@ezzyelder3385]

@@onionheadguy7094 I like GTA as a sandbox, but those games lose me at the story missions. The only reason I personally would rather play GTA is because of how immersion breaking the constant glitches in Cyberpunk are

[@onionheadguy7094]

@@ezzyelder3385 true but my personal problems with cp run deeper than bugs. I'm not a fan of the lack of open world interaction, the quest design, the ui. And there is another choice that really bugs me. So when you're in combat your opponents all have this red outline that makes everybody look like a red blob. Take everything away from enemy variety and sucks the personality out of the experience. You can't turn it off last time I checked but I'm gonna give it another shot in 6 or so months. My original comment was a reaction to that dude telling you to go play gta though. That's a pretty bad excuse for a broken wanted system so I didn't want that to go unanswered haha.

[@ZrodyApo]

This game is one of the few that I spent hundreds of hours without getting bored and keep coming back to it And just speaking of choices and consequences, it may not be deep like other rpgs but there are a lot of subtle variations in dialogues and interactions throughout the game and the story which is fantastic imo Oh and something that also made me fall in love with this game is the soundtrack, there's music for every taste : rock, metal, electro, rap, ... etc I may have spent at least 20 hours listening to the music alone while driving around the city

[@ToolsnTechvids]

Still haven’t played this but I do want to at some point. It’s nice to see someone enjoyed it haha

[@Gulmanzo69]

This game was rightfully underrated but in my opinion I loved it just as much as you Matty, and it's even better on ps5. I started replaying as a corpo and once you attack the fools you can grab the basketball and hit a nice swoosh in the basket

[@kad3tuk]

I played Cyberpunk on a gaming PC and I absolutely loved it. Sure, some things that were promised were missing and everything regarding the police in the game was just hot mess but the story, and especially some of the side stories of characters you meet in the game were just incredible. I mean, for instance Judy Alvarez's story line, especially in relation to the main protagonist when she's a woman is one of the best in gaming. And regardless of which ending you choose (and yeah, there are quite a few), it ends up being heartbreaking. From when I started playing till the very end I was immersed in Cyberpunk completely. It was a game of the year for me. But I haven't played it on a console so I cannot say much about that experience.

[@lynackhilou4865]

Although the game is really disappointing for what it could've been , it's still a really good game and better than a lot of games released last gen , But then again the fact that it was unplayable on last gen consoled is pretty inexcusable ( for context I played it on pc )

[@michaelcallan5336]

it wasn't unplayable, I have it for the standard ps4, played it one week after launch, during my first playthrough it only crashed twice, I had no t-posing, and all I did was adjust a few in game settings.

[@justinhigginbottom8668]

@@michaelcallan5336 good for you? Majority people it was unplayable

[@michaelcallan5336]

@@justinhigginbottom8668 so they claimed, but how many of those never took the time to adjust their settings or try to make it work, and how many of those were just people jumping on the hate train.

[@justinhigginbottom8668]

@@michaelcallan5336 myself and everyone in my friend group the game didn't work on last gen consoles until 3 months after release lmao

[@michaelcallan5336]

@@justinhigginbottom8668 I don't know what to tell you, it worked just fine for myself and many others.

[@KRG30001]

It’s a genuinely good game, but I do wish it was the game they showed in 2018

[@jorgiebutt]

I have been playing this for 184 hours now. I barely started ACT 2, and there is so much stuff to do on the map. The thing I lament about my current playthrough are the NPCs you save during an NCPD Mission. They are so indifferent towards you, even after saving then from certain death. Personally, this takes me out of the immersive experience. Also, it doesn’t seem to matter one way or the other whether you take on a non lethal approach or the complete opposite. The option is there, but acknowledgement is required. I am not some random LARPer that acts out video game rulesets in RL.

[@maffmatics]

Just finished it today - loved it. Lots of missed potential so I hope they continue to add to this as the foundation is solid. Regardless of the crap way it launched to market - it is an amazing game (for me)

[@zach9533]

Yeah I’m playing through it rn and am definitely enjoying it.

[@Garrett0329]

I never played this game …I’m too broke The only gripe I have is the city doesn’t look lived in at all But I LOVE cdprojekt red and what they did with Witcher and the DLC

[@intellectualblackking162]

I think the game is like 10 or 20 bucks atm but it’s almost exactly how you said it’s kind of a dead city even though the environment is well done

[@wasd2413]

Played this game for each play through and enjoyed it every time with mods added on to it too. Really recommend people try mods if you’re playing it on pc either for the first time or again.

[@Ninjagabbo]

I always enjoyed my time in this game, played on Xbox 1 and again on series X it's crazy how enjoying this game became a thing of controversy the net is more focused on negativity than positivity which seems so wierd to me, love your content keep bringing that positive energy in this space.

[@StuM91]

Always happy to see someone talking positively about this game. Sure it has a lot of flaws that stopped it reaching where it should have, but it's still great.

[@EdgeofTimeProductions]

This game remains my number one game of all time, graphically, story wise, setting, aesthetic, it just does animations and talking so well it’s immersion is top notch. It still blows me away everytime I load it up and play in 4K. Playing this game in 4K its a whole different game. Insanely detailed to the point where you can see fingerprints on bullets and flakes in the car paint.

[@austinzeagler2460]

Ima gonna start saying I illustrate botanicals as a living, sounds like something successful

[@blinkachu5275]

Played it on release, since I've been hyped for this game since the 2012 trailer with the girl in the streets with her sword arms (didn't know what they were called back then haha) I played it on PC, on a 1080Ti, at high settings 1080p. I honestly did not have many bugs. I had a few glitches (which aren't bugs, bugs are gamebreaking) like the t-posing above your car in third person one and such. Had one crash in my first 45 hour playthrough, and had one moment where I had to reload from a checkpoint because Saul didn't yell back at Panam in one of the "cutscenes" so the story didn't progress. A reload of the checkpoint fixed that though. The story, characters, important character animations and environment are exemplary. Absolutely amazing, filled to the brim with detail and storywise, making you question things you may not have questioned before. It really gave me thoughts about humanity, same way that Ghost in the Shell had done years before. Gameplay-wise it was awesome too. My first build was a stealth build, and I literally could sneak in and out of most places without ever getting spotted, or easily killing people from stealth due to my perks being geared towards max headshot damage when in stealth. Second playthrough I made a balls-to-the-wall guns-blazing character, and enjoyed that too, especially because I also put stats into the Mantis Blades and loved just ripping up people. Now I'm at 250 hours, with my latest current playthrough being a VR-modded playthrough. Visually it's lower in VR due to the high demand, but am running it currently on a 3080Ti with 60FPS solid, and it's amazing just walking through the city (though aiming is harder obviously since the game wasn't made for VR). I am a fair person though, and I understand the criticism the game received. Heck, I bought the game on PS4 (physical) recently to sort of have a "time capsule" for the future, to be able to play Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 on a PS4. That being said, I do think people went overboard with their dislike, letting things like missing features and bugs ruin an amazing story for them. Which sucks, because I genuinely think that CDPR's devs tried really hard to make something special. Compare this to Saints Row 2022, and that game having bugs too, yet that game has 0 interest in telling a good story or write interesting characters. I think everyone should experience this game once at least, with an open mind, just looking at what the game IS, not what the game ISN'T (which a lot of people find hard). Especially now on 1.5 and with 1.6 + DLC on the horizon. Playing missions such as Jefferson Peralez's questline, River's questline, Kerry's questline or even playing through Johnny's questlines that are ripped straight from the original Cyberpunk 2020 book (I actually bought it because of this game, it's excellent and shows how far 2077 went with their attention to detail). That being said, I also understand if people tried the game and are still critical of it. I do think that some of them go too far with their "it's garbage" nonsense, because it very much isn't, however, the ones that are like "I tried it, and it's not the type of game I enjoy", I very much can understand them. Because it isn't a game for everyone. For instance, Bloodborne is one of my all-time favorites, and a friend of mine who's a big Dark Souls fan couldn't get through it because of its depressing atmosphere. Anyways: tl;dr: Love the game, understand why it got criticism but do think it's worth trying with an open mind, especially nowadays.

[@DakaTheWanderer]

They're called Mantis Blades (they're my fave to use haha) 😀

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

*If the game didn't take nearly two years to even get close to being an acceptable state after release, and even then still quite a mess.* *If they didn't lie so pathologically with ten years of promises that everything in the demo that had implementations no other studio ever developed, then Nearly a year later after doubling down on their lies admitted they lied about all these promises.* *If the higher ups hadn't bullied and circumvented quality control to pass it ready for release.* *if they hadn't of lied to the investors saying its ready for release, then the game would of been amazing, but it was just bang average game that had so much lost potential.*

[@Extreme96PL]

This game is broken beyond repair its impossible to fix boring story, boring characters, bad gameplay, bad character progresssion, fetch quests, lack of activity, boring open world, bad designed quests, bad design choices like lack of cutscenes that cause problems with connecting with V and made boring story boring to watch. Only good things are city, weapons, vehicles and NPCs design and music.

[@jayteepodcast]

My God i wanted to like this comment twice

[@slaterock4612]

Yeah not a fan of the story after prologue, I'd be cool with it if we could be cured midway through the story at least, really hate that possessed by an engram crap. Not really much of an rpg if you can't roleplay the character you want to be with Silverhand approving disapproving your decisions and what not...

[@John-996]

@@slaterock4612 I liked it on my first but did a second playthrough to see one of the endings. I realised that the game was lacking mainly due to The story feeling rushed.

[@Extreme96PL]

@@slaterock4612 Act 1 is actually very good(maybe except that montage and life path it was first two red lights for me) Malestrom, first visit in Lizzie's Bar and heist is amazing you meet different gangs, thinks that maybe you will do some jobs for them in future etc on top of that Malestrom quests have pretty good choices(that only matters in whole game), heist is amazing too. Then act 2 happened that feels like part of different screenplay it throws away everything which you thought CP2077 will be because of marketing, and V is now vehicle for some some guy that was not nice and now wants redemption after death. Everything from act 2 is downhill game is not about player character is about Johnny, most of other characters kinda lack of motivation and dont have enough screentime because game is short and 85% quests of the game are fetch quests gigs that are much worse version of Witcher 3's contracts. On top of that gameplay is awful, character progression is boring most of the skills are passive things like +50 to armor or health, combat is boring everyone act the same(imagine Doom, Halo, Witcher 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fallout or any game to be honest with only one type of enemy), open world is just for drive from one quests to another you will dont find anything here no minigames, no some cool sets like Witcher 3 you could find witcher school gear etc. because most of special things you will receive in quests so there is no reason to explore. Its a bad game that updates cant fix because its bad designed at its core and its impossible to change this now and CDPR also dont want to see problems beyond bugs.

[@milehighmadness1469]

I don’t begrudge anyone for liking this game. However I had a lot of issues with it. Despite a vast open world, it felt very “lifeless”. I found it to be very underwhelming to explore. Also, which you alluded to, the illusion of choice is always a big pet peeve of mine. It felt like choices had minimal impact, if any at all. The last big issue for me is that it’s first person only. This is a personal gripe, and I know people prefer FP, but it tends to make me very nauseated with the camera movements. Also part of the thrill of this game is the customization, and you basically don’t ever get to see it while playing. I’m going to give it another year or two, but I will eventually go back to it with a fresh mindset and formulate a new opinion

[@thrice2565]

I’ve been thinking of playing it. Is it alright on PS5? My brother has it on there, otherwise I’d have to get it on pc.

[@SunsetScepter]

I completely agree. I've loved cyberpunk since day one, never had any issues and really it was everything I wanted it to be and it's only gotten better over time

[@johnnybgoode8104]

This game has the shills going full force 24/7 . People like YongYea. To see them back pedal and a t like they didn't praise it all the time.. to watch the game fail has been amazing. Picked it up on new for $10. At that price eh. People spend more on a single fast food meal.

[@samburke3324]

The worst and stupidest thing about CP77 was the marketing.

[@eyesore21]

Funny enough I think a lot of AAA RPG’s can learn a lot from what this game did right. The presentation and immersion presented at the best parts of this game are second to none. The was conversation played out-when working- felt like an evolution of the bioware systems.

[@4thgenhunter]

this game is wildly underrated and it’s one of the best recent games by far

[@CM-hi4db]

Underrated??

[@SplicedPipBoy]

I've tried to play this game twice and each time I ran into absurd crashing and bugs. This game just came out 10 years too soon......

[@rigs9801]

I keep going back to it because nothing has quite the same vibes, and only a few other games have characters that I've enjoyed interacting with as much as Panam and Mitch and Takemura and others. Especially if you choose the nomad main story path. A lot of the work done on Cyberpunk's character writing goes unnoticed and unappreciated, I feel like, and to everyone's detriment too. The nomad path has some of my favorite characters, and by the endgame most of my characters go around decked out as full members of the Aldecaldos, even if I don't end up taking that story path, because I just really like the jacket :D I can certainly understand why people don't like this game, but I never had that many technical issues with it bc my PC is pretty decent and I somehow avoided some of the worst bugs before they were patched. As a result I probably have a better opinion of it than most. Although also I just generally still find ways to enjoy "bad" games in spite of what others say about them. Like I still had a lot of fun playing Valhalla and Odyssey too, in spite of them not measuring up to how good Origins or Black Flag was. There are some things I would change about it if I could - I don't like how it's kind of just an updated vision of the cyberpunk genre - I wish they'd either gone for a pure nostalgia trip or done something more imaginative with the worldbuilding other than just the typical cyberpunk setting. The world has a lot of immersion issues, even if in other ways the detailed attention given to modeling and environment design can make it more immersive at times than something simpler. I think it says a lot that my favorite view of the city isn't from within it, but rather approaching it from the outside, or watching it recede into the distance behind me. Certain areas of the city can look so lively, but always, always there's just something so dead about it because of the lack of interactivity. And so as a result I tend to find the badlands and the outskirts to be a more enjoyable part of the gameplay, and the nomads in particular because those places have a level of interactivity that matches the population density. In the end I always find myself wanting a little bit more - and I think that while it doesn't match CDPR's style at all, Cyberpunk would benefit a lot from a follower system with characters just having simple barks and quick lines about the environment. Even just that little bit would bring things to life so much more than walking alone through a city full of lifeless crowds.

[@DAkeemT94]

I loved this game. Had some of the best side quests of any game I've ever played. The at the cattle farm...man. I took a break after that one.

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[@dannyg2542]

goated game

[@lucacrevatin1100]

I started playing this game like 4 days ago. I really like the sci-tech atmosphere, the dialogues, the story in general, the vibes of the city itself... the game is like a digital art museum to experience. However it still suffers from bugs and crashes from time to time and the menu design is a bit confusing, although you get used to it eventually. I want to conclude this comment by saying that the game overall is good and it is worthy of your time, but I will never forget the lies and misleading promises that CDPR devs told us throughout their marketing campaign...

[@MrDyl666]

This is one of the handful of games ive ever bought that ive not finished. Ive finished some stinkers but just couldnt with this

[@comfyphoenix]

CD Projekt Red said that they're still gonna give 2077 big updates, so expect big things, Cyberpunk 2077 is absolutely incredible and they're not giving up on it anytime soon

[@Speculaas]

I think CDPR did a great job fixing the bugs in this game and it looks stunning on PS5. That being said, my disappointment still stands today not because the game launched buggy but because the game is a poor game. The overal experience serves exposition rather than interaction and that has bugged me since day 1.