I’ve been playing Cyberpunk 2077 again for the first time since launch. I thought the original game was a mess (even beyond the massive technical issues it felt like none of the pieces fit together well) but that it had some genuinely very cool storytelling and world building.
The Xbox Series X could pretty consistently run the Xbox version at 20-30 fps so it wasn’t unplayable, just unpleasant. The performance improvements alone make me want to spend more time in the world.
The expansion seems good though I didn’t get all the way through it. The game’s big problem is the blandness of the side quests. They’re all very forgettable but just memorable enough to limit its replay value. They all end the same way no matter how you approach them
You can see the gulf between the expansion side quest design and the og design. Its encouraging for the sequel if they actually spend the right amount of goddamn time making it. Seems like they learned a lot of lessons
i played it on launch with all the bugs and loved it, the updates and patches they kept putting out made it actually a good game. i was impressed by their dedication to the game. but we all know that just means they released the game 2 years too early.
