Cyberpunk 2077 Was A Buggy Mess I Couldn’t Stop Playing

While CD Projekt Red has had it’s fair share of controversy from perennial crunch through to transphobia, they make some great games. I loved enjoyed The Witcher 3 and I hoped that Cyberpunk 2077 would also match up. Sadly, it turned out to be a buggy mess that had no business being released in that state.

Sure I played the game on the original Xbox One as the filthy console peasant¹ I am, but it wouldn’t be a stretch to expect a game developed, marketed and sold on previous gen to work on previous gen, no? Not even Mafia 3 ran as poorly as Cyberpunk. Even ignoring that the cop AI was dumb and the world was barren (in an attempt to hit 24 fps I guess). Also, your life path is useless safe for the begining, side stories glitched out and the game even crashed during the credits! Also, not sure why it made you customize your genitals if you never see them in game.

In spite of this, I just couldn’t stop playing the game. Running around and slicing mooks up was a lot of fun. There were plenty of captivating side stories as well, like the brainwashed politicians. The final Arasaka assaults were fun as well. I would have had more fun if I took the time to understand loadouts and stats, but it was plenty fun just fucking shit up.

I get the need to recoup losses, but this game should have spent another 3 years in development. I couldn’t be bothered to play this again though I’ll try play any DLCs if they come out. I’ll also go through the Edgerunners anime at some point.