Truly, a game held back by executive decisions. Poor CDPR devs.

It could have been so much more, but as it is, it is an overall decent experience gameplay wise. The visual and audio design is definitely the highlight of the game - the soundtrack is especially good, and the environments really lock in the cyberpunk atmosphere.

One small thing I noticed that really surprised me was the multiple reload animations for weapons, not even including tactical/empty reloads; I can't think of any other modern game that does that off the top of my head. That, in addition with the copious amounts of cut content and the writing just skimming the edge of greatness, reinforces the idea of just how much more this game could have been if CDPR actually let the devs finish developing the damn thing.

However, disregarding all the hype and just taking the end result as what it is, I still recommend it, though definitely not at full price.

Truly, a game held back by executive decisions. Poor CDPR devs. It could have been so much more, but as it is, it is an overall decent experience gameplay wise. The visual and audio design is definitely the highlight of the game - the soundtrack is especially good, and the environments really lock in the cyberpunk atmosphere. One small thing I noticed that really surprised me was the multiple reload animations for weapons, not even including tactical/empty reloads; I can't think of any other modern game that does that off the top of my head. That, in addition with the copious amounts of cut content and the writing just skimming the edge of greatness, reinforces the idea of just how much more this game could have been if CDPR actually let the devs finish developing the damn thing. However, disregarding all the hype and just taking the end result as what it is, I still recommend it, though definitely not at full price.