Blood and Wine was said to be around that. But realistically if you take your time, it goes well beyond that. I expect the same with PL. Some were saying they put 50-60 hrs into it.
Honestly, the game wasn't unplayable at launch [Edit: Speaking only on PC] and patches came steadily to address issues on such a complex game. No game, I know of, came out perfect without need for hotfixes, patches or improvements. Coding is hard business.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesusthis is very true! i had no issues, but i do feel bad for everyone that did & last gen console players that got burned with a bad first impression. I hope with PL & the fixes that’s people give it a a second chance to discover why I & so many others love the game
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus I'd say CP2077 is a far, far better game today than it was at launch, even on PC it runs a lot better and smoother and way less bugs and glitches etc. Patch 2.0 should really refine it and make it fantastic. It was pretty OK on PC at launch, but not as good as right now... But last-gen consoles were atrocious at launch, and are still pretty horrible... Not that they are getting this update/expansion anyways, lol, but it was that console release that really made this game get a terrible reputation at first. CDPR really should have just released it on PC and next-gen consoles. I think if they did that, the discourse around this game would have been a lot more positive overall (though, I must say, the negative discourse probably did help in lighting a fire under CDPR and helping the game with all these patches over the years to be the really good game we have today, so... I'm happy enough).
@@SpaceCadet4JesusI love Cyberpunk and I think it’s one of the best sci-fi games out there, but let’s be real, the release version was ROUGH, and I’m not only talking about the last-gen version. I have a beast PC, and Cyberpunk just refused to work properly without horrendous frame rate dips, crashes, countless bugs and broken mechanics. That being said, I’m glad the devs at CDPR sat down and made this game so much better and more enjoyable. Super hyped for the DLC
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?... I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself. I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless! I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
Cyberpunk only ever needed redemption on old gen consoles. Look at metacritic scores by platform. It was great on launch for PC. People always forget the context behind what was bad about this game and just think the whole game was bad, but that's revisionist history.
@@Ribcutagree. I loved it at launch but I also had a very high end PC with a 3090 which was the best card at that point. Even the new gen consoles werent doing good at that point. Only high end PCs had a decent experience. But its still incredible the changes they made on the main game. Doing a 2nd playthrough with a 4080 using path tracing and can confidently say this is easily the best looking game out there now. Couldve been an easy 10/10 if it launched in this state 3 years ago.
I hope people that still hold on to hate for Cyberpunk try and let go of it and give the game a full completion after this patch and update. I promise it'll be worth it.
I feel like most people are replaying the game. I haven't played it for two and a half years (before edge runners) and have waited for the expansion to do a new campaign. It just took longer than I anticipated. It took me 154 Hours on Hardest difficulty to complete everything (I think).
Everyone keeps saying this, the game has been fixed/stable for a long time. This just goes to show never release a game in a poor state because it will tarnish your game forever even after you fix it
@@bighoss7437 I wouldn't say that it is fixed, only partially, still has a lot of problems, bugs and glitches still happen and too often, lifeless npcs destroy immersion, and lack of interactions and so on
@@redragon9588id say 85% is fixed. Yeah it has some bigs but its a massive openworld game, and pretty much wveey openworld game is at the same level bugs wise now..the game is quite good now.
People called me crazy when I said Phantom Liberty would be an incredible expansion like Witcher 3 DLC's were and now it's getting 10's love to see it.
yea they said this will be like the last content they will add, basically being the last thing they do big to this game. Still hoping the next game comes out sooner tho@@tobecontinued436
@@nicholassullivan1239 and I NEVER had any doubt that it would even NEED to be "turned around". Then it released and I was wrong. Any scepticism was perfectly warranted.
@@edwardmiller4562 No it didn't you're wrong. The Witcher 3 was extremely well received well before the expansions, they only elevated the game. Plus they did not change the game as much as Phantom Liberty does since the witcher 3 was not as broken as Cyberpunk at launch.
@@valterfrancisco5505 tw3 and cyberpunk2077 were always the same game in different settings. people who loved one and hated on the other were delusional
@@valterfrancisco5505 That…doesn’t make me wrong. The Witcher 3 at launch was a great game. The expansions made it an all timer. Also several systems changed and improved from the base game through Blood and Wine.
@@edward6749 Hard disagree there, choom. First person dialogue scenes in Cyberpunk are light years beyond Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield. Light years. First person is so much more immersive and puts you IN the moment instead of merely being a viewer.
CD Project Red once again prove theyre the kings of expansions. Witcher 3s launch was rocky too, im glad they eventually get cyberpunk to realize its potential as well.
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?... I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself. I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless! I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
@@halfdanhaugaard3334, I think it's because there are some parts that might contain spoilers in their own footage. Yes this is the only DLC but I do think that they'll still gonna patch it until the next Cyberpunk which is already in development I believe.
I might be mistaken. But it looks like they really improved Silverhand's model. It did look kinda undercooked in the base game. But I hope that is applied to the base game as well, and not only Phantom Liberty content.
Not playing Cyberpunk til now, waiting for all the patches to iron out the kinks and now a new expansion that is getting a ton of praise is one of the best decisions I've ever made :3
I bought the game on day one, then was disappointed by the bugs, so I laid it off and then somehow forgot about it while playing Elden Ring. Now I am definitely starting it, CD Projekt are awesome when given enought time!
@@L0LIProp Actually they can start playing as 2.0 drops, the DLC starts after the vodoo boys mission so they can play the game till there with 2.0 then hop into the expansion as soon as it drops next tuesday.
Talk a about a major comeback. This game was so bad at launch it was removed from digital stores. Major props to CDPR for not giving up on the game and for giving us a much better experience with update 2.0 and Phantom Liberty.
2.0 is basically what 1.0 should have been. And as far as I know there's still no wall running, multiple apartments, metro system, actually children npcs, downtime activities, flying vehicles, and so on. So in reality, 2.0 is sill not giving us what was the original game promised to have on LAUNCH. 2.0 is almost 1.0 actually.
@@martonszeleczki4169 Multiple appartments have been in the game for quite a while now. Wall running and flying vehicles - not so much. I imagine it would simply break the game and make sensible level design impossible in an open world setting so they gave up on it (though they should have communicated it more clearly for sure before the game's release). Don't recall any talk about children NPCs and downtime activities though I think I've seen a few kids in the game.
I don't want to be too excited like at the original launch but it's great that they're still working on this game and making such significant improvements. Can''t wait to play it.
I bough this game on launch day and let it sat for 3 years, I started playing it last week for the first time and I love it. Im glad I didnt played it during that messy stage.
I’ve said since Day One that there’s underlying masterpiece potential within the world of Cyberpunk. Almost 3 years later, here we are revisiting it and this review only helps to validate that very word. Brings a smile to my face. Can’t wait to play the full on revamp alongside the expansion. 10/10. Masterpiece work. Thank you🙂
Despite playing on the PS4 with the bugs and muddy textures, i actually enjoyed Cyberpunk 2077. So i can only imagine playing it again with Phantom Liberty now that i finally have a rig that can run it. Its gonna be epic!
After all the improvements they made with the game over the last year, and given how amazing the story already is...I knew this would be sick, and I preordered it, which I rarely do these days. Happy to know my gut feeling was correct.
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?... I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself. I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless! I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
cuz they arent allowed to, its also like how the players who got to play this early werent able to, but were able to talk about stuff that they were allowed to talk about, also if you play a game fully and dont even finish the whole thing (expansion) then thats on you but it would be a waste to play a good game and not fully complete it@@halfdanhaugaard3334
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 maybe to avoid spoiler? but yea back then they did this to cover their unpolished release.. but for now can wait and see what happen when the DLC is release
Gamespot shld only have this guy review games hes the one that plays games 100% and does diffrent endings, props to him, great reviews, starfield review was also legit
@@JD-se4cy it really isn't, people saying it's a "new game" is kinda overselling it at this point, brings the hype way to much and people expect a lot, not everyone will like this and some will have different views, everyone has an opinion.
@@ItsReallyJCole as for night city, it was never going to be like that, I figured it was going to be like witcher and pretty much it is, all events and places of interest are fixed locations, dialogue with forced meaning choices, and great story and combat, I never expected it to have a diverse mini games or random events taking place. What I did expect was more items that enhance abilities temporarily via combat drugs
One of the biggest comeback stories we’ve had in a while. I remember preordering and picking it up at launch. Bugs everywhere, but I stuck by it because I really enjoyed the world of night city and it’s characters. Almost 3 years later look at how far they’ve come! CDPR listened and delivered! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 10/10 no doubt
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?... I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself. I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless! I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
@@DaringlyDumb Why would he write a different comment for every clown who still trusts this company for any reason? Be sceptical at all times, especially when it comes to video game developers. All they do is lying.
same. the game should be fully complete in a couple of months I reckon. I think now they'll put a green tick and 'done' next to CP and move onto Witcher 4.
Gave it a try a month ago and the base game now already feels well polished. With the 2.0 update coming and the dlc its even more of a must play than it already is now.
@@TizerisT. 2.0 and phantom liberty are the last updates for cyberpunk, and the next projects for CDPR are the cyberpunk sequel and witcher 4. everything i'm saying is confirmed
This is GameSpot.. IGN decided to delay their review because CDPR decided they _only_ want them to use footage provided by CDPR in the review instead of their own. So IGN is waiting til after the game releases, and is going to provide a review with their own game footage. Mad props to them for doing that.
@zurkke it wasn't "accidentally posted", they literally reference their text review on their website during the video about their lack of a video review.
It was this game that made me ditch consoles for PC after that absolute train wreck of a launch on PS4. But I’m so happy that they continued to work on it and finally realise the game we all knew it could be. Kudos to CDPR for not giving up, they earned some serious street cred with their efforts
Props to CDPR taking the loss they deserved at launch, actually fixing the issues and redeeming it with a great DLC. Obviously they should have had a playable game at launch, but this does soften that failure.
big props to cdpjr for not abandoning this game. i purchased it day 1 and always thought it was a half decent rpg. im so glad to see and hear that its finally living up to its expectations
If I’m doing a new play trough, Does the relic tree unlock instantly for use if I buy phantom liberty or will it be unlocked Once I get to that point in the story?
Thank you CD Project Red for giving us the game we was supposed to get 3 years ago. And honestly this timing is great because of the let down of Starfield! If the investors didn’t rush CD Project Red we would have gotten it a little sooner but we get enjoy it now!!
People get their expectations too high, then the proverbial letdown. If you were to offer Starfield in it's current condition to people a decade ago (some random time), provided they could legitmately play it on their old hardware, those people would claim it's one of the best games they've ever seen. Then again, maybe not. People are fickle.
Starfield is exactly what you get and what they advertise and a much better launch state than Cyberpunk ever had and that's not even counting the mods.
@@darius8214 Except that Starfield falls short on its supposed "innovations" and manages to play just like previous Bethesda games, or even worse. It gets old after 20 hours in.
As was mentioned in some comments below, i agree as well that game is supposed to be delivered at the day of release in its full state. However looking at this new changes and overhaul in Cyberpunk its a repeating story like No Man Sky was in past. It shows that developers truly wanted to keep their words about the game and even tho it was not done at the launch they made it up later on and build up an amazing game even when it took few years. But you know how its said. End is good, all is good and i truly love this overhaul of Cyberpunk.
(10) well deserved and kudos to CDPR for the new base game too, they didnt have to provide us with it. Sometimes making things right after a wrong is better and it shows Always great content from GS too, thanks guys
"Dogtown, an independent district overrun by a local militia acting as the de facto government." My hometown Rio de Janeiro really is ahead of its time, jeez...
Hyped AF!! Amazing graphics tech combined with awesome characters and this epic story, this is the Cyberpunk we all hoped for when it launched in 2020. Buying!
I bought the game mid-last year but just kept it in a drawer until I heard a single good thing about it. Boy when I finally dove into the game and really got it going, sheessh!!! Been an experience that I'm still struggling to put into words. I guess the best way to explain this game is that it just really is... an experience.
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?... I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself. I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless! I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 I think Phantom Liberty being the only expansion is a weird reason to not buy it because they're already working on the sequel. So it wouldn't make sense for them to still be working on other expansions. Of course they won't 100% stop supporting the game, they'll continue with patching things up if there are some things wrong.
It's not a review. This is sponsored video article, highlighting all the positive sides of the DLC with no mention of what is not good, or straight out bad. Well done, GameSpot...
My gosh!! Playing Starfield has made me miss Cyberpunk so much! I'm overjoyed that there is fresh content coming!!! That being said, why are Johnny's eyes different tin this one?
I've been a CP2077 apologist since launch. Somehow, I have evaded nearly all of the news and hype surrounding it prior to launch, and went in pretty much blind. I've played the game on a high-end PC and the graphics, story and gameplay all blew me away. After that, the game only kept getting better and better with each and every update, now culminating in such an incredible expansion and 2.0 update. Can't wait to play more.
I really enjoyed Cyberpunk on Xbox until I got a bug where my character moved incredibly slow. I couldn't figure out how to fix it and just gave up. I'm assuming this has been fixed by now and I'll be checking back into Night City.....as soon as I finish Starfield.
I never played the main game because of the car crash the game was... Can anyone tell me how the main game has changed in conjunction with this release? Not story wise, but the gameplay etc ....
Cyberpunk was always a great game blasted by negative hype and clickbait. No one suffered more hate than the devs that made this, and the internet owes them an apology. If Cyberpunk77 was really a BAD cash game, the support for it would not have lasted as long as it did. I played the story, was blown away by the graphics, motion capture, lore, exploration. Truly a next gen game suffering from internet bias. Everything from the zero to hero story, the immersion of cybertech, the dystopia world spoke for itself. The story was here from day 1. The gameplay was here from day 1. Almost all things you can do today were there in launch. The updates and dlc only brought in the standard bug maintenance and new content. I'm sorry last gen consoles couldn't handle this new game, but those that followed the development saw how much the devs cared. Cyberpunk77 is a AAA game with now 2 A list hollywood actors, an anime loveletter, and support for modders. For a game to have a serious hollywood quality production is truly a modern breakthrough for a videogame. I don't want to say more as stating the obvious will attract more people to call me a bootlicker. But I'm glad more people are playing again for themselves than listening to youtube nitpickers. If there was ever a time to lose your faith in humanity, it would be in listening to the cynical hate bots online.
THANK YOU! I don't even need to add anything to what you've said. And playing Starfield a while ago only made me appreciate Cyberpunk twice as much as I already did at launch. What an understated masterpiece.
@@rickkarsan4491I can't watch his videos....every 2 seconds it's an obnoxious metaphor or silly comparison. I just don't know how people can listen to his videos in full
Can someone clarify something for me - Does this DLC blend in right away with a new save? I havent played 2077 yet and my wait to buy the DLC unless the DLC starts after like 20 hours in the game
is it just me! but i kinda wanted the whole map to be fleshed out more, so i can experience my fav parts, in depth... like for eg. the unfinished casino area near up north. i guess i'll find out if this new pacifica area and its content, wins me over
So this expansion fits into the current story rather than finishing the original campaign first? Never finished the first time so will definitely give this a go if that’s the case
I am very excited about Phantom Liberty. I pre-ordered it on PS5. I have been playing Starfield on Series X and do not like it, but I have been telling myself to power through it because I paid for the premium edition. I have about 48 hours into that game and won't pick it up again once I switch to something else. My Xbox will sit collecting dust until the new Elder Scrolls VI is released. Until then, only PlayStation for me.
Any details on the performance on PC and/or consoles. Only fabricated gameplay in RT overdrive mode from the publisher sounds a lot like 2020 all over again...
Finally got around to playing this last night and its incredible. CDPR have truly redeemed themselves with the excellent overhaul to the main game and this excellent expansion. 30hr additional story content is amazing and great value.
This is one of those rare times a 30 dollar dlc actually delivers and boy does this one go beyond. Felt like a completely new game after not playing for so long, the amount of new content not just in the new Dogtown area but in the main game itself is crazy.
I feel…happy and sad. Happy that we finally got to experience this game after what felt like AGES after it was first announced. But sad that this is the last chapter of it. I know they’re working on a second game, and it’s going to be a painful wait. There aren’t any good cyberpunk themed games to fill that gap.
Not suspicious at all, that disclaimer at 1:27 - reviwers were required to show the gameplay video provided by CDPR and were NOT permited to use their own. Hmm definitely rings a bell?
I played CP2077 at launch and played through to the end, then set it down for a couple years to revisit after some patches. I started playing again 3 months ago and WOW I was impressed with the immense changes to the game. Now they are releasing 2.0 which looks incredible, then this massive and awe inspiring DLC later the same week. I am excited to see the game come full circle and proud of CDPR for turning this game into a masterpiece.
Trying to avoid spoilers so apologize if this was answered in the video. But was everything Phantom Liberty related only in Dogtown. Or were there events / weapons etc outside in the base game now? Basically people are trying to see if they should start tomorrow with 2.0 or wait for Phantom Liberty date to not have a lesser fresh start experience.
Starting tomorrow with a new character is the recommendation. Or....you can wait for DLC, respec once, ignore the base game experience and enter Dogtown.
They say some missions do take place outside of dogtown but don’t specifically say if there are new stuff there. I would just do the DLC and it doesn’t seem that the player will miss much. Starting from scratch is recommended since the new skill system could be better if you’ve already had some experience and know what style of play you want instead of respeccing and just picking and choosing what looks cool. Also the new armor system might not convert well if your previous save has a bunch of inefficient augmentations. But in terms of seeing the new stuff, it seems doing the DLC will be enough.
A 10 for an expansion is almost unheard of
Blood and Wine also got a 10 iirc
Also made my cd project red
Lol I know right , it's more cyberpunk ,
Yeah but that's a drink. haha@@Kumire_921
also first time a DLC get an award at the Game Awards. They won the best RPG in 2016@@Kumire_921
30 hours for an expansion is crazy 🔥🔥
That's normal for cdprojektred games
30 hours playing time? I've almost spent that playing around NC and I'm only level 7 or 8.
Based on the fun factor, this should last me a good year.
Blood and Wine was said to be around that. But realistically if you take your time, it goes well beyond that.
I expect the same with PL. Some were saying they put 50-60 hrs into it.
@@CLARENCErryes
It's a $30 expansion...
They really gave it a 10/10 holy
redemption of the fallen
I'm surprised they didn't give it a 7/10
@@blade5883 u still not over the starfield review huh
@@blade5883its not a starfield 😂
@@blade5883 3 extra stars for having a soul
It’s well past time we put Cyberpunk Next to No Man’s Sky as games that had terrible launch and managed to do a 180. This is Incredible
Honestly, the game wasn't unplayable at launch [Edit: Speaking only on PC] and patches came steadily to address issues on such a complex game. No game, I know of, came out perfect without need for hotfixes, patches or improvements. Coding is hard business.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesusthis is very true! i had no issues, but i do feel bad for everyone that did & last gen console players that got burned with a bad first impression. I hope with PL & the fixes that’s people give it a a second chance to discover why I & so many others love the game
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus I'd say CP2077 is a far, far better game today than it was at launch, even on PC it runs a lot better and smoother and way less bugs and glitches etc. Patch 2.0 should really refine it and make it fantastic. It was pretty OK on PC at launch, but not as good as right now... But last-gen consoles were atrocious at launch, and are still pretty horrible... Not that they are getting this update/expansion anyways, lol, but it was that console release that really made this game get a terrible reputation at first. CDPR really should have just released it on PC and next-gen consoles. I think if they did that, the discourse around this game would have been a lot more positive overall (though, I must say, the negative discourse probably did help in lighting a fire under CDPR and helping the game with all these patches over the years to be the really good game we have today, so... I'm happy enough).
@@SpaceCadet4JesusI love Cyberpunk and I think it’s one of the best sci-fi games out there, but let’s be real, the release version was ROUGH, and I’m not only talking about the last-gen version. I have a beast PC, and Cyberpunk just refused to work properly without horrendous frame rate dips, crashes, countless bugs and broken mechanics. That being said, I’m glad the devs at CDPR sat down and made this game so much better and more enjoyable. Super hyped for the DLC
but then again. Hello Games at least released everything for free.. and cyberpunk.. ehhh.
The art direction of this game is way above anything else in the medium, happy to see it fully realized
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?...
I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself.
I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless!
I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
let's not get crazy now. maybe among western rpgs
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 stop posting this under every comment, polish reviewer said that CDPR didn't want review materials to have spoilers.
@@kubex222reviewers are smart enough to not include spoilers, it's suspicious, they did it once and they will do it again...
@@Hhhh22222-w CDPR literally had one bad release, gfto.
I love this CyberPunk 2077 redemption arc! Who would've thought it would be getting a 10/10 expansion when it first launched!
Cyberpunk only ever needed redemption on old gen consoles. Look at metacritic scores by platform. It was great on launch for PC. People always forget the context behind what was bad about this game and just think the whole game was bad, but that's revisionist history.
As a Cyberpunk apologist from day 1, me
@@ianfitchett2768 You're actually insane if you think the game was "great on launch" for any platform.
@@Ribcutagree. I loved it at launch but I also had a very high end PC with a 3090 which was the best card at that point. Even the new gen consoles werent doing good at that point. Only high end PCs had a decent experience. But its still incredible the changes they made on the main game. Doing a 2nd playthrough with a 4080 using path tracing and can confidently say this is easily the best looking game out there now. Couldve been an easy 10/10 if it launched in this state 3 years ago.
If OG CP2077 got one extra year it would collectively go down as a GOAT
I hope people that still hold on to hate for Cyberpunk try and let go of it and give the game a full completion after this patch and update. I promise it'll be worth it.
no hate towards the game, onlu hate towards the folks that pushed it in the state it launched.
u played it?
they paid off reviewers and demonized valid criticism.
@@pinkplasticlagit’s alright brother, don’t worry. I’ll enjoy it on your behalf.
@@_Smarf_ It sounds like you've made up your mind, so you never will understand. And if that's okay for you, then it's okay for me too.
Wow CDPR is amazing with DLCs. Time to put another 100 hours in Cyberpunk with 2.0 and Phantom Liberty!
What are you gonna do for other 100h ?
@@chady51lol
@@chady51new play through and replay ability
I feel like most people are replaying the game. I haven't played it for two and a half years (before edge runners) and have waited for the expansion to do a new campaign. It just took longer than I anticipated. It took me 154 Hours on Hardest difficulty to complete everything (I think).
@@chady51 What do you think? Start a new playthrough with all the new gameplay mechanics and the new area.
I'm stoked, I understand this game has issues but it's such a cool world. We need more cyberpunk style games.
Everyone keeps saying this, the game has been fixed/stable for a long time. This just goes to show never release a game in a poor state because it will tarnish your game forever even after you fix it
Agreed... reasons why I'm waiting on to play other cyberpunk games such as Exekiller, Vigilancer 2099, & Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth
lifeless world
@@bighoss7437 I wouldn't say that it is fixed, only partially, still has a lot of problems, bugs and glitches still happen and too often, lifeless npcs destroy immersion, and lack of interactions and so on
@@redragon9588id say 85% is fixed. Yeah it has some bigs but its a massive openworld game, and pretty much wveey openworld game is at the same level bugs wise now..the game is quite good now.
People called me crazy when I said Phantom Liberty would be an incredible expansion like Witcher 3 DLC's were and now it's getting 10's love to see it.
I NEVER had any doubt that CDPR would turn Cyber Punk around.
It crazy how many clueless people are.
Do you think there would be another dlc like how witcher 3 had 2 dlcs?
@@cowmath77 If that's true that's sad but I guess they're saving most of their ideas/content for the next Cyberpunk game
yea they said this will be like the last content they will add, basically being the last thing they do big to this game. Still hoping the next game comes out sooner tho@@tobecontinued436
@@nicholassullivan1239 and I NEVER had any doubt that it would even NEED to be "turned around". Then it released and I was wrong. Any scepticism was perfectly warranted.
Imagine if it had been released like this; it could have achieved 50 million in sales by now.
Even the Witcher 3 needed the expansions to be truly incredible.
@@edwardmiller4562witcher was considered game of the decade long before xpacs released.
@@edwardmiller4562 No it didn't you're wrong. The Witcher 3 was extremely well received well before the expansions, they only elevated the game. Plus they did not change the game as much as Phantom Liberty does since the witcher 3 was not as broken as Cyberpunk at launch.
@@valterfrancisco5505 tw3 and cyberpunk2077 were always the same game in different settings. people who loved one and hated on the other were delusional
@@valterfrancisco5505 That…doesn’t make me wrong. The Witcher 3 at launch was a great game. The expansions made it an all timer. Also several systems changed and improved from the base game through Blood and Wine.
Yeah Masterpiece, i´m so ready for this! Thanks for the review and CD Project for all the efforts!
Love it, always happy for more cyberpunk. I hope we get a sequel even.
Sequel is already announced.
Project Orion
You'll be happy to know, that sequel is already in pre-production. ❤
I hope it’s in third person
@@edward6749 Hard disagree there, choom. First person dialogue scenes in Cyberpunk are light years beyond Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield. Light years. First person is so much more immersive and puts you IN the moment instead of merely being a viewer.
CD Project Red once again prove theyre the kings of expansions. Witcher 3s launch was rocky too, im glad they eventually get cyberpunk to realize its potential as well.
I expected nothing less from the developers who give us one of the best DLC if not THE best DLC ever Blood and wine. I hope this is it. CDPR are back
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?...
I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself.
I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless!
I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
Old World Blues DLC created for Fallout New Vegas is the best DLC ever created. Why? Because it has Muggy.
@@halfdanhaugaard3334, I think it's because there are some parts that might contain spoilers in their own footage. Yes this is the only DLC but I do think that they'll still gonna patch it until the next Cyberpunk which is already in development I believe.
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 from the looks of the footage, it seems the footage is suppose to involve spoiler free content.
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 Stop spamming this every comment thread, are you a bot or what?
I might be mistaken. But it looks like they really improved Silverhand's model. It did look kinda undercooked in the base game. But I hope that is applied to the base game as well, and not only Phantom Liberty content.
yeah he is improved. imo also in the base game
Not playing Cyberpunk til now, waiting for all the patches to iron out the kinks and now a new expansion that is getting a ton of praise is one of the best decisions I've ever made :3
all the major bugs have been fixed alr, but i do recommend waiting so u can play on a fresh character for the first time with the full completed game
same
I bought the game on day one, then was disappointed by the bugs, so I laid it off and then somehow forgot about it while playing Elden Ring. Now I am definitely starting it, CD Projekt are awesome when given enought time!
Word
@@L0LIProp Actually they can start playing as 2.0 drops, the DLC starts after the vodoo boys mission so they can play the game till there with 2.0 then hop into the expansion as soon as it drops next tuesday.
Oh man, cant wait to play the DLC finally. I have to experience the new ending in the original CP. Time to play it again, for like 6th time.
please don't short cyberpunk as CP
@@toaster6122My eyes lit up when I saw that, bro do NOT use that acronym 😭😭😭
Yeah, don't use that acronym 😂😂😂
I dont know what is your problem with CP, it is just a shortcut.
@@toaster6122😂
Talk a about a major comeback. This game was so bad at launch it was removed from digital stores. Major props to CDPR for not giving up on the game and for giving us a much better experience with update 2.0 and Phantom Liberty.
2.0 is basically what 1.0 should have been. And as far as I know there's still no wall running, multiple apartments, metro system, actually children npcs, downtime activities, flying vehicles, and so on. So in reality, 2.0 is sill not giving us what was the original game promised to have on LAUNCH. 2.0 is almost 1.0 actually.
...you forgot the VeHicLeee CooStoMisAtiOoon... 🙃
@@martonszeleczki4169 Multiple appartments have been in the game for quite a while now. Wall running and flying vehicles - not so much. I imagine it would simply break the game and make sensible level design impossible in an open world setting so they gave up on it (though they should have communicated it more clearly for sure before the game's release). Don't recall any talk about children NPCs and downtime activities though I think I've seen a few kids in the game.
There's infinite stories that can be told in this world. I hope they continue to explore this IP long after 2077
Oh they will,they already working on a sequel currently as project *Orion* as their name.
@@RPGHSGAMINGI can't wait.
You see Dunkey, now THIS is a good review!
😂
Was thinking about just the same thing, look at all the D riding cdpr fans in the comments singing praises...
@@kaanarmutcu6740can you explain?
@@kaanarmutcu6740TLOU 2 can win GOTY but people can't praise a good game?
this is probably the only game i willingly decided to play multiple times for different endings and builds 10/10 is much deserved
I don't want to be too excited like at the original launch but it's great that they're still working on this game and making such significant improvements. Can''t wait to play it.
Curious on why this review is from "provided footage" and reviews were prohibited from using theirs. Looks good tho.
spoilers probably. game is coming next week
@@gst9325 Facts, I didn't think of that.
That's what i like about CDPR. Thier DLCs change the way you play the base game.
Cdpr does not allow game footage? Where i saw this before?
Look where we've come from. One of the messiest game launches ever to a perfect 10/10 expansion and complete overhaul of the game.
I bough this game on launch day and let it sat for 3 years, I started playing it last week for the first time and I love it. Im glad I didnt played it during that messy stage.
The game was already good before this overhall, honestly it's already been good for years, people just couldn't get over it.
I bought it at launch. I completed it at launch. It was good at launch, atleast a 8/10. The only mistake they did was force it on dead consoles.
I’ve said since Day One that there’s underlying masterpiece potential within the world of Cyberpunk. Almost 3 years later, here we are revisiting it and this review only helps to validate that very word. Brings a smile to my face. Can’t wait to play the full on revamp alongside the expansion. 10/10. Masterpiece work. Thank you🙂
Can't wait to get back into this but there's so many games right now.. 2023 is crazy
so many games. This year is full of them that its hard to keep up
Despite playing on the PS4 with the bugs and muddy textures, i actually enjoyed Cyberpunk 2077. So i can only imagine playing it again with Phantom Liberty now that i finally have a rig that can run it. Its gonna be epic!
After all the improvements they made with the game over the last year, and given how amazing the story already is...I knew this would be sick, and I preordered it, which I rarely do these days. Happy to know my gut feeling was correct.
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?...
I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself.
I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless!
I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
cuz they arent allowed to, its also like how the players who got to play this early werent able to, but were able to talk about stuff that they were allowed to talk about, also if you play a game fully and dont even finish the whole thing (expansion) then thats on you but it would be a waste to play a good game and not fully complete it@@halfdanhaugaard3334
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 maybe to avoid spoiler? but yea back then they did this to cover their unpolished release.. but for now can wait and see what happen when the DLC is release
Cant wait! Gonna start again tomorrow with the update and turn into a hermit i.e. denizen of Night City
Same :P
26th. 21st is 2.0 patch
i played cyberpunk in march this year and it was straight up one of my favorite gaming experiences ever. cannot wait for this
Gamespot shld only have this guy review games hes the one that plays games 100% and does diffrent endings, props to him, great reviews, starfield review was also legit
This really is a whole new game. Well done, CPR
Not really a whole new game, it's a new story definitely, but it's not a new game, it's still cyberpunk but now better
@@godofsin4604think it is with the update prior to dlc
@@JD-se4cy it really isn't, people saying it's a "new game" is kinda overselling it at this point, brings the hype way to much and people expect a lot, not everyone will like this and some will have different views, everyone has an opinion.
The fact that this city is still mostly going to be empty and devoid of interesting things happening like red dead still breaks my heart
@@ItsReallyJCole as for night city, it was never going to be like that, I figured it was going to be like witcher and pretty much it is, all events and places of interest are fixed locations, dialogue with forced meaning choices, and great story and combat, I never expected it to have a diverse mini games or random events taking place. What I did expect was more items that enhance abilities temporarily via combat drugs
Johnny teaching V how to use a Telephone made my day, didn't know i needed that.
One of the biggest comeback stories we’ve had in a while. I remember preordering and picking it up at launch. Bugs everywhere, but I stuck by it because I really enjoyed the world of night city and it’s characters. Almost 3 years later look at how far they’ve come! CDPR listened and delivered! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 10/10 no doubt
I'm ready
You haven't played it, might be falling for the same trap as then
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?...
I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself.
I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless!
I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 Are you a bot? Why are you copying and pasting this to multiple comments?
@@DaringlyDumb Why would he write a different comment for every clown who still trusts this company for any reason? Be sceptical at all times, especially when it comes to video game developers. All they do is lying.
Can’t wait to give this game my first play through. Been waiting for this and I’m all the more hyped now.
same. the game should be fully complete in a couple of months I reckon. I think now they'll put a green tick and 'done' next to CP and move onto Witcher 4.
Gave it a try a month ago and the base game now already feels well polished. With the 2.0 update coming and the dlc its even more of a must play than it already is now.
@@TizerisT. 2.0 and phantom liberty are the last updates for cyberpunk, and the next projects for CDPR are the cyberpunk sequel and witcher 4. everything i'm saying is confirmed
@@culturalist Are you sure? because some bugs were introduced in 2.0 such as one-punch kiils which need fixing
@@TizerisT. there will be bug fixes, i mean to say no more updates
Wow! A 10/10!!!????
Going on vacation day after it drops, dang. Gonna have to avoid spoilers like the plague.
A solid 10/10 score from IGN!
This is GameSpot.. IGN decided to delay their review because CDPR decided they _only_ want them to use footage provided by CDPR in the review instead of their own. So IGN is waiting til after the game releases, and is going to provide a review with their own game footage. Mad props to them for doing that.
Not IGN
IGN gave it a 9/10. Review got pulled briefly after it was accidentally posted.
@zurkke it wasn't "accidentally posted", they literally reference their text review on their website during the video about their lack of a video review.
@@MaksKuaka oh sure, whatever. I don't care about game journalist reviews anyway
It was this game that made me ditch consoles for PC after that absolute train wreck of a launch on PS4. But I’m so happy that they continued to work on it and finally realise the game we all knew it could be. Kudos to CDPR for not giving up, they earned some serious street cred with their efforts
10/10 IT'S A MASTAPIECE 🫏
The best Liberty-type game
Props to CDPR taking the loss they deserved at launch, actually fixing the issues and redeeming it with a great DLC. Obviously they should have had a playable game at launch, but this does soften that failure.
Elba being part of the cast is amazing decision.
big props to cdpjr for not abandoning this game. i purchased it day 1 and always thought it was a half decent rpg. im so glad to see and hear that its finally living up to its expectations
Amazing review loved watching it👍🏽🔥
If I’m doing a new play trough,
Does the relic tree unlock instantly for use if I buy phantom liberty or will it be unlocked
Once I get to that point in the story?
it will be unlocked at the beginning of phantom liberty
Thank you CD Project Red for giving us the game we was supposed to get 3 years ago. And honestly this timing is great because of the let down of Starfield!
If the investors didn’t rush CD Project Red we would have gotten it a little sooner but we get enjoy it now!!
People get their expectations too high, then the proverbial letdown. If you were to offer Starfield in it's current condition to people a decade ago (some random time), provided they could legitmately play it on their old hardware, those people would claim it's one of the best games they've ever seen. Then again, maybe not. People are fickle.
Starfield is exactly what you get and what they advertise and a much better launch state than Cyberpunk ever had and that's not even counting the mods.
@@darius8214 Except that Starfield falls short on its supposed "innovations" and manages to play just like previous Bethesda games, or even worse. It gets old after 20 hours in.
Starfield is great to me eh
@@zurkke I've only seen Starfield reviews and it looks lack luster and simplified against the heavy weight space game EVE.
As was mentioned in some comments below, i agree as well that game is supposed to be delivered at the day of release in its full state. However looking at this new changes and overhaul in Cyberpunk its a repeating story like No Man Sky was in past. It shows that developers truly wanted to keep their words about the game and even tho it was not done at the launch they made it up later on and build up an amazing game even when it took few years. But you know how its said. End is good, all is good and i truly love this overhaul of Cyberpunk.
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well deserved and kudos to CDPR for the new base game too, they didnt have to provide us with it.
Sometimes making things right after a wrong is better and it shows
Always great content from GS too, thanks guys
You can say what you want about launch but when we talk about dlcs, cd Projekt always deliver Quality content
Bought the game at launch, played for 10 hours then stopped knowing it was the inferior experience. Glad it’s finally time to jump in
That’s pretty lame tbh
It's a blast these days and this DLC is gonna be an awesome addition
@@linooliva3965 I also waited for the game to be repaired, now I can have full experience.
"Dogtown, an independent district overrun by a local militia acting as the de facto government."
My hometown Rio de Janeiro really is ahead of its time, jeez...
It's a good thing they changed the reviewer. I know Cyberpunk had its flaws at launch, but that Gamespot review by Kallie was dreadful as well.
The fact that it adds an extra ending to the MAIN plot alone, makes it worth it to me.
Hyped AF!! Amazing graphics tech combined with awesome characters and this epic story, this is the Cyberpunk we all hoped for when it launched in 2020. Buying!
Cyberpunk started to be really fun by Summer 2021 for me. But then it just kept getting better and better. Thanks a lot CDPR!
I bought the game mid-last year but just kept it in a drawer until I heard a single good thing about it. Boy when I finally dove into the game and really got it going, sheessh!!! Been an experience that I'm still struggling to put into words. I guess the best way to explain this game is that it just really is... an experience.
As someone who's always loved the game since release on PC version have 1000+ hours with it. I'm just happy that it's getting a lot of love nowadays.
Why aren't reviewers allowed to use their own ingame footage though?...
I like Cyperpunk for what it is, but it seems like history is repeating itself.
I'm looking forward to the 1.0 (2.0) update nonetheless!
I'm never going to buy Phantom since it's the only expansion they're making for the game and I'm pretty sure they are fully done supporting the game after this.
@@halfdanhaugaard3334 I think Phantom Liberty being the only expansion is a weird reason to not buy it because they're already working on the sequel. So it wouldn't make sense for them to still be working on other expansions. Of course they won't 100% stop supporting the game, they'll continue with patching things up if there are some things wrong.
It's not a review. This is sponsored video article, highlighting all the positive sides of the DLC with no mention of what is not good, or straight out bad. Well done, GameSpot...
My gosh!! Playing Starfield has made me miss Cyberpunk so much! I'm overjoyed that there is fresh content coming!!!
That being said, why are Johnny's eyes different tin this one?
Graphics pack part of update. More motion capture than before
I've been a CP2077 apologist since launch. Somehow, I have evaded nearly all of the news and hype surrounding it prior to launch, and went in pretty much blind. I've played the game on a high-end PC and the graphics, story and gameplay all blew me away. After that, the game only kept getting better and better with each and every update, now culminating in such an incredible expansion and 2.0 update. Can't wait to play more.
Same
This game deserves so much more love. Sad to see gamers not actually give it a chance, there really missing out
What are you talking about? Cyberpunk is one of the best selling games of this generation.
They lost me when upon initial release
@@HughJanus1309Good for you 👍
I really enjoyed Cyberpunk on Xbox until I got a bug where my character moved incredibly slow. I couldn't figure out how to fix it and just gave up. I'm assuming this has been fixed by now and I'll be checking back into Night City.....as soon as I finish Starfield.
Glad to see how far CDPR and cyberpunk have come since launch. This is gonna be right up there with Blood & Wine as far as best DLC’s
That's all well and good, but does it have more Panam though
Only allowed to use footage CDPR provided? This reminds me of something...
I never played the main game because of the car crash the game was... Can anyone tell me how the main game has changed in conjunction with this release? Not story wise, but the gameplay etc ....
Imagine they had waited till now and release the game in the current condition... 🙏
Then it would lack most of these features because they were demanded by the community
Cyberpunk was always a great game blasted by negative hype and clickbait.
No one suffered more hate than the devs that made this, and the internet owes them an apology.
If Cyberpunk77 was really a BAD cash game, the support for it would not have lasted as long as it did.
I played the story, was blown away by the graphics, motion capture, lore, exploration. Truly a next gen game suffering from internet bias.
Everything from the zero to hero story, the immersion of cybertech, the dystopia world spoke for itself.
The story was here from day 1. The gameplay was here from day 1. Almost all things you can do today were there in launch.
The updates and dlc only brought in the standard bug maintenance and new content.
I'm sorry last gen consoles couldn't handle this new game, but those that followed the development saw how much the devs cared.
Cyberpunk77 is a AAA game with now 2 A list hollywood actors, an anime loveletter, and support for modders.
For a game to have a serious hollywood quality production is truly a modern breakthrough for a videogame.
I don't want to say more as stating the obvious will attract more people to call me a bootlicker.
But I'm glad more people are playing again for themselves than listening to youtube nitpickers.
If there was ever a time to lose your faith in humanity, it would be in listening to the cynical hate bots online.
THANK YOU! I don't even need to add anything to what you've said. And playing Starfield a while ago only made me appreciate Cyberpunk twice as much as I already did at launch. What an understated masterpiece.
10/10 for an expansion 🔥🔥🔥
Skeptical about the, “cant use our own footage for the review” seen that rabbit hole before
ACG rated it well too
@@rickkarsan4491I can't watch his videos....every 2 seconds it's an obnoxious metaphor or silly comparison. I just don't know how people can listen to his videos in full
@@gamingnguitar4527 each to their own.
Can someone clarify something for me - Does this DLC blend in right away with a new save? I havent played 2077 yet and my wait to buy the DLC unless the DLC starts after like 20 hours in the game
CDPR have redeemed themselves, roll on WItcher 4.
is it just me! but i kinda wanted the whole map to be fleshed out more, so i can experience my fav parts, in depth... like for eg. the unfinished casino area near up north.
i guess i'll find out if this new pacifica area and its content, wins me over
It's sad cus this DLC is probably gonna be more fun to play than Starfield right now
not probably, 100%
What a year this has been for gaming!
Masterpiece 10/10
Love that the expansion throws you into the action immediately. Basically fire fights and even some sneaky hacking sections.
This is the real art. A masterpiece!!! ❤❤❤ Amazing work.
So this expansion fits into the current story rather than finishing the original campaign first? Never finished the first time so will definitely give this a go if that’s the case
Correct.
@@madsines5301 Thank you this is definitely on my list then
Well Starfield it’s been fun but Night City is calling my name.
You finished?
@@evanpaluch6190 nope haha
@@DAYMAND3R3552bro can you tell me if the side quests in starfield are good?
@@Beastclergyman honestly the side quest were the best parts of Starfield. I didn’t really care for the main story.
I am very excited about Phantom Liberty. I pre-ordered it on PS5. I have been playing Starfield on Series X and do not like it, but I have been telling myself to power through it because I paid for the premium edition. I have about 48 hours into that game and won't pick it up again once I switch to something else. My Xbox will sit collecting dust until the new Elder Scrolls VI is released. Until then, only PlayStation for me.
By far the best open world game until now. They messed up the release but created a beast in its own league.
best open world with minimum to none interactions around night city?
Lol best open world ever are you nuts?
Any details on the performance on PC and/or consoles. Only fabricated gameplay in RT overdrive mode from the publisher sounds a lot like 2020 all over again...
CDPR are the masters when it comes to writing missions
writing convos yes, writing missions as a whole ? its hit or miss
This is the Phantom Liberty of CDPR's reputation and restoring Cyberpunk to what it was supposed to be, Greatness!
10/10 bro no way
Finally got around to playing this last night and its incredible. CDPR have truly redeemed themselves with the excellent overhaul to the main game and this excellent expansion. 30hr additional story content is amazing and great value.
"Reviewers were not permitted to use their own gameplay footage" tells me all I need to know.
This is one of those rare times a 30 dollar dlc actually delivers and boy does this one go beyond. Felt like a completely new game after not playing for so long, the amount of new content not just in the new Dogtown area but in the main game itself is crazy.
The fact you can't use your own footage in this review is a bit of a red flag. History repeating itself.
I really hope they fixed the way motorcycles handle. I hate that you can't lean into turns. It feels like you're trying to turn a 18 wheeler
Forced to use footage sent by the company that defrauded customers already.
Hater also the reason why they were using this footage is because embargo
I feel…happy and sad. Happy that we finally got to experience this game after what felt like AGES after it was first announced. But sad that this is the last chapter of it. I know they’re working on a second game, and it’s going to be a painful wait. There aren’t any good cyberpunk themed games to fill that gap.
AAA game indeed. Thanks CDPR can't wait to play this.
Not suspicious at all, that disclaimer at 1:27 - reviwers were required to show the gameplay video provided by CDPR and were NOT permited to use their own. Hmm definitely rings a bell?
Great review. Kudos to all the developers and artists who worked on this
I played CP2077 at launch and played through to the end, then set it down for a couple years to revisit after some patches. I started playing again 3 months ago and WOW I was impressed with the immense changes to the game. Now they are releasing 2.0 which looks incredible, then this massive and awe inspiring DLC later the same week. I am excited to see the game come full circle and proud of CDPR for turning this game into a masterpiece.
Trying to avoid spoilers so apologize if this was answered in the video. But was everything Phantom Liberty related only in Dogtown. Or were there events / weapons etc outside in the base game now? Basically people are trying to see if they should start tomorrow with 2.0 or wait for Phantom Liberty date to not have a lesser fresh start experience.
Starting tomorrow with a new character is the recommendation. Or....you can wait for DLC, respec once, ignore the base game experience and enter Dogtown.
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus that recommendation was solely based on old saves. And doesn’t address the 2.0 vs PL stuff unfortunately.
@@MabusGaming Sorry if I wasn't clear. PL is only a new story in a new area. The game changes are entirely in 2.0, from what I can see.
They say some missions do take place outside of dogtown but don’t specifically say if there are new stuff there. I would just do the DLC and it doesn’t seem that the player will miss much.
Starting from scratch is recommended since the new skill system could be better if you’ve already had some experience and know what style of play you want instead of respeccing and just picking and choosing what looks cool. Also the new armor system might not convert well if your previous save has a bunch of inefficient augmentations.
But in terms of seeing the new stuff, it seems doing the DLC will be enough.
What a joke. How’s is this a review and not an ad? Bro is glazing. Tell us the good and the bad. Literally can’t be perfect