I had this preordered from day one. Cyberpunk 2077 is now a completely different game and absolutely love it. The DLC is fantastic. Credit to the developers for not giving up and putting in the work and time to not only fix the game but deliver a fantastic experience.
Stop normalising this behavior. The game should be good once it is released to the consumers who paid for it. This nonsense that gaming companies now do, where they release half finished games and slowly patch them up needs to stop.
@doseoflzr it’s almost like the game has had numerous updates to make it more enjoyable for other players and it’s not about being “cool” but providing the same enjoyable experience for all players and not the select few minority who didn’t experience bugs and performance issues.
That's not a good thing, fair enough it's good now but it should have never released is such a shitty state. You are part of the problem why games are awful on release
@@Denariusjay Felt the same way when I first started a week ago, but it's now as overwhelming as it seems. It's really really fun, especially once your start understanding more of the systems.
I'm glad i waited until yesterday to play this game for the first time. Luckily i never paid attention to it and forgot about until it went on sale and i absolutely love it. 10/10
Same..still not played it..i wanted to wait till its at least 95% done 😂. Now im waiting for a good steam sale..no way in hell i spend 80 bucks for a game.
@@Sizzlik So why didn’t you buy it was it was really cheap and wait it out cause it was clear they wasn’t abandoning the game after the first couple updates now whenever you do get it you will be late to the party lol
I’m 33 years old and have been gaming since 1997. First ever game I bought at launch was baldurs gate 3. And I don’t think I’ll buy a launch game again anytime soon.
@@BJJMadeEasy same here.. after 20+ year of gaming, I got only 2 games so far on launch.. TLOU 2, beat the game in 2 day LOL and NFS Unbound good game. but should have waited for discount... for Cyberpunk I knew game would not be good at launch.. but dam took them 3 years to get to "finished" state with update 2.1.. it still needs lots of polishing, but I can finally play it and am happy I waited
Yep. It also pays off to remember that disclaimers are not promises. When I see "this is a preview, amything you see is subject to change by release", I take that seriously. Because of that, I just sat back and laughed at all the idiots raging on the internet. If you buy a game on release, it's 100% on you if the game sucks. Never believe marketing, never believe the salesman. Easy
@@correctthatfilthygrammar Surely people are allowed to like different things 😅 Also, it's just the game I'm putting hours into at the moment, so everything is subject to change.
@@simoncharlton3426 It's not the best game he's ever played. Period. If he is a gamer, he must've played "Stalin vs. Martians" from 2009, developed by Black Wing Foundation at some point in his life and that game is the best game in the entire history of gaming.
Only played this last month. I can’t even imagine the work that it took to bring it from trainwreck to the current state. It is currenty one of my favorite games of all time, mostly for its world and story. I haven’t been this invested in an open world game in a long, long time. Whatever happened before its launch, i am grateful now for CDPR’s work in letting this game exist.
If you had a decent mid range pc it was never a train wreck, I played since release day and had basically no problems. And same goes for most anyone on pc that I’ve asked. It definitely was a train wreck on consoles though, especially last gen but I don’t know why anyone really thought it would be anything but a dumpster fire on a frickin ps4.
Same here. I know it was not perfect at launch, but at least on PC, it was fun, and I loved the story. Everything they have done has just made the game better. Although I don't agree with Gameranx's comment on Netrunning. Netrunners was the most busted build in the game. You can get near the busted-ness now, but nothing like like it was. Use too you could if lined up everything you could one shot elites, and 2 or 3 full combo a boss. I think saw actual one shot on bosses, but i'd have to do some digging. It was melee builds that were almost not viable.
never had the specs to play it during 2020 was brought in with the steam winter sale picked up the game and the dlc. Finished the entire game with all the side missions done in 65 hours. The game looks amazing with a 4090 on top of a storyline that tugs on your heart strings. Only sad part is that there wont be any more dlc and the next cyberpunk game is prob 3-5 years away. The game still has a couple of bugs and crashes but overall acceptable due to how big the world is.
@@Astelch you are right the game is ripe for another expansion. Might have to use a similar premise to get V into it, but that would mean you just have to write it even better, because this time they would be looking for deception, and for this to be "Too good to be true."
Played the game last year. Apart from the amazing weapons and graphics the story was outstanding for me. Also there was good vertical details in the map where we can enter few buildings. Had a great time with it
@@Dr_Diaz I think it's very much improved. Can't say about the latest update as I played it last year where they fixed almost all bugs. Even if it's not there r many other reasons to enjoy it though.
@Dr_Diaz the water is not going to impress you but I've had numerous playthroughs and think I've been in water 3 times and two were by accident, for me the water might as well be little more than decoration don't let it put you off there are no missions on water and there aren't any boats
@stoneagepig3768 disgusting. I can't play a game with no water graphics. Red dead redemption 2 destroyed my taste..now I want upscale graphics like rdrd2
Experienced cyberpunk for the 1st time over the last week and it has gone down as my favorite game of all time. I sure enjoyed the base game story a lot more than phantom liberty. Absolutely beautiful game
This is my favorite game ever, no story ever captured my interest like this one and the gameplay is just as great and then, phantom liberty just makes it so much better, amazing narrative and great expansion, everything on the game, right now feels like a complete game
My experience with Cyberpunk at the initial launch was a lot different. Besides some AI bugs and getting soft locked one time that I eventually got through I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the world. Was the enemy AI pretty easy to beat, yes. There was also some great mods early on, that fixed some graphical issues and the terrible feel of driving the vehicles. My initial experience was a 7/10. And I enjoyed my time in the game. But overall I'm glad CD projekt Red stuck with it and fixed it.
I absolutely LOVE this game now. I was one of the people who actually enjoyed it at launch but at the time it was just good for me. Coming back to it after the expansion released for a second playthrough made it go from a good game to one of my favorite games of all time. Especially the Phantom Liberty ending. There are very few games that can really make me feel emotional about an ending and this was one of them. This game has perhaps the best narrative of any piece of media I've ever experienced. Not even just games. God is this game so GOOD.
I cant even believe some ppl say this game was garbage on first launch. It was one of the best games of all times. Whiners whine about some little bugs here and there. It was, and stil is with expansion, one of the best games of all times.
I first played at 1.2 and on Xbox one no less, I stomached the bugs and had a grand time and honestly some bugs made for some great laughs. I'm very appreciative of what's been added don't get me wrong I'm not saying the game was done back then, but there was still plenty to enjoy @@farsiteguide2735
I played it soon after start. I didnt care for small errors with such masterpiece, and story was one of the best ever. Game is not repetitive more than usual games, in fact I completed every mission, jobs, crimes and all on map and it did not even take so much time.@@AndrewB23
@@AndrewB23 just curious, have you played the game recently to even see how the gameplay and story is? I don't necessarily see it as repetitive, as it has so many story options and endings and skill choices on how to fight your enemies. Way more varied than most games in this genre/market, and saying the story sucks is just opinion. I personally found it great for how detailed the characters are in personality and dialogue, but hey I guess it sucks because it just sucks in a lot of ppls eyes.
I avoided this game for so long because of this. I recently just beat Cyberpunk and Phantom liberty, and i cannot recall a single bug i encountered. What a wild comeback.
I got scared away from buying it at launch because of... well the launch. But recently picked up the Ultimate Edition and I honestly have never been this addicted to a game in years. It's truly a fantastic game.
What's crazy is how many people hated this game right off the bat JUST because it's an Nvidia sponsored. So I'm guessing those are toxic AMDumbs? Fanboys are the worst now days.
Same. I only got into the game a week ago and I'm glad I waited. The video said the game wasn't quite 'GTA but in the future' like some people want and I kind of disagree. It feels like GTA mixed with Deus Ex.
as someone who played this game when it first launched back in 2020, it's amazing to see this crazy comeback and refreshing to see devs actually care for their game and understand that they messed up and did everything in their power to fix and boost it into what it is now. personally, I never really experienced any issues with the game other than it randomly crashing on a constant basis but to see where it is now is mind-blowing, and as someone who does not like first-person games, Cyberpunk 2077 is easily one my favorite first-person games I've ever played. from the story to the characters to the world to the combat, just an amazing experience from start to finish. can honestly say I'm looking very forward to Cyberpunk 2, especially with the switch to UE5.
Let’s stop praising companies for launching a game that is broken and taking 3 years to fix it…it should’ve launched this way and it didn’t. Stop making this behavior normal. You people have Stockholm syndrome.
@@jaredchampagne2752 I think everyone realises this, no one wants games to be released like this. But that is the state of any company that produces games nowadays because of INVESTORS, and because they hold stake in the companies and the game they actually do have a say what happens to some extent, pressuring the release of the game. Games this large need money, and investors allow for things of this scale to be done, but at the cost of almost being their puppets. Im sure the developers themselves really did not want to release the game like they did, but they do not have a say. So we are still allowed to praise the DEVELOPERS, because no matter what not many companies could have done what they have done.The people behind all of these AAA games wether they are good or bad, call of duty to battlefield, whatever game. All the people behind these games are very very passionate at what they do, so it's unfair to paint them with the same brush. The real problem is publishers and investors in the gaming space
It's playable now, three years after launch. What an achievement! Praise the Lord! On a more serious note: They still sold a lie. The choices still don't matter, the gameplay still isn't outstanding, life paths are still irrelevant, they still cut a lot of things they teased/announced, the update isn't even playable on last gen. Let's not pretend the game now is the second coming of Christ. It's a good, solid first person shooter with an uninspired Cyberpunk-story, which was executed well, in a mid-open world.
CDPR definitely were not tight lipped. They were promising all sorts of things that were not in the game at launch. They were the ones driving the hype train. That's why our expectations were so high.
I think the main thing with being tight lipped in this scenario is how they didn't say anything to curb people's expectations. They added more fuel to the fire and didn't pour water on any of the spread at the edges until the whole building was ablaze. It's pretty much the same bad thing but just pointing out that being tight lipped is still a bad thing.
11:14 - One small clarification- the transmog system came back in Patch 1.5 or 1.6, well before Update 2.0. Therefore the mix and match clown clothing was gone well before patch 2.0.
I bought the game just before Phantom Liberty came out because it was on sale so I decided to give it a chance and my god this game is so good. I knew that on launch back in 2020 the game was in a nearly unplayable state, but I didn’t know so many of the features I'm seeing and experiencing in my playthrough were added after the fact. I can’t imagine how it is for people who played the game at release and then seeing it now, it must feel like a completely new and different game entirely. I never followed the hype for this game over the years leading up to it's release, I didn’t really know it existed until that E3 where Keanu Reeves did the "You're breathtaking" segment. I had no expectations for the game like so many others did, so when it came out and I saw how glitchy and poorly optimized it was I just had some laughs at its expense and moved on. It wasn’t until 3 years later that I decided to give it a chance after CDPR turned it around and I'm so glad I did. I just wish the game originally released like this so they didn't have to make a huge comeback in the first place.
I played it at launch, and honestly it doesn't feel that different. The major difference is throwing knives being good and police actually matter. Oh, Netrunning is different, for better or for worse.
In a timeline and generation where keeping people's attention for longer than 30 seconds is objectively difficult, in a world where no matter what you discover there's something else as cool or cooler, in a realm (video games) where the markets are so over-saturated with content and clones and attempts at all genres... I'm really really happy you guys made a video about the comeback story of this game. This game ended up so much better than I could have ever imagined.
I still have mine and have yet to fully return to it yet. After the consistent positive reviews from gamers Ill definitely return to it for the holidays. It is what I had hoped to replace GTA when V was still somehow keeping folks entertained.
I only just bought Cyberpunk 2077 this year (2023) and it is one of my top 5 favourite games currently. Then with patch 2.1 and I recently upgraded to an RTX 4060 ti GPU, the graphics are WOW. But it's the story and characters that make it the experience that it is. Also, it gets top marks from me for having no happy endings, no matter what choices you make. One thing I don't get with people is the obession over character outfits. Really, the only time you can look at your character are in the wardrobe, in the mirror or when you are sitting on a motorcycle. So the outfits really aren't important, especially as the NPC's don't react to your outfit. It would be more interesting if you were dressed in a corpo outfit, walked into a Santo Domingo bar and someone tells you that you aren't welcome there. But still, one of my top 5 games!
The Cyberpunk sequel is being created in Unreal Engine 5 and will look phenomenal. Full credit to the devs for not giving up on this project, and luckily some valuable lessons have been learned for the next project.
@@GabrielFerCav My response means, just play the game they way it was originally developed, cheats, mods, hacks etc are for snowflakes. I understand there are talented modders in gaming community but I think they'd be better off working for the developers directly.
@@Genesis-007 if you prefer playing without mods because you want the experience that the devs intended you can totally say that without bashing people for using mods. Cyberpunks modding community was basically adding dlcs worth of context hotfixes to bugs (from launch and even bugs post 2.0) and adding insane amounts of quality of life changes cosmetics character customization options and immersion mod additions that breathe Additional life into the game and honestly you can have mods while still not “cheating” or detracting from the vanilla game experience in anyway gameplay wise. They had a radioport and a metro LONG before it was added into cyberpunk officially and the only reason which cdpr said themselves it was added is because of the immense amount of feedback from the modding community. You are completely entitled to want to play the game the way you see fit but the modding community has helped this game in every way shape and form and that community (who has been coding for red engine which you said yourself is much more difficult that per se unreal engine) deserves respect for the passion and time they also gave to making this game look and feel as best as it can.
Remember playing it first day, hated it cuz I was waiting for it for years and at the end got a game that didn't even work, just yesterday started playing it again, got the ultimate edition, and man how they improved it, feels like a different game in a great way and I'm really enjoying it so far, really glad they didn't give up and decided to fix it and make it better, now I can say it was worth the wait 👏
Same, I preloaded the game on day 1, and as far as I know I didn't even completed Konpeki Plaza mission. After the DLC and 2.1 I'm planning to play it 3rd time now! That's how great of a game this is! And the DLC, mann just ❤❤
Honestly, I enjoyed the game at launch with very few DISASTEROUS bugs which people flip out over. I bought a PS5 just weeks before and it ran completely fine for around 5 hours then crashed, obviously a memory issue which was fixed within the first month. I completed all 5 endings of the game by end of January '21 putting nearly 300 hours into an "unplayable" game, which to this day is my favorite game I've played. I install it on my 'old PS4' after reading so much trash talk about the game and understood it was much more buggy on limited hardware, the same can be said for PC's older than 2020, the game has been and still is VERY demanding with industry defining graphics progress. Thank God they're abandoning REDengine for UE5 for their new games. I'm not defending the launch state on last gen hardware, but the game STORY overall was very good and giving my experience. I was entitled to a refund for my purchase but chose not to because I liked the game and wanted to support them. I bought an additional copy when people were hating on it getting the PC collector's edition at half price . My laptop CANNOT play the game well at all as it's below even the original launch minimum specs, but I still do run the game often for mods and photo mode. One final note, the only thing despicable was the 9 month crunch time the devs were put under to push the game to launch obviously 3 years early. @@istealpopularnamesforlikes3340
It IS a completely different game now. They changed how EVERYTHING works. If you had a pre 2.0 save and actually knew how to build V one of the many correct ways, well, your game is completely broken, your V, unusable. You have no choice but to restart the game. Oh you have a couple hundred hours invested, too bad, everything you did isn't possible anymore. Your character, isn't possible anymore.
I played Cyberpunk twice right after its release on PC. The excellent plot, beautiful world and amazing music drew me deeply into this world. There were mistakes when playing three years ago, but I don't even remember them anymore and they didn't stop me from having a great time. Now with the addition of Phantom Liberty, I played the game again from the very beginning and had even more fun. I love driving the Quadra Type-66 Javelin around a crowded city, it gives me more satisfaction than playing Forza Horizon. Good job CD Projekt and I'm waiting for your next games
i also played the original and liked it. maybe its because i didnt really have very high expectations. the game was a solid 6.5/10 back then it wasnt great or anything but i could still have fun in it
I got the game day 1 on PC as my first PC game ever and I loved the game. I had a few minor bugs but my favorite bug was being invincible. It allowed me to explore the whole map and go as high as I can get all over the map. But the story and visuals were great for me. The DLC was good too so this is one of my favorite games even before the fixes.
I only recently started playing on v2.02, it's honestly one of my favorite games of all time so far. What a blast. I'm glad I didn't start playing at launch.
I did play at launch, and I think what gets overlooked is that the game really wasn't dogshit when it came out. Yeah there was a lot of negative stuff and that blew up, and there's no denying that. But I was able to play (on my PC) the game and I enjoyed it. There were problems for sure but I could see there was real quality to the game... it just needed more work. And CDPR got it there. The game was released prematurely for sure, and the backlash was absolutely deserved. I don't know what I'm trying to say. I always loved Cyberpunk though. For me it was a good game that only got better. Starfield can go eat shit though.
As one of few people who loved CP2077 on launch, this comeback will go down as one of my all time favorite things to ever happen in the gaming industry.
Agreed. Cyberpunk has been good since day one, bugs and all. The story and characters are some of the best I've ever experienced. People finally got off the blind hate train and are willing to give the game a chance, and are seeing what they've been missing.
I'm with you, I had a few issues but not that many and enjoyed it at launch. When Phantom liberty came out, played through it again, and I love it. Can't wait for what is coming next with the franchine. I think their biggest mistake was releasing it on last-gen consoles, they don't even have SSDs, so they were never gonna perform well.
it wasnt blind hate and to minimize it because you liked it at launch is ridiculous. i bought it day one and the difference between now and then is huge. the game was just not ready and polished enough to be released and cd project red knew this hence why they worked so hard for a ccomeback.@@SteadyRiot
Im 47, been a gamer since I can remember, since pong I Guess, but latest years I havent played that much due to work, etc. And I was starting to think my gamer life was dying...because I didnt enjoy games the way I did with the Witcher 3, resident evil, assasins creed,etc. But then I got Cyberpunk 2077 and I am back...Im over 60 HRS into the game and I cant get enough..I feel like a child again...the landscape...the open world...soooo many quests I feel I have attention disorder lol . Thanks Cyberpunk 2077 for saving my gamer life...thanks CD project red for creating and fixing this game. I cant wait to get a ps5 to play the DLC. You did It again CD project red. You witchered Cyberpunk.🔥🔥🔥🔥🎮 Btw I play on ps4....no bugs or issues yet. I already watched the series and loved it.
At it's core, Cyberpunk 2077 had a lot of great things going for it. The narrative was very strong and the combat was a lot of fun so there was always a good game there. If it didn't release on last gen consoles it probably wouldn't have received all the flak it got. This game really turned around when Edgerunners was released on Netflix and they implemented some much needed fixes and cool content from the tv series.
Cyberpunk was the first game I ever preordered and was legitimately excited for. However when I got the game (on ps4) I was so disappointed that I never got around to finishing it. However I just started playing it again and it’s almost night and day with my experience! Now I don’t wanna put it down!
I'm one of those people who loved the game from the start (on a decently-specced PC), maybe I got lucky but I did not have any kind of game-breaking bugs, more like some annoyances. So I'm really happy to see how far it's come, and still play regularly :)
Yeah everyone keeps saying it was a dumpster fire on release but I had like no problems on pc. People that really thought this game would run on last gen hardware were just ignorant. I knew as soon as they announced it was also coming to last gen that it would perform like crap if at all on that hardware.
It was because the game had no failsafes, because it was only tested in decently-specced PCs. Any calculation errors could be bruteforced with enough processing power. You can see that most bugs and calculations are due to physics miscalculation errors. If the game had more time for quality assurance, they would've had toned down the physics calculation a little (why they toned down the NPCs in older consoles).
I remember completing my first playthrough thinking “finally finished” when I absolutely rushed through. Second playthrough I savored every side quest, finished with the Aldecaldos, and I remember sitting there in awe because it’s when I REALLY fell in love with the game. Now even besides the DLC, my third time fully playing it I’m STILL finding new thing to love. I know once I finish Phantom Liberty I’m gonna break knowing it will be a while until the second Cyberpunk game. I’m not rushing it at all, just really looking forward to it.
When I first played Cyberpunk, I played on a 2013 Xbox One, and I did not have a horrible experience... Yes there were bugs, glitches and some broken things but I still had a great experience overall. By the time Phantom Liberty came out, I got a Series X and decided to load up and replay the game, and WOW! I then fully understood what all the fuss was about around 60fps, it was like a whole new game! At the end of Phantom Liberty I had the same bitter-sweet feeling I get after watching a really good sci-fi action/drama, this was the second time Cyberpunk channeled the spirit of the original Blade Runner film for me.
I had it on series s and I never encountered or at least noticed any serious bugs or glitches. That was until a mission marker was placed under a building halfway through. Well I played it last year and it was great.
i like cyberpunk being in a good place now. i was a fan of the game from launch because of the amazing world they built and the gripping story they created. i know and dont deny the issues the game had at launch but i still thoroughly enjoyed it so seeing others see what i saw possible from the beginning is incredible.
would recommend giving cyberpunk red the ttrpg it comes from a chance if still into the setting. its a updated version of older cyberpunk 2020 ttrpg set in aftermath of the fall of the tower event just after Johnny and rest blew up arasaka tower.
Let’s stop praising companies for launching a game that is broken and taking 3 years to fix it…it should’ve launched this way and it didn’t. Stop making this behavior normal. You people have Stockholm syndrome.
Wish you mentioned how much of a powerhouse this game is as well, a graphical showcase that will push your hardware to the limit, including the latest 4090! Ray traced EVERYTHING and path tracing and DLSS and all the rest of the bells and whistles. 2020’s “but can it run crysis?”
@@ArashiKageTaro Not mad, just unimpressed. No regrets on not spending a fortune to see water reflections and pretend cyberfunk is good. It comes nowhere near other open world games in terms of gameplay, content and details.
"Did the Impossible" feels like a stretch. There's been a decent amount of games that have had terrible launches and overtime they've been patched to relative perfection. Cyberpunk, NMS, FFXIV, etc. So it's not impossible anymore, it's just rare to see a dev put in the time to fix it.
If you have a PC with a high end GPU, try CP2077 in VR (Luke Ross mod - 6 degrees of freedom). Night City feels like it was always meant to be walked around in VR. On a 4090 and Quest 2, it is probably the most atmospheric thing I've ever experienced in a computer game.
I wish I was not a cheap ass or I would try that as it sounds amazing! But I can not justify buying a VR headset for one game even a game I have put 370 hours into and have not uninstalled off my CPU for more than three months since launch.
I platinumed this (and dlc) and loved every single minute of it. I wish I could remove these memories from my brain just so I could relive it all for the first time again
@@505Zombieman Yeah, I haven't deleted it yet, but I'm not touching it either. In the meantime I finished the Tomb Raider trilogy, the Mafia trilogy, Jedi Fallen Order, Dishonored and almost done with Horizon Zero Dawn. Even the terrible Mafia 3 that I deleted before finishing was more enjoyable to play than Cyberpunk.
I didn’t get cyberpunk until 2022 and shortly after my first play through phantom liberty came out and I’ve now played and completed the game and DLC 4 times. I have an immense amount of love for this game and world, was just a shame for the people who experienced the release issues. But if you still haven’t played it because of the release problems, please re think, it’s genuinely one of the greatest games ever and is so worth your time now. 🙏
I'll hand it to Cyberpunk 2077, it was one hell of a turn around, and kudos to CD Projeckt Red for that BUT that doesn't mean that games should be released in an unfinished state when higher ups know a game isn't ready to launch
Started watching the show a few days ago. Decided to look into cyberpunk 2077 more because I’ve heard it’s better than before but still was on the fence of jumping in. After this video as well as the show detailing how interesting the setting is , glad to see cyberpunk downloading
I’ve always been skeptical since the way the launch was. I still haven’t bought it out of principle, like I shouldn’t reward them for pushing a half-assed game, no matter how good it became. But now I’m thinking I may just grab it.
A fair reasonable take not full of hatred out of spite nor out of delusional appreciation. Rare, rare indeed. The people who act like this game had 0 problems ever are some of the most annoying pricks, but the people who hate this game still and pretend like it never improved and never will are bottom of the barrel so I'm glad people like you can get around to appreciating the game, while still realizing CDPR did not hit a homerun like they claimed they did, but willing to at least give it a chance.@@brandonlm0125
I wouldn’t say that. A lot of this review was acting like those things are fixed but they’re far from it. Yes it isn’t as bad as it was but you can’t say the ai isn’t lifeless and robotic. I still would recommend staying away from this game.
when no man sky was fixed, people often say "I wish more developer would be like this Instead of abandoning their broken game, they keep fixing it instead" after seeing cyberpunk and CDPR, yeah I can see why developers might not want to invest too much effort into fixing failed games. Lost cause, being the punching bag, laughing stock, etc. it's kinda hard to stay stubborn enough and keep fixing the game
I casually bought the game 1 week ago cause it was on sale and I am flabbergasted as to how good this game is. like really really fucking gooooooooooood
i liked the game dont get me wrong. ive done 3 play throughs and even bought the dlc but cdpr changed my view on gaming. never preordering ever again. their embargos made me question them. its a fun game and story but for a studio as highly respected as them to do this just turned me away and i think its important for gamers to realize this. just because they fixed it doesnt mean it should be swept under the rug like a lot of people are treating it. just because you can patch and fix doesnt mean everything is peachy
@TheGOAT-hj6slI don’t see any of us forgetting or excusing the state it was in at launch. The company had to pay a massive settlement on top of refunding everyone who asked. Nothing is normalized, they quite literally paid their dues and know better than to repeat their mistakes in the future. As such, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with acknowledging that the game in its current state is fantastic.
As a guy who has 715hrs in cyberpunk and is still gonna play more I was very lucky as I have never got any of the major bugs and glitches people complain about and also 1 of my friends had the same time with it. It was my first single player game ever as I got the pc just a year before this game came out and it was the 2nd game I ever played on it. I freaking love this game.
I had very little bugs on PC on launch only got launched once or twice climbing fences and stuff so i was sad seeing everyone having bugs galore :( So glad CP is slayyying rn and hope the sequel more than makes up for any past wrongs 😼
I wish people also had the experience some of us had because, watching this game get the negative attention kinda felt weird since few of us never experienced any of it ourselves
sorry boys, day 1 preorder and day 1 ps4 download - game was completely unplayable and after TW3 was my fave of all time this became the biggest video game letdown of my life. my hype was too high of course but this game crushed me and I haven't enjoyed any new game since - just dicking around with minecraft, fortnite and fifa. One day I'll jump back in and hopefully I'll enjoy it.
I purchased the game six months after initial release and played maybe three hours than decided to "wait until things were improved". Well years later the day has finally come!
I’m excited to play this now. I just got the Ultimate Edition yesterday for $60 at GameStop. Comes with the game and the Phantom Liberty expansion. Going to start playing today.
I bought Cyberpunk 2077 a bit more than a year after its bad launch. Aside from a few crashes and bugs it ran well, but at first I've got too overwhelmed by all the different builds and systems and guns and whatnot. So I took a step back, played other games then started watching tips and tricks videos on YT about the things above. They helped me A LOT to understand the old skill tree and game mechanics. (A shout out to all the youtubers who helped me with their videos! ❤) And once I understood the game better, I've got hooked. First the world/exploring and the side quests grabbed me, then the main story and lore sucked me in too. I finally recorded and finished my first playthrough with male V in May this year. And I was floored by how good my overall experience was! After a short break to play other games, at the end of the summer, I went back for a 2nd playthrough with female V before Phantom Liberty. And I couldn't stop playing ever since. Especially since the updates started coming and they'd improved and added SO MUCH! Most I really love. Phantom Liberty was a really good DLC too (just finished my 2nd playthrough of it 😁), and after getting the last ending of the four, I have 100%-ed both the main game and the DLC! My very first platinum trophy is from CP 2077! And I just got my very last trophy in the DLC too!!! 👆 This has NEVER EVER happened to me before! So this is a very clear proof - to me at least - that CP 2077 is indeed PHENOMENAL now and deserves a second chance and the praise for the CDPR devs not abandoning it, for putting all the effort, money, dedication and passion into correcting that mistake and giving us the game CP 2077 was, I believe, always meant to be! Because despite the rocky start (both the game's and my personal initial struggles), this game became one of my very favorite open world games (and gaming soundtracks) of all time! So yes, I agree, the devs very much deserve the credit where it's due, and they did redeem themselves in my eyes with all the hard work they'd put in since the launch. ❤❤❤(I wish more studios would learn, listen and care like this!)
Your second playthrough V would've been broken and unplayable as soon as 2.0 updated as it broke the skill tree and made characters impossible to pick up and play. A new game had to be started with 2.0 in order to use your character at all.
@@mrrooster4876 For me that wasn't true. I was already on my second playthrough with female V when the 2.0 update and the other ones started dropping. I had no such issues. Just had to redo the attribute an perk points. The "invulnerability" or "god mode" glitch was the only one that happened to this save, but that started waaaay before the updates and held out until the very end of Phantom Liberty (the underground tunnel with the mini boss behind the Dogtown safe house broke it in the end).
What concerns me about this, is that the other terrible AAA publishers saw this and got confidence that they could release an unfinished game because people know about Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky. The publishers would expect gamers to see their unfinished game will someday be finished.
I'm on my second playthrough and am actively ignoring tons of games i can play with my PlayStation subscription. This game might not have started that way, but now i feel it is just something special.
I was one of the few who actually enjoyed the game since day one on PC. I knew there was a good game beneath all the bugs and glitches. I'm happy that I was patient enough to discover all the wonderful moments and beautiful cutscenes the game, instead of dismissing it immediately and abandoning like most players.
I had CP shortly after launch for PC, even with its flaws, CP was/is still one of my most favourite games of all time, only a couple come to mind I find were Mass Effect and GTA4/5. Can’t wait to be able to get Phantom Liberty and play CP all over again!
@@arsizhifenerprozhod I'm tempted to report you to the police, but I know they won't do anything anyway. For all I care, you can pirate bad games from shady publishers, but not good games.
I always comment on IGNs page how Gameranx has better rankings, Falcon, Jake and the team there really are a bright spot in media that's so extremely rare these days. Thank you for all you do, you're truly one of the few things I look forward to
Agreed. It's so relaxing and chill to watch a ranking from them. You even manage to learn a thing or two in the process which is always a bonus. Besides the rankings, this is by far my number one place to get gaming news and first impressions on a newly released game. No one else has better coverage than Gameranx.
I finished the Phantom Liberty DLC a few weeks ago and it was unbelievably good. I regret judging it based on the first few hours, because that is quite a long DLC and it just goes up and up and up, and then completely fucking smashes it with the ending. I don't remember the last time the ending of a game fucking smashed it as hard as that DLC. I truly cannot remember the last time I sat and watched the entire fucking end credit scene; I think that DLC will stick with me for a very long time. And the best part is I really really needed that Phantom Liberty home run to get me like on side for cyberpunk, because I was one of the people that got fucked over at launch by the amount of bugs, and just going through and being like "Okay, I've played CP already, I know most of this shit, I'm experiencing probably about 50% of the new content that I didn't get to do, and then doing the DLC I was like this is like my first time playing CP again and when I got to the ending I was like yeah that's good, that's what I needed.
@@ZoeyZoco Yes lol. Id say "well its my 2nd play through" but thats still like 175 hours playthought (im up to 350 now lol). I am a total completionist.
Got this game day 1, played it for maybe 20 minutes and couldn't get into it. One day I randomly bought Phantom Liberty and came back to it about 2 months ago, and I must say, it has been one of the most memorable and beautiful gaming experiences I have ever had. The world is unlike anything i've ever seen or experienced. Easily one of the best games I've ever played, next to RDR2
This is exactly what I did. I bought it day 1. I was at the 2018 E3 when they had that crazy Cyberpunk event so I was extremely excited for the game. I played it for about 20 minutes as well, couldn’t get into it, I never played it again as pretty much the next day is when all the news came out about how bad it was. Reading this post has inspired me to give it another shot.
@@JaguarXJ please do yourself the favor and play it!Give it a chance, the story is amazing. It'll take some time getting used to the world, and it may feel overwhelming at times, but give it a chance and i'm sure you'll love it.
Played close to the beginning but didn't get far, with all the content and updates, I'm happy I came back. One of the best games and stories I've ever played. Loving everything in the world so far. And Panam ❤️ 🥵
@@damienjohnson3450 Except the main thing that made people stick with the game for 3 years is the fact they were stuck with the game after purchase. So yes really, stop the cap.
I started playing Cyberpunk 2077 back in March 2024. I didn't know what to expect and I missed most of the "catastrophic" launch event, since I was neck deep in my career at the time. I was unaware of many things around this game, in fact, but I do remember hearing some of the commotion from close friends. Going into this game without expectation, the game blew me away. Not just in the visuals, but with everything else in it. I can say with confidence that this has become my favorite game to play. I now have 900 hours burned in (pretty sure i'm going cross 1500 hours at some point) and I'm on my second complete run, role playing as a Nomad. I absolutely love the cyberpunk theme. I actually got really good at this game too and it just feeds my addiction even further. Cyberpunk 2077 is a masterpiece and I give -0% fucks if anyone disagrees. After learning about the whole debacle, I definitely understand most of the disappointment, especially for PS4 users... ouch! I hope CDPR NEVER does this again and that they've learned from this experience and will avoid it at all costs with their upcoming games. If you've ever felt the itch to try something different, give Cyberpunk 2077 a try. Phantom Liberty is phenomenal.
It was amazing to see the game get an award at TGA it deserved it cyberpunk did what almost no game nowadays has done fully came back from the dead and delivered everything that was promised i will always love talking about this game even in 10 years from now
I'm not saying they did not do a good job, yet how is this an ongoing game? They fixed the problem they made. Assassin's Creed Valhalla has more DLC, and more seasonal stuff than Cyberpunk if you want to give it to a single player game.
Aye man. They did great job turning this around. But they definitely did not give us everything they promised and that is 100% a result of releasing an unpolished game upfront. I love this game just like you but we ain’t gotta lie to gas it up
I've been playing this game since launch and i won't deny it had it's flaws but imo i kinda enjoyed it there was something so funny about having sum random npc bug the f*ck out then watch sum random stuff happen it was entertaining in it's own way and i love the game regardless bug free or not so yes it has it's flaws nothing is perfect no they might not have gotten EVERYTHING but i have to put the blame on sum of the fans on overhyping the game and saying features were gonna come out when the dev team said themselves that those rumors were not true
I always stood by the game for its phenomenal storytelling alone. Even during the beginning, when it was bugged to hell and back, I always said that beneath the glaring flaws are beautifully written characters and amazing potential. I’m so proud of them, and I’m glad I stuck around to see it get this far.
Honestly I've played the game for few weeks after the initial launch and never experienced those bugs mentioned here... Everything was nice :) Didn't played Phantom Liberty yet, but planning to do it soon...
On my experience, patch 2.0 was as buggy as launch version (playing on PC). In fact, I noticed more bugs now than then. The most common bug is NPC glitching. I also saw the same bug on both: at main story, first time we see a cyberpsycho crime scene near the ripperdoc, cops get supper aggressive even if you are just looking from afar.
@@UlissesSampaio To me although they did made improvements and fixed things and enhanced it, it is still nothing compared to what we expected by looking at their demo's and descriptions and trailers. The only reason people are now more positive is because after becoming a pariah the expectations went to the bottom so now after fixing the most outrageous bugs and forgetting the previous gen consoles that never played well on them, it seems kind of decent. So what changed most was expectations. People expected a masterpiece but got a kind of decent game that went to half-bad due to bugs while now they expect nothing so they are happy with a not horrible game.
@@SIPEROTH can you give any example what they lied about in their descriptions or demos? or are you just going by your own built up hype and imaginary things? :D
@SIPEROTH I agree. I think the game was always very good on PC. Just expectations that were impossible to match. I never saw too many bugs back then. Last playthrough on 2.0, I still saw lots of crazy bugs.
I was one of the few that from the beginning didn't really experience any game breaking bugs. There was a couple non important npcs t posing and stuff like that but I never took away from the story. My good experience at launch doesn't trump the widely experienced issues by everyone else but it's been nice to see the game age like fine wine and seeing the player base enjoy the game as I was able to. I am replaying currently with the new dlc and its even more amazing.
I played through the whole game when it was brand new, the original Braindance animation was awesome, and I can definitely see how it could cause epileptic seizures. It was a series of brightly strobing lights just like doctors use to induce seizures 🤣
I've gaming since the earliest home PCs became available with more than 4 colors. I have learned to wait until patches are out before dumping money into publishers' pockets. I also go to the modders' site to see what they're patching or adding to the game. Eventually, the approval stats started to lift, and I bought the game. I'm on my third playthrough with its Phantom Liberty DLC, and I'm really enjoying it. I learned from the first playthroughs not to jump into the first major mission until the map starts to thin out on activities to complete. Once Johnny is in your head, many of the early side missions are difficult to focus on and complete. Plus, doing it this way helps really beef up your character and bank account. I'll be looking forward to the next release for this franchise.
I don’t know how but I had pretty much no problems when I played the game at launch. I think it’s one of my favourite games ever and I’m glad way more people are now able to see how good the game really is.
Me too. We're u on nex gen? I really wish people would stop saying how bad it was on "consol" the VAST majority of people I hear talk about playing on nex gen had very little problems, and yet reviews always say that is was so bad on consol. That's just a lie, it was old gen that really had the problems.
i had it at launch on the old gen xbox one s, and besides the odd floating item, i never had it crash on me an i never had any real big graphical bugs. the game did run terribly though frame rate wise an the graphics were like a ps2 game ha.
This is one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’ve never experienced another game like this. I did almost all the missions and I only seen like 4 bugs when it didn’t even matter.
That’s crazy. I’m going back to check it out myself right now. I’m super excited to see what is in the store, like everybody else I had crazy expectations, but since launch, I’ve lowered them down exceedingly low, and I hope to be blown away by this new experience
If it was released in it's current state with the dlc it would be a game of the year contender, recently replayed it when the dlc came out and it was excellent.
I started playing 2 weeks ago and aside from an issue where occasionally loading a save caused a crash to desktop, it's an issue i can deal with... Because the game is fantastic and stunning! I've loved the gameplay so far and the story is really engaging
I am a huge CDPR nut hugger, and even I never defend this game when it was released in that state. The only possibility some reviewers say shits like "It's one of the best games ever" must have a time machine and played the 2.0 version back then.
I played it, for the first time, three months before Phantom Liberty was released. It was absolutely fantastic. One of the best games I've ever played. I'm so glad I waited. I had a very positive experience, while others had a negative experience. I feel sorry for them. They missed out on one of the best games ever made be CDPR was in a dang hurry.
I told you all back when the game came - they will patch it. CD Projekt is a company that treats its games like works of art, unlike Nintendo or EA that just makes its games with a use-and-throw mindset. There's no way a game that they put up on Displate, made an anime series, created so much merch with and have inspired an entire genre will disappear so easily.
I'm playing it now. I think it's fantastic. I think it was too much work to get through when it was first released, plus the technology wasn't really there at the time. But they didn't give up and it's brilliant now. I'm enjoying it in VR as well. The story was blowing my mind last night. I didn't see that coming
I returned it initially. I bought it last weekend after I saw it on sale and a reviewer I like said it was their favorite game. I played it 24 hours within the first 2 days of owning it. I'm having loads of fun. Are there things I would fix/change? There's a minor bug here or there. I wish there was some more interactivity between NPCs in the street or that all vendors had something to sell. I wish there was 3rd person. But the story and world are fantastic. I feel connected to the characters. It's truly one of the best games I've played.
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky really pulled off one of the most amazing comeback in gaming history
imo FFXIV still tops them. The term ‘Give them A Realm Reborn treatment’ explains it all.
Two of...
did they ever manage to add the basicas that were missing at luanch? Liek police car chases?
Don't even compare them, CP77 is still the same game only slightly polished.
And comebacks* @@groverjuicy
I had this preordered from day one. Cyberpunk 2077 is now a completely different game and absolutely love it. The DLC is fantastic. Credit to the developers for not giving up and putting in the work and time to not only fix the game but deliver a fantastic experience.
Remember, "No preorder"
Stop pre-ordering games.. You're part of the problem.... Less buggy messes will be released when less people pre-order
Stop normalising this behavior.
The game should be good once it is released to the consumers who paid for it.
This nonsense that gaming companies now do, where they release half finished games and slowly patch them up needs to stop.
@doseoflzr it’s almost like the game has had numerous updates to make it more enjoyable for other players and it’s not about being “cool” but providing the same enjoyable experience for all players and not the select few minority who didn’t experience bugs and performance issues.
That's not a good thing, fair enough it's good now but it should have never released is such a shitty state. You are part of the problem why games are awful on release
Cyberpunked the industry every way possible.
This comment is breathtaking
@@bronsonjohnson9019This is the reply of all time.
Honestly it reminds me of what happened with No Man's Sky.
Good one m8
They gotta pin this
I AM so glad my introduction to this game was last weekend, its genuinely one of the best games i have played in a decade
Same.. started playing last week. I love it
i just bought in a month ago but havent gotten around to playing it. idk i always get anxiety starting a new rpg
@@Denariusjay Felt the same way when I first started a week ago, but it's now as overwhelming as it seems. It's really really fun, especially once your start understanding more of the systems.
@@Denariusjay i bought it like two weeks ago and i havent stopped playing ever since. Im on my second run already
I downloaded it yesterday and tried to play it and my xbox caught fire.
Now I'm screwed
I'm glad i waited until yesterday to play this game for the first time. Luckily i never paid attention to it and forgot about until it went on sale and i absolutely love it. 10/10
Still waited a bit too long but better late than never
I got it for free from my brother in law, he gave me his PS4 copy and upgraded to the ps5 version for free, it’s amazing!
Same..still not played it..i wanted to wait till its at least 95% done 😂. Now im waiting for a good steam sale..no way in hell i spend 80 bucks for a game.
Ur actually weird the game came out 2020 💀
@@Sizzlik So why didn’t you buy it was it was really cheap and wait it out cause it was clear they wasn’t abandoning the game after the first couple updates now whenever you do get it you will be late to the party lol
To see the game improve is beyond amazing. December 2020 was like yesterday and I've love it until now
tell em choom
I also got it day 1, just got the motivation to play it after almost three years, and I'm enjoying every bit of it now.
@@babatundeolowuI got it day one and got my money back on day 2.
@@torphurus Damn brother that's harsh.
It’s not amazing. It should have been amazing when it released and said the game was complete. It’s unforgivable.
Being a patient gamer really paid off on this one
I’m 33 years old and have been gaming since 1997. First ever game I bought at launch was baldurs gate 3. And I don’t think I’ll buy a launch game again anytime soon.
@@BJJMadeEasy That's very wise of you
@@BJJMadeEasy same here.. after 20+ year of gaming, I got only 2 games so far on launch.. TLOU 2, beat the game in 2 day LOL and NFS Unbound good game. but should have waited for discount... for Cyberpunk I knew game would not be good at launch.. but dam took them 3 years to get to "finished" state with update 2.1.. it still needs lots of polishing, but I can finally play it and am happy I waited
Yep. It also pays off to remember that disclaimers are not promises. When I see "this is a preview, amything you see is subject to change by release", I take that seriously.
Because of that, I just sat back and laughed at all the idiots raging on the internet.
If you buy a game on release, it's 100% on you if the game sucks. Never believe marketing, never believe the salesman. Easy
It was already good at launch, now it's great. I don't regret getting in early and experience the transformation from close by.
I just started playing Cyberpunk. I watched the hype and blowback and I'm glad I waited 4 years to buy it. It's the best game I've ever played.
Agreed. Not usually a fan of the open world design, but this... this is something special. My favorite game for sure.
Stop the cap.
@@correctthatfilthygrammar Surely people are allowed to like different things 😅 Also, it's just the game I'm putting hours into at the moment, so everything is subject to change.
@@simoncharlton3426 It's not the best game he's ever played. Period.
If he is a gamer, he must've played "Stalin vs. Martians" from 2009, developed by Black Wing Foundation at some point in his life and that game is the best game in the entire history of gaming.
@@correctthatfilthygrammarwhat game is that, even the name sounds like mid. No one knows that trash 😂
Only played this last month.
I can’t even imagine the work that it took to bring it from trainwreck to the current state.
It is currenty one of my favorite games of all time, mostly for its world and story.
I haven’t been this invested in an open world game in a long, long time.
Whatever happened before its launch, i am grateful now for CDPR’s work in letting this game exist.
If you had a decent mid range pc it was never a train wreck, I played since release day and had basically no problems. And same goes for most anyone on pc that I’ve asked. It definitely was a train wreck on consoles though, especially last gen but I don’t know why anyone really thought it would be anything but a dumpster fire on a frickin ps4.
@@Mrchair905 What about things like police spawning next to you etc?
@@Pawel-rv1ek Not only did the police spawn next to you, they spawned in the passenger seat of your car.
@@spritezeroxxx66 Srsly? That's funny lol
@@Mrchair905 my 8 year old ps4 actually ran it fine at launch and I only had a few game crashes/bugs. guess I was one of the lucky few :p
Even with all the bugs and glitches I’ve been a fan of the game since launch back in 2020, it’s became one of my favorites.
same
wasnt event that bad on pc, i played it shortly after release
Same here. I know it was not perfect at launch, but at least on PC, it was fun, and I loved the story. Everything they have done has just made the game better. Although I don't agree with Gameranx's comment on Netrunning. Netrunners was the most busted build in the game. You can get near the busted-ness now, but nothing like like it was. Use too you could if lined up everything you could one shot elites, and 2 or 3 full combo a boss. I think saw actual one shot on bosses, but i'd have to do some digging.
It was melee builds that were almost not viable.
same, even if my laptop can't run it higher than low
never had the specs to play it during 2020 was brought in with the steam winter sale picked up the game and the dlc. Finished the entire game with all the side missions done in 65 hours. The game looks amazing with a 4090 on top of a storyline that tugs on your heart strings. Only sad part is that there wont be any more dlc and the next cyberpunk game is prob 3-5 years away. The game still has a couple of bugs and crashes but overall acceptable due to how big the world is.
@@Astelch you are right the game is ripe for another expansion. Might have to use a similar premise to get V into it, but that would mean you just have to write it even better, because this time they would be looking for deception, and for this to be "Too good to be true."
Played the game last year. Apart from the amazing weapons and graphics the story was outstanding for me. Also there was good vertical details in the map where we can enter few buildings. Had a great time with it
Is it true that the water still has no graphics?
@@Dr_Diaz I think it's very much improved. Can't say about the latest update as I played it last year where they fixed almost all bugs. Even if it's not there r many other reasons to enjoy it though.
@Dr_Diaz the water is not going to impress you but I've had numerous playthroughs and think I've been in water 3 times and two were by accident, for me the water might as well be little more than decoration don't let it put you off there are no missions on water and there aren't any boats
The game is much different than what it was last year, 2.0 changed it entirely.
@stoneagepig3768 disgusting. I can't play a game with no water graphics. Red dead redemption 2 destroyed my taste..now I want upscale graphics like rdrd2
Experienced cyberpunk for the 1st time over the last week and it has gone down as my favorite game of all time. I sure enjoyed the base game story a lot more than phantom liberty. Absolutely beautiful game
I think you and me both brother
Wanna play together sometimes
@santoshbehura3423 is only single player isn't it?
@@kingmouze5255 we could play sum other games
@@kingmouze5255 am new into gaming as I recently got a gaming laptop but i dont have friends to play with so i asked
This is my favorite game ever, no story ever captured my interest like this one and the gameplay is just as great and then, phantom liberty just makes it so much better, amazing narrative and great expansion, everything on the game, right now feels like a complete game
Bro have u ever played any other video game other then this? It’s good but not that good
@@meialua7124it is that good
@@meialua7124Bro, name one better than this?
@@meialua7124easily top 5
@@jarkkoh2785gta 4, Red dead redemption, half life 2, Assassin's creed 2, far cry 3, Arkham City, I could go on
My experience with Cyberpunk at the initial launch was a lot different. Besides some AI bugs and getting soft locked one time that I eventually got through I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the world. Was the enemy AI pretty easy to beat, yes. There was also some great mods early on, that fixed some graphical issues and the terrible feel of driving the vehicles. My initial experience was a 7/10. And I enjoyed my time in the game. But overall I'm glad CD projekt Red stuck with it and fixed it.
I absolutely LOVE this game now. I was one of the people who actually enjoyed it at launch but at the time it was just good for me. Coming back to it after the expansion released for a second playthrough made it go from a good game to one of my favorite games of all time. Especially the Phantom Liberty ending. There are very few games that can really make me feel emotional about an ending and this was one of them. This game has perhaps the best narrative of any piece of media I've ever experienced. Not even just games. God is this game so GOOD.
I cant even believe some ppl say this game was garbage on first launch. It was one of the best games of all times. Whiners whine about some little bugs here and there. It was, and stil is with expansion, one of the best games of all times.
I first played at 1.2 and on Xbox one no less, I stomached the bugs and had a grand time and honestly some bugs made for some great laughs. I'm very appreciative of what's been added don't get me wrong I'm not saying the game was done back then, but there was still plenty to enjoy @@farsiteguide2735
@@farsiteguide2735my guy it was broken at launch and besides that the gameplay is repetitive and the story sucks
I played it soon after start. I didnt care for small errors with such masterpiece, and story was one of the best ever. Game is not repetitive more than usual games, in fact I completed every mission, jobs, crimes and all on map and it did not even take so much time.@@AndrewB23
@@AndrewB23 just curious, have you played the game recently to even see how the gameplay and story is? I don't necessarily see it as repetitive, as it has so many story options and endings and skill choices on how to fight your enemies. Way more varied than most games in this genre/market, and saying the story sucks is just opinion. I personally found it great for how detailed the characters are in personality and dialogue, but hey I guess it sucks because it just sucks in a lot of ppls eyes.
I avoided this game for so long because of this. I recently just beat Cyberpunk and Phantom liberty, and i cannot recall a single bug i encountered. What a wild comeback.
I got scared away from buying it at launch because of... well the launch. But recently picked up the Ultimate Edition and I honestly have never been this addicted to a game in years. It's truly a fantastic game.
I envy you, bro! i wish i could erase my memory so i could just replay this game again for the first time.
What's crazy is how many people hated this game right off the bat JUST because it's an Nvidia sponsored. So I'm guessing those are toxic AMDumbs? Fanboys are the worst now days.
@@dragonsyph2557that's just a dumb comment and it's coming from a guy who doesn't even know the difference betweend amd and nvidia lol
Same. I only got into the game a week ago and I'm glad I waited. The video said the game wasn't quite 'GTA but in the future' like some people want and I kind of disagree. It feels like GTA mixed with Deus Ex.
@@sd5919BS
as someone who played this game when it first launched back in 2020, it's amazing to see this crazy comeback and refreshing to see devs actually care for their game and understand that they messed up and did everything in their power to fix and boost it into what it is now. personally, I never really experienced any issues with the game other than it randomly crashing on a constant basis but to see where it is now is mind-blowing, and as someone who does not like first-person games, Cyberpunk 2077 is easily one my favorite first-person games I've ever played. from the story to the characters to the world to the combat, just an amazing experience from start to finish. can honestly say I'm looking very forward to Cyberpunk 2, especially with the switch to UE5.
if they didn't fix CP 2077, then the sales of the next Witcher game would have suffered. Good thing CDPR chose not to be the next EA.
stop praising shit work done too late
Let’s stop praising companies for launching a game that is broken and taking 3 years to fix it…it should’ve launched this way and it didn’t. Stop making this behavior normal. You people have Stockholm syndrome.
@@jaredchampagne2752 I think everyone realises this, no one wants games to be released like this. But that is the state of any company that produces games nowadays because of INVESTORS, and because they hold stake in the companies and the game they actually do have a say what happens to some extent, pressuring the release of the game. Games this large need money, and investors allow for things of this scale to be done, but at the cost of almost being their puppets. Im sure the developers themselves really did not want to release the game like they did, but they do not have a say. So we are still allowed to praise the DEVELOPERS, because no matter what not many companies could have done what they have done.The people behind all of these AAA games wether they are good or bad, call of duty to battlefield, whatever game. All the people behind these games are very very passionate at what they do, so it's unfair to paint them with the same brush. The real problem is publishers and investors in the gaming space
I finish the game in 2020, but watching this video makes me wanna go back and play
Some of the best characters in gaming. A comeback story for the ages. So glad CDPR was able to redeem their name with these last few updates
It's playable now, three years after launch. What an achievement! Praise the Lord! On a more serious note: They still sold a lie. The choices still don't matter, the gameplay still isn't outstanding, life paths are still irrelevant, they still cut a lot of things they teased/announced, the update isn't even playable on last gen. Let's not pretend the game now is the second coming of Christ. It's a good, solid first person shooter with an uninspired Cyberpunk-story, which was executed well, in a mid-open world.
They didn't "do the impossible", they lied and took money and delivered after 3 years. That's a fraud not an accomplishment.
@@WannabeShady90 Lol, the story is superb, you just don't want to like this game at this point.
@@achel91 Don't overdose on Copium. The story is a mix of Cyberpunk stereotypes from the last 40 years. Nothing new, nothing creative.
you think because they arent named Activision or Blizzard so you can safely twerk for their scummy tactics online lmao
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CDPR definitely were not tight lipped. They were promising all sorts of things that were not in the game at launch. They were the ones driving the hype train. That's why our expectations were so high.
I think the main thing with being tight lipped in this scenario is how they didn't say anything to curb people's expectations. They added more fuel to the fire and didn't pour water on any of the spread at the edges until the whole building was ablaze. It's pretty much the same bad thing but just pointing out that being tight lipped is still a bad thing.
Classic gameranx with their misinformation...
@@cvbattum it wasn't such a bad thing for them because they made boatloads of money from the hype, despite the controversy
11:14 - One small clarification- the transmog system came back in Patch 1.5 or 1.6, well before Update 2.0. Therefore the mix and match clown clothing was gone well before patch 2.0.
I bought the game just before Phantom Liberty came out because it was on sale so I decided to give it a chance and my god this game is so good. I knew that on launch back in 2020 the game was in a nearly unplayable state, but I didn’t know so many of the features I'm seeing and experiencing in my playthrough were added after the fact. I can’t imagine how it is for people who played the game at release and then seeing it now, it must feel like a completely new and different game entirely.
I never followed the hype for this game over the years leading up to it's release, I didn’t really know it existed until that E3 where Keanu Reeves did the "You're breathtaking" segment. I had no expectations for the game like so many others did, so when it came out and I saw how glitchy and poorly optimized it was I just had some laughs at its expense and moved on. It wasn’t until 3 years later that I decided to give it a chance after CDPR turned it around and I'm so glad I did. I just wish the game originally released like this so they didn't have to make a huge comeback in the first place.
Speaking of, I bought it on Steam like two months before PL's release. I never paid for PL but it's in my Steam library.
Same thing here man I bought after watching edgerrunners and it’s always kinda been great to me but I’m so glad it got even better
I bought it when everyone didn't want it for 15 quid and then waited until October, so worth it , 200 hours in second play through.
Very good
I played it when it was first released and some of the bugs were really bad, but I wouldn’t call it unplayable.
I played it at launch, and honestly it doesn't feel that different. The major difference is throwing knives being good and police actually matter. Oh, Netrunning is different, for better or for worse.
In a timeline and generation where keeping people's attention for longer than 30 seconds is objectively difficult, in a world where no matter what you discover there's something else as cool or cooler, in a realm (video games) where the markets are so over-saturated with content and clones and attempts at all genres... I'm really really happy you guys made a video about the comeback story of this game. This game ended up so much better than I could have ever imagined.
I still have mine and have yet to fully return to it yet. After the consistent positive reviews from gamers Ill definitely return to it for the holidays. It is what I had hoped to replace GTA when V was still somehow keeping folks entertained.
dude its still not even 75% of the game that was promised
its still not even a finished game.
@@rajimus that's okay dork, I'll enjoy what I want and you can sit on the internet and complain.
@@rajimus Such as? I'm honestly asking because I don't remember everything that was supposed to be included.
I only just bought Cyberpunk 2077 this year (2023) and it is one of my top 5 favourite games currently. Then with patch 2.1 and I recently upgraded to an RTX 4060 ti GPU, the graphics are WOW. But it's the story and characters that make it the experience that it is. Also, it gets top marks from me for having no happy endings, no matter what choices you make. One thing I don't get with people is the obession over character outfits. Really, the only time you can look at your character are in the wardrobe, in the mirror or when you are sitting on a motorcycle. So the outfits really aren't important, especially as the NPC's don't react to your outfit. It would be more interesting if you were dressed in a corpo outfit, walked into a Santo Domingo bar and someone tells you that you aren't welcome there. But still, one of my top 5 games!
NPCs do now occasionally and randomly comment on what you're wearing
@@jwa1006 I've noticed in the new "I really want to stay at your house" quest, the romantic partner certainly comments on you being naked! :)
@@Rigel_Chiokis I laughed so hard the first time it happened. Panam knew what was about to go down lol
The Cyberpunk sequel is being created in Unreal Engine 5 and will look phenomenal. Full credit to the devs for not giving up on this project, and luckily some valuable lessons have been learned for the next project.
Yea let's just see how it's gonna launch. Hopefully people learned from this and aren't going to preorder.
@@OkaHajime if normal gaming is too difficult for you then why do it?
@@Genesis-007 ???? This response made no sense
@@GabrielFerCav My response means, just play the game they way it was originally developed, cheats, mods, hacks etc are for snowflakes. I understand there are talented modders in gaming community but I think they'd be better off working for the developers directly.
@@Genesis-007 if you prefer playing without mods because you want the experience that the devs intended you can totally say that without bashing people for using mods. Cyberpunks modding community was basically adding dlcs worth of context hotfixes to bugs (from launch and even bugs post 2.0) and adding insane amounts of quality of life changes cosmetics character customization options and immersion mod additions that breathe Additional life into the game and honestly you can have mods while still not “cheating” or detracting from the vanilla game experience in anyway gameplay wise. They had a radioport and a metro LONG before it was added into cyberpunk officially and the only reason which cdpr said themselves it was added is because of the immense amount of feedback from the modding community. You are completely entitled to want to play the game the way you see fit but the modding community has helped this game in every way shape and form and that community (who has been coding for red engine which you said yourself is much more difficult that per se unreal engine) deserves respect for the passion and time they also gave to making this game look and feel as best as it can.
Remember playing it first day, hated it cuz I was waiting for it for years and at the end got a game that didn't even work, just yesterday started playing it again, got the ultimate edition, and man how they improved it, feels like a different game in a great way and I'm really enjoying it so far, really glad they didn't give up and decided to fix it and make it better, now I can say it was worth the wait 👏
Same, I preloaded the game on day 1, and as far as I know I didn't even completed Konpeki Plaza mission. After the DLC and 2.1 I'm planning to play it 3rd time now! That's how great of a game this is! And the DLC, mann just ❤❤
its the same game, lol :D it was this good right from the start (on PC haha :))
Honestly, I enjoyed the game at launch with very few DISASTEROUS bugs which people flip out over. I bought a PS5 just weeks before and it ran completely fine for around 5 hours then crashed, obviously a memory issue which was fixed within the first month. I completed all 5 endings of the game by end of January '21 putting nearly 300 hours into an "unplayable" game, which to this day is my favorite game I've played. I install it on my 'old PS4' after reading so much trash talk about the game and understood it was much more buggy on limited hardware, the same can be said for PC's older than 2020, the game has been and still is VERY demanding with industry defining graphics progress. Thank God they're abandoning REDengine for UE5 for their new games. I'm not defending the launch state on last gen hardware, but the game STORY overall was very good and giving my experience. I was entitled to a refund for my purchase but chose not to because I liked the game and wanted to support them. I bought an additional copy when people were hating on it getting the PC collector's edition at half price . My laptop CANNOT play the game well at all as it's below even the original launch minimum specs, but I still do run the game often for mods and photo mode. One final note, the only thing despicable was the 9 month crunch time the devs were put under to push the game to launch obviously 3 years early. @@istealpopularnamesforlikes3340
It IS a completely different game now. They changed how EVERYTHING works. If you had a pre 2.0 save and actually knew how to build V one of the many correct ways, well, your game is completely broken, your V, unusable. You have no choice but to restart the game. Oh you have a couple hundred hours invested, too bad, everything you did isn't possible anymore. Your character, isn't possible anymore.
If you weren't a poor pos this game was fine at launch.@@istealpopularnamesforlikes3340
I played Cyberpunk twice right after its release on PC. The excellent plot, beautiful world and amazing music drew me deeply into this world. There were mistakes when playing three years ago, but I don't even remember them anymore and they didn't stop me from having a great time. Now with the addition of Phantom Liberty, I played the game again from the very beginning and had even more fun. I love driving the Quadra Type-66 Javelin around a crowded city, it gives me more satisfaction than playing Forza Horizon. Good job CD Projekt and I'm waiting for your next games
i also played the original and liked it. maybe its because i didnt really have very high expectations. the game was a solid 6.5/10 back then it wasnt great or anything but i could still have fun in it
I got the game day 1 on PC as my first PC game ever and I loved the game. I had a few minor bugs but my favorite bug was being invincible. It allowed me to explore the whole map and go as high as I can get all over the map. But the story and visuals were great for me. The DLC was good too so this is one of my favorite games even before the fixes.
See that’s literally what I said, the PC release was fine. The game actually wasn’t bad.
Same here. I went in blind and had a blast. (Not my first PC game tho)
Same for me as well!
Same
Played on series x and the game wasn’t that bad
I only recently started playing on v2.02, it's honestly one of my favorite games of all time so far. What a blast. I'm glad I didn't start playing at launch.
I did play at launch, and I think what gets overlooked is that the game really wasn't dogshit when it came out. Yeah there was a lot of negative stuff and that blew up, and there's no denying that. But I was able to play (on my PC) the game and I enjoyed it. There were problems for sure but I could see there was real quality to the game... it just needed more work. And CDPR got it there. The game was released prematurely for sure, and the backlash was absolutely deserved. I don't know what I'm trying to say. I always loved Cyberpunk though. For me it was a good game that only got better. Starfield can go eat shit though.
As one of few people who loved CP2077 on launch, this comeback will go down as one of my all time favorite things to ever happen in the gaming industry.
Agreed. Cyberpunk has been good since day one, bugs and all. The story and characters are some of the best I've ever experienced. People finally got off the blind hate train and are willing to give the game a chance, and are seeing what they've been missing.
I'm with you, I had a few issues but not that many and enjoyed it at launch. When Phantom liberty came out, played through it again, and I love it. Can't wait for what is coming next with the franchine. I think their biggest mistake was releasing it on last-gen consoles, they don't even have SSDs, so they were never gonna perform well.
@@SteadyRiot Stop d!ck riding bro.. the game is alright at the best it feels like a shell of what it could be
Also loved it at launch but i had relatively few bugs on PC
it wasnt blind hate and to minimize it because you liked it at launch is ridiculous. i bought it day one and the difference between now and then is huge. the game was just not ready and polished enough to be released and cd project red knew this hence why they worked so hard for a ccomeback.@@SteadyRiot
Im 47, been a gamer since I can remember, since pong I Guess, but latest years I havent played that much due to work, etc. And I was starting to think my gamer life was dying...because I didnt enjoy games the way I did with the Witcher 3, resident evil, assasins creed,etc. But then I got Cyberpunk 2077 and I am back...Im over 60 HRS into the game and I cant get enough..I feel like a child again...the landscape...the open world...soooo many quests I feel I have attention disorder lol . Thanks Cyberpunk 2077 for saving my gamer life...thanks CD project red for creating and fixing this game. I cant wait to get a ps5 to play the DLC. You did It again CD project red. You witchered Cyberpunk.🔥🔥🔥🔥🎮 Btw I play on ps4....no bugs or issues yet. I already watched the series and loved it.
Play GTA 6 when it comes out then come and reply back to me, you will understand what a great game should look like.
At it's core, Cyberpunk 2077 had a lot of great things going for it. The narrative was very strong and the combat was a lot of fun so there was always a good game there. If it didn't release on last gen consoles it probably wouldn't have received all the flak it got. This game really turned around when Edgerunners was released on Netflix and they implemented some much needed fixes and cool content from the tv series.
The narrative is awful
@@danielmurray3871objectively false
Cyberpunk was the first game I ever preordered and was legitimately excited for. However when I got the game (on ps4) I was so disappointed that I never got around to finishing it. However I just started playing it again and it’s almost night and day with my experience! Now I don’t wanna put it down!
Is it playable on PS4 now?
@@a.s.2322yes I'm playing it on PS4 slim
@@nicco1295 most of the patches that truly fixed the game were for PC and next Gen only 🤔
@@aaronseidl5941facts the man’s talking out his ass ps4 slim and down got forgotten after patch 1.6 😂
@@dacyberman0929 here we are talking about is it playable on PS4 or not... Just be smartass somewhere else..
I'm one of those people who loved the game from the start (on a decently-specced PC), maybe I got lucky but I did not have any kind of game-breaking bugs, more like some annoyances. So I'm really happy to see how far it's come, and still play regularly :)
Yeah everyone keeps saying it was a dumpster fire on release but I had like no problems on pc. People that really thought this game would run on last gen hardware were just ignorant. I knew as soon as they announced it was also coming to last gen that it would perform like crap if at all on that hardware.
@@Mrchair905 so its tgat Crysis and Windows Vista All over again?
It was because the game had no failsafes, because it was only tested in decently-specced PCs. Any calculation errors could be bruteforced with enough processing power. You can see that most bugs and calculations are due to physics miscalculation errors.
If the game had more time for quality assurance, they would've had toned down the physics calculation a little (why they toned down the NPCs in older consoles).
I think mine had a game crash maybe 3 times in the first few weeks and that was the end of my issues
I loved it cause of the hilarious bugs and glitches that defined the game gave it more characteristics😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I remember completing my first playthrough thinking “finally finished” when I absolutely rushed through. Second playthrough I savored every side quest, finished with the Aldecaldos, and I remember sitting there in awe because it’s when I REALLY fell in love with the game. Now even besides the DLC, my third time fully playing it I’m STILL finding new thing to love. I know once I finish Phantom Liberty I’m gonna break knowing it will be a while until the second Cyberpunk game. I’m not rushing it at all, just really looking forward to it.
When I first played Cyberpunk, I played on a 2013 Xbox One, and I did not have a horrible experience... Yes there were bugs, glitches and some broken things but I still had a great experience overall. By the time Phantom Liberty came out, I got a Series X and decided to load up and replay the game, and WOW! I then fully understood what all the fuss was about around 60fps, it was like a whole new game! At the end of Phantom Liberty I had the same bitter-sweet feeling I get after watching a really good sci-fi action/drama, this was the second time Cyberpunk channeled the spirit of the original Blade Runner film for me.
My homie constantly tells me that cyberpunk reminds him of the original blade runner and after playing it myself I can see why
I had it on series s and I never encountered or at least noticed any serious bugs or glitches. That was until a mission marker was placed under a building halfway through. Well I played it last year and it was great.
i like cyberpunk being in a good place now. i was a fan of the game from launch because of the amazing world they built and the gripping story they created. i know and dont deny the issues the game had at launch but i still thoroughly enjoyed it so seeing others see what i saw possible from the beginning is incredible.
would recommend giving cyberpunk red the ttrpg it comes from a chance if still into the setting. its a updated version of older cyberpunk 2020 ttrpg set in aftermath of the fall of the tower event just after Johnny and rest blew up arasaka tower.
Let’s stop praising companies for launching a game that is broken and taking 3 years to fix it…it should’ve launched this way and it didn’t. Stop making this behavior normal. You people have Stockholm syndrome.
you can kiss my ass bro its a good game quit crying like its gunna change peoples mind @@jaredchampagne2752
@@jaredchampagne2752 oh no dont have fun guys! Lets bring out the burring torches!!!!
@@MrHarshverdhanLook like he said that on a few comments 😂 pretty sad
Wish you mentioned how much of a powerhouse this game is as well, a graphical showcase that will push your hardware to the limit, including the latest 4090! Ray traced EVERYTHING and path tracing and DLSS and all the rest of the bells and whistles. 2020’s “but can it run crysis?”
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@@Mike-pd6np Bro probably mad cause his game wouldn't run on his windows xp pc
@@ArashiKageTaro Not mad, just unimpressed. No regrets on not spending a fortune to see water reflections and pretend cyberfunk is good.
It comes nowhere near other open world games in terms of gameplay, content and details.
@@Shadow__133Such as?
Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!
"Did the Impossible" feels like a stretch. There's been a decent amount of games that have had terrible launches and overtime they've been patched to relative perfection. Cyberpunk, NMS, FFXIV, etc. So it's not impossible anymore, it's just rare to see a dev put in the time to fix it.
If you have a PC with a high end GPU, try CP2077 in VR (Luke Ross mod - 6 degrees of freedom). Night City feels like it was always meant to be walked around in VR. On a 4090 and Quest 2, it is probably the most atmospheric thing I've ever experienced in a computer game.
I wish I was not a cheap ass or I would try that as it sounds amazing! But I can not justify buying a VR headset for one game even a game I have put 370 hours into and have not uninstalled off my CPU for more than three months since launch.
Damn that sounds amazing. Almost pushes me over the threshold of building a nice gaming PC yet again.
I used nvidias pc streaming service cause my gpu (a 2070 super) couldn’t handle the mod, it’s one of my favorite ways to play cyberpunk 2077
I platinumed this (and dlc) and loved every single minute of it. I wish I could remove these memories from my brain just so I could relive it all for the first time again
Just started it .... And its amazing. Cant remember a Game catching me this hard. Played 3 hours and Had to Stop because of Work tomorrow.
@@LeksiHD Lol idk what does it for you...I played a few hour long sessions and it was insanely boring, impossible for me to get into the game
@@supEnocI honestly felt the same. I tried my hardest to get into it recently but it was soooo boring and couldn’t continue after 8 hours…
@@505Zombieman Yeah, I haven't deleted it yet, but I'm not touching it either. In the meantime I finished the Tomb Raider trilogy, the Mafia trilogy, Jedi Fallen Order, Dishonored and almost done with Horizon Zero Dawn. Even the terrible Mafia 3 that I deleted before finishing was more enjoyable to play than Cyberpunk.
I was thinking the same lol.
I didn’t get cyberpunk until 2022 and shortly after my first play through phantom liberty came out and I’ve now played and completed the game and DLC 4 times. I have an immense amount of love for this game and world, was just a shame for the people who experienced the release issues. But if you still haven’t played it because of the release problems, please re think, it’s genuinely one of the greatest games ever and is so worth your time now. 🙏
I just bought the base game, gonna start it tonight
I'll hand it to Cyberpunk 2077, it was one hell of a turn around, and kudos to CD Projeckt Red for that BUT that doesn't mean that games should be released in an unfinished state when higher ups know a game isn't ready to launch
Started watching the show a few days ago. Decided to look into cyberpunk 2077 more because I’ve heard it’s better than before but still was on the fence of jumping in. After this video as well as the show detailing how interesting the setting is , glad to see cyberpunk downloading
I’ve always been skeptical since the way the launch was. I still haven’t bought it out of principle, like I shouldn’t reward them for pushing a half-assed game, no matter how good it became. But now I’m thinking I may just grab it.
A fair reasonable take not full of hatred out of spite nor out of delusional appreciation. Rare, rare indeed.
The people who act like this game had 0 problems ever are some of the most annoying pricks, but the people who hate this game still and pretend like it never improved and never will are bottom of the barrel so I'm glad people like you can get around to appreciating the game, while still realizing CDPR did not hit a homerun like they claimed they did, but willing to at least give it a chance.@@brandonlm0125
So how is it? Is it not complete awesomeness? Are you not lost in the vast disarray of Night City’s back alleys? Mmmmmmmm
One of the best RPG solo experiences hands down. I've beat the game like 5 times already. Lots of replayability. Have fun!
and, Don't Fear The Reaper
I wouldn’t say that. A lot of this review was acting like those things are fixed but they’re far from it. Yes it isn’t as bad as it was but you can’t say the ai isn’t lifeless and robotic. I still would recommend staying away from this game.
Great video. Just started the game for the first time and I'm loving it. Edgerunners 100% is what turned my opinion around on the whole thing.
when no man sky was fixed, people often say "I wish more developer would be like this Instead of abandoning their broken game, they keep fixing it instead"
after seeing cyberpunk and CDPR, yeah I can see why developers might not want to invest too much effort into fixing failed games. Lost cause, being the punching bag, laughing stock, etc. it's kinda hard to stay stubborn enough and keep fixing the game
I'm thankful I waited a few years before purchasing it. It's one of my favorite games. If Id bought on day one, that wouldn't have been the case.
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I casually bought the game 1 week ago cause it was on sale and I am flabbergasted as to how good this game is. like really really fucking gooooooooooood
Mine just finished downloading 🥰
I've been waiting for someone to document the development of this game from where it was and where it is now. Great video
Very informative and to the point, Falcon. Redownloaded after this video. Gonna try it again after much disappointment last time.
i liked the game dont get me wrong. ive done 3 play throughs and even bought the dlc but cdpr changed my view on gaming. never preordering ever again. their embargos made me question them. its a fun game and story but for a studio as highly respected as them to do this just turned me away and i think its important for gamers to realize this. just because they fixed it doesnt mean it should be swept under the rug like a lot of people are treating it. just because you can patch and fix doesnt mean everything is peachy
Im glad people are spreading awareness when the game is at worst and when it gets better ❤
@TheGOAT-hj6slI don’t see any of us forgetting or excusing the state it was in at launch. The company had to pay a massive settlement on top of refunding everyone who asked. Nothing is normalized, they quite literally paid their dues and know better than to repeat their mistakes in the future. As such, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with acknowledging that the game in its current state is fantastic.
As a guy who has 715hrs in cyberpunk and is still gonna play more I was very lucky as I have never got any of the major bugs and glitches people complain about and also 1 of my friends had the same time with it. It was my first single player game ever as I got the pc just a year before this game came out and it was the 2nd game I ever played on it. I freaking love this game.
I also had 0 issues whatsoever on the day 1 release version. Also PC.
I had very little bugs on PC on launch only got launched once or twice climbing fences and stuff so i was sad seeing everyone having bugs galore :( So glad CP is slayyying rn and hope the sequel more than makes up for any past wrongs 😼
I wish people also had the experience some of us had because, watching this game get the negative attention kinda felt weird since few of us never experienced any of it ourselves
sorry boys, day 1 preorder and day 1 ps4 download - game was completely unplayable and after TW3 was my fave of all time this became the biggest video game letdown of my life. my hype was too high of course but this game crushed me and I haven't enjoyed any new game since - just dicking around with minecraft, fortnite and fifa. One day I'll jump back in and hopefully I'll enjoy it.
Same! Played it on X Box Series X at launch and apart from one side quest not working, it all worked well for me and I absolutely loved it!
I purchased the game six months after initial release and played maybe three hours than decided to "wait until things were improved". Well years later the day has finally come!
CoD doing the exact opposite.
0:30 nice transition
I’m excited to play this now. I just got the Ultimate Edition yesterday for $60 at GameStop. Comes with the game and the Phantom Liberty expansion. Going to start playing today.
The game is Amazing and gets better w every update
I bought Cyberpunk 2077 a bit more than a year after its bad launch. Aside from a few crashes and bugs it ran well, but at first I've got too overwhelmed by all the different builds and systems and guns and whatnot. So I took a step back, played other games then started watching tips and tricks videos on YT about the things above. They helped me A LOT to understand the old skill tree and game mechanics. (A shout out to all the youtubers who helped me with their videos! ❤) And once I understood the game better, I've got hooked. First the world/exploring and the side quests grabbed me, then the main story and lore sucked me in too. I finally recorded and finished my first playthrough with male V in May this year. And I was floored by how good my overall experience was!
After a short break to play other games, at the end of the summer, I went back for a 2nd playthrough with female V before Phantom Liberty. And I couldn't stop playing ever since. Especially since the updates started coming and they'd improved and added SO MUCH! Most I really love. Phantom Liberty was a really good DLC too (just finished my 2nd playthrough of it 😁), and after getting the last ending of the four, I have 100%-ed both the main game and the DLC!
My very first platinum trophy is from CP 2077! And I just got my very last trophy in the DLC too!!!
👆 This has NEVER EVER happened to me before! So this is a very clear proof - to me at least - that CP 2077 is indeed PHENOMENAL now and deserves a second chance and the praise for the CDPR devs not abandoning it, for putting all the effort, money, dedication and passion into correcting that mistake and giving us the game CP 2077 was, I believe, always meant to be! Because despite the rocky start (both the game's and my personal initial struggles), this game became one of my very favorite open world games (and gaming soundtracks) of all time! So yes, I agree, the devs very much deserve the credit where it's due, and they did redeem themselves in my eyes with all the hard work they'd put in since the launch. ❤❤❤(I wish more studios would learn, listen and care like this!)
Your second playthrough V would've been broken and unplayable as soon as 2.0 updated as it broke the skill tree and made characters impossible to pick up and play. A new game had to be started with 2.0 in order to use your character at all.
@@mrrooster4876 For me that wasn't true. I was already on my second playthrough with female V when the 2.0 update and the other ones started dropping. I had no such issues. Just had to redo the attribute an perk points. The "invulnerability" or "god mode" glitch was the only one that happened to this save, but that started waaaay before the updates and held out until the very end of Phantom Liberty (the underground tunnel with the mini boss behind the Dogtown safe house broke it in the end).
What concerns me about this, is that the other terrible AAA publishers saw this and got confidence that they could release an unfinished game because people know about Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky. The publishers would expect gamers to see their unfinished game will someday be finished.
I'm on my second playthrough and am actively ignoring tons of games i can play with my PlayStation subscription. This game might not have started that way, but now i feel it is just something special.
I was one of the few who actually enjoyed the game since day one on PC. I knew there was a good game beneath all the bugs and glitches. I'm happy that I was patient enough to discover all the wonderful moments and beautiful cutscenes the game, instead of dismissing it immediately and abandoning like most players.
Also credit to the anime for saving cyberpunk. Also congrats cdpr for winning best ongoing game award
Awesome, you convinced me to get the expansion. I loved the original on PC despite the bugs and my gaming rig at the time could barely run it
I had CP shortly after launch for PC, even with its flaws, CP was/is still one of my most favourite games of all time, only a couple come to mind I find were Mass Effect and GTA4/5. Can’t wait to be able to get Phantom Liberty and play CP all over again!
Mass effect got special place in everyone’s heart 😂💯
i didnt played cyberpunk liberty city, ill download a pirate copy later
@@arsizhifenerprozhod let me know what you think of PL!
@@arsizhifenerprozhod I'm tempted to report you to the police, but I know they won't do anything anyway. For all I care, you can pirate bad games from shady publishers, but not good games.
@@arsizhifenerprozhoddude its phantom liberty, liberty city is in GTA.
I always comment on IGNs page how Gameranx has better rankings, Falcon, Jake and the team there really are a bright spot in media that's so extremely rare these days. Thank you for all you do, you're truly one of the few things I look forward to
Agreed. It's so relaxing and chill to watch a ranking from them. You even manage to learn a thing or two in the process which is always a bonus. Besides the rankings, this is by far my number one place to get gaming news and first impressions on a newly released game. No one else has better coverage than Gameranx.
@@ChattGM the only place I trust for accurate reviews. They'll actually tell you, "oh this game is just ok, but it looks great and can be fun to play"
I finished the Phantom Liberty DLC a few weeks ago and it was unbelievably good. I regret judging it based on the first few hours, because that is quite a long DLC and it just goes up and up and up, and then completely fucking smashes it with the ending. I don't remember the last time the ending of a game fucking smashed it as hard as that DLC. I truly cannot remember the last time I sat and watched the entire fucking end credit scene; I think that DLC will stick with me for a very long time.
And the best part is I really really needed that Phantom Liberty home run to get me like on side for cyberpunk, because I was one of the people that got fucked over at launch by the amount of bugs, and just going through and being like "Okay, I've played CP already, I know most of this shit, I'm experiencing probably about 50% of the new content that I didn't get to do, and then doing the DLC I was like this is like my first time playing CP again and when I got to the ending I was like yeah that's good, that's what I needed.
Im 300 hours in and convinced its one of the greatest games ever made. Night City is just next level and so are all the characters and acting. 10/10
*HOW??* there’s not even enough content for 300 hours… are you just exploring every room or?
@@ZoeyZoco Yes lol. Id say "well its my 2nd play through" but thats still like 175 hours playthought (im up to 350 now lol). I am a total completionist.
Night City is the most immersive city ive ever played in. I love this game
Tetris was more innovative than cyberscam 2077 bruh
@@threestars2164 Hows that coopium go down?
Got this game day 1, played it for maybe 20 minutes and couldn't get into it. One day I randomly bought Phantom Liberty and came back to it about 2 months ago, and I must say, it has been one of the most memorable and beautiful gaming experiences I have ever had. The world is unlike anything i've ever seen or experienced. Easily one of the best games I've ever played, next to RDR2
This is exactly what I did. I bought it day 1. I was at the 2018 E3 when they had that crazy Cyberpunk event so I was extremely excited for the game. I played it for about 20 minutes as well, couldn’t get into it, I never played it again as pretty much the next day is when all the news came out about how bad it was. Reading this post has inspired me to give it another shot.
@@JaguarXJ please do yourself the favor and play it!Give it a chance, the story is amazing. It'll take some time getting used to the world, and it may feel overwhelming at times, but give it a chance and i'm sure you'll love it.
Played close to the beginning but didn't get far, with all the content and updates, I'm happy I came back. One of the best games and stories I've ever played. Loving everything in the world so far. And Panam ❤️ 🥵
Cyberpunk has a fantastic story, and fun loop at launch, that's what saved it overall imo. Now it's almost an entirely different game.
That's bc it is
@@Ebani It's not really. Alot of what was good at launch is still there. The things that made people stick with the game for 3 years.
It was my goty at launch despite the bugs
@@damienjohnson3450 Except the main thing that made people stick with the game for 3 years is the fact they were stuck with the game after purchase. So yes really, stop the cap.
It's still mid. Keep coping with that buyers remorse.
I started playing Cyberpunk 2077 back in March 2024. I didn't know what to expect and I missed most of the "catastrophic" launch event, since I was neck deep in my career at the time.
I was unaware of many things around this game, in fact, but I do remember hearing some of the commotion from close friends. Going into this game without expectation, the game blew me away. Not just in the visuals, but with everything else in it.
I can say with confidence that this has become my favorite game to play. I now have 900 hours burned in (pretty sure i'm going cross 1500 hours at some point) and I'm on my second complete run, role playing as a Nomad. I absolutely love the cyberpunk theme. I actually got really good at this game too and it just feeds my addiction even further.
Cyberpunk 2077 is a masterpiece and I give -0% fucks if anyone disagrees. After learning about the whole debacle, I definitely understand most of the disappointment, especially for PS4 users... ouch! I hope CDPR NEVER does this again and that they've learned from this experience and will avoid it at all costs with their upcoming games.
If you've ever felt the itch to try something different, give Cyberpunk 2077 a try. Phantom Liberty is phenomenal.
Man, I just opened TH-cam after playing it. What a timing
One of my favorite videos you guys have made! Love this video essay stuff!
It was amazing to see the game get an award at TGA it deserved it cyberpunk did what almost no game nowadays has done fully came back from the dead and delivered everything that was promised i will always love talking about this game even in 10 years from now
Wait a minute, Cyberpunk came out sideways. Witcher also, that is why they gave away free DLC. Now you want to reward a studio for a bad practice?
I'm not saying they did not do a good job, yet how is this an ongoing game? They fixed the problem they made. Assassin's Creed Valhalla has more DLC, and more seasonal stuff than Cyberpunk if you want to give it to a single player game.
Aye man. They did great job turning this around. But they definitely did not give us everything they promised and that is 100% a result of releasing an unpolished game upfront.
I love this game just like you but we ain’t gotta lie to gas it up
I've been playing this game since launch and i won't deny it had it's flaws but imo i kinda enjoyed it there was something so funny about having sum random npc bug the f*ck out then watch sum random stuff happen it was entertaining in it's own way and i love the game regardless bug free or not so yes it has it's flaws nothing is perfect no they might not have gotten EVERYTHING but i have to put the blame on sum of the fans on overhyping the game and saying features were gonna come out when the dev team said themselves that those rumors were not true
Almost no game? No Man's sky would like to have a word
I picked up cyberpunk just last week,
oh my V, now i doubt my own existence… 😂😂
Great video and work, Gameranx!
I always stood by the game for its phenomenal storytelling alone. Even during the beginning, when it was bugged to hell and back, I always said that beneath the glaring flaws are beautifully written characters and amazing potential. I’m so proud of them, and I’m glad I stuck around to see it get this far.
They lied and said all your choices would matter.
imagine being so brain dead you think this shit is "phenomenal storytelling" lmfao do you buy "phenomenal" novels at the drugstore too?
If you polish a turd, it's still a turd.
Honestly I've played the game for few weeks after the initial launch and never experienced those bugs mentioned here... Everything was nice :) Didn't played Phantom Liberty yet, but planning to do it soon...
Only 11 hours in. Love it! Quite fascinating to hear of its issues but most importantly they kept at it
I played from day one, and I'm so happy to see other people play this game. I also loved seeing the rise that it had.
On my experience, patch 2.0 was as buggy as launch version (playing on PC). In fact, I noticed more bugs now than then. The most common bug is NPC glitching. I also saw the same bug on both: at main story, first time we see a cyberpsycho crime scene near the ripperdoc, cops get supper aggressive even if you are just looking from afar.
Ps: I loved the game at launch (playing on a Predator laptop with a 2060)
@@UlissesSampaio To me although they did made improvements and fixed things and enhanced it, it is still nothing compared to what we expected by looking at their demo's and descriptions and trailers.
The only reason people are now more positive is because after becoming a pariah the expectations went to the bottom so now after fixing the most outrageous bugs and forgetting the previous gen consoles that never played well on them, it seems kind of decent.
So what changed most was expectations. People expected a masterpiece but got a kind of decent game that went to half-bad due to bugs while now they expect nothing so they are happy with a not horrible game.
@@SIPEROTH can you give any example what they lied about in their descriptions or demos? or are you just going by your own built up hype and imaginary things? :D
@SIPEROTH I agree. I think the game was always very good on PC. Just expectations that were impossible to match. I never saw too many bugs back then. Last playthrough on 2.0, I still saw lots of crazy bugs.
I was one of the few that from the beginning didn't really experience any game breaking bugs. There was a couple non important npcs t posing and stuff like that but I never took away from the story. My good experience at launch doesn't trump the widely experienced issues by everyone else but it's been nice to see the game age like fine wine and seeing the player base enjoy the game as I was able to. I am replaying currently with the new dlc and its even more amazing.
I played through the whole game when it was brand new, the original Braindance animation was awesome, and I can definitely see how it could cause epileptic seizures. It was a series of brightly strobing lights just like doctors use to induce seizures 🤣
I've gaming since the earliest home PCs became available with more than 4 colors. I have learned to wait until patches are out before dumping money into publishers' pockets. I also go to the modders' site to see what they're patching or adding to the game. Eventually, the approval stats started to lift, and I bought the game. I'm on my third playthrough with its Phantom Liberty DLC, and I'm really enjoying it. I learned from the first playthroughs not to jump into the first major mission until the map starts to thin out on activities to complete. Once Johnny is in your head, many of the early side missions are difficult to focus on and complete. Plus, doing it this way helps really beef up your character and bank account. I'll be looking forward to the next release for this franchise.
I don’t know how but I had pretty much no problems when I played the game at launch. I think it’s one of my favourite games ever and I’m glad way more people are now able to see how good the game really is.
Me too. We're u on nex gen? I really wish people would stop saying how bad it was on "consol" the VAST majority of people I hear talk about playing on nex gen had very little problems, and yet reviews always say that is was so bad on consol. That's just a lie, it was old gen that really had the problems.
i had it at launch on the old gen xbox one s, and besides the odd floating item, i never had it crash on me an i never had any real big graphical bugs. the game did run terribly though frame rate wise an the graphics were like a ps2 game ha.
This is one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’ve never experienced another game like this. I did almost all the missions and I only seen like 4 bugs when it didn’t even matter.
Not even on GTA level.
@@bdleo300it’s better than gta.
lol ive played gta 5 story atleast 5 times... cyberpunk i stopped playing after 2 hours. youre crazy@@catsnwhales
@@Pediaification in my opinion, I think cyberpunk is better.
@@catsnwhales I might try it again sometime
It achieved its No Man's Sky cycle and we love it.
Dude, just got my ps5 last night, and I can't express how happy I am to be able to drift my cars while fleeing from the NCPD
That’s crazy. I’m going back to check it out myself right now.
I’m super excited to see what is in the store, like everybody else I had crazy expectations, but since launch, I’ve lowered them down exceedingly low, and I hope to be blown away by this new experience
If it was released in it's current state with the dlc it would be a game of the year contender, recently replayed it when the dlc came out and it was excellent.
Just finished the expansion on my pc and wow def dlc of the year in my eye
9/10 for me amazing game
it has become one of the greatest cinematic games I have ever played.
make your own legend choom. never be a cog. never fade away.
The lore and characters of this game is next level greatness 🔥
I started playing 2 weeks ago and aside from an issue where occasionally loading a save caused a crash to desktop, it's an issue i can deal with... Because the game is fantastic and stunning! I've loved the gameplay so far and the story is really engaging
I am a huge CDPR nut hugger, and even I never defend this game when it was released in that state.
The only possibility some reviewers say shits like "It's one of the best games ever" must have a time machine and played the 2.0 version back then.
And this is why Cyberpunk 2077 is like, my favourite game ever
I played it, for the first time, three months before Phantom Liberty was released. It was absolutely fantastic. One of the best games I've ever played.
I'm so glad I waited. I had a very positive experience, while others had a negative experience. I feel sorry for them. They missed out on one of the best games ever made be CDPR was in a dang hurry.
I told you all back when the game came - they will patch it. CD Projekt is a company that treats its games like works of art, unlike Nintendo or EA that just makes its games with a use-and-throw mindset. There's no way a game that they put up on Displate, made an anime series, created so much merch with and have inspired an entire genre will disappear so easily.
So happy I only started playing it post 2.0 release with phantom liberty...such an amazing game!
I'm playing it now. I think it's fantastic.
I think it was too much work to get through when it was first released, plus the technology wasn't really there at the time.
But they didn't give up and it's brilliant now. I'm enjoying it in VR as well.
The story was blowing my mind last night. I didn't see that coming
I returned it initially. I bought it last weekend after I saw it on sale and a reviewer I like said it was their favorite game. I played it 24 hours within the first 2 days of owning it. I'm having loads of fun. Are there things I would fix/change? There's a minor bug here or there. I wish there was some more interactivity between NPCs in the street or that all vendors had something to sell. I wish there was 3rd person. But the story and world are fantastic. I feel connected to the characters. It's truly one of the best games I've played.
The attention to detail now is amazing and the city definetly is way more lively. Just a few items I wish they would add or fix but still love it.