Worth playing in 2024?

[🆃 🆈 🅻 🅴 🆁]

Bought it on release. Hated it for all of the obvious reasons and got rid after 1 day, and never looked back. I heard it's considerably better now, though why and to what extent I'm unsure of.

Does the city feel more alive now than it did on release? To me it just seemed so... dead. Not enough NPC's or vehicles roaming around. And the NPC's that did were often glitchy and buddy which killed immersion.

I'm guessing bugs still exist in the game, which is understandable in an open world game. But I'm guessing they are much less than they were a couple of years or so back?

[=HellFire=]

100% worth it. In fact, I think the DLC showcases the game the best. Just don't expect a bug free game and you'll be fine. :)

[1mbalanced]

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Do you have to play Cyberpunk 2077 before the DLC in order to get it, so to speak?

DLC is kinda part of the main story. Huge side storyline with their own quests, gigs, etc. As for me, i went through full CP vanilla's story until the point of no return then go to Phantom liberty, but you can and probably should go to dlc earlier bc of new dlc loot. Also you should keep in mind that one of the PL endings could ends the whole game.

[ShugoTheRipper]

I mean if you already own it the current version seems fine.

Could not tell you about the DLC; price of that is crazy high for what effectively unlocks a sub region. So I skipped it.

[Slackerdude74]

Publicado originalmente por ShugoTheRipper:

I mean if you already own it the current version seems fine.
Could not tell you about the DLC; price of that is crazy high for what effectively unlocks a sub region. So I skipped it.

So $30 is too much for an expansion that takes 20 +/- hours to playthrough? Really? There are a lot of full priced $60 games that has less gameplay hours.

[LordOfWarcraft]

The game has undergone significant enhancements since its initial release, transforming it into a genuinely outstanding gaming experience.

[SiEgE]

Publicado originalmente por 🆃🆈🅻🅴🆁:

Bought it on release. Hated it for all of the obvious reasons and got rid after 1 day, and never looked back. I heard it's considerably better now, though why and to what extent I'm unsure of.

Does the city feel more alive now than it did on release? To me it just seemed so... dead. Not enough NPC's or vehicles roaming around. And the NPC's that did were often glitchy and buddy which killed immersion.

I'm guessing bugs still exist in the game, which is understandable in an open world game. But I'm guessing they are much less than they were a couple of years or so back?

I have "few" fresh screenshots on my profile, you can check them.

NPCs easily suicide against fire(walking through burning cars or side-dashing into a burning garbage), getting stuck in weird positions(hovering while sitting on an invisible chair, in the middle of the road, or sink into walls while smoking), act weird when driving(last time I've got run over by an NPC who decided to just give up on using pedals, resulting in its car rolling down the hill and giving me a good slap from behind). There are odd "glitch squares", missing/misplaced props in some areas around the map, some props or parts of buildings "ceasing to exist" from certain angles of view.

Maybe you were talking about different kind of bugs, but the bugs I've seen are pretty mild. From what I understand, they've fixed most gamebreaking ones.
Though, if you're seeking for "perfect immersion" - forget about it.

[Avy]

If you got it on release, then yeah. Get DLC.

[🆃 🆈 🅻 🅴 🆁]

So I've managed to play 6 or 7 hours, though on my OG Steam account. It's definitely considerably better. Barely noticed any bugs other than one or two minor graphical glitches. I dunno, I still can't get immersed as I would like though. Although the city feels more "alive", NPC's are still dumb as heck. Aimlessly stumbling around walking into things and each other. It's not grabbed me like The Witcher did yet but will persevere and see what the side missions are like.

[DemonicSquid]

I've enjoyed the new DLC to be honest, certainly much better than the original story and they have integrated it nicely as well. With that out of the way, the game has undergone quite a few changes, some for the better, some not; character development has changed the most alongside the crafting system (both are a bit hit and miss). There are still some really stupid bugs, some of which have been there since the start and never been fixed properly, some new ones, and some of the really dumb stuff is still around (massacre a bunch of civilians and cops then run into a shop immediately stops the pursuit just as one example). Doing a mission and then your vehicle vanishing once you've completed the mission - the nomad story mission are the biggest offenders for this leaving you stranded in the desert (you can call a vehicle obviously or fast travel but it just breaks your immersion).

The 'Open World' is still pretty iffy at times, civilians vanishing when you turn around, walking into your vehicle when you are parked and then running around in a panic sometimes triggering a wanted star if they then fall over, 'cutscenes' were your driver just runs over a bunch of pedestrians, or they phase through the car. There are still distant traffic jams in the desert, long trains of cars that just vanish as you get closer, it feels forced and not really dynamic (it's better than it was but not by much).

It has gone from a very below average game that really wanted to be future dystopia GTAV, to an average game. It's worth a play-through if you can pick it up with the DLC in a sale, but don't expect it to be your 'main' game as it has far too may flaws.

[MoosePotato666]

It's definitely worth it, so long as you set realistic expectations.

[ShugoTheRipper]

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Publicado originalmente por ShugoTheRipper:

I mean if you already own it the current version seems fine.
Could not tell you about the DLC; price of that is crazy high for what effectively unlocks a sub region. So I skipped it.

So $30 is too much for an expansion that takes 20 +/- hours to playthrough? Really? There are a lot of full priced $60 games that has less gameplay hours.

Yes.

Considering I got the base game for half off. $30USD is too much for a standard open world DLC; and always will be.

There is nothing groundbreaking here (as in the DLC; its more of the same game play) to justify that asking price.

[Borgelin]

There are still some annoying bugs, but the game is now in a state which is more akin to the vision the devs had for it.

Like you I got a refund at launch because of how utterly disappointing it was, but now post-2.1 I'm on a 2nd playthrough with mods.

The free play outside of the main story feels like a poor mans GTA, but it's still good.
MINOR SPOILER:
The story is still paradoxial in the sense that you only have a couple of weeks to live after the start of the main ordeal, yet you "should" spend time exploring, do side-missions, and now also the Phantom Liberty DLC. It's quite silly and they should have changed this narrative but it is what it is.

It's not "WOW! This is amazing!" Like GOW 4 or 5 (Ragnarök), but it's ok.
I'd say buy it at 50% or discount or more.

[Profile_Name]

Publicado originalmente por Borgelin:

There are still some annoying bugs, but the game is now in a state which is more akin to the vision the devs had for it.

Like you I got a refund at launch because of how utterly disappointing it was, but now post-2.1 I'm on a 2nd playthrough with mods.

The free play outside of the main story feels like a poor mans GTA, but it's still good.
MINOR SPOILER:
The story is still paradoxial in the sense that you only have a couple of weeks to live after the start of the main ordeal, yet you "should" spend time exploring, do side-missions, and now also the Phantom Liberty DLC. It's quite silly and they should have changed this narrative but it is what it is.

It's not "WOW! This is amazing!" Like GOW 4 or 5 (Ragnarök), but it's ok.
I'd say buy it at 50% or discount or more.

Ah, you want a Dead Rising style count-down timer. That actually would be cool. Maybe a mod, or in a future update that pops up in higher difficulty or as gameplay option when starting a new game.

[V]

Publicado originalmente por 🆃🆈🅻🅴🆁:

Bought it on release. Hated it for all of the obvious reasons and got rid after 1 day, and never looked back. I heard it's considerably better now, though why and to what extent I'm unsure of.

Does the city feel more alive now than it did on release? To me it just seemed so... dead. Not enough NPC's or vehicles roaming around. And the NPC's that did were often glitchy and buddy which killed immersion.

I'm guessing bugs still exist in the game, which is understandable in an open world game. But I'm guessing they are much less than they were a couple of years or so back?

For me its been worth playing since day 1 ..through all the changes, The only way you're going to know if its for you is to try it yourself!

[The Grin]

You will need also to install 500+ mod files in order to experience the game at it's fullest potential.
Many mods are actually cut out content that has been reintegrated, better gameplay mechanics, E3 hud/weapons, excellent reshades/ luts, additionnally modders created clothes and equipments, new HD textures etc...,

The game has tons of possibilities now with a infinite gameplay duration.