Why would you suggest or not recommend this game?

[98T]

Is game worth its money? Is it as well polished as e.g. GTA 5 / Metro Exodus.
I want to buy but don't want to find out the promises given pre launch are still not fully delivered. I know 0 about current state of the game and avoid gameplay videos on purpose. It would suck that after 3 hours in its actually shallow.
I liked edge runners, but content available only through paid DLC, correct? Is that worth playing too or just carrying by sweet memories of ER?
What are pros and cons of Cyberpunk?
Cheers

[craigsters]

watch some review video's and then decide the youtube video's called before you buy always help me decide and are helpful

[~Ren~]

I know nothing about pre-launch, I bought the game as it was recommended by a family member that also plays it.

After maybe 30 minutes, I knew that it would be a game I enjoy.

It's responsive, areas load quickly, nice selection of weapons/vehicles to use. The main story is short, but the multiple side missions make up for that, add to that the DLC, and it adds even more missions to enjoy.

The only thing I dislike about the game is having to stop playing because I'm in work

[vonMoo]

I have no idea about all the back and forth BS about pre-launch and 1.0, and such. It all seems like yet another pointless gamer melodrama.

Recommend: if you know about the cyberpunk theme enough to at least be curious, if you like the art style, if you get on with hybrid RPG/shooter mechanics, if you like working on character builds, if you want a lot of side content that's mainly tailored to combat.

Not recommend: if you need third person, if you want another GTA, if you want a proper shooter, if you usually just follow the main questline in an RPG, if you'd hate it if driving feels weird sometimes, if you want simple good vs bad plotting, if you want to talk to NPCs in any kind of significant way outside of missions.

[Nar!]

I don't really go out of my way to recommend this game anymore, as much as I adore it.
After spending some time in a handful of Cyberpunk 2077 communities, and even buying the ultimate edition for a handful of friends along the way, I was immediately reminded that my experiences with this amazing game, were purely my own and were not indicative of a general experience for anyone else.

In the end, I felt I was damn lucky to have been able to really connect with it on a deep level and have a great time playing through it. The things I can do in this game, really revs up my adrenaline and it feels like I really am a Night City edgerunner. But not everyone plays like I do. Experiences will vary.

I now have 3 full playthroughs under my belt, all vanilla, back to back and I'd be lying if I said I didn't have an itch to start a 4th run right now.
If it weren't for my career taking precedence this January, I'd totally do it.

I'd only say, Cyberpunk 2077 is a game I absolutely fell in love with and it made me a fan of the IP in general. I didn't expect that to be a thing when I first installed this gem on my computer.

But remember... you and I are not the same. We're not built the same. So experiences will vary. Just read the game description and recommended settings and you be the adult and make up your own mind if you want to try it or not. Because I'm not going to be a car salesman and pitch it to you, despite this being my favorite game to play.

[umbra_deatie]

I played at launch on ps4. Did every ending on it despite the many, many, many bugs. Why would I subject my self to two play throughs or more to test build ideas? Because the game has a good story and back bone to build off of. Should have the game been only on pc and next gen back then. Totally a major yes.

With the DLC its more Night City and despite some of the issues of 2.2. I am still on 2.13 because of a mod not being updated. Its still worth playing much more now. Does this game deserve the flack that it did for how it launched? Yes. Does it deserve the praise it gets now? Yes.

[ArchLobster]

You will not find better Cyberpunk (as a setting) world-building in any game. At all.

[Tokenn]

I think this game is brilliant...10 out of 10, and recommend it practically without reservation.

However... If you like games that are all ACTIONACTIONACTION, you might not care for this one, This game tells a story, with a beginning, middle and ending (many endings, in fact). You have a lot to do that _is_ action in the game, but there's a lot of character interaction and storytelling.

If you aren't good at following stories, if you reflexively skip dialogue, it you can't remember the names of characters, if you don't want to do a bit of reading and analysis of in-game information, if you aren't ready to work through a few puzzles, if you don't want to think about what's happening in the story or what the endings mean...maybe this game isn't for you.

[Defective Dopamine Pez Dispenser]

To quote what I wrote in my review re: who the game might be for vs who it might not be, with the usual caveat that this is solely my own subjective experience and YMMV ...

Who is this game for?

• Those who think they would enjoy a loose adaptation of the Cyberpunk TTRPG created by Mike Pondsmith, telling a story that is a quasi-sequel to Cyberpunk Red.
  
• Those who enjoyed CDPR's previous storytelling efforts in The Witcher games. (Albeit with less narrative branching than in The Witcher 3.)
  
• Those who enjoy mechanical freedom in how to approach missions and combat, in a somewhat Deus Ex-like fashion.
  
• Those who appreciate narratives which explore finding meaning in the face of futility, employ abstract symbolism, and a touch of body-horror.
  
• Anyone who just wants to play in this world.

Who is this game not for?

• Anyone expecting a vehicular playground with aircraft, boats, etc
  
• Those expecting ubiquitous interactive objects or enterable interiors
  
• Anyone demanding classic CRPG or Witcher 3 levels of narrative choice
  
• Anyone expecting a dark, rainy, synthwave filled, stereotypically cyberpunk game, rather than a specific adaptation of Talsorian's TTRPG
  
• Anyone bothered by "bullet sponge" enemies
  
• Anyone expecting NPCs to be similar to Bethesda's Radiant AI (NPCs are similar to those in TW3. There are simply more of them and they can be killed)
  
• Anyone expecting joinable factions or alignment

To elaborate and be more specific:

It's not GTA meets Cyberpunk (even if updates did add police chases and vehicular combat.)

it's not a Larian CRPG with tons of narrative branching and roleplay depth (though there is still some, and multiple endings and outcomes, etc.)

it's not Elder Scrolls meets Cyberpunk (you can't "be anyone and do anything," you are a predefined, albeit highly customizable, character.)

it's not Deus Ex (it has Deus Ex's playstyle tailoring to some extent albeit through a system of perks and more RPG style progression, but the game doesn't really care whether you stealthed into a mission or went in guns blazing - although it will care if certain people live or die or if you made certain dialogue choices.)

it's not a super deep life sim or Shenmue-style experience set in Cyberpunk (though it does have a couple of playable arcade games and a rideable tram which is pretty cool.)

It's also not Cyberpunk: The Stereotypical Audiovisual Aesthetics From The Literary and Cinematic Genre As A Whole: The Video Game. You will not see neon, chrome, and rain constantly, nor will it sound like Blade Runner. It has its own visual and musical identity, even if there is some of that.

Instead, the best way to characterize the game imo, remains: The Witcher 3, if it was first person, had ranged combat and hacking and cars instead of just sword, spells, and horses, had character creation, had a quasi-Deus-Ex-like degree of playstyle tailoring (you can be a hacker, a sword wielder, use various guns, use stealth, use physical brute strength, etc.) and was set in a huge dystopian corporate controlled megalopolis, with a story and setting very directly connected to the Cyberpunk RED table top RPG.

If that's your jam, it's glorious imo. It's one of my favorite games of all time at this point, personally. If it's not, and you instead want any of the other things explicitly mentioned above that it isn't, it probably won't be. Do not go into the game looking for those things specifically.