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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 222.8 hrs on record

Posted: Oct 6, 2023 @ 4:21pm
Updated: Oct 8, 2023 @ 9:21am

▬ 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒓𝒂! ▬

Published and released by CD PROJEKT RED in 2020, Cyberpunk describes itself as an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the year 2077 of an alternate technologically-advanced timeline.
Met with a terrible fate after a failed heist, full-time merc V has to fight for their street cred, friends and survival in Night City - a fictional megacity on the US west coast that swallows hopes, dreams and people alike.

Category

Rating

Detailed Breakdown

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀

Superb

Meticulous design detail, realistic amalgamation of man and machine, thought-provoking quests, emotionally engaging side character arcs, unrivaled graphic performance on PC

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 & 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰

Superb

Unmatched & hauntingly memorable soundtrack - equally intense and emotive, excellent voice acting, dense audio backdrop, great sound design during combat, a marvel in quality yet to be surpassed

𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀

Superb

Gripping role-playing action, variety of character ability trees tied to specific weapons, thrilling combat engagements, lots of upgrades for approaching different situations, no issues with KB+M

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Superb

Unbelievably immersive setting, tight and engaging story despite illusion of choice, believable alternate future timeline, full of emotional twists & turns, an unmatched masterpiece in narrative storytelling

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲

Superb

Over 100 hours of playtime when aiming for 100%, four difficulty settings, modding support with tons of mods to improve base game, 20h spy-thriller expansion, definitely worth the bundle price

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲:

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 (𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯)

ꜱᴄᴏʀɪɴɢ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ: ᴘᴏᴏʀ (ᴡᴏʀꜱᴛ) - ʙᴀᴅ - ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ - ɢᴏᴏᴅ - ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀʙ (ʙᴇꜱᴛ)

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

As much as Night City feeds on humans, their dreams and aspirations, it also feeds on my mind - never satiated, never tired. Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that never completely left me. From the fantastic worldbuilding to excellent character development, over interesting side characters and morally ambiguous decisions the player faces, it all feels completely in-world to me. Realistic, palpable and genuine. Dedicated street slang akin to works such as "Clockwork Orange", good pauses in dialogue, characters believably doing small gestures or facial expressions while talking to you and so on. Night City sucks you in, tooth and nail - thanks to its impressive level of detail. Immersion is key in games like these and even though Cyberpunk never attempts to be an immersive sim, it's doing a damn fine job at trying to be one. Side characters are beautifully written, believable and quirky - everyone in their own way. I praise the narrative element of Cyberpunk for its courage to try to not go for the tired "happily-ever-after" tropes. Things never work out in Night City and definitely not for the people living in it. A successful attempt was made to have no clearly defined good or evil, just many shades of gray. Moral dilemmas around every corner. Are you an idealist? An empathetic street vigilante or a heartless merc? Listen, I could gush on for hours about how much I adore and cherish this game but it's time to start the final paragraph.

Cyberpunk isn't so much a story about saving the world. It's a story about coping with loss, impending death and the human condition - a story about how to save yourself; what it means to lose yourself, losing what makes you "you". In an age where gods are printed on silicon boards, liquid nitrogen running through their veins, rich feeding off of the poor and zealous mercs becoming legends by trying to shoot for the moon and paying the ultimate price... who would you rather be? Someone living the quiet life or someone going down in a blaze of glory? Wake the ♥♥♥♥ up samurai, buy the game and burn the city to find out yourself.

[h1]▬ 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒓𝒂! ▬[/h1]
[hr][/hr][i]
Published and released by CD PROJEKT RED in 2020, Cyberpunk describes itself as an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the year 2077 of an alternate technologically-advanced timeline.
Met with a terrible fate after a failed heist, full-time merc V has to fight for their street cred, friends and survival in Night City - a fictional megacity on the US west coast that swallows hopes, dreams and people alike.[/i]

[table]
[tr]
	[th]Category[/th]
	[th]Rating[/th]
	[th]Detailed Breakdown[/th]
[/tr]
[tr]
	[td][h1]𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀[/h1][/td]
	[td][b] Superb [/b][/td]
	[td]Meticulous design detail, realistic amalgamation of man and machine, thought-provoking quests, emotionally engaging side character arcs, unrivaled graphic performance on PC[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
	[td][h1]𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 & 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰[/h1][/td]
	[td][b] Superb [/b][/td]
	[td]Unmatched & hauntingly memorable soundtrack - equally intense and emotive, excellent voice acting, dense audio backdrop, great sound design during combat, a marvel in quality yet to be surpassed[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
	[td][h1]𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀[/h1][/td]
	[td][b] Superb [/b][/td]
	[td]Gripping role-playing action, variety of character ability trees tied to specific weapons, thrilling combat engagements, lots of upgrades for approaching different situations, no issues with KB+M[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
	[td][h1]𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻[/h1][/td]
	[td][b] Superb [/b][/td]
	[td]Unbelievably immersive setting, tight and engaging story despite illusion of choice, believable alternate future timeline, full of emotional twists & turns, an unmatched masterpiece in narrative storytelling[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
	[td][h1]𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲[/h1][/td]
	[td][b] Superb [/b][/td]
	[td]Over 100 hours of playtime when aiming for 100%, four difficulty settings, modding support with tons of mods to improve base game, 20h spy-thriller expansion, definitely worth the bundle price[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

[table]
[tr]
[th][h1]𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲:  [/h1][/th]
[th][b][h1] [b]𝗠[/b]𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 ([b]𝗦[/b]𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯)[/h1][/b][/th]
[/tr]
[/table]

[i]ꜱᴄᴏʀɪɴɢ ʀᴀɴɢᴇ: ᴘᴏᴏʀ (ᴡᴏʀꜱᴛ) - ʙᴀᴅ - ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ - ɢᴏᴏᴅ - ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀʙ (ʙᴇꜱᴛ)[/i]
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[h1][u]𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:[/u][/h1]

[i]As much as Night City feeds on humans, their dreams and aspirations, it also feeds on my mind - never satiated, never tired. Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that never completely left me. From the fantastic worldbuilding to excellent character development, over interesting side characters and morally ambiguous decisions the player faces, it all feels completely in-world to me. Realistic, palpable and genuine. Dedicated street slang akin to works such as "Clockwork Orange", good pauses in dialogue, characters believably doing small gestures or facial expressions while talking to you and so on. Night City sucks you in, tooth and nail - thanks to its impressive level of detail. Immersion is key in games like these and even though Cyberpunk never attempts to be an immersive sim, it's doing a damn fine job at trying to be one. Side characters are beautifully written, believable and quirky - everyone in their own way. I praise the narrative element of Cyberpunk for its courage to try to not go for the tired "happily-ever-after" tropes. Things never work out in Night City and definitely not for the people living in it. A successful attempt was made to have no clearly defined good or evil, just many shades of gray. Moral dilemmas around every corner. Are you an idealist? An empathetic street vigilante or a heartless merc? Listen, I could gush on for hours about how much I adore and cherish this game but it's time to start the final paragraph.

Cyberpunk isn't so much a story about saving the world. It's a story about coping with loss, impending death and the human condition - a story about how to save yourself; what it means to lose yourself, losing what makes you "you". In an age where gods are printed on silicon boards, liquid nitrogen running through their veins, rich feeding off of the poor and zealous mercs becoming legends by trying to shoot for the moon and paying the ultimate price... who would you rather be? Someone living the quiet life or someone going down in a blaze of glory? Wake the fuck up samurai, buy the game and burn the city to find out yourself.[/i]

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