Cyberpunk - CD Project Red

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On launch, I'd play for about 40 minutes and my ps5 would crash. When i powered ot back on, i couldn't even be bothered playing it again. After this happened about 7 times, i decided to uninstall the game and edit for next gen. Even when it was working, i just had no will to progress the game. Now I'm peeling myself away between 1 and 2am to go to bed. Haven't done that with a game in quite some time, some turn around for a game largely the same but enough small differences to completely change my view of it.

I was going to finally pull the trigger, but I think I can wait longer now. Maybe for a definitive version with all the upcoming improvements and additions, like the GOTY Witcher 3. With DL2 currently in progress (and takes a long time), HFW then, and Sifu, not to mention GT7 and whatever else is coming, I've held off this long, I can wait longer. But the want is definitely there, so I could potentially just buy it at the end of the month when I'm paid.

City is definitley more "alive" than when I completed it (Dec 2020)

Did a few missions with a new character it runs a lot better, RTX seems to work now.

No chance I am replaying it all tho, its get very samey very quickly unlikely the story or side missions have changed much.

For my Corpo character, I focused mostly on stealth and intelligence because I view Corpo V as a kind've spy/assassin type of character, so sneaking into buildings, using sneaky takedowns on guards, hacking computers, and turning off security systems is the kind of thing I was doing as Corpo V. Also as Corpo V I was a lot more diplomatic when it came to negotiating with people.

My Nomad V was more focused on body and reflexes because I view Nomad as a kind've rough and tumble character who embraces the Outlaw lifestyle. So a strong fighter who is possibly a war veteran, and is always ready for a fight.

And my Street Kid V is kind've balanced out. Growing up on the streets taught V how to survive so Street Kid V would be skilled in different areas, where survival was necessary. So body, reflexes, intelligence, technical ability, and Cool are all focused on. My Street Kid V also has little patience for people who get his bad side.

All My Vs have an honourable side to them though. They only kill when necessary or in self-defense and usually spare people when they have the option to kill them or let them live.

If you're given a mission and just follow the objectives you'll get a mission complete but it might not be all there was to it but it usually doesn't say anything. Even the optional objectives are only the obvious ones.

If in another game you're asked to find a missing person by their sister then it'll likely sign post it for you that she wasn't who she said see was, but in this you never get told unless you look in the right place. You'll just get a mission complete all the while she's a corpo interrogator about to cut bits off the guy.

Even gameplay stuff I only tend to see alternative after the fact.

Sounds crazy to say but I wish Elden Ring released a few weeks later. I was really enjoying my time with Cyberpunk but nothings gonna get a look in with ER. I might actually sneak in a few games of it here and there, honestly didn't see myself wanting to play it that much.

Something that annoyed me is how easily you can miss mods and cyberware from all the different shops.

They need cyberpunk ebay, even if you've still to go into get the mods installed.

Only found out there was a cloak shoulder mod last night.

Got a pair of quest bugged as fixer wouldn't call when I approached so nothing right happened when I entered and another didn't show on map.

Had to find a old save and redo 1/3 of the missions in badlands and Panam's last mission (turns out I didn't) to get trophy for Badlands. One of the missions in Rancho under overpass counted as badlands so was looking for that for a while. Went back to normal save after as I was much longer into the game.

Also had a NCPD missing but turns out this was a common one that sometimes the map icon doesn't show for one in santo domingo so saw a post and went to point and it was there and worked.

Finally gone back to this since finishing Elden Ring. I can't remember but did something happen the gore? No blood from enemies but they can be decapitated and lie in a pool of blood. Looks very weird attacking humans with a katana and there being sparks instead of blood, same with shotgun blasts, very immersion breaking.