re: Cyberpunk 2077 Review Thread (Current Metacritic: 90 on PC) - Added PS5, PS4 Notes

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I played alot buggy games during launch so I'm pretty used to this. Not trying to point out optimization but missing basic gameplay features.

- In character creation there are premade presets meaning no height, weight, muscle mass, etc.
- Very limited options for some of the character creation features (hair color, tattoos, skin complexion, scars, etc).
- No Vehicle customization even though vehicles look sick in this game.
- Lack of weapon customization. There are few mods to select. But can't customize them like fallout or metro series.
- No transmog feature "yet"
- No garages. Can't store your vehicles.
- Crowds barely react and have no awareness to the game world. Expected to antagonize them like RDR2.
- Very few interactive NPCs outside of missions with meaningful dialogue. Can't hangout with friends you meet later via storymode.
- Lack of non-action oriented stories and quests about meaningful themes of cyberpunk distopia.
- Weapon mods and skill trees largely irrelevant outside of marginal and mostly numerical improvements to combat.
- Lack of gameplay events in the world. Random cop car chases, bank robberies, etc.
- Unable to customize character once you're in night city. No barbershops, plastic surgeon, etc.
- No ownership of items. No karma for robbing poor NPCs.
- No prison or lasting crime system. The NPCs in game have bounty rewards on them but V doesn't.
-Cant use braindances other than scripted missions (I was surprised cause l like the investigation aspect), and do other common activities regular NPCs do all the time.
- This one is pretty bad. Wanted system is a joke. The cops literally spawn near you. There's no AI car chases like GTA which is weird for an open world game.
- Cybernetics lack variety in meaningful choices that alter gameplay. They have lots of stats to choose in melee but melee combat animations doesn't feel satisfying. Deus Ex has far more impactful mods that actually change the way you approach combat.
- The lifepaths are cut content and extremely short. They have little impact other than dialogue choices. V is essentially the same character regardless of past.
- The traffic AI is really poor. Once you park your car the AI just waits there without even trying to overtake and also often roadblocks itself.
- Trains seems like another cut content. Even though the whole infrastructure is visible.
- The world visually looks really good but interaction is quite minimal. Among items that should be interactive: smartphones, taxi, most merchant stalls.. (can't even have a meal there), arcade games and pachinko.
- No reliable cover system. You just crouch behind a wall.
- This one is critical. Loot system overdone, invasive and distracting. Except to have atleast 200 meds which make the fights easy. You are constantly showered with redundant and marginally better items and have no attachment whatsoever with your fashion and weapon choices. This also means you can totally ignore crafting items.. you can just loot for better gear.
- Enemies are too spongy. Feels like futuristic division overall again. But if you make a proper build they will die fast.
- Robotics and drone control largely absent (outside of scripted missions). Was atleast excepting a personal drone or flatbot which is shown in game.

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Can we make this the political cyberpunk 2077 review thread?

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