Jump to content
IGNORED

Cyberpunk 2077 - PS5 and XSeries versions out now + major patch

Vemsie

By Vemsie
in Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

MK-1601

MK-1601

Posted
Posted

Night City feels like a step up in creating a sense of place, in the way HL2, Stalker and RDR2 did in their different ways.

 

When it's working as intended, you don't feel like you're in a bubble of activity like in most open world games.

 

It's still massively condensed compared to a real city layout of course. I suppose the next step is going to be painting in all the streets/buildings outside of the hand-crafted areas of interest procedurally like Flight Sim is doing.

4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Popular Post
Alan Stock

Alan Stock

Posted
  • Popular Post
Posted

I opened up the majority of the city last night and the size has impressed me, I already thought the first zone was big and dense. I mean yeah it's not insanely big like some worlds we've seen, but to me huge maps just means tedious getting from A to B, sparse activities to do and obnoxious collectibles everywhere to fill up space. This is the much better approach. I do feel like a lot of it is set dressing as there isn't any emergent open world gameplay and activities aren't very dense, but I can overlook that because the city design is amazing, its really immersive and its a joy to explore.

 

Even with the shitty PS4 graphics the artistic direction still shines through. The sense of scale in the city centre and when you go up to high locations is awesome. Artisically - even with what little I've seen so far - Night City is an environmental masterpiece. You can tell they've gone through all of it with an eye for great lighting and no matter the time of day it looks amazing, I'm just super jealous of those with better machines than me getting the full experience! It really feels like Night City has a history to it, the way the sprawl has overtaken every inch of space, with underpasses and alleyways threading through it like warrens, and how stalls and homeless shelters have popped up in all the nooks and crannies. I just visited the Valentenos territory last night and it feels completely different, all run down and ghetto, and Japan Town which is all oriental and sex clubs. I can't wait to see the other areas.

 

Plodding along with side quests and the main story in Act 2 and its really good so far. I'm starting to feel the humanity the reviews talked about in some of the good 'cutscene' sections and characters are getting a chance to breath. Even V's stopped acting like such a dick. The more I learn about the world the more I'm into it, like someone else mentioned earlier I too love scooping up the lore shards, some of them have great little mini stories in them. I saw some reviews that said the game didn't go enough into the kind of questions you'd explore in typical sci-fi about the technology and how it would impact humanity, but in my opinion the game's doing a good job so far at looking at interesting ways cyberware and AI affect the world, through the missions, shards, newsreels and overheard conversations. Technical issues aside (and yes I'm still getting crashes from time to time) I'm really digging it.

 

One tip, I would suggest in Act 1 not to be afraid with going along with the main story missions and only do a bit of side stuff. It really helps to get the ball rolling on the story and worldbuilding, and gives you gear and abilities which deepen the gameplay experience for the open world. Because you can pretty much stop and do side content whenever, there's no real harm in ploughing ahead with the main quest in Act 1, the game really gets better from the first few main missions onwards. You also unlock a lot more side content as you progress so exploring the city more thoroughly later is more rewarding.

12
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Flub

Flub

Posted
Posted

I just did a side gig. Had to break into a place (Undetected if possible) and plant a bug on a car. Place is small. There's like 20 mobs including a couple of robots. I was spotted in seconds so went loud because I'm a mother fucking pro. Then I got shouted at for accidentally blowing up the car and didn't get paid.

7
Link to comment
Share on other sites
smac

smac

Posted
Posted

Actually, traversal and climbing stuff seems well done - you jump and pick yourself up from edges pretty well. Did a bit of exploration across some containers and trailers, and that felt really natural.

 

On the other hand, chances of sticking to a ladder seem 50/50.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Scruff

Scruff

Posted
Posted
11 minutes ago, Thor said:

I'm calling bullshit on the mph the game says your travelling at.  You get a to max, and then the figures keep going up but you're not actually going any faster. There's a lot of smoke and mirrors with this game.

 

 

I dunno, when I'm doing over 200MPH and the mini map says 'you should have taken that left turn I sprang on you after you'd driven past it' it takes an awful long time to slow down.

 

S'all much of a muchness anyway. Only place you can get speed like that is out in the desert as you're asking for trouble doing it in NC.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Alan Stock

Alan Stock

Posted
Posted

Gotta love the retro futuristic dashboards on the cars and bikes. Crazy amounts of details on the vehicles too like scrolling numberplates, neon underlighting (which lights up the ground underneath), winking lights and strips, animated displays on exteriors and so on.

 

Also its only really the car you start with thats got really terrible handling so far. Since then every other vehicle I've had has been ok or even good unless you drive at high speed. Recommend driving bikes in first person, its way easier to control and looks cool. They even made stuff like rubbish trucks look cool.

 

Another tip - I found last night that if you go to Database in the menu, scroll down past weapons and vehicles and you can get info on controls, mechanics like how the garage works, all combat info and other tutorials. Pretty handy and I learned some stuff I'd been confused about. The game should have pointed me here earlier (if it did, I forgot about it). 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
dataDave

dataDave

Posted
Posted
5 hours ago, Uzi said:

I'm still in utter love with this. Just been walking and driving around the city picking up the mini side quests and they all are a wonderful distraction. The loot and progression system always makes it feel like I'm working towards something while exploring what must be the most detail and structure packed city in all of video games. 

 

Same here. I'm constantly in astonishment. Any part of the city looks absolutely phenomenal at any time of day.

The only thing the city seems to be missing is a WipeOut track running through it.

3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Yiggy

Yiggy

Posted
Posted

Quick question. 
 

if I start this, how much of the main story do I have to do before it just lets me loose to roam around and explore and do side missions etc? 
 

I was thinking of doing that over Xmas but not starting the main story fully until the next gen update comes out. I’m on series X. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
footle

footle

Posted
Posted
11 minutes ago, Yiggy said:

Quick question. 
 

if I start this, how much of the main story do I have to do before it just lets me loose to roam around and explore and do side missions etc? 
 

I was thinking of doing that over Xmas but not starting the main story fully until the next gen update comes out. I’m on series X. 

You’d best finish act one, so about five hours. But some of the side missions are the best bits.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Simmy

Simmy

Posted
Posted
52 minutes ago, Fargo said:

This is excellent so far. Playing on series x in quality mode and I think it looks great for the most part. Just met Johnny Silverhand and really starting to get into the story. No major bugs either! 

 

How you finding quality mode? I switched to Performance for 60fps and feel I'd struggle to go back now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Popular Post
5R7

5R7

Posted
  • Popular Post
Posted

ya know what..

 

I'ma just say it, THIS...THIS is the game i have wanted for 25 years!

 

yes, there have been RPGS, but to be honest, i really just dont give a fuck about "fantasy" settings!?

 

why the fuck are rpgs set there!? , the last rpg i really liked was alpha protocol! or stalker! summit modern!

 

the fact is since i saw this (seriously, could you image if this had come out in 94!?!?!) -

 

 

and then this (which simply did'nt work well)

 

Or, even Headhunter!

 

I have wanted a future city rpg inline with the likes of escape from LA, johnny mnemonic or demolition man kinda thing, i wanted that quintessential late 80's early 90s "future" provided in video game form...and...its here...it is! it really is!

 

I spent a butt load buying my pc last year for this game (before it was delayed...and delayed)...and...I'm happy i did...as its...its, just so much more that i could have expected or wanted!?!

 

Yes, its still has video game "tropes", but, sadly, it had to "work" on ps4/bone.

 

lets be honest, the sequel to this is going to be something else again!

 

Yes i am playing on high end PC, and... It... Is... Glorious! 

 

Spoiler

photomode_12122020_210403.thumb.png.98597abd19699500e21327adafb3bee5.png

 

photomode_12122020_132432.thumb.png.fe7d683e2ae2f74dc84e5ab9d9efd85f.png

 

photomode_11122020_134143.thumb.png.532b92d742a03f2798bb9eca5154a63f.png

 

 

photomode_10122020_124654.thumb.png.41022256f2085f4f9cd817a93d652369.png

 

11
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. Use of this website is subject to our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Guidelines.

  I accept