It’d be easy to say that all that Cyberpunk 2077 needed was three extra years in the oven and it would have come out as good as it is in its current state. On arrival, the game was the thoughtless child of abominable crunch made oppressively worse by mismanagement and a toxic culture of hype from within CD Projekt Red and without. And it took the entire industry—from Cdpr’s tired, infuriated workforce, to the more constructive corners of their existing fanbase—raging against all the problems of Aaa hubris to bring the game to this moment.
In 2023, Cyberpunk 2077 has largely delivered on the experience promised nearly a decade ago by its makers, thanks to the double-barreled assault of the game’s 2.0 patch and, now, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. And in its complete form, Cyberpunk 2077 is, if not a different game, then certainly one operating with clarity of vision...
In 2023, Cyberpunk 2077 has largely delivered on the experience promised nearly a decade ago by its makers, thanks to the double-barreled assault of the game’s 2.0 patch and, now, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. And in its complete form, Cyberpunk 2077 is, if not a different game, then certainly one operating with clarity of vision...
- 9/25/2023
- by Justin Clark
- Slant Magazine
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