I agree and was thinking the same. I'm almost 100 hours in with grinding away everything I have patience for (unlikely to finish all those NCPD missions but I've knocked out about half), before the final mission now. It's been a fun ride.These releases should be named more honestly, like: 'we finally finished it edition' or ' for real, its finished edition' or ' we mean it this time edition'
I have heard more bad than good about this game. I tried it when it first came out, but it was in a buggy state which seems to have gotten better, but not all the way fixed yet. I got a refund and haven't looked to get back into it again.I agree and was thinking the same. I'm almost 100 hours in with grinding away everything I have patience for (unlikely to finish all those NCPD missions but I've knocked out about half), before the final mission now. It's been a fun ride.
It's never going to be what some people imagined or bug free, but it has been good enough to play trough without much issues for a long time now.I have heard more bad than good about this game. I tried it when it first came out, but it was in a buggy state which seems to have gotten better, but not all the way fixed yet. I got a refund and haven't looked to get back into it again.
In its current state, I'd say the bugs are no worse than most AAA games, years after their release. Most have been fixed and while there are still some annoying ones they're not game-breaking (at least it didn't happen for me). In terms of the game itself, after I finally dug into it I could see how they used the same formula for The Witcher 3 and applied it to a future-type environment. Once I got dug into it I did find the game to be very immersive but as many reviews also say, the closer you get to the end of the game and complete everything the more empty the world feels. To be fair though, this is true of most RPGs. I experienced the same with The Witcher 3, Spider-Man Remastered, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, and others that I can't remember right now.I have heard more bad than good about this game. I tried it when it first came out, but it was in a buggy state which seems to have gotten better, but not all the way fixed yet. I got a refund and haven't looked to get back into it again.
I played the game originally when it came out, and honestly it doesn't seem any better now. If anything it was worse for me as I encountered bugs now that I did not back then. Bugs that are more game breaking than anything I've seen in 2020. It was so bad that it made me abandon my attempt to get back into the game. The hud would just disappear and the inventory would come up with its sides cut off, completely useless. The latter did occur in 2020, but it was a momentary hickup that would go away by reopening the menu, not in 2022. I'm glad I did not wait for patches and played it then, because there were many changes that aren't necesserily positives for me, like balance changes, nerfing, and graphics downgrades.In its current state, I'd say the bugs are no worse than most AAA games, years after their release. Most have been fixed and while there are still some annoying ones they're not game-breaking (at least it didn't happen for me).
I think the game world feels no more empty at the end than at the beginning. There are just too few explorable buildings and areas, and even the explorable ones are limited to a few rooms that play a part in missions. Basically the game must be played as a linear story driven experience and not as an open world title. There is just nothing to do outside of story missions. And the activites are fun for a moment, but completely meaningless.In terms of the game itself, after I finally dug into it I could see how they used the same formula for The Witcher 3 and applied it to a future-type environment. Once I got dug into it I did find the game to be very immersive but as many reviews also say, the closer you get to the end of the game and complete everything the more empty the world feels. To be fair though, this is true of most RPGs. I experienced the same with The Witcher 3, Spider-Man Remastered, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, and others that I can't remember right now.
To me it was the same as The Witcher 3 in that yes, there is a primary linear story, but I do somewhat disagree about the side missions. I put major effort into pacing the main story while trying to complete every single side mission before a perceived stage progression (some side missions only became available as the story progressed). The side missions are what also open up a ton of explorable areas in the game as those same areas are either locked or void of anything meaningful until the related side mission is engaged. As I went on the side missions did intertwine a bit with each other and the main. The additions were small but there. One could ignore them and just focus on the main but I chose to attempt to do the opposite and experienced what seemed like a larger world, until the end.Basically the game must be played as a linear story driven experience and not as an open world title. There is just nothing to do outside of story missions. And the activites are fun for a moment, but completely meaningless.