{"id":13631,"date":"2021-02-11T22:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/cyberpunk-2077-review\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T08:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:09:09","slug":"cyberpunk-2077-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/cyberpunk-2077-review\/","title":{"rendered":"CyberPunk 2077 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cyberpunk2077-915x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cyberpunk2077-915x515.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cyberpunk2077-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cyberpunk2077-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cyberpunk2077-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cyberpunk2077.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cyberpunk 2077<br>CD Projekt<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a gamer, you\u2019d have to had been living under a rock if you didn\u2019t catch all the hype train that is Cyberpunk 2077. It\u2019s simply one of the most highly anticipated games in the history of gaming. The hype reached such levels that some people were practically doing backflips every time a new preview video was posted online. So now that it\u2019s been released, the question becomes: Did the game actually live up to the massive expectations that folks heaped onto it? In my opinion, yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyberpunk 2077 \u2014 Official Launch Trailer \u2014 V\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UnA7tepsc7s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First off\u2014for the uninitiated, the setting of Cyberpunk 2077 is Night City, a gigantic megalopolis that is just teaming with gangs, crime, drugs, sex, cybernetic implants, and wanton violence. You step into the shoes of a character named V, whom you can fully customize at the beginning of the game. It sort of reminds me of a cross between a Grand Theft Auto game (as far as the open-world aspect) but set within a Deus Ex-like universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a big main storyline you can follow, but if you are to get the most out of the experience, you\u2019ll want to take on the game\u2019s various side missions as well. As a first-person action RPG, you\u2019ll mainly see things from V\u2019s point of view, but things will usually switch to a third-person vantage point when you hop into vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the things I really like about Cyberpunk 2077 is that Night City feels truly alive. Events are going on that are independent of you\u2014so for instance you can get caught up in different random shootouts or races that you happen upon. The various NPCs that wander around look great and seem to have their own mannerisms\u2014you can even follow each of them as they go on about their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cyberpunk-2077-new-screenshots-September-2020-18-35688659.jpg\" alt=\"New Cyberpunk 2077 screenshots showcase the beauty of Night City\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can take different approaches to how you tackle each mission or job you take on, depending on what suits your playstyle. All of the Rambo types out there can simply go in guns blazing, but others may want to take more subtle approach and utilize stealth. Unfortunately, the game\u2019s combat is reminiscent of Ubisoft\u2019s Division titles. In other words, expect enemies to soak up an inordinate amount of weapons\u2019 fire before they go down, at least in most cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyberpunk 2077 offers some pretty decent RPG elements. You\u2019ll do the typical RPG thing of earning XP, which gives you attribute points or perk points that you use to upgrade particular skills or specific perks within those skills. What I liked about this type of system is that it gives you a lot of freedom to build your character up to be what suits your playstyle. I found both the gameplay and XP systems to be pretty good and fun to tinker around with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cyberpunk-2077-1226518-1280x0-60687582.jpeg\" alt=\"Cyberpunk 2077 Removes Big Gameplay Feature Ahead of Release\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visually, Cyberpunk 2077 looks absolutely stunning. Even the smallest things, like dials and nobs within a vehicle, have astounding levels of detail. This is definitely the best looking open-world game out there right now. Its optimization also seems to be in pretty good shape and I didn\u2019t experience much in the way of frame-loss during my play throughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve heard that this game is a bit of a mess in terms of bugs and glitches, but I hardly experienced anything of the sort, certainly nothing game-breaking or immersion-killing. However, I would suggest playing Cyberpunk 2077 on at least a mid-level gaming PC, since it does have some pretty stringent requirements as far as hardware is concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, I feel as though Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the best (if not, <em>the <\/em>best) open-world RPGs out there. When its developers, CD Projekt, manage to fix and patch more of the various bugs and glitches it has, it could definitely be one of the greatest titles in PC gaming history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RATING: 9.2\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyberpunk 2077 has some pretty amazing graphics so you&#8217;ll need a pretty beefy gaming PC or gaming laptop in order to play it at a decent framerate. Therefore, you may just want to invest in a superior gaming rig:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberpowerpc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CyberpowerPC\u2019s website<\/a> to check out all of the other great deals as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyberpunk 2077CD Projekt As a gamer, you\u2019d have to had been living under a rock if you didn\u2019t catch all the hype train that is Cyberpunk 2077. It\u2019s simply one of the most highly anticipated games in the history of gaming. The hype reached such levels that some people were practically doing backflips every time&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/cyberpunk-2077-review\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CyberPunk 2077 Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":20214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2724],"tags":[2520,741,2488,1225,67,2486,2548],"class_list":["post-13631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4k-gaming","tag-cyberpower-pc","tag-game-review","tag-gaming-laptop","tag-gaming-pc","tag-ian-kane","tag-open-world-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13631"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20217,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13631\/revisions\/20217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberpowergaming.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}