Cyberpunk 2077 Review — Night City Never Looked So Good, or So Broken

Platform: PC / PS5 / Xbox Series X

Developer: CD Projekt Red

Genre: Open World RPG

Night City is one of the most ambitious worlds ever built in a video game. Cyberpunk 2077 drops you into a sp

rawling, neon-drenched megalopolis where mega-corporations control everything — your job, your body, your ident

ity. And if that sounds uncomfortably familiar, that's entirely the point.

The world and story are extraordinary. The political landscape CD Projekt Red built here is where the game truly shines. Night City holds a mirror up to real-world issues — corporate greed, class inequality, surveillance, and the commodification of human life — and it does so with enough subtlety that it never feels preachy. V's story is personal, urgent, and genuinely emotional, bolstered by one of gaming's best supporting casts. Johnny Silverhand alone is worth the price of admission.

Gameplay has grown into something great. At launch, Cyberpunk was a mess. Bugs, missing features, and broken AI made it hard to recommend. Today it's a different beast entirely. Combat is fast, fluid and deeply customisable — whether you're a stealthy netrunner hacking enemies from a distance or a street brawler charging in with a katana. The Phantom Liberty expansion added even more depth and arguably some of the best quest writing in the entire game.

It still has rough edges. The open world, while stunning, can feel somewhat shallow compared to its ambition. Side gigs occasionally lack the depth of the main story, and driving mechanics remain clunky.

The verdict. Cyberpunk 2077 is a flawed masterpiece, it is a game that stumbled badly at launch but has since become one of the most compelling RPG experiences of this generation. If you love rich storytelling, political depth, and a world that genuinely makes you think, Night City is worth every hour.

⭐⭐⭐⭐½ — 4.5 / 5