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Should I continue waiting for Cyberpunk? (feddit.uk)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk to c/patientgamers@lemmy.ml
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Currently, I'm waiting for a sale that puts the base game and phantom liberty at around £25.
Am I being a bit silly?
Is it worth picking up the next time GOG do a sale for around £38?

Edit: I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who has responded with useful information, and opinions on the game. I think I may treat myself next time the base game is £25 (and I have a weekend to play!)

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[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

only you can really answer that, worth is fairly subjective.

The game has been in good shape for quite a bit, for most players on pc, anyway.

I guess it kinda depends, is it strictly a budget question or is this about the quality of the product? For "those on board the hate-train" the game is irredeemable forever, for "fanbois" it's been great always. Personally I've gotten closer to 600 hours of funtime out of it, so money-units per time-unit ratio is pretty good, but obviously your mileage will vary.

edit: and if this is about budget, do consider that the game does require rather hefty pc to run, RT on or off.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I agree.

Although I had way more fun in the game before the patch that changed the skill trees.

To OP: The rough launch of the game made for some pretty steep sales. Idk if they’ll go that low again for awhile.

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Yea the skill tree changes are/were fairly divisive. I'm more on-board with the changes than against, but I do think the old version offered more freedom in builds, but... eh. It's entirely serviceable as is.

spoilerThe "other skill tree" seemed to be largely useless for my "stealth archer" (sneaky silent pistol & hacker) character, the perks there seemed to be geared towards more action oriented approach.

Anyway, at current my only real gripe with the game is the occasionally hella persistent cop chases. The cop patrols seem to spawn absolutely everywhere, and every time I lose them it feels more like gaming the system via technicalities than actually doing it the intended way. Could be a case of "gid gud", tho. Last character (since patch and dlc) I played on normal, iirc.

Also, the basegame has gone to -50% fairly regularly, basically every time gog/steam hosts any bigger sales happening. The dlc (according to steamdb) has been -15% twice, but it's still fairly recent. Could be cheaper when summer sales arrive.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

To OP: The rough launch of the game made for some pretty steep sales. Idk if they’ll go that low again for awhile.

I was looking at how it went with No Man's Sky, and I think you might be right!

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly, less budget, more just not spending money that I don't need to. From what others are saying, I think I might just get the base game at £25 when it's next that on GOG, then get the DLC down the line.

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a solid plan. And also you'll need few hours in the game to even access the dlc area anyway. At most you'd miss some early dlc-gated items as random drops/finds. Nothing major, mostly clothing items you can wear for cosmetics.

Nothing you couldn't get after getting the dlc.

[–] caut_R@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Personally, Imma wait for it until I have a machine that can run it in its full glory and a screen that can display it in its full glory. So gonna take a couple years, but I‘m not running out of good games to enjoy in the meantime.

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

It's never going to get more expensive

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I have played the main game and while I thought it was okay, it was also nothing particularly special. The typical wide but shallow but pretty but story free design of any open world game.

Do you like open world games? You'll love it. Do open world's bore you? You won't love it.

I am happy I only paid 20 for the main game, at that price it was quite alright. The main story and dialogue are exceptionally bad even for an open world game, but the writing of the bigger side quests makes up for that and some are fantastic. Judy in particular is really well done and her extra portions and romance were fantastically voiced, too.

[–] jnplch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Very much agree with the first two paragraphs, very much disagree with the third paragraph. “Exceptionally bad”?! Compared to what? I’d say that one or two open world games of the last ten years really stand out but Cyberpunk is comparable to the average. And I would guess it’s quite enjoyable if you already enjoy the cyberpunk genre. Anecdotally, the side quests and side characters seem to elicit very divergent appreciations.

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

It is a brilliant game worth whatever you end up paying for it. That said, it isn't going to mop the floor or fill your real bank account so waiting until it is a bit cheaper isn't a bad thing regardless of FOMO anxiety.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I'd have no regrets paying full price. Easily one of my favorites now.

[–] essellburns@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I got gifted a copy for Christmas, been playing it like an addict since. I think it's really good, a spiritual successor to the original Deus Ex which I loved too.

Knowing what I know now, I'd happily have spent £30 on it.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

That's helpful, cheers!

[–] AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Just wanted to plug in case you weren't already aware, isthereanydeal is a pretty great one stop shop for looking for sales across a ton of storefronts. Pretty easy to import a steam wishlist to it as well.

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

You'll be waiting for a long time.

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

have you seen edgerunners?

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The game is free, download now pay later (if you really want to, CDPR made billions anyway).