Recent reviews by ApexOne

Played the game since launch. In the past year, even the majority of small updates and hotfixes did not really manage to fix majority of the issues; not to mention, majority of them were minor fixes - which still failed to fix a lot of stuff, and only created new issues.

1.5 patch is huge. It fixed a lot of major issues, but not only that; it also introduced some new, nice features and content.
E.g. weapons, mods, overhauled perks, new apartments to buy etc. It also overhauled a lot of systems like combat AI.

It isn't the game we were still promised, but if you put down the expectations and put aside the hype that killed it, Cyberpunk 2077 is still a really good game that offers an incredible story experience, followed by amazing mo-cap, voice acting, music, atmosphere etc.

Most of the side quests are also nicely executed and offer nice stories and background to lots of Night City, characters you will meet and more.


Game is definitely worth buying on a sale. Depending on what you expect, it might also be worth the full price.
Story is amazing and so are the side quests. There is lots of content here to complete: story, side quests, GIGS and lots of miscellaneous content, which I might add, is pretty generic quests like in most RPGs and is there mostly to get you XP and money.

The ambiance, atmosphere, music, story; all merge and create an impressive game. You can easily get immersed into it.
It is also one of the best looking games, or at least among best looking games out right now.
I have finished the main story and some of the side content at launch, but I'm having way more fun now with 1.5.

This is the best patch thus far and makes the game a lot more enjoyable. Hopefully, with more patches like this, this game could become something incredible.

Heads up: there are still visual bugs and occasional gameplay bugs, but it's miles better than before.

1. Husband/wife get killed
2. Son gets stolen
3. "Oh no" :(
4. Proceed to search for your son
5. Meet Preston Garvey
6. "Another settlement needs your help. Here, I will mark it on your map"
7. Waste time building settlements, collecting junk and installing mods
8. Forget about your son
9. Install more mods
10. 10/10, perfect son/father simulator.

You like Euro truck Simulator, but you want to be a space trucker instead? Then game is for you.
Best space trucking simulator to date.

If Fallout 76 and Cyberpunk 2077 had a baby = Odyssey
Too many bugs and awful performance - including lots of disconnections.

Advice: wait for sale and fixes. It's really not worth it right now. Base game and Horizons offer plenty of good content until they get this bow rowing...properly.

I'm recommending the game so I can get Steam to stop reminding me to or not to recommend the game.

Only 10h in, but so far I have had a very unique, fun experience. Is it a walking simulator? Yes, it is a walking simulator. It is a massive open world filled up with outposts you can ignore or clear while you are walking around carrying massive cargo; which makes it up to you, if you wish to risk to clear the outposts or not.


The map is clustered with tough terrains, cliffs, rivers, streams and rocks to make your journey hard and make your boots rip apart - until your feet are sticking out (literally).
I'm currently playing on normal difficulty and I must admit, the game can be slightly too easy when it comes to combat (and yes, there is also combat). Melee and guns, among other stuff. Is it the best combat? Far from it, but it is fun and impactful.


I'm not going to go into full details and say you need 1000IQ to understand or like the game or story; you don't. Concept is unique, but it is still inspired. Story so far is good, albeit confusing, just like in Kojima style. I know I'm only 10H in, so I suppose it all gets explained over time. From a gameplay perspective though, this game is really good and really fun. It is a fun, interesting and interactive walking simulator. You will just have to play it to know if it's something you like or not - it is not a spectator game. Watching someone play it can be boring and not a good way to judge the game. It's not a good way to judge if the game is for you.


And the online part of it is really nice and feels rewarding and makes you feel as if you are contributing selflessly and making other player's trips easier. If you put down a ladder to use to cross over a small canyon, or climb over a cliff - that ladder, if you leave it, will be there for another player to use. If they are kind, they will award you likes.
Tools you use to help yourself, can help others.


1. Good story so far
2. Depth in the gameplay (traversing tough terrain, managing cargo, balancing yourself, combat while shallow, is still fun and feels impactful)
3. It is fun to use all the tools at your disposal to traverse tough terrain (ladders to cross rivers or climb up cliffs, ropes to climb/descent a cliff/obstacle, or use vehicles to carry more cargo and faster)
4. Good atmosphere.

You won't like it if you dislike slower gameplay and story pacing, which takes a while until it pops off. This is game for a patient gamer, who enjoys peaceful strolls with occasional challenges.

Only reason I'm recommending this game is because it's some of the most tense fun shooters I have played in years.
Gunplay and gun feel is just extraordinarily good, and they feel like they have weight and true firepower.
For me Insurgency is a new experience, so it does take a bit to get used to getting killed in 3 bullets and constantly dropping out of the blue because someone is camping in a good spot, but that's why every encounter and every fight feels fun, intense, powerful and impactful.

Don't even get me on the sound design. This is some of the most authentic sounds I experienced. With my Hyper X Cloud 2 headphones, playing the game on max and getting shot at, especially by a Thunderbolt, they literally start to vibrate. It freaks the hell out of me and it's amazing!

However, the reason why I said I barely recommend this game is because the performance is just awful and there is loads of bugs here and there that get in the way of gameplay.

1.) Performance is just all over the place. I get 70FPS in one area and then drop to 20 few seconds later in a another area, then 30, 40, 25, 60 and so on. Every map so far has this issue.

2.) Often I get stuck in walls/windows because the vault feature doesn't let me vault over normal vaultable walls and I often die because of this bug. I need to tap space several times in order to get it working.

3.) Textures/objects when game is loaded or I respawn often keep popping up from extraordinary low to my set resolution and it kills performance while they load.

4.) Often male/female voices get mixed up depending who I play first. My Insurgent is a male and my Security is a Female. If I play a round of Security first and then next round I play my male Insurgent, the female's voice will stay with the insurgent. I will play a guy with a female voice, mostly when running and running out of breath, he/she has the opposite sex's breathing sound.

Now that's not really a bug that annoys me, it's quite hilarious actually, but it's just another bug that should be potentially looked at.
I would give this game a 9/10, if it wasn't for the awful performance because the game is amazing.

However with the huge performance issues in the, I give this game a 6/10, but I do recommend it, but I HIGHLY advise caution when buying this. If you are not ready to experience crap performance, massive stuttering/FPS drops, just wait and hopefully the devs will start patching it up.

PS Sorry for the awful spelling and grammar. I'm exhausted and typing the review while the game is running kind of makes Steam here run like crap on their browser, so often the text appears few seconds after I type it. :P

Fun.

Lots of fun. Simple, addictive and cr@p ton of fun!

Better and free version of PUBG so far