After finishing the campaign in my first play-through (Nomad life-path) at 105 hours, I simply cannot recommend this game enough. I'm usually not the person to write big reviews, but this game deserves it.
Sure it has its flaws and occasional bugs, but personally I've encountered nothing game-breaking... apart from that one time where I parked my car at the edge of the map and got out, only to step outside of the map, being unable to get back...

However, if you can look past that, this game is simply a rough diamond that could do with some chiseling and polishing.

Note: I've played this game on a 1080Ti OC, i7-7700k OC, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM and Samsung 960Evo M2 SSD. Graphics on Ultra 1440p, with shadows on low, and managed to run at a stable 50-60 fps.

The Cyberpunk setting and vibe it creates is simply amazing. It really feels as if you're living in an alternate reality in 2077. Nothing screams Cyberpunk as this game's setting does.
Graphically stunning , e.g. the reflections of water on the streets seem so real. Effects are amazing, sound job is superb , explosions have different feelings and sounds depending on their size and what it is that explodes. (For instance a car exploding vs a grenade) Guns sound and feel great etc.
Street walls have custom textures all over in forms of graffiti and unique pieces of graffiti are to be found all over the city, featured on "Tarot Cards". I do really wish there was a kind of card game to be played with those.
The story is one of the best stories I've ever experienced in all games I've played (note, I'm biased because I'm a sucker for the Cyberpunk genre... Altered Carbon, looking at you). Story's really well written and gets you hooked because of the way it's written and its great characters.
The music and songs that are all custom-made for this game make it even more immersive. In retrospect, the songs all go about your story in Night City and also what you're about to do. The name of missions often refer to songs, and not only in-game songs either. e.g. Killing In The Name, Chippin' In.
The cars are awesome, but driving could be improved. More on that later.

Climate: The weather is mostly sunny (Night City's based in California, so that should be normal...), with sometimes rain and in the Badlands I've even encountered sandstorms. To people saying those are all scripted because of quests, that's not true. I've encountered a certain point where I was driving around and thinking the sandstorm was related to the quest because I felt like I was driving in circles, seeing the same area over and over again... Turns out it wasn't scripted and I really was driving next to the same thing over and over again (same assets because I was driving next to a solar energy plant).

For the love of God, I can't stress this enough. As opposed to some people's claims: Choices DO matter.
Life-paths maybe not so much, apart from certain different options sometimes, but the choices you're making in the game have an influence on the game's ending(s) and romance options etc.
People who keep comparing this game to games like Skyrim & Fallout 4 and claim those were more RPG than this one, are just remembering it wrongly. Fallout 4 basically funnels you into the same thing over and over again, apart from one element, your choices matter way less than this game, which is exactly the same case with Skyrim. Being able to choose factions and joining certain guilds is an element I missed in this game, which Fallout 4 and Skyrim do offer you.
Although... I basically became an Aldecaldo after romancing Panam as Nomad, but that doesn't really offer / mean much.

The game has occasional bugs, but for me nothing REALLY game-breaking. My play-through however was mostly bug-free apart from the major one mentioned earlier. But which game doesn't have bugs? Especially in its first three weeks after release, and having already played 105h in those three weeks, as opposed to sometimes encountering bigger bugs in other games many months later as I'm not always buying games on release day anymore. Personally I haven't experienced even close to half as many bugs as I've encountered in early Skyrim days.
This game simply had two major disadvantages: the first being that Witcher 3 raised the bar so high, even though most people seem to have forgotten or don't know how buggy it was on release day. And the second being that with the amount of hype this game got, it simply could not deliver what people were making it out to be in their minds. Unrealistic expectations often turn into disappointments, which this game in no way was. Thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of it (so far).
Being used to playing games like Skyrim, Fallout, Witcher, hell even growing up with games on old handheld consoles such as Pokémon Red on Gameboy Color etc., I've picked up the habit of saving every so many minutes, like every five minutes or so. Or every time you pick up some nice loot, or achieve something like clearing a fight or so. Doing this I always had a fail-safe in case things would really go wrong, or I would really encounter a major bug, as then I could simply re-load my manual save again. Fortunately, I've only had to use it once for a bug, and once for a choice I've made which I didn't like.... Yes, looking at you, Angel & Skye choice. FYI, if you don't want to make the mistake I did: Skye is the girl.
Areas of improvement: After beating the game and doing literally every side job and gig, it would be nice if there were some events replayable, or for instance have races etc. that you could participate in, or gang wars etc. And of course join a certain gang as said before.
Driving could do with some tuning and improvement. For instance give you more of a speed feeling when you're going at high speed. Would also love to be able to custom paint the cars and perhaps even add own visuals to them. You can for instance buy some amazing cars, but you can only buy them in that specific colour, yet have NPC's riding around in the same car, but with nicer colours... Pity we can't do that. Hopefully they'll add this in a free DLC.
Personally I can't wait for when they add New Game +, hopefully that will introduces some kind of transmog that allows you to wear the best armour you have, but have it look like your favourite armour, remove level cap and have enemies and quests etc. level with you.

The game's very taxing on your hardware, but I guess that's no wonder with those graphics. Major kudos to the fact that there are basically no loading screens at all, apart from when you launch the game or when you flatline (die). As stated earlier: I recommend to save as often as possible, because, well... you know... ♥♥♥♥ happens.
As stated before, I played on 1440p Ultra settings with shadows on Low on my years-old rig with a 1080Ti OC, i7-7700k, 16GB 3200MHz RAM, installed on a 960 EVO M.2 SSD.

The game is fully worth its price and I cannot recommend it enough.
Might not be the best game I've ever played, but it's currently most certainly my favourite one.

After finishing the campaign in [b] my first play-through (Nomad life-path) at 105 hours, I simply cannot recommend this game enough. [/b] I'm usually not the person to write big reviews, but this game deserves it. Sure it has its flaws and occasional bugs, but personally I've encountered nothing game-breaking... [i] apart from that one time where I parked my car at the edge of the map and got out, only to step outside of the map, being unable to get back... [/i] However, if you can look past that, this game is simply a rough diamond that could do with some chiseling and polishing. Note: I've played this game on a 1080Ti OC, i7-7700k OC, 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM and Samsung 960Evo M2 SSD. Graphics on Ultra 1440p, with shadows on low, and managed to run at a stable 50-60 fps. [h1] Setting and story [/h1] The Cyberpunk setting and vibe it creates is simply amazing. It really feels as if you're living in an alternate reality in 2077. Nothing screams Cyberpunk as this game's setting does. [b] Graphically stunning [/b] , e.g. the reflections of water on the streets seem so real. Effects are amazing, [b] sound job is superb [/b] , explosions have different feelings and sounds depending on their size and what it is that explodes. (For instance a car exploding vs a grenade) Guns sound and feel great etc. Street walls have custom textures all over in forms of graffiti and unique pieces of graffiti are to be found all over the city, featured on "Tarot Cards". [i] I do really wish there was a kind of card game to be played with those. [/i] [b] The story is one of the best stories I've ever experienced [/b] in all games I've played [i] (note, I'm biased because I'm a sucker for the Cyberpunk genre... Altered Carbon, looking at you). [/i] Story's really well written and gets you hooked because of the way it's written and its great characters. [b] The music [/b] and songs that are all custom-made for this game make it even more immersive. In retrospect, the songs all go about your story in Night City and also what you're about to do. The name of missions often refer to songs, and not only in-game songs either. e.g. Killing In The Name, Chippin' In. [b] The cars are awesome, but driving could be improved. [/b] More on that later. [b] Climate: [/b] The weather is mostly sunny (Night City's based in California, so that should be normal...), with sometimes rain and in the Badlands I've even encountered sandstorms. To people saying those are all scripted because of quests, that's not true. I've encountered a certain point where I was driving around and thinking the sandstorm was related to the quest because I felt like I was driving in circles, seeing the same area over and over again... Turns out it wasn't scripted and I really was driving next to the same thing over and over again (same assets because I was driving next to a solar energy plant). [h1] Choices DO matter [/h1] For the love of God, I can't stress this enough. As opposed to some people's claims: [b] Choices DO matter. [/b] [b] Life-paths maybe not so much, apart from certain different options sometimes, [/b] but the choices you're making in the game have an influence on the game's ending(s) and romance options etc. People who keep comparing this game to games like Skyrim & Fallout 4 and claim those were more RPG than this one, are just remembering it wrongly. Fallout 4 basically funnels you into the same thing over and over again, apart from one element, your choices matter way less than this game, which is exactly the same case with Skyrim. Being able to choose factions and joining certain guilds is an element I missed in this game, which Fallout 4 and Skyrim do offer you. Although... [spoiler] I basically became an Aldecaldo after romancing Panam as Nomad, but that doesn't really offer / mean much. [/spoiler] [h1] Bugs, bad points and areas of improvement [/h1] [b] The game has occasional bugs, but for me nothing REALLY game-breaking. [/b] My play-through however was mostly bug-free apart from the major one mentioned earlier. But which game doesn't have bugs? Especially in its first three weeks after release, and having already played 105h in those three weeks, as opposed to sometimes encountering bigger bugs in other games many months later as I'm not always buying games on release day anymore. Personally I haven't experienced even close to half as many bugs as I've encountered in early Skyrim days. This game simply had two major disadvantages: the first being that Witcher 3 raised the bar so high, even though most people seem to have forgotten or don't know how buggy it was on release day. And the second being that with the amount of hype this game got, it simply could not deliver what people were making it out to be in their minds. Unrealistic expectations often turn into disappointments, which this game in no way was. Thoroughly enjoyed every single minute of it (so far). Being used to playing games like Skyrim, Fallout, Witcher, [i] hell even growing up with games on old handheld consoles such as Pokémon Red on Gameboy Color etc., [/i] I've picked up the habit of saving every so many minutes, like every five minutes or so. Or every time you pick up some nice loot, or achieve something like clearing a fight or so. Doing this I always had a fail-safe in case things would really go wrong, or I would really encounter a major bug, as then I could simply re-load my manual save again. Fortunately, I've only had to use it once for a bug, and once for a choice I've made which I didn't like.... Yes, looking at you, Angel & Skye choice. FYI, if you don't want to make the mistake I did: [spoiler] Skye is the girl. [/spoiler] [b] Areas of improvement: [/b] After beating the game and doing literally every side job and gig, it would be nice if there were some events replayable, or for instance have races etc. that you could participate in, or gang wars etc. And of course join a certain gang as said before. Driving could do with some tuning and improvement. For instance give you more of a speed feeling when you're going at high speed. Would also love to be able to custom paint the cars and perhaps even add own visuals to them. You can for instance buy some amazing cars, but you can only buy them in that specific colour, yet have NPC's riding around in the same car, but with nicer colours... Pity we can't do that. Hopefully they'll add this in a free DLC. Personally I can't wait for when they add [b] New Game +, [/b] hopefully that will introduces some kind of transmog that allows you to wear the best armour you have, but have it look like your favourite armour, remove level cap and have enemies and quests etc. level with you. [h1] Hardware [/h1] The game's very taxing on your hardware, but I guess that's no wonder with those graphics. [b] Major kudos to the fact that there are basically no loading screens at all, [/b] apart from when you launch the game or when you flatline (die). As stated earlier: [b] I recommend to save as often as possible, [/b] because, well... you know... shit happens. As stated before, I played on 1440p Ultra settings with shadows on Low on my years-old rig with a 1080Ti OC, i7-7700k, 16GB 3200MHz RAM, installed on a 960 EVO M.2 SSD. [h1] Summary/ TL;DR [/h1] The game is fully worth its price and I cannot recommend it enough. Might not be the best game I've ever played, but it's currently most certainly my favourite one.