Cyberpunk 2077

Some new perks and weapons. About it.

What a let down. Good news about transmog and the expansion though. Any news on whether it's paid or free? Logically one would assume paid, but sometimes developers give them for free when their games have rough launches.

Thanks, harry! You're doing blog's work.

Taking odds on whether the dlc slips to 2024 or not

I didn't mention the playable Roach Race arcade game or Nibbles the cat in photo mode cos they're stupid.

Transmog, wardrobe, series S 60fps are decent. Expansion looks great. Modding tools is pretty big.

CDPR: The What-cher??

I imagine the double whammy of the terrible reception to Cyberpunk at the beginning and the Ukrainian war forcing them to take the update in-house means it'll be a while before you hear anything.

Well I'll be damned. Time to finally give this game a proper chance.

Also, I’d so much rather they got Jackie back for pre-Silverhand DLC than Keanu back. I guess they figure all expansions will have to be useable with an old save though.

That’s exactly what I was thinking. I felt the game needed more time with Jackie and the other characters to lend more personal gravity to the player. And the buddy-adventures montage looked like more fun than a lot of the rest of the game did. He’s a good character.

Where do you start the Edgerunner quest? I want that yellow jacket.

I played a bit of this yesterday on Series X. Which you know, doesn't look as crisp or feel as good as the PS5 version without that lovely haptic trigger support. But man, I hate the pathing in CDPR's games. I was doing the Delamain limo missions, and often times instead of leading me towards the nearest street to turn, it'd direct me off road. Which would be fine if there was a place to drive, but not so much when it's just buildings there.
The Witcher 3 had that same issue. I'd be on Roach riding down a road and it'd be like "go through these woods." If I wanted to do that, I wouldn't be setting a waypoint.

But beyond that, they need to make them easier to see, for when you do need to take a turn or a fork in the road. Having them in tiny dots in the corner of the screen while you're looking forward isn't helpful. They should study Ubisoft's waypoints. As much as I hated the writing in Watch Dogs 2 and Legion, the big neon arrow below your car helps immensely with getting you where you need to go.

Testing the performance mode on Series S, it runs well and looks pretty... pretty. Wandered off mid mission to a random industrial area at night. Light drizzle, distant neon lights, smoke fumes. Very atmospheric, really makes me want to explore this world.

On the flipside though: it's dead quiet in these parts, nothing going on whatsoever - can't even find a single car nearby to drive back to some crowded streets. Immersive wise this is not a Rockstar world. Guess I should keep my expectations in check and focus on the main storyline.