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my biggest issue was the bullet sponging and totally unbalanced combat, youd either be a god that couldnt die or someone who has to land 50 headshots with a sniper rifle to kill someone

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In my opinion it's not, the gameplay is still terrible and the writing nothing special.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol you've been downvoted for sharing your opinion after specifically being asked to do so. Also not a single person at the time I write this has provided a reason for why the game is good in their opinion. Great thread!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here's my opinion: The story is good and the characters are great. I really do feel a connection with the characters and empathise with them. The world feels real but also cinematic. I recall a time where I found myself amongst oil derrigs and there was fog all around lit up with a blue tinge. It was amazing, beautiful, and scary because I was expecting someone to jump out at any time and start firing but it was just me, wandering through the mud, alone at midnight.

I never fast travel, I always walk or drive to my next location, and it's a great experience every time. If I'm driving there is kickass music to listen to, and if I'm walking I see the NPCs going about their daily sidewalk vomit.

I added mods to up the damage, so a fight feels very dangerous. I can kill in a second with my sword, but I can also die in a second from a few bullets. Fights don't usually last very long but they are intense.

It's definitely a great game (now) and worth the time. It does well at immersion, at always having another thing to do, at having meaningful choices, ad at depicting the world.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I definitely agree with the no fast travel thing...the scenery is just so fucking pretty, though I do find myself road raging a lot!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

One time I was riding my motorbike and being impatient, I hit a car and accidentally killed the driver. I reloaded the save.

I mostly drive around obeying the traffic laws (which is difficult because everyone drives on the wrong side of the road) because it gives me that vibe of cruising around as a no-good delinquent, scoping out places for the next job.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess we are Reddit now, only one opinion is accepted on any subject.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Of course this is Reddit now. It’s filled with people from Reddit, worse, active people from Reddit. What was the expectation here?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Personally I enjoyed the gameplay and found the writing to be so so with some really good moments and some awkward and awful ones (River hitting on a female V, I was with Judy and was frosty with him at every opportunity and he still went on as if I was leading him on. Like MF I could not have been clearer.)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

That River thing is just peak social commentary

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

your example is so funny cause if i asked my female friends rhatd be accurate lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah my wife was watching and was like β€˜Yup, accurate.’

That and the Netrunner at the Afterlife saying β€˜Good girl’ after returning a job made my skin crawl.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Keeping it spoiler free: at one point my female V was walking past a bunch of the Barghest gang who were non-aggressive, but making degrading comments. One said something about "coming back on all fours" and I turned around and mono-wired his head right off. The entire gang went aggro and I had to kill about 50 of them. Worth it, will do it again next playthrough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly you definitely did the right thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Just as the game was meant to be played.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still cut that the only male romance option for female V is a cop, and a creep on top of it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They may have changed it, but I recall the romances were entirely dependent on which voice you chose. Genitalia didn't matter. So you can theoretically make a feminine V with the male voice if you want those male on male options.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Male voiced V is so boring though... The actor has such a limited range of emotion in his lines...