DUDESOFT'S PROFILE

Hey thanks, man. Appreciate the review.
I forget the details, but this one, (and Lambs of Destiny, and Narwhal of Doom) was made for a contest. It was a lot of fun to work on. It and Lambs are probably my favourites in the series. Take Down Legacy ep1 Remix a close third!

I should host it on my site. I think I still have a copy somewhere.

Played a bit of Cyberpunk. There is so much love and care put into the world, that it's really unfortunate. You can physically see how much love and effort went into making this. But it's both incomplete, and has a rushed feeling. The story seems intact, as is voice acting and scenes in that nature, but the gameplay is missing the full functionality that would elevate this to masterpiece. Things like driving a car becomes painfully unsatisfying, as the physics lack where games like Grand Theft Auto V exceeds. The gunplay is annoying in a way that Halo exceeds. The hacking is maybe the best function, but it's effectively a randomized puzzle that doesn't always allow a solution. The best combat choice thus far found is a katana. If you cut off someone's head, they can't exactly fight back. So why bother with anything else? Just pump a point into being unaffected by your own grenades, launch one into a crowd and hack n slash your way through.
That said, katana is hard to aim, because you're stuck in first person perspective, which was told to be a 'choice', but if you look down while walking, it is clearly a choice to hide the character animation. (stairs are hard!)
Considering the size of CD Project Red, I'm unsurprised at the lacking areas, and overwhelmingly joyed at the successes of this game. While the gameplay is kind of bad, it's not unplayable or even "bad bad". Just "not as good as __insert other game here__". What takes my breath is the world. There's so many immersive details in data packs, news reels, talk shows, vendors, adverts, crosswalk painting that changes when it's safe to cross, police investigation holographic barracades, hookers who pull you in for a short cutscene where you wear your underpants the entire time (thanks Day One patch!), and character dialogue that underlines the history of Night City. From the landscape, to the vehicles, to the weapon designs; everything in Night City *look* amazing. When thus game is fully patched and fixed up, it's going to be a gem. Until then, I'll suffer through the glitches and frequent game crashing to experience this world as it is.

edit: side note, in the opening credits, WarnerBrothers is listed. Clearly they were producers. If so, the incomplete launch for Christmas makes all the more sense, and I think people should give CD Project Red some slack. I said a lot of crap above, but I still enjoy the game, and look forward to the future. WB probably forced them to launch early so they could cash in for a profitable fourth quarter and make share holders smile. Which is a whimsical sidenote to a game that is anti- evil corporation. Hah!

I am beginning work on my next webcomic chapter, and goddang am I excited!

Psy's flip has me disillusioned, tbh. I *knew* he was scum. And here we are. I don't know up from down anymore