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Cyberpunk 2077: Why you should play it (glitches and all)

Jeff Bakalar has detailed first impressions of his first 20 hours in Cyberpunk 2077, including the moment-to-moment gameplay beats, its performance on PC and of course, Keanu Reeves. The game is not without its fair share of bugs and glitches– there are many. But in his review Jeff says Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City is a…

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Jeff Bakalar has detailed first impressions of his first 20 hours in Cyberpunk 2077, including the moment-to-moment gameplay beats, its performance on PC and of course, Keanu Reeves.

The game is not without its fair share of bugs and glitches– there are many. But in his review Jeff says Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City is a compelling enough locale to see the main storyline through, even if the side quests and extra activities don’t offer much beyond busywork.

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79 Comments

  1. Chris Zivkovic

    December 9, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    Really solid review Jeff, good stuff

  2. Rebel Friend

    December 9, 2020 at 3:58 pm

    I love the game so much !! Can’t stop playing it

  3. Kirk Young

    December 9, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    How big is this game?

    Gigabyte wise?

    • Mike Jones

      December 9, 2020 at 4:50 pm

      I downloaded it yesterday, and it clocked in at 47 gigabytes.

    • SamTheCar

      December 9, 2020 at 9:28 pm

      @Mike Jones huh that’s pretty low

  4. Walter Zering

    December 9, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    Its like they want an rpg that last for a couple hours, oh geez there is too much to do…

  5. ceesay2010

    December 9, 2020 at 4:30 pm

    BUGS 2077 GG lol

  6. Sun Wukong

    December 9, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    It’s gonna end up like skyrim. Bumpy launch but after a few months to a year of patches and dlc, will be a solid game.

    • Norbert Klár

      December 9, 2020 at 10:36 pm

      Skyrim still full of bugs lmao. Thankfully modders patched most of it.

    • Schneeregen _

      December 10, 2020 at 12:50 am

      @Norbert Klár They got rid of most major bugs at this point, what’s left is mostly comedic, like Giant Launching.

  7. Cryptic 2020

    December 9, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    I’ve been playing on the series x for 5 hours now and I haven’t had 1 bug or glitch. Obviously that can change, but right now it runs great on series x.

    • Cryptic 2020

      December 9, 2020 at 5:10 pm

      It obviously doesn’t look as good as the pc version, but I’m hoping with the next gen upgrade coming in the next month or 2, it’ll come close.

    • Matthew Jones

      December 9, 2020 at 9:36 pm

      What’s it like to play

    • Cryptic 2020

      December 10, 2020 at 12:38 am

      @Matthew Jones
      I’m absolutely in love with this game. I’m not sure what to compare it to, you just need to play it. I’ve been waiting for 8 years and so far, the wait was well worth it

  8. Sweetcraft 557

    December 9, 2020 at 5:10 pm

    What about those flying cars ? Are we able to use them ?

    • Norbert Klár

      December 9, 2020 at 10:36 pm

      No.

  9. TheGabageMin

    December 9, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    Jeff makes some high quality reviews. Appreciate this content.

  10. Newt

    December 9, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    Better than GameSpots review

  11. Leur

    December 9, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    fallout 77 2

  12. farbecho

    December 9, 2020 at 5:51 pm

    Dead pixel on his shirt…… CANT………. LOOK……… AWAY………

  13. shadow 24

    December 9, 2020 at 6:50 pm

    The game failed to touch witcher 3 lvl

  14. Xtranathor

    December 9, 2020 at 7:33 pm

    “Cyberpunk sometimes fumbles its moment to moment f-” [insert ads] “-low”.
    Ah, I understand now

  15. Random Hero

    December 9, 2020 at 7:54 pm

    Why do I feel like games are going backwards in development? Cool ideas but man games are so buggy an over complicated now a days.

  16. KMJ

    December 9, 2020 at 8:01 pm

    When they make online this game will be a MOVIE 🍿

    • Joandry Perrine

      December 9, 2020 at 10:34 pm

      That’s what I was thinking

  17. Engineering Workshop

    December 9, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    Only on ps5 with compatibility mode is incorrect… ps4 out of the gate install that looks STUNNING is real…a complete next-gen update is true but is a least 2 yr out…ps4 pro till ps5 is stable is the recommended path for most of us…and btw an open world rpg incomplete game by it’s very own definition is a must not a defect Sir…otherwise why even bother…

  18. Craig Kohlmeyer

    December 9, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    Dude fix your graphics settings. this is absurdly blown out and oversaturated

  19. Jose Bonilla

    December 9, 2020 at 9:01 pm

    At least these guys played the game. Gamespot sucks

  20. Quinn's Harmony's Beheld Service Entertainment

    December 9, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    ????’?? ???????🦸

    What A Waste Of Map Gameplay

  21. ali ali

    December 9, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    i’ll wait til next year to pick it up, by then maybe some DLC and clean up will take place

    it sounds like a disappointing experience as of now

    • Norbert Klár

      December 9, 2020 at 10:36 pm

      They didn’t have the gigantic day 1 patch. According to CDPR, they fixed most of these issues.

  22. Ismael Torres

    December 9, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    Shut up negative Nancy

  23. Casey Bruton

    December 9, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    Who’s the hockey player on your shelf?

  24. alex f

    December 9, 2020 at 11:35 pm

    now VR is finally starting to get popular. Possible for a VR version? at 9:15, Batman: Arkham VR already has this.

  25. pete

    December 10, 2020 at 1:27 am

    its a glitchy mess so far, not a good first impression. ive only been playing 5 minutes

    • johnny morell

      December 10, 2020 at 12:50 pm

      What system are you playing on?

  26. Conor

    December 10, 2020 at 1:44 am

    Not fair? They took like 9 years to release it and delayed it like 5 times. How is that not fair? They made an average game *at best* and took literally forever to make it.

  27. Mark Dell

    December 10, 2020 at 1:48 am

    cnet should review more games. This guy is really good

  28. Abolish Property Taxes

    December 10, 2020 at 2:35 am

    CNET your title screams “The game publisher paid us to say this”

  29. Gentleman We The People!

    December 10, 2020 at 2:46 am

    Super exited to play it after work tomorrow next gen is awesome XSX💪

    • Big Cactus

      December 10, 2020 at 2:47 am

      Guess again only the pc version looks like this , all console versions look like trash

  30. Big Cactus

    December 10, 2020 at 2:49 am

    Deadass this game trash

  31. Sonic the Hedgeteacher

    December 10, 2020 at 2:54 am

    That’s the main problem with this game, it looks amazing if you can max it out, but majority of people won’t be able to. First, you need either Nvidia RTX 3080/3090 or AMD RX 6800XT/6900XT with a decent 8 core CPU and NVME SSD for your storage. However majority of people can’t afford this hardware, or even if you can, can you find the above-mentioned GPUs in your country at all? If you have mid-range PC, this game will look horrible on your PC, and on top of that, graphical settings do not affect your average FPS that much, that is you don’t really gain much FPS if you turn settings from ultra to medium yet the game will look a lot worse. Then, there are various bugs and glitches which are annoying, but that can be fixed through patches obviously. However, what cannot be fixed by a lot in my opinion, is system requirements. For now, if you have anything below GTX 1070/RTX 2060 don’t even bother playing this game.

  32. zero11010

    December 10, 2020 at 4:17 am

    I’m so glad it’s first person instead of third. Third person just puts crap in the way of the camera and looking at the back of your own head and your shoulders isn’t exactly meaningful.

  33. P Ldge

    December 10, 2020 at 4:31 am

    a Modern Game To Play Like your Starring in Blade Runner ……Nice 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾♻♻♻🔮🎮🎮

  34. romulusnr

    December 10, 2020 at 4:31 am

    8:45 “Sometimes this futuristic metropolis can even feel emotionally… kinda empty”
    ……….YOU DON’T SAY
    It’s a cyberpunk theme ffs

  35. nguyen vu

    December 10, 2020 at 4:56 am

    Its a funny bug though

  36. Kristian

    December 10, 2020 at 5:02 am

    I’ve waited 8 years for this. Don’t care if it barely runs on my launch PS4 I’m super stoked to give this a shot.

    • AntiangelRaphael

      December 12, 2020 at 10:42 am

      WAIT… few days more…

    • Shadow27

      December 13, 2020 at 12:32 am

      Same

    • AntiangelRaphael

      December 13, 2020 at 12:40 am

      I just got path 1.04 for pc…. its GREATLY improved performance nd visuals. I play on potato rig, so my game is on low… But aftrr this update… its looks like I got medium settings and game is FLUENT. This update for cobsoles is not available yet, but it will soon be on… wait for it.. I am sure that will be worth it

  37. TheGuruGame

    December 10, 2020 at 6:25 am

    Rockstar is like: aahahahahaha

  38. Josh Mateo

    December 10, 2020 at 6:44 am

    What’s Mark’s opinion?

  39. Covbadman 79

    December 10, 2020 at 6:51 am

    Impossble to ignore because they fuckin forcing ppl to watch ads

  40. Vegas the GOAT

    December 10, 2020 at 7:04 am

    So can I still explore night city after I beat the game

    • Shimaz Munshi

      December 10, 2020 at 8:09 pm

      yes

  41. Josh

    December 10, 2020 at 7:29 am

    If this was a sony exclusive they’re would be no bugs

    • Carlos Morales

      December 10, 2020 at 6:06 pm

      Like days gone ? 🤢

  42. Y MN

    December 10, 2020 at 11:24 am

    Your review is good but not honest

  43. To be Honest

    December 10, 2020 at 11:32 am

    YOU LIED. Its a disaster. The biggest problem with Cyberpunk is the many streamers like you that overhyped and continue to about a broken game. The biggest let down, more than Anthem. You are obviously paid to lie. This game is a scam and you are part of it.

  44. Matthew Bryant

    December 10, 2020 at 1:17 pm

    This seems like the Heaven’s Gate of video games. As a dude was eating Chinese food… and talking about story stuff, his chop sticks began cloning in mid air… and he had two extra pairs of chopsticks floating around by the end of the conversation… it’s immersion breaking beyond anything I could imagine being possible. The bug created more assets…

  45. Michael Boys

    December 10, 2020 at 3:04 pm

    I’m glad there was not a character called Mario in this game, otherwise there would be a lot of angry comments in here right mow 😂😂

  46. Jay Polo

    December 10, 2020 at 6:01 pm

    The game is cool but too much going on I’d be exhausted playing it

  47. Madhav Singhal

    December 10, 2020 at 7:03 pm

    1:31 what’s the song?

  48. Thomas McRae

    December 10, 2020 at 9:03 pm

    To be fair the game does look absolutely gorgeous running on top of the line hardware in 4K. Unfortunately it looks like muddy garbage on anything else and the bugs don’t help

  49. mrwillard95

    December 10, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    Bruh I wonder how well a video would do if someone titled it “Fallout 76: Why you should play it glitches and all”

  50. Chris Sartain

    December 11, 2020 at 1:59 am

    Give It Time To FIX GLITCHES……

  51. G Trax

    December 11, 2020 at 4:37 am

    The game needs a better tutorial have no idea how to stop myself from constantly being lit on fire and electrocuted

  52. Thomas Rainbow

    December 11, 2020 at 5:31 am

    Played on Xbox One S and got a refund. Should not of been released on last gen consoles. Disappointed.

    • The cum Fucker

      December 13, 2020 at 8:37 pm

      I agree. But I’m gonna play the game for myself before I make anymore opinions on it. I’ll be playing ps4 on a ps4 pro so hopefully it will run ok-ish.

  53. Mark Ross

    December 11, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    Great video Jeff!

  54. Darkwear GT

    December 12, 2020 at 12:05 am

    Yes lets not play the game we waited for 7 years

  55. Nekminute

    December 12, 2020 at 8:00 am

    Game too easy ? try the hardest setting 😂

  56. Mizanur Bhuiyan

    December 12, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    Games paradise,……

  57. Damiano Fiorini

    December 12, 2020 at 7:07 pm

    They missing a fix for aliasing!!!!!!

  58. connectivity tissues

    December 13, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    Is there a specific reason why I cannot find content that’s specifically references either the PS4 Pro or the Xbox One X in regards to their performance with this game? Is everyone talking about the consoles that can’t run it, and the consoles that can run it easily, but not the pro and 1x…(ffs)

  59. Joseph Dubois 1

    December 14, 2020 at 6:59 am

    Very Impressive Game! Deep, Great & Rich Visuals!

  60. skrublord

    December 14, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    That menu looks scary to use

  61. JOSHDDMNGZ

    December 14, 2020 at 7:03 pm

    What do you like most about this game?

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