All the controversial technical aspects aside, the design of the game is very basic. Id give this game in this state a 5 or 6/10. Reason?

- the world is just a stage rather then a real city - interaction with the world is very limited which is a big surprise for me as this is CD Projekt. Even Ubisoft made in Valhalla a livier and realistic world than these guys. Yes, Ubisoft! Ubisoft's approach to an open world gameplay has evolved a lot since Origin, CD Projekt's one has devolved since The Witcher 3.

- this is not a revolution, nor even an evolution, the map and quest design (not the quests' content but the way you get the quests) is archaic - no interaction with the world - you have to interact with your map and look at the markers - there is no intuition required for the player, he does not have to know how to read the map, he does not have to ask the locals for a right direction, he actually is not allowed to ask a questgiver any details about the sidequests, everything he has to do is to look at the map and look for the marker where he is supposed to go, otherwise he would not find it out even in a milion light years.... the quest system is so archaic and boring

- at first sight everything looks amazing, you think you have so many possibilities to play...but that's just an illusion .....Do you "help" the NCDP to solve crime? There is no real impact. You cannot join the NCDP, they do not care about you, they even shoot at you when you shoot criminals ....I was trying to wipe out a organized crime place and the cops started to shoot at me instead of them ....Do you see a crime scene? Forget to ask the cops about the case. They wont tell you anything, you wont find any quest there to solve those crimes and all you get is their fire at you because you got too close to them...wtf? I was just interesting what happened, no need to shoot at me at sight...at least this had been happening during my 20 hours playthrough after which I definitely stopped playing the game ....is it going to change in the later stages of the game? tell me if I am wrong and I do really hope I am

- the game lacks of any kind of dialogues archive or history where would be noted all experienced dialogues, I am not a native english speaker so I do not understand many words, especially slang, and it would be nice that I would review dialogues and translate them to understand the plot properly

- the quest screen is vague, there is basically just said "Go to XXX", nothing more, no real context ...I cannot ask a questgiver to repeat it so I could recall it ...I cannot call him/her back to ask him for details, nothing

- Is there any real purpose to have your own flat? We had it Human Revolution and it was empty but it was nice to watch the news. It's been 10 years since that game and this aspect has not evolved. Why do we have a computer allowing to read emails when we receive no email? Why do we have the TV when there are just some ADs shown on the screen? Why can I sit in my own flat but I cannot sit anywhere in the world? Yeah, not imporant details, but these details are a tool separating average games and exceptional ones. Attention to detail is needed, just look at RDR 2.

- Is there any kind of gang reputation? Two years ago I was reading an interview in which some guy from CD Project said that tho we would not be able to join any gang, there will be some decisions causing some gangs attacking you and on the other hand some let's say respecting you. So far I have been attacked by all groups I have encountered.

BUUUT

I love the design of the city, I love that you can craft your items, I love that every RPG skill matters (at least on the highest difficulty), I love the story quests, I love that you receive SMSs (and you can answer them sometimes!), I love the characters, I love the MUSIC (I was so surprised when I heard death metal and black metal from my radio), I love browsing the Internet (tho it's limited), I love that I can stock my things into the back of my vehicle, I love the effort put to this game but ....all written above I just exppected to be much better, much next-gen.

There is a big potential to have an exceptional masterpiece called Cyberpunk 2077 but IMHO except technical problems resolving patches, the developers should also re-make some gameplay and design elements. At least this is my opinion.

I will not ask for a refund. I love CD Project and I want this game to be successful. So know that I wrote these sentences not to bash the game but to improve it as much as possible. Yeeeah I know no devs will ever read this topic.