Recent reviews by ^3Tinkles

Art Style is unique and can create many beautiful vistas.
Survival aspect is pretty fun, and can be grueling at sometimes.
I think the game is excellent, however like "SaidNextOne" said, the developers have been lacking. Hopefully they actually properly finish the game before moving on.

I'll give it a recommended because the game is great, but a be cautious, because of the developers.

I did what JohnnyBravo (comment below) said and while it is now on the main menu, it.. doesn't do anything. Can't activate it. This DLC should be taken down and repaired, should be (and is) illegal to sell a product that the customer can no longer use.



JohnnyBravos' comment
For those who cannot access the dlc, you have to enter in your uplay account, select profile, key activation, then add the key from steam (right click on game in library, manage, CD Keys). Restart the game and you should see the dlc on main menu.

Popular for a reason.

A unique and fun game, story is pretty simple - but the typing 'mechanics' etc. is quite good.
9/10

Sleeping Dogs review\

TLDR It shows its age a bit with older physics and some mechanics but isn't bad. The story is.. fine.
I don't think it's the 'masterpiece' that some make it out to be, but it isn't a trash game by any means.
And on sale, it's pretty cheap


7/10

Car physics are 4/10 below average, ramming mechanic. Being able to jump on vehicles and
"commandere" them is neat though.
Bike physics, driving is fine - but racing is a 1/10. AI for bikes is horrible, and feels like
playing bumper cars.

Guns are very inaccurate.

Random events/cop events etc. feel like the random events in LA Noire, just busy work that're normally
completed within 45-60s and give a low to medium reward (mainly exp, money and sometimes a vehicle). Feel like
it was created just to pad the game length.

"Hacking minigames" are actually. not bad, simple enough and kinda neat.

The "Rank 1" challenges (basically how you compare to your friends) is a neat little thing I don't mind.
Gave me something to do when inbetween main missions or just a little bit of entertainment.
Sound effects every. single. time. you go into menus - big subtraction of score just from that. Got old real ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ fast.

Played this 10 years ago when it came out, rediscovered it and got it again.

Story is pretty good, graphics are timeless, remind me a bit of Borderlands 1 (not a bad thing at all).

Shooting is excellent, feels good, sounds are great, shotguns feel like shotguns! Playable on normal and gives a challenge on True West for fast clickers. 8.5/10

If you can play a game, like it - and not 100% it, more power to you you'll love this game. If you're an achievement hunter or someone who enjoys 100%ing games and has patience this game is for you. IT has style points unlike any other.

Be warned however, to 100% this will take dedication and patience, but it was so worth it for me. 9/10 game

Hey, someone needs healing!
Hey..
Hey!! Stop Moving you EXP Meat bag! Let me HEAL you!

We both die to a frag grenade.

Edit/Update for Game Awards.

Satisfying to snipe helicopters with RPGs, NO FLY ZONE!

Edit: Developers ask for help from community for suggestions and QA testing February 2024.
Game is very different from the review I posted months ago, movement, TTK, environment destruction, is all different. Would not recommend anymore sadly, started off really good - but they ignored the playerbase and community at large for too long. Now they want to fix it, but it's too late, and what's worse - they want the community to fix it (give ideas, which the community already has but was ignored), for free.

Shame.

Days Gone review
TLDR: Not a bad game I'd rate it a solid 8.5/10 - story is good, environment is beautiful, grisly and varied. Weapons for the most part feel solid (mainly towards mid-late game) and the bike is neat. Out of all the zombie games I've played though (which admittedly isn't many) I still prefer Dying Light (the first game) as my #1 for gameplay, and Last of Us #1 for story, L4D2 as #2 and Days Gone gets a solid 3rd spot for gameplay/story here.
Overall a Damn Fine Game.
Positives
Title card changes as story progresses (same as RDR2/Cyberpunk 2077) excellent little detail I love in any videogame that does it.
Starkiller! Voice Actor for StarKiller from Star Wars The Force Unleashed is here, recognize that voice anywhere. Great acting in this game all around, on par (in my opinion) with Cyberpunk and touching the greatness of RDR2. 9/10 for acting/voice acting.
Honorable mention to Boozeman/Kouri/Weaver. Love their characters, especially Boozeman.
Environment is pretty and varied, gristly and dark- detailed well. 8.5/10
In addition to Environment, bodies last for quite a few in-game days, that will eventually attract predator animals/freaks over time. Great little detail that can sometimes make previously cleared out areas dangerous on a second drive-through.
Hordes are by far the best part of this game. Music changes and puts you on edge, depending on the environment you might have a great advantage or an overwhelming disadvantage.
Another big plus in my book is make-shift suppressors. The fact that they degrade (similar to MGSV) and also that they're removable whenever you want, makes it perfect.
This is the only other game besides Payday 2 that has The Judge in it, and it's actually usable- and I like it.
Bonus: Credits music is excellent and so is the cinematics.


Neutral
Saving needs to be near a bed or bike. Not too big an issue. Checkpoints for missions is more than sufficient.
Bad
Some weapons are bad at the beginning of the game due to a ranking system that didn't need to exist. Basically some weapons will outperform others due to having a higher 'rank'. And a few weapons are trash period, or simply don't work as they should (Nock Volley, which should kill heavy enemies in one hit, is only useful against small fry).
Radio is all over the place - sometimes a mission you completed 1-3 days ago will be 'resolved' over the radio (important people talking). Or sometimes you'll complete a rescue mission, they'll literally be around the next corner from you, and Deacon will contact that camp and ask how the person is doing.

Cyberpunk review

TLDR: A great game, story is pretty good, especially the endings. Definitely NOT worthy of the "Labor of Love" reward with how many bugs are still remaining over a year later, especially since all points where AI drive you around feel like a 'wired ride' from a game in the early 2000s; and how often an NPC can drive you around is about 30% of the game, so it does matter + the ♥♥♥♥ launch. However many of the bugs are ironed out and I do recommend it. 8.5/10


Map - large, every 'district' is distinct in it's own way, which is neat. Lots of people around doing 'stuff' which makes it feel more lively, but at the same time, there isn't much dialogue happening, except in 'key' moments, like when you're on a sidemission and a scripted dialogue event happens (not including guards talking).

Gunplay is good - depending on gear can feel like you're playing The Division/Borderlands. I think something that flies under the radar is melee combat and mobility. Mobility, quality mobility, is rare nowadays in videogames, mobility reminds me of Dying Light in some ways, which is a good thing. Alongside slowmo abilities and melee combat it's quite fun and diverse enough to warrant new playthroughs. Shotguns (my favorite weapon in most games) feel very good, especially ~15m dismembering people. Good times. Feels like playing Fallout: New Vegas.

Optimization - pop in, with varying degrees, sometimes driving by at full speed you'll have pop in, other times you can get out of the car (and into areas) where barricades/enemies spawn after you're a decent way inside the building. Had more than one quest where I ended up getting to the objective before the guards 'spawned'.
Cinematic bugs - first cinematic when I got to NC T posed, made me laugh at least.
Very common to have people talking to you with no lips moving. If you just imagine they're talking via telepathy it isn't so bad.
Traffic - cars have no situational awareness, they act like those 'idiots in cars' videos, always thinking they have the right of way etc. Only 'stop' at red lights and if you aren't in the vehicle (and it's blocking their path) otherwise, if you're in the car, they'll ram you full speed. Also, you never see (or at least I never did) bikes anywhere in traffic, yet a few of the gangs have bikes.
Side quests are neat and plentiful, spread out - some decent variety, but can be narrowed down to Stealth, kill, steal or rescue someone. Sometimes with an optional objective to not be caught, kill someone etc. Sadly very little character from these 'fixers', it's always the same "jobs done, see you next time", bit disappointing there.
Many side quests (and a handful ofmain quests, like Ghost Town) had me restarting the game because they soft locked due to reasons outside of my control.
Large variety of vehicles, however the 'best' one (personal fav) the Archer Quarts "Sidewinder" isn't a vehicle, good thing mods exist. https://www.nexusmods.com/cyberpunk2077/mods/5122?tab=description&BH=0