How story heavy is cyberpunk ?

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ryudo500
10/02/2022
04:20 AM
#1
Im thinking about buying it next time on sale for ps5.

I really hope its story heavy so is it? Also can I just play Main story without being under levelled ?
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
04:21 AM
#2
Story seems intriguing and I usually play Jrpgs
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
02:28 PM
#3
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RchHomieQuanChi
10/02/2022
02:46 PM
#4
I'd say very story heavy
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NecroFoul99
10/02/2022
02:53 PM
#5
Id say

25 hours for the main narrative. Another 20-25 for side questsmaybe? Then the rest is what you make of it. Maps big, lots of tasks to do if you choose. Theres some good stuff to be gained in all the content.

The main quests are very dialogue heavy and do their share of the heavy lifting of the world building. SQs vary from heavy dialogue to light and from light hearted to pretty dark. Theres some pretty great writing in this game.

Personally, for the size of the map and as long as they seem to have wanted you to hang out in it, I wish there was more story to do.

I just started this game for the first time a while back and Im about done with it. I really like it, hence the wishing there was more meat on the bone. Stillmy experience on the PS5 has been good.

OhI havent had any leveling issues, but I havent done a full map clear of all the tasks either., just some. Main and side, yes tho.
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
03:01 PM
#6
@NecroFoul99

thank you

some questions if you have time

1) is the game easy or easy difficulty setting>?

2) my ps4 upgrades to ps5 if I buy cd?

3) can I just to main story stuff and be levelled enough to beat the game? i assume it plays like a fps gameplay wise
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ellis123
10/02/2022
03:06 PM
#7
ryudo500 posted...
1) is the game easy or easy difficulty setting>?

2) my ps4 upgrades to ps5 if I buy cd?

3) can I just to main story stuff and be levelled enough to beat the game? i assume it plays like a fps gameplay wise
The game is easy once you get used to the general controls beyond a couple of weird spots regardless of any difficulty settings.

"Beating the main story" is a bit loaded as you have multiples of endings, the canon/good endings largely being locked behind doing side content. You can easily beat the game without doing side content, and you don't have to do any non-necessary side content for any particular ending if you want a specific ending. Grinding is definitely not a requirement regardless.

No clue about the PS4/5 thing. Can't say I'd recommend playing it on PS4 though.
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Irony
10/02/2022
03:07 PM
#8
Not as much as it tries to get you to believe
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Alucard188
10/02/2022
03:08 PM
#9
The game is mostly story. It's a good story, actually.
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
03:13 PM
#10
thanks for responses, just saw some eps of the anime and really intrigued by teh story and since its story heavy I want to play it

only issue is im used to jrpgs and don't really like GTA style gameplay but ill make an exception for story
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ellis123
10/02/2022
03:16 PM
#11
ryudo500 posted...
thanks for responses, just saw some eps of the anime and really intrigued by teh story and since its story heavy I want to play it

only issue is im used to jrpgs and don't really like GTA style gameplay but ill make an exception for story
Play the game as a decker and hack everything. Very different gameplay (ie. not a FPS) and it lets you easily ignore most everything once you get used to the system + an upgraded cyberdeck.
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
03:22 PM
#12
thanks to ehperson also who said the min quest is mostly self contained
was worried I would miss out on a lot of main story stuff if I just did main quest ith like just a small small number of side stuff
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
04:16 PM
#13
crazy game came out 2 yers ago and pre owned its still 30$
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Irony
10/02/2022
04:16 PM
#14
I mean I bought it brand new for $10
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buddhamonster
10/02/2022
04:20 PM
#15
ryudo500 posted...
thanks to ehperson also who said the min quest is mostly self contained
was worried I would miss out on a lot of main story stuff if I just did main quest ith like just a small small number of side stuff

Most of the side stuff is like mindless mercenary work. Theres a handful of meaningful relationship type stuff that you might find worth doing, but the generic side missions are mostly just go to location, kill/stealth your way to the objective, leave.
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
04:56 PM
#16
damn thats crazy
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ellis123
10/02/2022
04:59 PM
#17
It also depends on what you get out of it. For instance, there is a mission in which you participate in a snuff film in which a person is crucified by you (as in, you are actually killing someone on camera and not just acting it out). On one hand it can be boiled down to "go to location and kill a person" while on the other it is entirely missing the point to reduce it to that level.
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ToucheTurtle
10/02/2022
05:01 PM
#18
extremely story heavy.
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
05:04 PM
#19
ellis123 posted...
It also depends on what you get out of it. For instance, there is a mission in which you participate in a snuff film in which a person is crucified by you (as in, you are actually killing someone on camera and not just acting it out). On one hand it can be boiled down to "go to location and kill a person" while on the other it is entirely missing the point to reduce it to that level.
WTF are you serious? damn lol
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
05:04 PM
#20
ToucheTurtle posted...
extremely story heavy.
gonna go to gametop and buy it toniht, sucks its 30$ tho preowned

just makes me feel like shit, online its 24$ but sadly id have to wait 2 days to get it just to save 8$ lol
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ellis123
10/02/2022
06:44 PM
#21
ryudo500 posted...
WTF are you serious? damn lol
I am.

It, however, is an optional branch on an optional quest so I wouldn't expect to stumble onto it if you are just going to do main story stuffs.
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InTheEyesOfFire
10/02/2022
06:46 PM
#22
ellis123 posted...
It also depends on what you get out of it. For instance, there is a mission in which you participate in a snuff film in which a person is crucified by you (as in, you are actually killing someone on camera and not just acting it out). On one hand it can be boiled down to "go to location and kill a person" while on the other it is entirely missing the point to reduce it to that level.

Definitely one of the more memorable ones obviously, but damn I really wished they expanded on how you could play things out a bit even for just that one.
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
09:59 PM
#23
guys

could I upgrade the day one edition to ps5?

also what the hell does day 1 edition mean I assume its upgradeable as well for updates??
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ryudo500
10/02/2022
09:59 PM
#24
there's a lot of diff copies I'm seeing
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Oreos74
10/02/2022
10:01 PM
#25
im enjoying it so far

first time playing it this week. Theres plenty of sidequests that can go into depth. Similar to witcher 3. City is gorgeous, but not a whole lot interactive, only when questing. Combat is so so. Its like an 8/10 game for me. Not GOTY quality but its a fun game. i'd put it in the same tier as Sleeping Dogs.

im also playing it on pc on ultra. No idea what the console experience is like.
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NecroFoul99
10/03/2022
12:18 AM
#26
ryudo500 posted...
@NecroFoul99

thank you

some questions if you have time

1) is the game easy or easy difficulty setting>?

2) my ps4 upgrades to ps5 if I buy cd?

3) i assume it plays like a fps gameplay wise
Yes, theres an easy mode. Im playing on the hardest difficulty and havent found it frustrating at all.okay, except for maybe the boxing questline. That was tough only being able to take a couple hits. Felt like as I leveled, the upgrades were meaningful.

I upgraded the PS4 version I bought and never played at no additional cost.

And finally, yes. Its an FPS at heart, but with skills and all sorts of tech. You can play a stealth hacker, a meathead with a bat, a shock trooper with an LMG and a loud voicewhatever you want.
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Flockaveli
10/03/2022
12:25 AM
#27
Main Story can be done in 20 hours, the game really shines in Side Quests, Police Calls, and Fixer Gigs. The lore of Night City is super fleshed out with the information you get out of completing those.
ryudo500
10/03/2022
11:46 AM
#28
yeah the word seems super interesting so can see why a lot of side stuff woul dbe neat to do if you enjoy the city
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