Today's game is Cyberpunk 2077. I've been wanting to save this for my new gaming rig i've been planning (i think Lemmy will be happy to know i'm planning to stay with Linux lol), but after getting news some of the parts won't be here until Febuary, i've decided my Steam Deck can go through one last Marathon Sprint through hell trying to drive a AAA game at 1080p before it gets retired to Emulation on the go, Alan Wake, and the Occasional Indie Game.

This game does an amazing job of capturing the feel of the American Interstate System i feel like. On top This is the first time i've played a game and gone "Wow. I feel like i'm really experiencing California Traffic. It's just as bad as the real thing." I mean this as a compliment, because i feel like it helps sell the vibe and make the city feel more realistic. And the skyline feels like an extra buit of realism too it.

I also got sidetracked petting this cat. The game gets an extra 10 points from me for letting me pet it:

And after visiting Viktor, i think he has to be my favorite character. He seems very chill and relaxed. I'm hoping he survives the game:

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[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 points 6 minutes ago

I LOVE cyberpunk. I just finished my [actual number of times I’ve played redacted] play through and I’m stopping myself from starting another. I don’t know what it is about it, but it’s just exactly up my alley. The choices they have you make, they styles of play it let’s you choose, it’s just preem-tier gaming for me. The DLC adds such a massive cherry on top, because it’s so goddamn good it rivals the best the game has to offer.

Enjoy, because it’s so fuckin fun.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I hope you'll enjoy your time in Night City! I think it's a great game at this point with some really interesting characters and a good story. It has its flaws, but I had no problem overlooking them though your mileage may vary. If you intend to pick it up on PC when it's arrived there is also a vast assortment of great mods.

Also, you'll be blown away when you're trying it on your new rig, fully path traced Cyberpunk is probably still one of the prettiest games out there.

[–] nop@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Any mods that reduce the inventory managment aspect. I don't care if it is cheating, but it really gets in the way of the gameplay and story for me. (At least on 1.something early I've just started a new playthrough.)

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 points 1 hour ago

It's been a minute since I played but setting carry capacity to infinite should certainly be trivial (I didn't use it but I've seen it around). Smarter Scrapper was enough for me I think. Also Muted Markers in the same vein, though it's not strictly inventory. Limited HUD is also a must have. But if you let me keep going you'll eventually end up with 250+ mods just like me.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago

That’s awesome. I finally just got back into it so I could do the Phantom Liberty stuff. Enjoy your playthrough, choom!

[–] ToastySaff@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Enjoy Night City, my friend. I've done about four playthroughs of Cyberpunk and I love it. Nowadays I need to leave the dystopian shit alone though, bit too real.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I’ve never been a big dystopian fan and there’s only like one Dystopian thing I can name that I liked, But Cyber Punk’s world feels really well crafted. I think if it wasn’t for the bugs it might have had a pretty good shot on launch

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 12 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

I’m enjoying the game but it suffers from that problem where the world feels so hollow, like a museum piece and all you can do is observe. It all looks great from a distance and I always want to go places I see far away but when you get there it’s just dead. Buildings you can’t go in, shops you can’t buy from, vendors you can’t talk to. You walk down these bustling side streets with loads of activity and all you can do I buy a taco from a vending machine.

[–] Ghostwurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago

I feel the same about several games I love, but really we are asking for additional years of development. I'm not sure anyone but massive successes like GTA can afford those dev cycles in the corpo returns economy.

[–] HerrVorragend@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

This is my major issue with this game too. Some more possibilities for interacting with the world would go a long way.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Wasteland from Fallout 3 is much more of a character in a game than Night City.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I highly recommend continuing getting sidetracked. I really enjoyed just roaming around the city, exploring, shooting people, just getting lost in the world.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I was going to leave the little section of island I was on but if I can’t until a certain point. I ended up just driving around and then browsing the stores on the street

[–] maltasoron@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Which Linux distro are you using? I'm considering switching over somewhere this year, but I'm not sure which distro would be best for gaming + regular user stuff.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I’m using SteamOS right now. I’m planning on Using Bazzite for my Gaming Rig. If something goes wrong with that though I might look around

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 4 points 10 hours ago

Not op but I’m using Fedora. I installed NVIDIA drivers from the “app store” then downloaded protonqtup, Steam, and Heroic. I’ve only had one game not work, and that’s Deathloop. Everything else is fine.

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Wow. I feel like i’m really experiencing California Traffic. It’s just as bad as the real thing.

I hope California drivers aren't as bad as the NPC drivers in this game. Any minor obstacle has a 50% chance of sending them into panic, ramming other vehicles and wedging their own into positions from which they cannot easily escape, when they could have just steered around it. It gets so laughably bad that I have sat and watched them try for 10-15 minutes at a time, wondering if they'll ever manage to drive away.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I saw a car hit a divider barrier on one of the interstates while driving around the city, then back up, And hit it again. I’m not really sure why it was doing that but I wish it had kept going just so I could keep watching

[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Cat pets detected, 10/10 from me too.

Additionally, have you ever played Driver San Francisco? I doubt there's a copy available today, but maybe you could source one? Its a really good game.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I have not, but I do believe i watched a YouTuber talk about it years ago. It looks like it’s available for PS3, and I literally just ordered a PS3 yesterday. So maybe I’ll try breaking it in with that if I get a chance

[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 46 minutes ago

HELL YEAH! (Was the YTer Nick Robinson perchance?)