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Will Cyberpunk 2077 Live up to the Hype?

After a full playthrough, a quick overview

Anthony Andranik Moumjian
3 min readDec 14, 2020

It’s a good game.

It’s not an incredible game. For anybody thinking it’s mind-blowingly good, or is thinking it is going to be mind-blowingly good, you’ll be disappointed.

CD Projekt Red took a lot of great ideas from Rockstar. In a lot of ways, Cyberpunk feels like a futuristic, dystopian Grand Theft Auto that is filling the void between GTA 5 and GTA 6. It has more depth in the story, the graphics are a bit better, things are generally a bit more detailed, but everything from the dynamics in the open world in between jobs and the hovering of your map feels like you’re playing a familiar game.

Map comparison, GTA V on the left, Cyberpunk on the right.

I had a lot of fun playing Witcher 3. This is partially because I never played Skyrim and partially because Witcher 3 is an incredible game. I played Witcher years after it came out and thought it was one of the greatest experiences I’ve had — outside of my usual competitive gaming that revolves exclusively around Dota 2. Witcher was fantasy, action-rpg, and a fantastic narrative. The world was beautiful and felt refreshing.

I’ve played the entire GTA series. Witcher was a series and a genre I hardly dabble in — and so it felt new and amazing. A lot of people who play Cyberpunk I will bet have played games like

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Anthony Andranik Moumjian
Anthony Andranik Moumjian

Written by Anthony Andranik Moumjian

Los Angeles. Long-time runner. Top writer on Quora, 100M+ total content views. New to Medium. Inquiries: Moumj@berkeley.edu

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