Get ready for the blame game, because as climate change intensifies, that's gonna happen over and over again. We're leaving the "this may be real but is it man-made?" phase and entering the "okay, but it wasn't MY fault" phase.
I understand that the game had a troubled launch, and that's a super-relevant criticism of the game as it was when it came out. But the sky-high expectations fans put on CDPR are largely self-inflicted. It's not like this is the first game with questionable marketing decisions or pre-rendered trailers selling a fantasy the game never comes close to fulfilling.
If you just go "Hey, a CDPR game set in a cyberpunk future, let's check it out," it's by and large a fantastic game.
Cyberpuk 2077: In a dystopian future where global warming has brought the planet to a boil, desperate hockey players take their game to cyberspace because ice is no longer available.
Get ready for the blame game, because as climate change intensifies, that's gonna happen over and over again. We're leaving the "this may be real but is it man-made?" phase and entering the "okay, but it wasn't MY fault" phase.