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Bugs aside, I’m not sure it’s right to consider any plot in video games too thin. If you played a Doom game you know that even the silliest pretense for shootin

Bugs aside, I’m not sure it’s right to consider any plot in video games too thin. If you played a Doom game you know that even the silliest pretense for shooting and blowing things up is good enough. It’s not a movie script. Yes, you might hold an RPG to a slightly higher standard than an action game in this regard, but I still think the premise of CP2077 (Or GTA) is more than enough to fill an interesting game. I don’t need to “buy” the story if the mechanics are good enough and gameplay is enjoyable. If they could spend another 1000 hours on improving the writing or expanding the game with the poor writing, I’d take the latter every day.

Pfhreak 6y ago
> I don’t need to “buy” the story if the mechanics are good enough and gameplay is enjoyable. If they could spend another 1000 hours on improving the writing or expanding the game with the poor writing, I’d take the latter every day. That said, you should understand that what you've shared here is your opinion and isn't a ground truth for videogames. Humans play games for many, many reasons and for some they'd much rather have a smaller experience with excellent writing.
- alkonaut 6y ago
  Of course, and I could enjoy a tiny game with good writing too. My argument is simply that poor writing/story alone isn’t grounds for calling any game terrible, and not only that, it can even be excellent without it. This review seems to imply that the poor writing means the game can’t be good.