CG writes: With the advent of the first and only proper DLC Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty next month, we're pondering what the general sentiment is from gamers who already invested time into the game. Will those players decide to start-over from the beginning, or continue where they left off?
TechRaptor writes, "We're talking about our favorite games of 2023, and in this list, Don Parsons shares his favorite games from small games you never heard of to one of the best games ever!"
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "Whether in the form of free DLC (hello God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla) or long-awaited semi-sequels, expansions have blossomed into their own thing across every genre. A commercial & creative necessity for MMOs way back when is now a commonality everywhere. And there's great incentive behind it too; generally speaking, who wouldn't want to have the gameplay skeleton of their favorite titles utilized to explore new storylines and locations? In 2023, this comes with a cost for last-gen-only gamers in the form of Horizon Forbidden West and Cyberpunk 2077. Despite both titles having 8th-gen versions at their respective launches, Guerrilla Games and CD Projekt RED decided to forego the technologically-constraining PS4 and/or Xbox One consoles to fully realize their creative visions.
While that doesn't tell the full story of these four finalists, it's an intriguing factoid that marks 2023 as a turning point in cementing future titles or DLCs for only this current generation... and maybe Switch."
Good year for DLC. I’m at the last boss in Burning Shores and just wrapped the tower party subterfuge in Phantom Liberty. Chef’s kiss.
Even though it was a remake, Separate Ways was a great slice of DLC for me.
The RE4VR update also phenomenal.
The New York Videogame Critics Circle has announced the yearly New York Game Awards nominations. Baldur's Gate 3 leads the pack with six, while Alan Wake II and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty both got five nominations.
Personally I'll start a new V. They're seriously overhauling the skills system in the game for the better if the videos are any indication. That's enough for me to want to go back and experiment with a new V build.
I've actually waited for this DLC to start the game. I was going to a while back, but then they announced the DLC, so I held off. I have enough games to play in the meantime. Waiting a little longer to jump into 2077 won't hurt. And now I'll get to play the most complete version of it.
I’m actually just finishing the game for the first time so I’m gonna roll right into the dlc like I would with any game. I normally don’t buy games anymore at launch because games running well at launch is just not reality anymore.
Starting over. Baldur's and Starfield have pushed it to the backlog though so it may not happen anytime soon.
If they come out with a physical copy with both combined I'll start fresh since my initial playthrough was release day cyberpunk on ps4. If no physical version I'll probably skip for quite some time until it's cheap.