{"id":11009,"date":"2020-12-16T15:15:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T15:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/shroud-claims-cyberpunk-2077-is-the-greatest-single-player-game-of-all-time"},"modified":"2024-07-22T04:49:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:49:50","slug":"shroud-claims-cyberpunk-2077-is-the-greatest-single-player-game-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cyberpunk-2077\/shroud-claims-cyberpunk-2077-is-the-greatest-single-player-game-of-all-time","title":{"rendered":"Shroud claims Cyberpunk 2077 is the greatest single-player game of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a week it’s been since Cyberpunk 2077 launched. From the initial gushing reviews (for the PC version I might add) to real gamer’s post-launch realisation that not all was what it seemed, with those who dived into the title discovering a bugged-filled experience<\/a> without quite the features, or even length of campaign, that they expected.<\/p>\n

More grievous was the unforgivable last-gen offering, by all reports released in an unplayable state<\/a>. So badly received was it that it prompted an emergency board meeting at CD Projekt, followed by an unprecedented offering of refunds for all that had purchased<\/a>, plus a declaration from the developers to spend what was nessecery to fix the game as, compared to the damage to their reputation, the money was “irrelevant”.<\/p>\n

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PlayStation 4 players were sorely disappointed with Cyberpunk 2077 at launch. (Picture: Michael Does Life)<\/span><\/p>\n

Not everyone hated it, in fact, some positively loved it and that includes Michael “shroud” Grzesiek who said it was “absolutely” the best single-player game of all time, which is a rather odd thing to hear after a slew <\/a>of <\/a>“clickbait” <\/a>headlines<\/a> before the game’s release suggested the Twitch star neither wanted nor expected good things from the game.<\/p>\n

It’s something he addressed during his stream, and which was subsequently cut together as his personal review of Cyberpunk 2077.<\/p>\n

“People were saying I was saying, ‘I hope this game dies in a month’, by that I meant I hope I am not sitting here grinding in this game and it wasn’t that at all,” explained shroud. “The game was exactly as you wanted as a player. You wanted to grind? You wanted to do every side job? You wanted to buy every car? Go ahead! If that’s your style of play do it.”<\/p>\n

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Shroud experience in Cyberpunk 2077 was an overwhelmingly positive experience. (Picture: Shroud)<\/span><\/p>\n

In his eyes, Cyberpunk 2077 was a truly next-gen experience with praise going, in particular, to the music, which they “f**king nailed.”<\/p>\n

“Oh sh**t, some of the scenes where the violin is playing? Oh, right in the feels.”<\/p>\n

The former CSGO pro also gave praise to the game’s depth and impact the player’s decisions made on the story and overall experience.<\/p>\n

“The sheer scale and decisions truly affecting your actions and outcomes[…] being able to do one thing and then seeing the result change[…] they [the devs] went all the way with it.”<\/p>\n

It’s that depth that has Shroud tempted to jump straight back in but ultimately he believes that it would be best to be patient.<\/p>\n

“I think it would be smarter to wait a little bit,” explained Shroud. “I can’t wait to play this game in a year’s time once mods come out, once they obviously optimize and make it a little less buggy.”<\/p>\n

He wasn’t without criticism though, taking issue with the ending, which he wished “wasn’t the end”, but conceded that would have changed the game thematically.<\/p>\n

“The whole meaningful part of everything is for it to end. For it just not to end would be a little weird,” he explained.<\/p>\n

The city’s inhabitants also got short shrift, Shroud comparing them unfavourably to Red Dead Redemption 2’s, a game which made every character, whether they were important to the game’s story or not, feel real.<\/p>\n

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Shroud claimed RDR2 did a better job with inconsequential NPCs. (Picture: Rockstar Games)<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite these grievances, Shroud feels that Cyberpunk 2077 is an experience like no other.<\/p>\n

“You can’t explain the game, it’s a game you kinda have to play and experience,” opined Shroud. “I loved it. It’s very tempting to make another character, part of me wants to so bad, but I know I should wait.”<\/p>\n

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You can watch Shroud’s review below.<\/em><\/h3>\n