Cyberpunk 2077 has become Game of the Year after all, according to one publication

A lot has been said about Cyberpunk 2077 and its performance issues in recent months, but one outlet has decided to award it the title of Game of the Year.

This is IGN Japan, the Japanese branch of the major portal, which compiled a list of the top 10 games of the year. But why did the CD Projekt RED title win the award? The note says: 

“Cyberpunk 2077 has its pros and cons, and it has issues, especially on consoles. The main reason is that the Night City map offers a level of freedom and missions not found in other open-world games. The world, crafted from tiny details to its inhabitants, evokes a special feeling even just walking through it.”

“There is not much that is brand new in the gameplay itself, but the desperate episodes of a brutal future in a captivating metropolis and bizarre urban legends that go far beyond our common sense are original. It is packed with events. And the relationship between Keanu Reeves’s Johnny Silverhand and the player character delivers a mature ending that makes us reflect deeply on the question 'What is a true hero?' And it is a masterpiece that will go down in history.”

The IGN Japan team emphasized that the game was tested on PC and that they are aware of numerous bugs, as well as the performance issues on consoles.