SO revisits Night City and finds a sprawling city full of story beats and much better game play then when they first played it. Comment below what you think of this, here is a snip;

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Side missions are essentially an extension of the story itself, which is another overlooked factor. Characters you meet during the main story will branch off and have their own side story arcs that are wrapped up in the guise of side quests. One example is when Claire, the Afterlife night club bartender, invites you to participate in races. Your first thought might be "oh, racing minigame busywork." Oh, dear friend, are you so wrong. Those "minigames" turn into a full blown revenge plot that rivals Kill Bill.

These side missions also include romance subplots, like when you help a group of Nomads and get the option to get closer to fan-favourite waifu Panam Palmer (I don't make the rules), or help hacker Judy Alvarez and her friend in a gut-wrenching continuation of events that happen in the main story.