No Man's Sky has actually won a bunch of awards for an "ongoing game" now, most recently winning Best Ongoing Game at the Game Awards 2020, so maybe there's hope for Cyberpunk 2077 if they follow the same trajectory.
Super surprised it's not being praised, it's certainly the best game singe-player I've ever played.
I can't believe the reaction I am seeing.
The problem is, if you play it that way (ignoring the main quests) it's pretty boring and repetitive real quick.
Skyrim, GTA V, and Breath of the Wild set the bar for open world games and CP2077 was marketed as pushing the bar. It did not.