First shots with 1.62 update, no edits done. I checked overdrive just to see how bad it would tank my 3080, and it dropped to 8-14fps. It looks like I might be able to play with path tracing on, but I was too busy taking pics to check it out. Luckily it just started raining last night before my save, so I got to really see how good it looks. The rain looks so much better and the reflections on the water are gorgeous.
So mixed bag -- looks fantastic but pathing is fucked again, so basically nothing that uses the existing textures is working, which means a loud boo about my current recolor/replacer playthrough. Also it means all the nice 4K retextures people have been making aren't working either so even though the light looks great, the signs look like shit. C'mon, CDPR, you could have also given us better quality assets with this update that's supposed to make your game look good.
Not sure yet if I'll reinstall 1.61. Val has some really cute outfits that I already miss. Poor girl, she doesn't deserve this.
