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Cyberpunk 2077 was “better than it was received,” CDPR dev says (www.pcgamesn.com)
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Cyberpunk 2077 faced a tough reception at launch, but with the Phantom Liberty DLC nearing launch, one CDPR dev feels the RPG was better than history records.

…uh, no. It was a hot mess at launch.

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[–] Katana314 1 points 2 years ago

It’s a curious issue, for sure.

I always think of those Zelda players that complain about the boringness of locating every single Korok, when…no duh. In those veins, giving players a clock to encourage them to move things along is actually a boon.

Persona did this by putting time limits in the story; very generous ones that let you grind far more than needed, but not get to do everything.

Far Cry 5 tried a forceful approach that many players hated - a certain amount of progress in any area would get you captured, forcefully leading to the next story mission. I got the idea behind what they wanted though.

I’ve got an idea for an open world game that has this same concept at work, to convince players not to 100% the world, but I admit I do want to have a post-credits ability to just explore after.