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[–] gusgalarnyk 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Cyberpunk was the last game I preordered preordered and it was because of the blatant lies they told about the game before the release and still have not (and will not) deliver on.

I loved the world they artistically manifested and expanded in some ways (thanks Pondsmith!), loved the music, loved the start of the game. I have yet to finish it because it's still a buggy mess at times.

I'll finish it one day, everyone says the DLC is great. But it will be several solid and honest game releases before I trust cdpr again with any sales pitch. Until third parties have their hands on it, we can't even trust the footage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The base game was great, but the DLC was probably the best DLC I've ever played, finally knocking the Shivering Isles off the top spot in my book. I can't say much more without spoilers, so

spoilerThe choice you have to make at the end was the most conflicted I've been in a video game. I really liked both characters, they're both so well fleshed out and you can't help but sympathize with them. In the end, I chose So Mi, but being forced by Reed to shoot him was hard. He's not even real, and I'm mad he made me make that choice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

They had a rough start for console players, or so I've been told, but I strictly play on PC and never had any issues whatsoever, so I'm looking forward to the next game for sure. There's no doubt that the game was a great one, and Phantom Liberty was the DLC that finally knocked the Shivering Isles out of the top spot for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I'm gonna just assume it won't be any different than the crowd system of Assassin's Creed; which wasn't even all that impressive back when that first came out.

They said CP2077 would do things no other game did. That was a lie. They are also claiming a new IP they are working on will do the same. I don't really trust them when they say they will be doing something that's never been done before because they can barely make things that have been done to death work properly. And honestly, even the best designers have made that promise and failed to deliver, so whenever I hear the phrase "never seen in a game before" I usually just check out because it's never been true.

They are amazing at the artistic side of things (the visuals, the audio, the story-telling); but when it comes to the technical side? They are pretty bad.

[–] 58008 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think this is the one thing open world games never seem to make much progress on, so I hope it's not just hyperbole and they actually have something crazy in mind.

But unless they've fired all of their executive-tier staff since the launch of the first CP2077, I'll refrain from holding my breath.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The fact that GTA V's crowd system still stands out for feeling relatively "real" -- a 12-year-old game -- suggests to me that it's more about design and execution than actually needing a lot of technological advancement.

[–] thedirtyknapkin 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah, Rockstar excels at this. red dead 2 had the best crowds and random encounters. it's got me excited for gta6

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

This! Rdr2 is insanely engaging with randos.

[–] Duamerthrax 1 points 1 day ago
[–] FauxLiving 1 points 1 day ago

Where's the pre-order link?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I believe them and will definitely get the game eventually, cyberpunk 2077 is one of my favorite games and I'm excited for a sequel. However I will wait a few weeks after it comes out before buying it lol

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ahahahaha. After their shit launch of cyberpunk 2077? Yeah okay... We're just gonna see another flop from a shit company like every AAA game

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe with the experience they got from fixing it...

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yes, there were big claims before and yes, everyone should be extremely cautious. Never preorder games. It will likely suck, and even then just from the general trend in AAA gaming.

BUT there is a big difference this time around, specifically: they're no longer using their own engine. That does change the equation.

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