Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4)

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Speaking of, er, speaking, we can't help but be a bit disappointed in how stunted some of the role-playing options in Cyberpunk 2077 actually are. The game gives the illusion of being a branching experience, presenting you with multiple dialogue options on a frequent basis, but much more often than not, these choices all lead to the same outcome — just with a slightly different flavour.

Schilling, Chris (September 2020). "Inside Cyberpunk 2077, and the most elaborately detailed future city we've ever seen in a videogame". Edge. No.348. p.65. That doesn't sound like ranting at all. That sounds like an educated guess, and I'd bet 50-80% of it is spot on, to be honest. This means the driving/police AI subsystems we got in the game were placeholders, and given more time would have been reworked into something better. Maybe they still can, but my gut tells me they'll patch this as best they can and then wash their hands of it because the stench of it is all over them. I'm almost certain they won't introduce multiplayer now, and I'd be surprised if there's any DLC because all the focus/effort that would have gone to those now has to go to fixing the basic world building immersion stuff. Holt, Kris (18 September 2020). " 'Cyberpunk 2077' won't require a high-end gaming rig". Engadget. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020.

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So at best CP2077 feels like the core dev team that finished it did not start with it otherwise how have they failed to realize their vision, unless thea b Purchese, Robert (13 July 2017). "Making Cyberpunk: when Mike Pondsmith met CD Projekt Red". Eurogamer . Retrieved 26 December 2022. Lee, Jonathan a b Robertson, Adi (9 June 2019). "Cyberpunk 2077 will be released April 16th, 2020 and feature Keanu Reeves". The Verge. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019.