Hi there, like most of you good folks I am really looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077. While it is very, very far away from release, and we don't know much about it I am a bit worried. Let me explain you.
Witcher 3 was a home run for CDPR, critical and commercial success. The Witcher universe was introduced to new players and especially console players. Systems were streamlined , tutorials were elegant and smartly designed. I have been a fan of CDPR since the first Witcher and I am glad they finally got recognized. But I am a bit worried for their next game.
I am afraid that Cyberpunk 2077 will not be as daring with specific topics as was the Witcher trilogy. The writing and characters are CDPR strong suit, they write morally ambiguous characters with flaws, they are not shying away from topics such as rape, abuse, casual sex, intimate relationships, racism, torture. They are not afraid to make love interests flawed and complex or empowering females. Witcher games treats player as a intelligent individual.
My worry is that Cyberpunk 2077 will not be as raw and "controversial" as the trilogy. It will be a lot more safe from characterization to tackling serious issues. It will be more welcoming to modern gamers, because it is CDPRs new IP and more mainstream approach would mean a lot more potential customers.
Good examples would be Bethesda games. From Morrowind to Oblivion ,to Fallout 3 to Skyrim and finally to Fallout 4. There is a decline in system complexity and RPGness. Same can be said about Mass Effect and Dragon Age games. Each new game became less and less ambitious from writing standpoint to gameplay systems and characterization in Mass Effect 3 seemed just very meh, it did not had the same spark like it did with ME and ME 2.
So what do you guys think? Do you think I am on to something here or it is just a crazy talk.
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