Cyberpunk 2077

[Arcturus]

This game is shaping up to be a worthy successor to Deus Ex. They confirmed you can finish the game without killing. There will be swimming too.

 

 

 

 

 

www.cyberpunk.net

[jaxa]

Looks pretty great. If I get it, it will be on GOG. But I need a new computer first.

[chakkman]

This game is shaping up to be a worthy successor to Deus Ex. They confirmed you can finish the game without killing. There will be swimming too.

 

I wrote it elsewhere: For me, it's rather a cyberpunk GTA. Definitely offers a different gameplay to Deus Ex. The essence of Deus Ex is not finishing it without killing, and being able to swim. It's rather linear gameplay, and small city hubs, while Cyberpunk offers a open game world.

 

It also doesn't look very Deus Ex like. More colourful, less dark. More "punky" and freaky, less techy. Fair enough. It's a different game. It surely will be a good game as well.

 

CD Projekt Red seems to have some financial trouble though. Hope that doesn't affect the development of this game.

Edited June 18, 2019 by chakkman

[Arcturus]

It's an RPG with immersive sim elements, so not really GTA. And just because it's not a clone of Deus Ex it doesn't mean it's not a similar type of game.

[chakkman]

The open game world play is definitely more like GTA. And, considering that almost any game has some RPG elements these days, i wouldn't say that's exclusive to Deus Ex or RPG's now either. To me, it looks and feels quite different to Deus Ex. Again, which is fair enough, as it's a different game. I'm really not a fan of such comparisons. If anything, it raises expectations which most likely are not being met by the final game.

 

Seriously, those trailers don't resemble Deus Ex at all for me. If anything, then a wild mix between Blade Runner, Deus Ex and GTA.

Edited June 18, 2019 by chakkman

[Arcturus]

Are you sure we're talking about the same game?

[Arcturus]

 

[Anderson]

I hope Cyberpunk won't get in the way of making GOG 2.0. So much of a better alternative to challenge Steam / Epic Store / Origin / Uplay and prevent exclusives from being the new normal. GOG Connect is a breath of fresh air in that order.

Edited September 1, 2019 by Anderson
GOG Connect.

[jaxa]

I'm optimistic that it won't. GOG has been around for a while, and making a Steam clone is easier now since you've had years to see what works and what doesn't. Although in the case of Epic, their store lacks features and is nerfed (reviews).

If anything, having the store might get in the way of making games? Where's Half Life 3?

[Anderson]

3 hours ago, jaxa said:

If anything, having the store might get in the way of making games? Where's Half Life 3?

 

[Arcturus]

Player pulling himself up. Never saw that in previous videos:

 

[chakkman]

Is that a good or bad thing?

[Arcturus]

57 minutes ago, chakkman said:

Is that a good or bad thing?

I, for one, like it.

[JackFarmer]

15 hours ago, Arcturus said:

I, for one, like it.

Is there already a release date?

 

[Arcturus]

11 minutes ago, JackFarmer said:

Is there already a release date?

September 17th.

[JackFarmer]

On 6/18/2019 at 2:13 PM, Arcturus said:

This game is shaping up to be a worthy successor to Deus Ex. They confirmed you can finish the game without killing. There will be swimming too.

 

That would be great. I like both DX:HR and MD and this one looks very familiar.

[chakkman]

TBH, I'm still not sure if Cyberpunk is for me... I love Deus Ex, but, IMO, the style and setting of Cyberpunk doesn't quite resemble it. Which is fair enough of course, it's a different game.

[Arcturus]

Each DeusEx game had very different style too. First one was pretty believable in it's depiction of the future couple of decades from now. Invisible war on the other hand was set farther into the future and looked more like Star Trek.

Human Revolution was way out there with it's "neo-renaissance" fashion and completely unrealistic Hengsha city:

And it was supposed to be set in 2027

CDPR on the other hand went the slightly retro-futuristic route, that is future how it was imagined by people in the 80's and 90's. Plus it's set in California and they mostly shown the game during day. There's still a lot that we haven't seen yet though.

[JackFarmer]

11 minutes ago, Arcturus said:

Each DeusEx game had very different style too. First one was pretty believable in it's depiction of the future couple of decades from now. Invisible war on the other hand was set farther into the future and looked more like Star Trek.

Human Revolution was way out there with it's "neo-renaissance" fashion and completely unrealistic Hengsha city:

And it was supposed to be set in 2027

 

Star Trek is a good example for the same problem:

One of the newer interpretations called "Discovery" is set ca. 100 years before ST:TNG...but the "old" technology used therein seems much more advanced.

[chakkman]

It has more to do with the factions for me, not so much with the game world, which seems to be fine. Not really into those freak or musclepacked characters.

I will probably end up playing it anyway...  In my opinion, though, from what I've seen, it looks like a modern game. For the good and the bad.

Edited May 2, 2020 by chakkman

[Oktokolo]

16 minutes ago, chakkman said:

Not really into those freak or musclepacked characters.

You can play a netrunner - they are more the hackerish and stealthy kin.

[chakkman]

I rather meant the NPC's.

But, yeah, I'll surely play a stealthy character.

[Arcturus]

1 hour ago, chakkman said:

Not really into those freak or musclepacked characters.

There were plenty of those in Deus Ex games:

[chakkman]

You're right.

Maybe I'm exaggerating. I'm somehow very sensitive to small differences, when people compare this to that. Call it OCD.

[Arcturus]