Cyberpunk 2077 - Rumor: Playable at E3
 

Henriquejr spotted a rumor on PC Gamer that Cyberpunk 2077 will be playable at the E3 this year:

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We need to deploy the Watch's Polish spies…

I don't care about demos, gimme more Platige's CGI!

Too much hype?

Let's hope they will be able to follow through.

Are you being serious? They haven’t said anything for years, how is that too much hype?

It would be great to hear or even to see something concrete this time around.

According to few,but to a certain someone over DSOG the game is not being made at all. He/she says the company is in a mess,many leaving CDPR,and the new engine is done very recently. That even if we get the game,it will be a total disaster.

I think that it is a overreaction,to say the least. But I don't know all the details.
And I don't think CDPR would allow themselves to fall from grace…at least not yet.
But,at the same time,I might be wrong.

I kinda agree with Gloomseeker, Cyberpunk 2077 hype is currently way too high for, as you say, something we haven't heard off officially in years.

The hype doesn't have anything about any information about the game itself though, lots of people are hyped because they are expecting CDPR to just make The Witcher 3 with guns in a scifi setting.

Reading the game sub-forums is pretty weird, you would expect the place filled by Cyberpunk junkies, but instead you see multiplayer shooters and TW3 fans.

Ah, I get it now. I thought he meant CDPR was hyping the game to much. My mistake.

I haven't followed anything with it so I haven't noticed the hype but it doesn't surprise me. Lots of rabid witcher 3 fans out there.

That's kind of a redundant observation isn't it? Any game's subforums are going to be filled with fans of that developer.

Not just fans in this case (wipes off foam) RABID fans!

The only thing harder than following up on Witcher 3, though, is following up on nostalgic memories of Witcher 3. The longer they take, the more that will happen.

Those rumors sound pretty gossipy to me…but even if it were true, meh. Not interested in Cyberpunk 2077, just not a fan of cyberpunk settings. I'm probably one of the only ones, or perhaps the only regular here at rpg watch, that isn't interested in this game…heh.

I'm only interested in the sense that when they finish this game, what their next game will be, and if they are continuing the Witcher series, or will there be a new fantasy game set in the Witcher universe.

That's kind of a redundant observation isn't it?

Any game's subforums are going to be filled with fans being overly defensive ;)

*kisses*

I guess that might have worked if this was a CDP subforum. :)

Let the crusade continue though…

You have a point :)

Not enough coffee, I guess.

I have to agree though that any significant amount of hype is too much considering that, afaik, they've yet to actually show us anything other than concepts.

I certainly hope it's true that we'll get something playable at E3.

You won't get anything playable.
CDpr is not about gameplay.

If CD themselves come out and say there will be a playable Demo I will believe it.

I would be more incline to believe there will be a game play Demo as I don't see this being release for at least 2 more years.

It would be ironic if the game were to be released in 2020.

I've been into Cyberpunk stuff since I read William Gibson's Neuromancer in the early 90s but I find it hard to be thrilled about the game considering we know nothing about it (hence my interrogation above).

Furthermore this can't play like the Witcher 3, the game can't hinge on only one character since the pen and paper RPG was all about classes (just like D&D) unless they do away with all that (in which case using the Cyberpunk name is nothing more than getting some sort of brand recognition).

In any case, it's best to keep one's expectations low. I've been disappointed when I played Seven The Days Long Gone because I expected a lot more. Here just having the Cyberpunk title conjures up many expectations and it's unlikely that all these will be fulfilled especially considering that the game won't cater to fans alone but will have to appeal to a much larger player base made of gamers who know very little about the genre and even less about the pen and paper RPG of the same name.

I hadn't really thought about it but that's a good point. I'd assumed it would be a fixed protagonist like the Witcher, but I'd be more interested in it if there was character creation. Here's hoping we get a bit more information at E3…

Didn't they already state that there is going to be multiple classes to choose from?

That's what I remember as well.

Didn't someone mention that CDPR had said that it wouldn't be tied to the Cyberpunk system, as such, but more just set in that world?

While I would expect a more traditional approach with character generation and what not, there's no reason it couldn't function like Witcher 3 in terms of a set protagonist.

Look at Mass Effect and Shepard, for instance. That works just fine even with character creation, multiple classes and ways to actually play the game.

Mass Effect is alien dating sim, that's why "predefined" Shepard worked.
But I don't think Cyberpunk is gonna be another entry in that genre.

unless they go for cyborg dating sim :)

Going by The Witcher 3 being a sorceress dating sim, why are you so sure that Cyberpunk is not going to be just another type of dating sim (even more so when the PnP it is based on is all about personal relationships and not saving the world).

@joxer - Now why would you want to say something bad about Mass Effect and cause azarhal to become more butthurt than he already is? ;)

huh? I kinda agree with joxer's concept that Mass Effect is a alien dating sim (from a certain point of view)…and from that same point of view CDPR Witcher games focused on hooking up with sorceress (well the second and third game, the first had more variety and one-night stand).

Also, I'm not a "he".

"Focused"? Sure, if you want to consider something you spend about 1% of total game time doing focused. Seems to me it was more of an afterthought compared to other things in the game.

That would work for me. Generally, the more creation options the better (and preferably a silent main character :)) but that's a rare thing in big budget games for understandable reasons. If you could choose gender, class, and what the character looks like I'd be ok with that. I don't always mind fixed protagonists either - I thought the new Deus Ex was ok, despite the main character being set - but more often than not I don't like them.

Good point. I think the setup in Mass Effect works very well. The role is more or less set, allowing them to write a tighter story, but the player is still able to customize their character.

I've also heard very good things about this approach from a lot of female gamers. It's not uncommon for gender to be an option, but very few main characters feel as good as FemShep.

I don't have a general preference for predefined or highly customizable main characters. Both concepts have good and not so good sides. It just has to be well implemented.
Geralt and Shepard worked very well for me, Adam Jensen (especially in MD) not so much.

I prefer creating my own character in every way - but as long as I get to progress him as I want to, especially in terms of playstyle, it's not a big deal.

Geralt was too limited in terms of his arsenal but I didn't mind his persona much.

Shepard was a little black or white for my tastes - but at least I could pick from a larger variety of skills and ways to play the game.

Should be interesting to see what Cyberpunk is like, but I'm not expecting much in the gameplay department.

I'm not making the same mistake by hyping myself up in that way like I did for Witcher 3.

I do expect a compelling world and a great narrative, though. I would be disappointed if they don't pull that off - but I'm sure they will. That's their strength.

I'm way less hyped than for Witcher 3.
I like magic which CP won't have.
And I like the variation of cities and natural landscape that most tradidtional a lot of RPGs provide. I fear in CP this will be more monotonous.

Thanks guys, this thread has severely cut my expectations for the game. Which is probably a could thing, it's easier to enjoy a game when the expectations are lower.

Could be a nice point to assess where they are at for representation of people.