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"I actually believe Cyberpunk on launch was way better than it was received, and even the first reviews were positive," he concludes. "Then it became a cool thing not to like it.
How are you planning to fix your image when you're still saying shit like this?
I don't think he's completely wrong. A lot of people felt similarly. I know SkillUp felt similarly that if you had a really good PC and could overlook the (unforgiveable, admittedly) bugs, it had a lot going for it.
I knew almost nothing about the game and went into it completely without assumptions or preconceptions. I played it immediately at launch on XBone and didn’t stop for a few hundred hours of total game time. I was completely blown away.
Did it crash here and there? Was it lurchy and buggy? Did bikes sometimes get stuck in the pavement like it was sand? Did you wind up smashing an unconscious person’s head through the earth a la “Rock Bottom” every 4 or 5 times you tried to be sneaky? Yeah.
Despite that, was it one of the greatest games I’ve ever played? Fuck yeah.
People had genuine problems and a game should never launch in the state that CP77 was in, but I completely agree with him that it became cool to rip on the game.
Am I the only one who thinks CDPR gets too much hate anymore? They released three great Witcher games, championed DRM Free gaming, and launched a platform to buy old and new games that are also DRM free.They had one bad game that was rushed to market (like everything released by EA, Bethesda and Ubisoft) and all the sudden they are the worst publishers around. They even tried to delay Cyberpunk as long as they could, but rabid fans and online petitions basically demanded a release.
IDK, they're a mixed bag. For example:
If Galaxy worked on Linux (my primary gaming platform), I'd but a lot of games from them. If it worked on Steam Deck seamlessly, I'd probably but most of my games from them.
Having GOG without a Linux client while selling games with native Linux builds is a weird choice that makes me think CDPR is now more MBA-led than dev-led.
There are no AAA publishers that are not MBA-led.
Maybe don’t lie to them then
Played and loved the hell out of W3, bought CP77 without a second thought, got burned hard. I'm definitely gonna be hesitant in purchasing the next game.
I feel like it's kind of already repaired, I don't really hear people talking s*** about them since they've released so many updates that fixed cyberpunk.
The problem is: The die-hard CDPR fans pre-ordered the game (me included), then played through it despite the unfinished state and bugs (because we already waited a long time) and then never touched it again. So I read that they improved the game massively but I just never saw a reason to play through it again with so many other great games on my unfinished list...
Maybe a DLC could change that but I kinda made my peace with this game so I'm good.
You don't have to play games you don't want to. It sounds like you forced yourself to play a game you didn't want to play.
Doesn't mean the game or studio is bad or somebody to be angry at.