Don't Forget About Cyberpunk 2077's Disaster In Your Excitement For The Witcher 4
Anyone remember Cyberpunk 2077? It came out a couple of years ago, but perhaps it passed you all by. I seem to remember it got quite a bit of press coverage and it sold quite well, but there were a few small bugs floating around too. Keanu Reeves was in it? Not ringing any bells? I only ask because CDPR has just revealed a new Witcher game (which may or may not be The Witcher 4), and we all seem to have forgotten. Cyberpunk was a disaster, in pretty much every way imaginable, and yet The Witcher 4 (for ease, I’ll be calling it that and so will everything else) seems to be getting a free pass.
On one hand, I get it. The Witcher 3, unlike Cyberpunk 2077, was not a complete disaster. Instead, it’s still revered by many as the greatest game of all time, even after seven years of technical innovation and several studios with far bigger budgets putting out their best work. The Witcher 3 stands high above them all, so it stands to reason that there is some excitement for The Witcher 4. But that’s not as big a precedent as it seems.
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CDPR has made three Witcher games. It has made one good one. The first game is generally agreed to be a write off by all concerned, and while the second game has its fans, it is nowhere near the level of perfection The Witcher 3 rose to. Then there’s Cyberpunk 2077, and while the bugs and botched launch have dominated the conversation, the fact is even in its best form, the game just isn’t that good. The city occasionally feels lived in, and beneath the surface you’ll find some fantastic stories away from the guns, but the gameplay is severely lacking in several places and it feels more like a series of disconnected (and often
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