CD Projekt Red wants the Cyberpunk series to evolve like The Witcher has
Fresh off the launch of Cyberpunk 2077‘s long-awaited DLC expansion, Phantom freedomCD Projekt Red has set its sights on the future of the Cyberpunk series, and according to narrative director Igor Sarzyński, the studio aims to somewhat follow in the footsteps of The witcher.
In a interview with PC gamerSarzyński explained that the developers hope that the Cyberpunk series will evolve in a “similar” way The witcher games. He said, ‘Consider The witcher games and how much they changed with each episode. We want a similar evolution here.”
Sarzyński explained the way forward and noted that Cyberpunk 2077 was the team’s “first venture into a futuristic science fiction world”, and it pushed the developers with new mechanics and themes they had not explored before. Everyone knows that 2020’s open-world RPG wasn’t exactly a hit when it first launched, and Sarzyński acknowledged this as well.
“Some things worked almost right out of the box, like the art, the city design, the music, the interactive scene system and the play styles,” he said. “Other aspects took more time to get right, such as character progression, NPC interactivity, and optimization. That is normal; it is impossible to do everything on the first try.”
However, in the time afterwards Cyberpunk 2077After the game’s shaky launch, the developers rolled out numerous updates that took the game to a new level. In addition to improving the player experience, these updates have also put the team in a good position for the future.
“Now that all the game elements are iterated and working well, we will focus on connecting them even more closely and creating a cohesive, total immersion experience,” said Sarzyński.
Phantom freedom will be released at the end of September and will take place during the main Cyberpunk 2077 story. Last week it was announced that the devs never planned to have an expansion set beyond the original endingsbecause they are too varied to make any kind of continuation feasible from a narrative design perspective.
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