| mountaindewslave said: cyberpunk / future societies is a more popular genre than fantasy? what is the developer/producer over there smoking? There are virtually no fictional genres more popular than fantasy/magic (Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Witcher, Elder Scrolls, Game of Thrones, etc. etc. etc.) seems to be a little early wishful thinking here. a Cyberpunk theme if anything is fairly niche (although I personally think its a cool concept). |
Yeah, that was a ridiculous statement.
And they've also shown nothing to convince me or anyone that their game is doing anything more than hitting the lowest targets with its setting. A distopic future mega city with a glistening upper market/wealthy district and a lower city slum, conflicts between humans and AI, over agressive police and corporate sponsored cops, etc etc. Their teaser could have been from literally any cyberpunk work ever.
And this matters because the cornerstone of Witcher 3's success is its sense of identity and quality writing. The guy talks about how restrictive that foundation was but it's what made the Witcher special. Cyberpunk 2077 has yet to show any of that sense of identity. But then, it is also yet to show a single in game screenshot either.
