Ever since it was announced in 2012, fans have been dying to know every detail physically possible surrounding CD Projekt Red’s upcoming first-person shooter RPG, Cyberpunk 2077. And while they may have had to wait six years to see it, the game didn’t skimp on the details earlier this week during an official 48-minute gameplay walkthrough.
The almost hour-long demo answered a myriad of questions. How does the game look? How does it play? How does it feel? How alive was Night City? Those were just a few of those important questions answered. But like any game developer, CD Projekt Red isn’t going to give out all the details this far out from launch. Here are a few of the lingering questions we still have that the Cyberpunk 2077 livestream didn’t answer.
4 Questions We Still Have After that Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal
Game Length
The Witcher 3 is a huge game. According to Howlongtobeat.com, a website devoted to detailing stats surrounding video game length, it took players an average of 50 hours to beat the game. Players who took their time, explored, and did side quests at a leisurely pace registered an average of approximately 80 hours. Even speedrunners clocked in at around 31 hours. So just how long will CD Projekt Red’s follow up title be?
If the gameplay demo was any indication, it looks like Cyberpunk 2077 will take just as many hours to beat, if not longer. Multiple side quests, exploration options, and time spent earning Street Cred will definitely milk away hours. That isn’t even taking into account the replay options, as the game boasts a multitude of different paths, story options, and background influences that will change how the plot unravels. Still, no exact number has been presented.
4 Questions We Still Have After that Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal
Main Story Cohesion
One of the main focuses of the Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay livestream was just how many options the game presented V with regards to their choices. Every time a story element occurred, the narrator stressed that it could be taken passively, aggressively, or even ignored whatsoever.
Despite this, there will likely be a cohesive story that ties the main plotline together. In a live thread devoted to discussing the topic on the Cyberpunk 2077 subreddit, user GiveMeSomeFaithPls gave their two cents regarding a possible overarching plotline:
“I noticed one thing: at the end, V says something about a crusade and at the start, in the character creation the player chose as a key life event “death of a sibling” and as why Night City had “unfinished business.” Am I reading in too much or maybe with that combo we get sort of a vengeance mission? If so, there are 9 combinations possible. If it’s going to be similar the origin stories of Dragon Age Origins I’m going to be so happy.”
It is likely that the game will work similar to The Witcher 3, guiding players toward the end, with the choice of how they get their revealing what ending they get.
4 Questions We Still Have After that Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal
Multiplayer
CD Projekt Red has been pretty clear that Cyberpunk 2077 will be a single-player experience, so it is no surprise that the gameplay demo focused on that element. Nonetheless, it has also been stated that the developers currently have multiplayer in R&D.
In an interview with Eurogamer earlier this year, CD Projekt Red quest designer Patrick Mills stated that there will be “Nothing at launch,” but that the studio was in the research and development stages of multiplayer as a company, specifically in relation to Cyberpunk 2077.
While it obviously isn’t the company’s forte, a game like Cyberpunk 2077 is begging for multiplayer, especially on the co-op side of things.
4 Questions We Still Have After that Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal
Release Date
In the six years since it was announced, CD Projekt Red has made it clear that they are not going to rush Cyberpunk 2077 to release. As a result, many have made the joke that the 2077 in the title will actually be the release date.
According to the associated proposal for the game, it looks like CD Projekt Red is aiming for a 2019 release date. As we have seen in the past, though, that doesn’t mean much, as The Witcher 3 was delayed multiple times by the company.
While we may not know the release date, we do know that Cyberpunk 2077 is currently confirmed for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
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