There's a faq hidden in the trailer and apparently character creation is a thing and there is no release date.
They've been working on this in one form or another since at least 2012. I hope the world is as lived in and rich as W3's world was.
Good to hear.
Was wondering if they had scrapped that in favor of a premade character.
Most likely they will just do it Mass Effect style and have one voice actor for each gender.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
edited June 2018
Here's the text, complete with a pot shot taken at how fellow cyberpunk game DX:MD got handled
“It’s been over 2077 days since we announced our plan to develop Cyberpunk 2077. We released a CGI trailer, gave some interviews and… went dark. Normal procedure for these kinds of things — you announce a game and then shut up, roll up your sleeves and get to work. We wanted to give you the Witcher 3 and both expansions first, which is why this period of staying silent was longer than we planned. Sorry for that.
As soon as we concluded work on Blood and Wine, we were able to go full speed ahead with CP2077’s pre-production. But we chose to remain silent. Why? At some point we made the decisions to resume talking about the game when we have something to show. Something meaningful and substantial. This is because we do realize you’ve been impatiently waiting for a very long time, and we wouldn’t like anyone to feel that we’re taking this for granted. On the contrary — it gives us a lot of extra motivation. The hype is real, so the sweat and tears need to be real, too
But to the point. Today is the day. If you’re seeing this, it means you saw the trailer. – our vision for Cyberpunk, an alternative version of the future where America is in pieces, megacorporations control all aspects of civilized life, and gangs rule the rest. And, while this world is full of adrenaline, don’t let the car chases and guns mislead you. Cyberpunk 2077 is a true single player, story-driven RPG. You’ll be able to create your own character and… well, you’ll get to know the rest of what show at our booth at E3. Be on the lookout for the previews!
Before we finish, you probably have some questions,
When?
When we told you we would only release the game when it’s ready, we meant it. We’re definitely much closer to a release date than we were back then but it’s still not the time to confirm anything, so patience is still required. Quality is the only thing that drives us. It’s the beauty of being an independent studio and your own publisher.
How big?
Seriously big, but… to be honest, we have no bloody clue at this point in time. Once we put it all together, we will openly tell you what you can expect. And we promise we’ll do this before we start talking about pre-orders or ask anything of you.
Free DLC/Expansions/DRM
Expect nothing less than you got with The Witcher 3. As for DRM, CP2077, will be 100% DRM-free on PC.
Microtransactions?
In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?
Once again, thank you for your patience. If you have a minute, do visit cyberpunk.net and share your opinion (about anything) with us. We read everything you posted we treat it very seriously.
There's a faq hidden in the trailer and apparently character creation is a thing and there is no release date.
They've been working on this in one form or another since at least 2012. I hope the world is as lived in and rich as W3's world was.
Good to hear.
Was wondering if they had scrapped that in favor of a premade character.
Jerry Riviera, cyberpsycho hunter
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Casually HardcoreOnce an Asshole. Trying to be better.Registered Userregular
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
Not me, still haven't gotten around to reading that one.
I'll probably make some old Shadowrun street sams or something.
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
I'll be making Molly Millions, thank you very much.
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
I know I'll definitely deliver some za for the mob if it's a sidejob option.
No matter where you go...there you are. ~ Buckaroo Banzai
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The DeliveratorSlingin PiesThe California BurbclavesRegistered Userregular
This. I need this. Just zap it straight in to my brain already!
That trailer's everything is exactly what I wanted before I knew I wanted it. All the punk, all the cyber, and that car! ARGH. Whenever it's coming is not soon enough.
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
I love that, aesthetically, it's embracing the genre's 1980's roots.
And yet, not too much. They seem to be retconning the material pretty well... keeping it retro while also keeping out the stuff that would be silly nowadays. (Ooo, a WEARABLE computer, how futuristic!!) It's telling that CDPR seems to be better at retconning the source material than the actual writers... who utterly ruined the game in v3.
Also, for the dorky older people here that actually played CP2020 in high school... anyone else catch themselves just naming the class of everyone you saw in game? 'Lesse... Nomad, Solo, Rockerboy... Fixer, another Solo, Corporate, Cop, Media... '
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
Hiro Protagonist is a big loser and should be ashamed of himself for getting impressionable young nerds hooked on japanese sword replicas
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Zxerolfor the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't doso i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered Userregular
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
Hiro Protagonist is a big loser and should be ashamed of himself for getting impressionable young nerds hooked on japanese sword replicas
Every so often, I think to myself, ya know, I should probably read Snow Crash, but then I read stuff see stuff this and I'm like hmmmmmmm...
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The DeliveratorSlingin PiesThe California BurbclavesRegistered Userregular
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
Hiro Protagonist is a big loser and should be ashamed of himself for getting impressionable young nerds hooked on japanese sword replicas
While I'm glad they're giving us a character creator, I know we are all going to basically recreate Hiro Protagonist so I wonder why they even bother giving us the creator.
Hiro Protagonist is a big loser and should be ashamed of himself for getting impressionable young nerds hooked on japanese sword replicas
Every so often, I think to myself, ya know, I should probably read Snow Crash, but then I read stuff see stuff this and I'm like hmmmmmmm...
to be fair, the katana-and-trenchcoat cliche was probably invented by Snow Crash so it wasn't a cliche yet when Neal Stephenson wrote it
and also it's a very facetious shallow critique of the character because I'm making a joke
BahamutZERO on
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-Loki-Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining.Registered Userregular
I want to see some gameplay before I start getting hyped. The new trailer was nice, but so was the first one 5 years ago, this one just being in engine.
I'm happy that they're heavily consulting with the RPG:s creator Mike Pondsmith. Dude is a real visionary.
Here is his interview where he explores the concept of Cyberpunk and how it connects with modern world and other works in genre:
Posts
"What happened next to Busty McTubetop????"
Probably recycled like any other broken appliance.
I kinda expected the car to have some sort of reference to Roach on it. Maybe in the license plate, but alas it does not.
chops many
Old PA forum lookalike style for the new forums | My ko-fi donation thing.
They seem to be leaning superhard into the Neill Blomkamp style of sci-fi for the mechanical designs and guns, and that's rad.
That but more colorful and with neon and glitzy parties and the super rich to go along with the poverty and punks.
Also glad their interpretation of a cyperpunk world isn't "exclusively dark and rainy like Blade Runner."
Still waiting to see some sort of actual gameplay.
She got recruited by the police.
That was in the last trailer. I mean what happens after that.
She has an unremarkable career in SWAT and eventually retires, but never earns quite enough to get the ding on her cheek buffed out.
They've been working on this in one form or another since at least 2012. I hope the world is as lived in and rich as W3's world was.
I like that world, but not everywhere.
I enjoy this semi retro crustpunk world they've shown us a glimpse of.
Was wondering if they had scrapped that in favor of a premade character.
Most likely they will just do it Mass Effect style and have one voice actor for each gender.
As soon as we concluded work on Blood and Wine, we were able to go full speed ahead with CP2077’s pre-production. But we chose to remain silent. Why? At some point we made the decisions to resume talking about the game when we have something to show. Something meaningful and substantial. This is because we do realize you’ve been impatiently waiting for a very long time, and we wouldn’t like anyone to feel that we’re taking this for granted. On the contrary — it gives us a lot of extra motivation. The hype is real, so the sweat and tears need to be real, too
But to the point. Today is the day. If you’re seeing this, it means you saw the trailer. – our vision for Cyberpunk, an alternative version of the future where America is in pieces, megacorporations control all aspects of civilized life, and gangs rule the rest. And, while this world is full of adrenaline, don’t let the car chases and guns mislead you. Cyberpunk 2077 is a true single player, story-driven RPG. You’ll be able to create your own character and… well, you’ll get to know the rest of what show at our booth at E3. Be on the lookout for the previews!
Before we finish, you probably have some questions,
When?
When we told you we would only release the game when it’s ready, we meant it. We’re definitely much closer to a release date than we were back then but it’s still not the time to confirm anything, so patience is still required. Quality is the only thing that drives us. It’s the beauty of being an independent studio and your own publisher.
How big?
Seriously big, but… to be honest, we have no bloody clue at this point in time. Once we put it all together, we will openly tell you what you can expect. And we promise we’ll do this before we start talking about pre-orders or ask anything of you.
Free DLC/Expansions/DRM
Expect nothing less than you got with The Witcher 3. As for DRM, CP2077, will be 100% DRM-free on PC.
Microtransactions?
In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?
Once again, thank you for your patience. If you have a minute, do visit cyberpunk.net and share your opinion (about anything) with us. We read everything you posted we treat it very seriously.
Yours,
CD PROJEKT RED Team
Jerry Riviera, cyberpsycho hunter
Dammit.
I liked Geralt more in Witcher 2 and 3 when he became his own person with his own social circle.
I'm apprehensive but if anyone can pull of a quality blank slate, its these devs.
Not me, still haven't gotten around to reading that one.
I'll probably make some old Shadowrun street sams or something.
I'll be making Molly Millions, thank you very much.
Mid-game boss/romance option.
That's going to make my Busty McTubetop's red headed twin sister playthrough kinda....awkward.
I know I'll definitely deliver some za for the mob if it's a sidejob option.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
That trailer's everything is exactly what I wanted before I knew I wanted it. All the punk, all the cyber, and that car! ARGH. Whenever it's coming is not soon enough.
Excuse you, I am recreating Molly Millions.
https://podcast.tidalwavegames.com/
And yet, not too much. They seem to be retconning the material pretty well... keeping it retro while also keeping out the stuff that would be silly nowadays. (Ooo, a WEARABLE computer, how futuristic!!) It's telling that CDPR seems to be better at retconning the source material than the actual writers... who utterly ruined the game in v3.
Also, for the dorky older people here that actually played CP2020 in high school... anyone else catch themselves just naming the class of everyone you saw in game? 'Lesse... Nomad, Solo, Rockerboy... Fixer, another Solo, Corporate, Cop, Media... '
Hiro Protagonist is a big loser and should be ashamed of himself for getting impressionable young nerds hooked on japanese sword replicas
Every so often, I think to myself, ya know, I should probably read Snow Crash, but then I read stuff see stuff this and I'm like hmmmmmmm...
Hey! Take that back!
to be fair, the katana-and-trenchcoat cliche was probably invented by Snow Crash so it wasn't a cliche yet when Neal Stephenson wrote it
and also it's a very facetious shallow critique of the character because I'm making a joke
Here is his interview where he explores the concept of Cyberpunk and how it connects with modern world and other works in genre:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/07/12/cyberpunk-2077-mike-pondsmith-interview/