LectureMaster
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CD Projekt Red says the next Witcher game is 'not just repeating what was done before' as the dev team ramps up to over 400
"You should not be expecting just a Witcher 3 in new clothing."
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CDPR: The next witcher game won't be "just a Witcher 3 in new clothing"
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Hrk69
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Bernardougf
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Yeah, pretty much every game they made felt different gameplay-wise from the previous one. W2 and W3 share the most similarities, but still there is decent amount of changes.
Do you suggest that Cyberpunk is just W3 with coat of paint?
KungFucius
King Snowflake
Technically it sure did. It is still the PC game to beat in terms of graphics and the city / map was certainly more complex than anything I can recall. Gameplay wise, not having played the expansion or touched the game since early 2021, it felt like they were learning and experimenting. It is claimed that a lot of the rough edges were smoothed out and while that would not be blatantly innovative it certainly is creative problem solving.
Dazraell
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Nah, what they probably meant is that they will shake some things up by introducing new protagonist who will have different skillsets that can potentially make gameplay loop feel a bit different. The change from Geralt to new character will probably allow them to introduce new combat styles that doesn't need to rely only on two-handed swords and some other stuff they couldn't do in the past as Geralt's skillset was pretty much defined in books. I think they may also introduce new signs that will influence gameplay in different ways. I think it will be third person, just different enough it won't feel like next-gen version of The Witcher 3 as the gameplay will be built around skillsets of the new protagonist
vaibhavpisal
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Their team is much better now. Witcher 3 team could not pull off Cyberpunk. I remember some industry veterans were hired to set it right.
I expect Witcher 4 to be a major leap, while keeping all things that they do well.
Tokio Blues
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Was a big leap from witcher 2 to 3, so I expect the same.
DragonNCM
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Cyberpunk 2077 worked day one
Skull-Knight
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I don't care, next Witcher should have one main protagonist. not a shitty custom character.
DaGwaphics
Member
CP certainly is a looker, will be interesting to see how they can elevate the next one.
balls of snow
Member
Im thinking it will be smaller. They want to put out a trilogy in 6 years after the first nu-witcher comes out. I would rather have 3 mid size games rolled out every 2 years than a baldurs gate 3 once in a gen type game.
Mr.Phoenix
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Am I the only one that only saw "will go into full production in fall 2024"?
This game is not releasing till 2028 if we are lucky. Why are they even talking about it now?
This game is not releasing till 2028 if we are lucky. Why are they even talking about it now?
Mister Wolf
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Krappadizzle
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Not gonna lie.... I wouldn't even be mad if it was. As long as it has consistently good writing like the first 3 Witcher games, I'll be a happy guy. Witcher 3 is in my top 3 favorite games of all time. The series is probably my favorite RPG series in general, each game has it's idiosyncrasies that I can find annoying playing them back to back, but they are consistently well written with great music and engaging stories and were great games for the times they were released.
I'm not extremely confident that they are gonna knock Witcher 4 out the park, they have a lot to prove after Cyberpunk's launch, but they definitely put the ship in the right direction after such a horrible debut with that franchise. I'm hopeful that they still have enough drive and talent to give us another great game in the series.
I'm not extremely confident that they are gonna knock Witcher 4 out the park, they have a lot to prove after Cyberpunk's launch, but they definitely put the ship in the right direction after such a horrible debut with that franchise. I'm hopeful that they still have enough drive and talent to give us another great game in the series.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
I’ve consistently encountered significant issues with their releases on PC, spanning all of the Witcher games through to CP2077. Each game were plagued by technical problems at launch. Specifically, The Witcher 2 was virtually unplayable for me until after several major updates, presenting nothing but a black screen post-menu. My experience with The Witcher 3 echoed this, albeit with different issues. And as for CP2077, the widespread launch problems have been well-documented.
What surprises me is the relative lack of sustained critique aimed at CDPR for these recurring launch issues, which predate the Cyberpunk shitshow. Reflecting on their track record, I even declared to a mate that Cyberpunk would be a huge clusterfuck at launch. CDPR’s launch struggles should be considered a recurring meme at this point.
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Mr.Phoenix
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Yup, with the exception of Bloodborne, Sekiro and Armored Core, anyone playing a Souls game has been playing Demon's Souls over and over and over and over and over and over again.I'm glad someone else said it. I felt like................
StereoVsn
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So game is going to be released for PC and PS6 around 2029-2030 (good luck to brave souls who would buy a PS5 copyCD Projekt Red says the next Witcher game is 'not just repeating what was done before' as the dev team ramps up to over 400
"You should not be expecting just a Witcher 3 in new clothing."www.pcgamer.com
). Amount of time games now days take to get produced is depressing. Oh, and allow another year of patching on top of release date.
So what’s coming first, next Elder Scrolls or Witcher 4?
Krappadizzle
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TheDreadLord
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Tbh, what people want is exactly another the Witcher 3.
Sentenza
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I mean, aside for the fact that it's clearly an exaggeration, there's the not-irrelevant detail that From Software GOT IT RIGHT the first time.I'm glad someone else said it. I felt like................
Unlike CDPR, that when it comes to combat is at their third failed attempt so far (fourth, if we throw in Cyberpunk for good measure).
And I'm saying this as someone who always found the combat in The Witcher trilogy serviceable enough to not go around bitching about it... But let's get fucking real for a second.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Gonna be hard to top TW3. I guess we’ll see.
rhodesianshepard
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Witcher 4 is going to shit all over the next Elder Scrolls
Pasta la Vista
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They will over promise and under deliver as usual. I think it will still be a great game but cdpr is still eurojank at their core.
Hugare
Member
They got it right on their first time, sure
Not enough to make their next games identical (down to the interface, even), imo
"Change Estus Flasks for Flasks of Crimson Tears". BRILLIANT.
I like their games, but just as mentioned before, if not for Sekiro, Bloodborne and now Armored Core, they've been making the same game since 2009
You mix some screenshots from Elden Ring and Dark Souls III and you dont know which is which.
CDPR failed with Witcher 3 gameplay, but delivered something completely different with Cyberpunk. Different perspective and even genre. That's hard af to pull off from a studio that have never made a FPS game before.
And dont you fucking dare say something bad about Cyberpunk's gameplay, specially now after the expansion. It's sublime if you know what you are doing.
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Sentenza
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It's probably my least favorie game from CDPR in that sense.
Which is saying something, given that I wasn't exactly madly in love with the other, either.
Hugare
Member
Impossible to please everyone. But its factually not bad when compared to other FPS games.
It plays well and has way more variety than the majority of other shooters on the market.
kiphalfton
Member
If they screw up the combat in the Witcher Remake and this, they apparently didn't listen to people's feedback.
Haven't played any of the Witcher games, but that seems to be people's biggest complaint.
LectureMaster
Member
I vividly remember that when they revealed Polaris, their goal is to release all the new trilogy in six years I was like how the hell could this be possible.So game is going to be released for PC and PS6 around 2029-2030 (good luck to brave souls who would buy a PS5 copy
Amount of time games now days take to get produced is depressing. Oh, and allow another year of patching on top of release date.
So what’s coming first, next Elder Scrolls or Witcher 4?
Geralt triology's pace is the best: Witcher(2007) - Witcher 2 (2011) - Witcher 3 (2015) but nowadays almost no studios can promise to have a major release every four years, that's sad.
Yeah, I hated that blue t-shirt.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Not really. Main char could be less retarded to stop and start moving.
StereoVsn
Member
That’s just an improvement on top of the game. That’s what really what most folks want, Witcher 3 but improved in certain parameters that were somewhat deficient like itemization, interactivity, PC AI, combat.
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
Ah, true. Combat could be less brain dead without "auto lock" on targets.
StereoVsn
Member
Not even talking about combat. General AI for NPCs is terrible, kind of similar to early Cyberpunk. And in general interactivity of the world is severely lacking.
