I've said this before, and I'll say it again.
There are only two developers in the entire videogame industry that I unconditionally trust. Only two.
CDPR and Hideo Kojima.
That's it.
I would've agreed with you had MGS5 had the controls ported over better. That said, I trust CDPR to not get so caught up in the storyline or world design to overlook a very basic thing like having controls that work equally well on all platforms.
On behalf of the whole team, thank you very much for your kind words and for the trust you have in us.
I'm joining the forums just to add to the CDPR appreciation thread going on.
When a game is this anticipated and this hyped, everyone starts picturing how it will be. For a hundred million fans, there will be a hundred million different ideas. And most of us are creatures of habit, we want something that's just like that thing we liked but a bit better.
CD Projekt RED could have given us that thing we liked but a bit better. Instead they went for the best they could make. They made choices, they took risks, they crafted something unique and special.
And yet here on the forums people are acting all "my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined". I've read lots of comments saying "I won't buy the game now" or "the hype is dead" and, I kid you not, "my dreams are shattered". All of which leads to one singular question.
Are you freaking serious?
Is there any company in to he world who has earned our trust more than CDPR? Have you ever seen the press so unanimously enthusiastic for a preview? And yet people here are acting as spoiled, entitled brats. Doesn't it conform 100% to your expectations? Big deal.
I am genuinely sorry for people with simulation sickness, but everyone, CDPR is creating the best game they can, they are under no obligation to cater to your every whim. You are buying a copy, not having one handcrafted bespoke for you.
Unasked for personal trivia time: I didn't even care for The Witcher 3 when it came out. I hadn't enjoyed the first one, and at the time I was playing Dragon Age: Inquisition. I didn't much care about dark fantasy and hadn't read a single line of Sapkowski. Then I tried it at a friend's, set aside my prejudices for a second and holy fuck it was amazing. I bought the game that same day.
That's to say: gamers, chill the fuck out. When something you hoped for doesn't precisely match your expectations, it's easy to feel hurt. But give them a freaking chance, because they deserve it more than anyone. And because anyone who saw the gameplay concurs that it's amazing.
And CDPR, if you are reading this, you are freaking amazing and keep on blazing your own trail. I'm sure there is a silent vast majority who trusts you to know better than us. It's just that angry minorities are better at being loud. We love you.
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You guys are designing YOUR game. Not others' game, YOURS!
You guys knew there would be some blowback from the game being mostly first person perspective going from the witcher series to this but you revealed it anyways. You wanted to show cyberpunk could be shown off in a trailer during mostly daytime and it being bright and sunny and knew this might not be what people expected but you did it anyways. You ended an amazing trilogy with a legit game of the generation all-time great game and you said "no milking. time to do something new and fresh."
You guys said cyberpunk is much bigger and much more ambition than said great game, the witcher 3, and you know what, I believe it now! I'm so tired of the negativity and I'm glad you guys are designing what is yours and pondsmith's direction. Do not be phased by all of the negativity because the internet will get riled up over everything and anything. What you're doing seems to be working since I still think you have the single most viewed trailer of E3 and also because apparently the media were absolutely jaw-dropped floored at what they saw in that 50 min behind closed doors demo today.
I'm quite pleased with this showing from e3 from you guys.
You are aware of the intentional sabotage of MGSV by the publisher, Konami, aren't you? Including Konami's handling of the PC version?
To echo everything else that was said here, I'm MUCH more excited for what they're doing than a Witcher-like Cyberpunk.In this day and age that many developers(not all, there are still consumer-friendly publishers besides CDPR) get greedier and greedier, CDPR doesn't move a single inch from their beliefs and that's incredibly refreshing to see. As a computer science student and an aspiring game designer, it is awesome to see such a developer and let me tell you, for all of us , it would be a dream come true to work for a developer like that. For me, the ultimate goal of a game company that aims to be relevant throughout time isn't to make a great game , it is to get better with every game and that's the insane thing they don't just get better, they get exponentially better. So, CDPR, please, take your time and perfect this game according to your vision.
Thank you.