Another user on this thread put it best "I've had my expectations thoroughly tempered over the past few months".
Lack of freedom, player choice & customization. This game is NOTHING like we were sold at E3 2018. I'm not talking about the demo either (which explicitly stated not reflective of the final product) I'm talking about the promises from the devs.
They went from "This is an RPG where you can make your own character and story" to "there's a strict story you're gonna follow and you can choose the gameplay mechanics you use to beat the levels."
Apartments: Nerfed. Only one, and uncustomizable. Sorry, no rags to riches story for you. Cars, one garage, not thoroughly customizable. Clothing, hair -- limited. Cybernetics -- they've already confirmed your character will never be able to achieve the lengths NPCs like the maelstrom gang can. No face implants. So, they've artificially limited what we can do with cybernetics.
Mini games (especially hacking) are lack luster to put it lightly.
And all I keep hearing from mega fans are "Trust in CDPR. We don't need apartments, or custom cars, or outfits, or mini games, it would break the immersion. It would ruin the story."
The 15 minute demo did nothing for me. I used to be so hyped for this game, but with all these artificial limits put on player freedom, I really don't feel anything at this point. I know it'll be out soon and I'll enjoy it when it's here, but this isn't the massive free open world we were Bs'd into hyping over.
Your thoughts?
Lack of freedom, player choice & customization. This game is NOTHING like we were sold at E3 2018. I'm not talking about the demo either (which explicitly stated not reflective of the final product) I'm talking about the promises from the devs.
They went from "This is an RPG where you can make your own character and story" to "there's a strict story you're gonna follow and you can choose the gameplay mechanics you use to beat the levels."
Apartments: Nerfed. Only one, and uncustomizable. Sorry, no rags to riches story for you. Cars, one garage, not thoroughly customizable. Clothing, hair -- limited. Cybernetics -- they've already confirmed your character will never be able to achieve the lengths NPCs like the maelstrom gang can. No face implants. So, they've artificially limited what we can do with cybernetics.
Mini games (especially hacking) are lack luster to put it lightly.
And all I keep hearing from mega fans are "Trust in CDPR. We don't need apartments, or custom cars, or outfits, or mini games, it would break the immersion. It would ruin the story."
The 15 minute demo did nothing for me. I used to be so hyped for this game, but with all these artificial limits put on player freedom, I really don't feel anything at this point. I know it'll be out soon and I'll enjoy it when it's here, but this isn't the massive free open world we were Bs'd into hyping over.
Your thoughts?