The most fucked up thing IMHO is playing never fade away in the credits, while we literally fading away...
You didn't tear anything apart in your response. In the Witcher the sense of urgency is far far less serious. And it is completely in character for Geralt to stop when he sees someone in distress. The whole trilogy is about him learning his own role in the world and how he isn't just the emotionless monster hunter he convinced himself to be.
Exploring the world and doing side quests fits perfectly well into the narrative. Ciri has been missing for decades, she is even more capable than Geralt. While looking for her is important, she can probably take care of herself for a while still. And as we found out, she was even hidden safely for a while.
On the other hand, doing side quests for money makes absolutely no sense for V because he has clear leads that he can pursue for a cure and solution. Now, if the game would have a mechanic where the main campaign requires you to gain a certain level or street cred or reputation before new clues are presented to you, then the gameplay and narrative would make much more sense.
V is dying in a couple of weeks, he has no need for cash and cars. And in the story, after act two his goal is not to fuck arasaka over for fame, his goal is to survive.
And your no.2 arguement just doesnt make sense. I play for immersion and story in RPGs, ignoring narrative for gameplay is actually something i consciously try to avoid. Even if i know the urgency isn't real, I usually still try to stay in character and make decisions according to what my character is aware of.
Again, having Jhonny in many side quests, and not having a version without him is just bad gameplay design.
The bottom line is. IF YOU GONNA MAKE AN OPEN WORLD RPG, WRITE A STORY THAT SUPPORTS THAT GAME EXPERIENCE.
Yeah, I was confused. Was the game telling me that I'm not fading away? Or was it mocking me for fading away?
symbolic maybe? a hint for what to come? just want 1 definite happy ending for V and his/her love(Whoever, ending should work with everyone of them) where they can live together, even though they may have lost all their other friends(for those who want sacrifices)
Deeper meaning. Your deeds, your love, the way you affectd others, so you will enver fade away, blabla...usual chinese cookie stuff that should make you THINK and not enjoy!
This is why I kick up about the cruddy River endings.
I’m so happy for the people that got some satisfaction and hope out of their playthroughs, but I am suffering.
Suffering with you but with Kerry.This is why I kick up about the cruddy River endings.
CD Project spent all their effort on a sweet girls, Panam and Judy)
Yeah, Some people say this is the essence of cyberpunk.
To convey the feeling of insignificance and helplessness of the common person against the background of the rich and powerful. Therefore, a simple mercenary V cannot even get the cure. It's noir and sad realism.
However, in the process, he throws one of the most powerful megacorporations into ruins, but which of the cyberpunk lovers cares about such trifles.
Why is it not your V? I mean, souls exist in the setting. Alt says so.
like I just said, they need to do one ending that works with every romance! I love River and Judy, others love Panam and others love Kerry. Some even want Takemura or Meredith. And after that ending, you should be allowed to PLAY AFTERWARDS, not returning to before the finale and should have all the kinds of stuff to do with them, which I mentioned earlier.
50 years ago Arasaka was nuked, and nothing happens of it. Yes, Alt can destroy Mikoshi, but do you really think that it will ruin Arasaka?
Eh, could still work. Maybe I'm too optimistic but all endings end up with V either being in their body or in Mikoshi/cyberspace. Finding the cure or a new body for V, depending on the ending, could be the prologue of a DLC/expansion/sequel and then once that's out of the way the main goal changes.
Personally i'm not so interested in playing after endings, but vox populi - vox Dei.
Because my V is alive, not a hologram in a data storage.
And she is not eager to part with her body.
I dare say that the essence of the cyberpunk genre is to tell low-fantasy style stories, who revolve around. Surviving against obsticles.
In lots of sources, most people actually survive and retire...
Sprawl, johnny mnemonic, c23, the windup girl..
Well if you sided with Arasaka, I'm sure there's plenty of poor people to steal the bodies of in the future.
Can I get a V that is not termianlly sick during gameplay too?