Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Pokes Fun At Ubisoft's 'AAAA' Skull & Bones Claim

Seriously after all the mess with Cyberpunk, these devs need to go somewhere and sit down. That soapbox has holes in it.

@Ryu_Niiyama To be honest, I do think it was kinda overblown with Cyberpunk 2077 with all the focus on bugs, and expectations of things that were never even promised. A lot of the online negativity also came from folks who didn't even own or play the game. When The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released, it also had its fair share of bugs, and I remember plenty of 'em. It's a part of highly ambitious projects.

The essence of the game as it is today was always there. I think the biggest mistake made was releasing it on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. But what could a company even do differently with so many pre-orders already placed? The PC should've been the main focus, with (now) current gen consoles second.

I have faith that they've learned from their mistakes, and that the Orion project will turn out great from the start.

In the meantime I regard Cyberpunk 2077 as the single greatest piece of interactive media I've ever experienced. The love and care put into it cannot be put into words.

We’re getting closer to this every day: https://youtu.be/RdBhRKksN0w?feature=shared

CDPR needs to put down the stones, they only recently fixed their glass house.

@Weapon_Wheel even though I agree with some of your points - especially in regard with stepping aside from previous generation consoles - I doubt that Cyberpunk 2077 is worth all those praise across the internet.

What is cool with it?

• Some staged moments of the main story.
• Some characters.
• Graphics... with high-end rigs.
• Overall cyberpunk setting.

What is not that cool?

• Dull and dead open world. It does not react to your action 99% of the time.
• Boring side activities (including most of the fixers tasks) and side quests that seems to be more of "fun moment for a couple of minutes".
• Many problems with logic and motivation (starting with VI communicating with Johnny as good buddies once their car is damaged by Delamain seconds after Johnny tried to kill VI is his / her room and to the whole motivation of Yorinobu Arasaka).
• Poor RPG elements. Most of the answers with stats requirements change nothing. Most interactions with stats requiring items outside the main campaign (and even in it) are worthless. Clothes ruined completely after the DLC came out even though implants became better. Different builds feel not that distinctive. Stealth is boring and slow to enjoy.
• Almost to none sense of exploration. Yep, you may find something out there... legendary item... that gives you nothing but a cool (jokes) look after that patch.
• Excessive elements. Cars and houses - I am looking at you.
• Bugs and technical issues.

And the biggest problems was lying to players in marketing materials and all those big words and loud promises. Never betray the auditory that trusts you. Even if CDPR said something like "Dudes, we've decided to try the new setting for our game. It may be harsh at the edges, but we've made it with love" - there would have been much less complaints.

Don't get me wrong. Cyberpunk 2077 is a decent game. Even good. But it is like the first Witcher game - rough, bugged, frustrating and more of a 7 out of 10, to be honest. With potential to become a great series.

But if you'd like a damn good cyberpunk game - try Deus Ex. Even after all these years and with much less budget it kick 2077 in almost all the crucial moments.

So A on release? AA a year later, AAA after 2 years, AAAA when dlc releases and AAAAA 3 years later?

Or AAAAA sh*t we got caught releasing a mess of a game?

They couldn’t even release a triple A game in an acceptable state. Lol. Look after your own house first CD.

Just to pile on a bit, Cyberpunk's disastrous launch is the only thing that stopped people from immediately noticing how boring it was.

Yes, even with violence, nudity, and (gasp) Asian themes.

“I think the biggest mistake made was releasing it on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.”
Disagree on this one. Their biggest mistake was shouldering the last gen versions alone. The game was possible on the dated hardware, but they would’ve outsourced the porting to someone like Saber, while taking care of PC and current consoles.

@Weapon_Wheel

Please, you know it wasn't overblown. I'm sorry but The Witcher 3 was nowhere near in the same state as Cyberpunk 2077 on release. Cyberpunk was a broken and glitchy mess and to dismiss all the complaints as people who had never played the game or The Witcher 3 is a bit disingenuous. You seem to forget it had a truck load of pre-orders. There's plenty of ambitious games that release in perfect playable states. See Zelda or Rockstar games. CD Projeckt Red isn't a small indie developer. The game was $400 million and even recieved funding by the Polish government. For comparison, Red Dead Redemption 2 cost around the same but was perfectly playable at launch and didn't have a book's worth of game breaking bugs or game stopping glitches.

Your claim is as disingenuous as me claiming that all the positivity of the game only comes from people who have seen some cool gameplay footage of the game but never actually played it.

@BanChatum You even defended it being a broken release? Lol

@Ryu_Niiyama Yeah CD Projeckt Red really need to sit down and put a sock in it. Cyberpunk on release made Mass Effect Andromeda look like a technical masterpiece. 🤣

@Zochmenos

Cyberpunk 2077 development: $400 million to make, a veteran team of devs overworking, plus funding from the Polish government. And what we got was trash.

Mass Effect Andromeda development: $50 to make, a team of depressed students and entry level workers who were laid off afterwards plus a couple of bottles of beer. We still got trash but it was a technical masterpiece compared to Cyberpunk.

(Just a retelling of a joke CD Projeckt Red fanboys use to do the opposite way around to clown on the decline of Bioware. Funny how CD Projeckt fell in a shorter time)

@TruestoryYep even so, CP came back a la NMS and actually won some awards last year. Andromeda remained forgotten in that constellation

@TruestoryYep I've played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC at launch, and that game was arguably in a worse state - that's right - on PC.

In a way they did a better job with Cyberpunk 2077 as the PC release wasn't in a worse state than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was. If you don't believe me, then you can check out 3 year-old, fully enjoyable playthroughs of Cyberpunk 2077. Outside of some refinements, additional features, additional content, and bug fixes not that much has changed.

As with most online negativity, facts get obscured by constant repetition. The reality is that the game was always good. It shouldn't have been released on 9 different platforms, especially the low-end ones, and the management should've taken better responsibility, but that doesn't take anything away from this masterpiece or the tremendous amount of passion that was put into it.

Is there any actual meaning behind AAA? Are there other designations?

For what it's worth, Skull and Bones is currently my friends and I favorite game. The opening until you get your first ship with cannons feels a bit rough but the more we play the more we enjoy it. Once you get over the beginning, progression occurs at a good pace too. (Just became a Kingpin and opened up more gameplay options that we'll be checking out this week!