Cyberpunk 2077 was supposed to be the successor to the greatest RPG of its generation, The Witcher 3. At E3 2018, it turns out: CD Projekt Red has developed a first-person shooter. It resembles games like The Division or Destiny 2 in combat.
Demo session shows it’s an FPS: At E3 2018, the first journalists experienced a presentation of Cyberpunk 2077. PCGamer reports, visibly shocked: The game takes place in the first-person perspective and almost exclusively so. Only when in a cutscene or entering a vehicle does the perspective switch to third-person view.
First-person RPG: CD Projekt Red itself refers to Cyberpunk 2077 as a “first-person RPG.” It targets an “adult audience” with the game.
Character creation like in an RPG
Some cutscenes in third-person: In certain cutscenes, players will be able to see their own character. The cutscenes sometimes take place in third-person view.
Here’s how the character creation in Cyberpunk 2077 works: The player’s hero can be created in a character editor just like in an RPG. In character creation, players can choose whether to control a male or female character. As is typical in RPGs, they can choose a body type, as well as tattoos or makeup. However, the character is fixed with the name “V.” Players take on a set role but can customize it.
Combat like Destiny with bullet-time and boss fights
Damage like in Destiny or The Division: Health bars will be displayed above enemies, it is said, similar to Destiny 2 or The Division. Numbers above enemies’ heads indicate how much damage has been dealt.
There will also be melee combat and 3 weapon classes: In Cyberpunk 2077, there will be not only ranged weapons but also melee weapons. Players will find three major weapon classes in Cyberpunk 2077:
- “Power weapons”,
- “Tech weapons” that can penetrate NPCs and walls
- And “Smart” weapons that track enemies
Combat in slow motion: In Cyberpunk 2077, players should be able to activate a kind of “bullet-time.” Here, time is slowed down.
Boss fights with action: The site Dsogaming describes combat in Cyberpunk 2077 as “slower than in Doom or Borderlands, but faster than in Fallout 4.” During a boss fight against a guy in an exoskeleton, players slid under cars and took cover.
Attributes like in an RPG – with the “Cool” attribute
No classes, but attributes: Cyberpunk 2077 will do without traditional classes, but there will be attributes and skills. These will influence how combat and dialogues unfold.
Attributes include:
- Strength
- Constitution
- Intelligence
- Reflexes
- Tech
- Cool
At the moment, it is still unclear what each attribute stands for.
Open world slowly unfolds in Cyberpunk 2077: Players are supposed to complete missions. The more “Street Cred” they accumulate, the more the world should open up. Players should gain 5% “Street Cred” by wearing a specific jacket and can then venture into more difficult areas. There should be no loading screens. The graphics are described as “overwhelming.”
Obstacles can be overcome depending on skills: When the player encounters an obstacle, they can overcome it depending on their abilities. In the demo, V’s “Hacking skill” was too low to “hack” the door, but the “Engineering” skill was high enough to open the control element and unlock it.
Movement system like parkour: Movements are said to be very dynamic. It will be possible to run along walls, drop down on enemies, and slice off heads.
Vehicle combat is also present: Players can also get into vehicles. Then the perspective switches to third-person. There will also be vehicle combat. In the demo, the player’s vehicle was attacked by a kind of gang, it is said.
The current information also explains why some were disappointed with the trailer and said: “This is not a trailer for an RPG, but for an action movie.”
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