Miles Tost, the senior level design for Cyberpunk 2077, has said dispelled concerns that the upcoming sci-fi title won’t deliver on its role-playing chops, saying that in many ways the will offer a ‘deeper experience’ in this respect than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
CDPR On Cyberpunk 2077 Role-Playing
Speaking with a new video interview, Tost noted that some folk forget that Cyberpunk 2077 is an RPG at its core simply because it has guns and is set from a first-person perspective.
I don’t know, there’s a lot, there’s a ton of weapons. How I would summarize this is… I think people tend to forget that Cyberpunk 2077 is an RPG first and foremost. Right? So customization and equipment choices, making choices in the skills you have, the talents, how your character looks, how you choose dialogue, it’s the center stage of this experience.
I think some people look at this game and think “Oh man, it’s first-person and has guns! It’s a shooter!” and that’s a very surface-level assessment *chuckles* I think in many ways, it’s a much, much deeper roleplaying experience than The Witcher 3.
Cyberpunk 2077 is due for release on November 19 for PS4, PC, and Xbox One, with a free upgrade for PS5 and Xbox Series X available for launch. In addition, a separate next-generation release will arrive at some point in 2021.
[Source – CDPR interview via WCCFTech]