Over the past two years, CDPR has been questioned for its debut on Cyberpunk 2077. Although subsequent updates and optimizations have solved some of the problems, in the subconscious of many players, CDPR is no longer as trustworthy as it once was. So is there any way for the Polish game company to turn the tide? Of course there is, and that is to make a new quality game.
CdPR announced early this morning: "A new Wizard game title is being developed based on Unreal Engine 5. Although the official did not disclose more information about the game's development framework and release time in the short term, the game's migration from the original REDengine engine to Unreal Engine 5 is already a big improvement.
Many players still feel that the REDengine engine is one of the key triggers for the serious bug problem after the release of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. Perhaps the application of Unreal Engine 5 can make the new "The Witcher" game bring players a better experience.
CDPR said: "With the main goal of adapting the co-engine for the open world play experience, we work closely with the developers of Epic Game. It is worth mentioning that although Epic plays an important role in the development of this new "The Witcher", this game will not choose to be exclusive, but will be released on multiple platforms, which also reassures some players.
Not only that, but cyberpunk 2077 DLC will also meet players soon.
Of course, not all players are optimistic about this new "The Witcher" game that may not even have a folder built. Many people have also expressed their own views -
The "pre-order phobia" caused by Cyberpunk 2077 has not dissipated to this day, and the current players are most worried about whether the departure of the veteran employees who developed the "Wizard" series will affect the quality of the sequel.
Back in 2017, the four creators in charge of the main development of The Witcher 3 left at about the same time. They are premium game level designer Matezz Piaskiewicz, senior game producer Derek Patterson, former project manager Ovidiu Traian Vasilescu, and senior game art producer Michael Stec.
In May 2021, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director of The Witcher 3 and Vice President of Game Development/Second Game Director of Cyberpunk 2077, also left the company. In the original plan, he would play an important role in the development of the new "The Witcher".
Does the series need a creator to inject soul? Different players will have different views on this issue. Some players feel that the development of modern games has become a kind of "pipeline" project. Different departments divide labor and cooperate, as long as the things that are finally integrated are not a big problem.
There are also those who think that the idea in the minds of the game producers will follow throughout the series, they know what the player likes, and they know the core of the game. If there is no original team of people, the final handover of the finished product will have "no inner taste". Both views have their own basis, so it makes sense whichever side you choose to take.
At present, there is only one poster for the new work of "The Witcher", and some netizens speculate that the protagonist of this work will be Ciri through the cat badge. So far everything is speculation, and no one can even guarantee that it will be released in the 20s.
So the question is, who do you think will come first in "The Witcher 4", "Give Him Love 6", "Old Roll 6"?