Polish game company CD Projekt revealed that the development of “Cyberpunk 2077” (Cyberpunk 2077) has been completed, and the production capacity has been invested in other new games. The original development team recently talked about the internal views on the biological gender of the protagonist “V”, and admitted that the origin of the game Differentiated development is an area that needs improvement in the future.
At the beginning of “Dytronics 2077”, players can choose the gender of V. The male and female protagonists are mainly different in their voice acting and appearance. The only difference in the plot is the target of the NPC. The official pointed out that these two choices are equally important and are part of the game narrative. and an integral part of the experience.
CDPR Chief Mission Designer Błażej Augustynek In the official Podcast programIt was revealed that in order to ensure that the way the game protagonist sees the world is not binary as male/female, the mission designer was initially asked to imagine V as a female, while the screenwriter presupposed that V was a male.
In Augustynek’s mind, V will always be a woman. He does not think the male version of V is the “real V”, but others at CDPR may have different opinions. Since the release of “Dynasty 2077”, players have continued to discuss who it is. Who is the orthodox protagonist, or who is closer to the legendary appearance in the events of the game.
The voice actor for the male V is Irish actor Gavin Drea, and the female V is American actress Cherami Leigh.
CDPR Narrative Director Philipp Weber explained that this part is obviously different from the original work on “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt”. Most members of the studio are quite familiar with the character of the protagonist Geralt and are used to designing tasks and writing stories for Geralt.
When developing Cybertron 2077, CDPR always referred to “her” in the mission design materials. “We reminded ourselves in our brains that this is a different type of character. What we need to consider now is Bigelow.” There are so many special ones.”
Philipp Weber is currently developing the sequel to “The Witcher” code-named “Polaris” (Polaris). The next game in the “Cyber 2077” series is still in the early concept stage, but he admitted that there are still regrets in “Cyber 2077” , especially the origin and background did not develop more plot differences, which need to be improved in the sequel.
The difference in the opening of “Dytronics 2077” depends on the player’s chosen origin, including street gangsters, business people, and nomads. However, within 60 minutes of the game, these three paths are basically combined into the same main line, and only some branch lines will be affected later. Special dialogue options that occasionally appear.
“I think at this point, players may have been given a promise, but it was not fully fulfilled in the end.” Weber said that the sequel can complete the unfulfilled ambitions of “Cyber 2077”. Looking back from the perspective of mission design, if With more experience and time, the development team will present it in a more concise way.
Mission Chief Błażej Augustynek added that V’s life path shows that she was born into a certain way of life, but the moment she arrives in Night City, V officially bids farewell to the past. “In the prologue, players must face this result.”
If in the future, the new “Cyborg” can follow the differentiated narrative similar to “Disco Elysium” or “Baldur’s Gate 3”, the player’s choice can completely change the subsequent storyline, which will definitely make the game more interesting. The experience is more immersive.
The V stories in “Dynasty 2077” have come to an end, and the expansion pack “Free Game Change” did not include more Happy Endings. The sequel will focus on the next Xiaose, but the official has not revealed more yet. The content is only understood to be handled by the newly established CDPR North American studio, codenamed “Orion”.
