‘We tried and it didn’t work out’: CDPR co-founder says it shouldn’t stray from AAA open-world RPGs
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CDPR's open worlds are cardboard props to the stories.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 16:52 last edited byThey are in almost all open world games.
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You're missing out on some great experiences that indies simply can't produce in that case
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 18:51 last edited byAny such experiences in the last few years? I think the last AAA games I've played where RDR2 and Spider Man.
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Any such experiences in the last few years? I think the last AAA games I've played where RDR2 and Spider Man.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 19:22 last edited byI rarely play games nowadays and even more rarely new games. Baldur's Gate 3 is the first one that comes to mind in recent years.
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CDPR's open worlds are cardboard props to the stories.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 19:46 last edited by buboscandiacus@mander.xyz 6 Jan 2025, 15:48The cyberpunk one was great, because it was so beautiful that merely driving in it was enjoyable
TW3's open world was boring and terrible in every way
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CDPR's open worlds are cardboard props to the stories.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 19:58 last edited byI'm just curious what you think is a good open world then
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The co-founder is definitely referring to the Gwent standalone game. I played it when open beta came out but it steadily went downhill from there until they eventually stopped working on it in 2023.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 20:06 last edited byI liked that game. Then they decided to completely rework it. IMO for the worse. It went downhill from there.
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The co-founder is definitely referring to the Gwent standalone game. I played it when open beta came out but it steadily went downhill from there until they eventually stopped working on it in 2023.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 20:08 last edited by acosmichippo@lemmy.world 6 Jan 2025, 16:10i wanted gwent on my phone, not on my PC. i forgot about it by the time it released for phones.
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Any such experiences in the last few years? I think the last AAA games I've played where RDR2 and Spider Man.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 20:22 last edited byGod of War, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Avowed
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I liked that game. Then they decided to completely rework it. IMO for the worse. It went downhill from there.
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 20:25 last edited byYeah I'm still not sure where they were going with reducing it to two lanes instead of 3.
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God of War, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Avowed
wrote on 1 Jun 2025, 21:24 last edited byOh yeah I played Elden Ring too. Avowed I tried but didn't like; the other two really aren't my type of game.
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They are in almost all open world games.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 00:30 last edited byYeah, I see open world games as fancier tabletop games in most cases. Which isn't a bad thing by any means.
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They also created a standalone, story based Gwent card game that is pretty good, just in case you didn't know: Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 04:13 last edited byThis is an excellent game and a good soundtrack.
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The cyberpunk one was great, because it was so beautiful that merely driving in it was enjoyable
TW3's open world was boring and terrible in every way
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 04:33 last edited byThe DLC had good open worlds, but the main game just felt too dreary and brown.
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The co-founder is definitely referring to the Gwent standalone game. I played it when open beta came out but it steadily went downhill from there until they eventually stopped working on it in 2023.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 13:42 last edited byIt was still a really good game by the time they stopped working on it, and one of the least greedy CCG I've ever seen. Hearthstone was already starting to lose players, and they had a shot at being a replacement, even if the mechanics of the game were rather different.
And then Marvel Rivals came out and the CCG landscape was just overpopulated.
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It was still a really good game by the time they stopped working on it, and one of the least greedy CCG I've ever seen. Hearthstone was already starting to lose players, and they had a shot at being a replacement, even if the mechanics of the game were rather different.
And then Marvel Rivals came out and the CCG landscape was just overpopulated.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 14:03 last edited byI think you mean Marvel Snap, but yes. Even the biggest pvp card games are struggling to retain players.
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Because you moved on to AAAA?
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 14:31 last edited byI'm holding out for AAAAA.