Show less, randomise more: a Cyberpunk 2077 designer on how to stop open worlds feeling exhausting
In the first post for my series on "saving" open world design, I complained that many of today's open worlds feel like checklists of formulaic tasks and rewards, their geography a vaporous staging ground for itemisable, cycling content-gathering opportunities, which flies in the face of the sense of freedom and wonder they're supposed to inspire. My interviewees, Elder Scrolls veterans Matt Firor and Nate Purkeypile, argued that this reflects the expense and scale of today's open world productions, which constrains experimental design both at a practical level and in terms of overall direction.21 Sep 2023You should delete your Cyberpunk 2077 mods ahead of update 2.0, and you may need to do a clean reinstall of the gamePC Gamer ︎21 Sep 2023You can prep for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and get a preem free gun on launch day—all you have to do is download GwentPC Gamer ︎21 Sep 2023Update 2.0Steam ︎21 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077 devs express relief at Phantom Liberty praise - "we needed to really redeem ourselves!"RPS ︎21 Sep 2023Here's the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update release time and new PC spec requirementsRPS ︎20 Sep 2023Here's when to expect the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 patch to release in your time zonePC Gamer ︎20 Sep 2023How Cyberpunk 2077 clawed its way back from disaster to complete one of the greatest redemption arcs in gaming historyPC Gamer ︎20 Sep 2023I've tested Nvidia's latest ray tracing magic in Cyberpunk 2077 and it's a no-brainer: at worst it's just better-looking, at best it's that and a whole lot more performancePC Gamer ︎20 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty reviewPC Gamer ︎20 Sep 2023Playing Cyberpunk 2077 on a Radeon GPU? Don't use FSR, try XeSS insteadPC Gamer ︎20 Sep 2023I've tested Nvidia's latest ray tracing magic in Cyberpunk 2077 and it's a no-brainer. At worst it's just better-looking, at best it's that and a whole lot more performancePC Gamer ︎20 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review: perhaps the best expansion pack ever madeRPS ︎20 Sep 2023CD Projekt recommends starting a new game when Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 drops: 'starting fresh will enhance your overall gameplay experience'PC Gamer ︎20 Sep 2023Elon Musk demanded a cameo in Cyberpunk 2077 while wielding a 200 year old gun: "I was armed but not dangerous"PC Gamer ︎19 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077 2.0's revamped police force is finally good enoughPC Gamer ︎19 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077 2.0's single best change is letting me become a chromed-up cyborgPC Gamer ︎18 Sep 2023This week is an excellent time to watch the Cyberpunk Edgerunners animePC Gamer ︎15 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 release date revealed alongside a new Phantom Liberty trailerVG247 ︎14 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077's update 2.0 will launch September 21st, ahead of Phantom LibertyRPS ︎14 Sep 2023Forget Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077's free 2.0 patch is a staggering upgrade on its ownPC Gamer ︎14 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update goes live on September 21, five days ahead of Phantom LibertyPC Gamer ︎14 Sep 2023Build Planner — craft your Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty builds!Steam ︎14 Sep 2023Update 2.0 date revealed!Steam ︎12 Sep 2023Cyberpunk 2077 dev warns PC gamers to 'check conditions of your cooling systems' before trying to run the Phantom Liberty expansionPC Gamer ︎04 Sep 2023Here’s exactly what Cyberpunk 2077’s free 2.0 update will include, and what you’ll have to buy the Phantom Liberty expansion to getRPS ︎01 Sep 2023Here's what's free in Cyberpunk 2077's 2.0 update (car chases, yay), and what requires the $30 Phantom Liberty expansionPC Gamer ︎31 Aug 2023CD Projekt casually mentions that, after Phantom Liberty, it's done with Cyberpunk 2077PC Gamer ︎26 Aug 2023REDstreams — brief summary and recapSteam ︎24 Aug 2023Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty livestream offers a longer glimpse of five-star chaosRPS ︎22 Aug 2023Cyberpunk 2077 'Update 2.0' looks so big that you should probably just start a new gamePC Gamer ︎22 Aug 2023Cyberpunk 2077 players will get some of Phantom Liberty's biggest changes for freeRPS ︎22 Aug 2023Nvidia’s Ray Reconstruction aims to do for ray tracing what DLSS did for anti-aliasingRPS ︎26 Jul 2023Cyberpunk and Witcher developer announces it's cutting 'roughly 9%' of its staff over the next 7 monthsPC Gamer ︎26 Jul 2023CD Projekt Red announce another batch of layoffs affecting around 100 employeesRPS ︎16 Jul 2023If you can believe it, Cyberpunk 2077 reviews are finally sitting at "very positive" on SteamVG247 ︎