Cyberpunk - New AAA RPG from CDPR

RPGWatch · Thu, 31st May '12, 12:40am

CD Projekt Red has completed their Summer Conference, which you can watch here at the Witcher site. It's around an hour long but starting around 24 minutes in, they start discussing their new AAA RPG, which is revealed as Cyberpunk.

The announcement starts with a slide titled "Our Promise":

1. Mature RPG for mature up audiences, realistic and brutal, set in a rich, futuristic world

2. Gripping non-linear story filled with life and detail

3. Advanced RPG mechanics based on p&p RPG system

4. Varied selection of different character classes

5. Gigantic arsenal of weapons, upgrades, implants and cool high-tech toys

6. Set new standard in the futuristic RPG genre with an exceptional gaming experience

They then introduce Mike Pondsmith, author of the Cyberpunk 2020 PnP system - he references the seminal movie Bladerunner as a touchstone and talks about holding out on developing a video game based on the IP until the right company came along.

CDPR has established a new team with a number of Witcher veterans to develop the game, although it appears early in development, so it may be a while before we see more than concept art.

Erod · Fri, 1st Jun '12, 9:24pm

I was following their live stream of the conference and it was quite uninteresting until they announced this and Mike came on the stage. Very exciting news indeed. As I consider The Witcher series to be the best what current CRPGs have to offer. So I am very confident that they are able to make a great game. Too bad we have a long wait ahead of us. If I recall correctly from their past announcements this is not due to be released until 2014 or thereabouts. At least it is way less than the wait for DAO was.

Taluntain · Fri, 1st Jun '12, 9:39pm

Definitely one we'll be keeping an eye on... I'm sure CDP will do a good job.

henkie · Sat, 2nd Jun '12, 5:35pm

Sounds very interesting. CDP has proven it knows how to make RPGs and an RPG in a cyberpunk setting is something we haven't seen in a while and I'm interested how they will work it out. Definitely something to keep an eye on.

Thu, 31st May '12, 12:40am	#1
RPGWatch SPS Account Holder Watching... Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3,301 Like: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Cyberpunk - New AAA RPG from CDPR CD Projekt Red has completed their Summer Conference, which you can watch here at the Witcher site. It's around an hour long but starting around 24 minutes in, they start discussing their new AAA RPG, which is revealed as Cyberpunk. The announcement starts with a slide titled "Our Promise": 1. Mature RPG for mature up audiences, realistic and brutal, set in a rich, futuristic world 2. Gripping non-linear story filled with life and detail 3. Advanced RPG mechanics based on p&p RPG system 4. Varied selection of different character classes 5. Gigantic arsenal of weapons, upgrades, implants and cool high-tech toys 6. Set new standard in the futuristic RPG genre with an exceptional gaming experience They then introduce Mike Pondsmith, author of the Cyberpunk 2020 PnP system - he references the seminal movie Bladerunner as a touchstone and talks about holding out on developing a video game based on the IP until the right company came along. CDPR has established a new team with a number of Witcher veterans to develop the game, although it appears early in development, so it may be a while before we see more than concept art.
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Fri, 1st Jun '12, 9:24pm	#2
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Fri, 1st Jun '12, 9:39pm	#3
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