The reason The Witcher 3 was so successful and Cyberpunk 2077 failed wasn't because of bugs and glitches.
It failed because it did not resonate with people in the same way. In the absence of substance people will look at the technical mistakes, like a bad movie where since you're not paying attention to the story you notice how bad the effects and acting are.
The Witcher is a story that resonates with white Europeans who are cast out of society. They are viewed as monsters, but also known that they are necessary because others cannot solve the same problems. You need a Witcher to hunt the monsters, but you don't want them around. Society needs white men to do the bulk of the work and fix the problems, but will never admit that.
Cyberpunk tries to be diverse and edgy, but that merely makes people remember how dismal reality is. It does not give them any reassurance or let them cope with the modern world. They see a corporate hellscape filled with a jumbled mess of South American, Asian, Black, but nothing that speaks to their souls.
It failed because it did not resonate with people in the same way. In the absence of substance people will look at the technical mistakes, like a bad movie where since you're not paying attention to the story you notice how bad the effects and acting are.
The Witcher is a story that resonates with white Europeans who are cast out of society. They are viewed as monsters, but also known that they are necessary because others cannot solve the same problems. You need a Witcher to hunt the monsters, but you don't want them around. Society needs white men to do the bulk of the work and fix the problems, but will never admit that.
Cyberpunk tries to be diverse and edgy, but that merely makes people remember how dismal reality is. It does not give them any reassurance or let them cope with the modern world. They see a corporate hellscape filled with a jumbled mess of South American, Asian, Black, but nothing that speaks to their souls.
@newt That's true, but Cyberpunk was based on a tabletop game and they had plenty of material to work with. It's just what they made didn't resonate with people as much. I'd suggest you play Witcher 3! 2 is good as well, but I wouldn't say it's mandatory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cyberpunk_2020_books
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cyberpunk_2020_books
@newt I played Witcher 2 and got bored of it halfway. 3 really hooked me though. It's one of my favourite RPGs now, just on the quality of its storytelling.
@newt Yeah the second game's story doesn't always make sense. Witcher 3 respects the original books a lot more from what I know. It's the only of the games with Yennefer and it treats her character properly.
@newt Yeah that's understandable. I would still say you should play it with a "What if" kind of alternate reality though, nothing canon. I haven't read much of the books but want to because of Witcher 3.
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@Glowberg_Fedstein Oh I had no idea he has an economics degree, but apparently he does. That makes a lot of sense. I guess fantasy stories and economics just go pretty well together, considering how much I like Spice and Wolf as well