October 7, 2020 2:03 PM EDT
Mr. said:
Good to see you again, Legion. I agree. The problem with huge open-world maps (in extension) is that you have to know how to make them, and there has to be a reason for you to make them. That reason can't be "because big maps are cool and trendy", otherwise you end up with a huge empty cask, devoid of real substance, like Assassin's Creed Origins, Odyssey or Ubisoft games in general, where you can clearly see the same assets for even major buildings, like temples, simply repeated all around the world. I'm not saying devs shouldn't repeat assets, far from it, but it's something to avoid, especially with landmark buildings, and if you have to repeat a landmark building even a single time, it's a sign telling you to stop.
But in Cyberpunk's case, I have a feeling that leaked map isn't showing the entirety of the Badlands. It's a map of the city, and I feel like there is some more land to the east of that highway between Santo Domingo and Westbrook... Unless the Badlands are in the Southwest (which it doesn't look like, given that screenshot in the OP), in which case they are on the map.
Alas, I'll probably hold off on playing Cyberpunk 2077 for at least a month, but potentially until June/July next year. The latter would be the wiser choice, considering real life deadlines and projects... And I have to buy a new GPU for it, which will be hard to do this year anyway, given the low supply of the new RTX 3000x and the economies of a college student with a low-paying intern job.
But, in Fallout at least, sometimes it's better to spec on Luck rather than Intelligence.
What it do Edd. I see you've dropped all but the Mr. I didn't play Origins, so I can't say, but I did play RDR2, and that map makes me dread the first 10 hours or so of the game. I'm over these giant maps that try to hide the fact that you're walking 10+ minutes in each direction to complete and turn in quests by being really pretty on the way. Its boring, I'm bored, give me a radio or something to shoot.
I think you're right, I saw some people on the thread I linked talking about that. Luckily, we'll probably get to drive out there. I plan on holding off on buying it as well. I always like to wait and let the devs fix whatever new bugs come up at least. A steam sale with all the DLC bundled tends to be worth waitng for too. I haven't even checked the game requirements against my system. If it's anything like the Witcher 3, I can probably run it okay.
Edit:
Cyberpunk minimum requirements:
OS: 64-bit Windows 10. DirectX 12 is necessary to run the game.Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200GGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon R9 FuryRAM: 12 GBDisk space: 70 GB SSD
I'm safe for everything but the graphics, which I just hit the minimum for. I'd like to upgrade to the point where I can play in 1440p with consistent fps across all my games. I just got Fallout 4 to run in 1440 but it dips from 60 to 30 in dense environments. What's the deal with the low supply of RTX 3000x?
This post was edited by Legion at October 7, 2020 2:03 PM EDT