Q&A: Oct 19th, 2022

DellCruiser Asks
What would you want from the next Cyberpunk game? Anything like new locations, returning characters, open-world or linear levels, genre, etc.

As much as I adore the cast of characters, and would happily spend $60 on a game about playing poker with Panam, Jackie, Judy, Rogue, Misty, Viktor, and all the others, the great thing about Cyberpunk so far is that it's not attaching itself to a singular character, or family tree.

So far, the only thread has been Night City, which itself I think can be moved on from in the near future, as the universe does hint at so much interesting stuff going on beyond the that one location, as powerful and distinct of a character it is.

Really, I'd be down for anything.

Hell, I was even thinking a Call of Duty Campaign taking place during the Corporate Wars would be great.

Like Mass Effect, it can kind of do anything, but unlike Mass Effect, it's actually realizing that potential so far in Edgerunners, Comics, and soon, Books, which are not just high quality, but complete experiences themselves, rather than Easter Egg collections for hardcore fans.

Street Kid V does mention coming back from Atlanta. 

That could be fun.

Really though, Europe or Asia would be fun to visit in the next game.

Jake Malone Asks
How often do you use photo modes in games?

Almost never, but I always appreciate a highly detailed mode, and any that lets you have a little fun.

Genuinely the best part of Shadow of the Tomb Raider is Llama Croft.

RupertLitterbin Asks
Thoughts on the new NFS? (Yeah I can ask serious questions too ray)

Then I'm not going to give you a serious answer.

I think Big Rigs was better.

San_Rayncloud Asks
When is it too early and/or too late for a game to get a follow up?

Like anyting to do with art, there is no set rule.

People buy yearly installments all the time, yet, Valve got into a big controversy with Left 4 Dead 2, because of it coming out only one year after release rather than Valve's usual habit (at the time) of only putting out a game when it was substantial.

I wish companies gave more distincition between when a game is a significant release vs an iterarative one.

There's so many great iterative games that've been made over the years!

Gran Turismo 2. Crysis Warhead. Battlefield 1943. Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon. Half Life 2 Episode 2. Grid Autosport. Forza Horizon 5. Etc.

Notice the problem even appears in that list though...

Each takes a different approach to what it's called.

So it's often just left to hardcore fans to decipher which game is a tweak of something that exists, and which is a big overhaul or reimiagining.

One thing's for certain though, games across the board just seem to be releasing too early.

Juhana Asks
What if?

Indeed.

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