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[Crowbcat] overpromise, sell, underdeliver Cyberpunk 2077
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Halo is Back
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blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Lego City Undercover 
That's gotta hurt the devs.
But it got good scores on PC so we good
That's gotta hurt the devs.
But it got good scores on PC so we good
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Impotaku
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Then cdpr shouldn't have been doing promotional bullshit sizzle videos filled with stuff and going into great detail about how amazingly immersive the world is and it how it will play out with your choices and the huge amount of interaction when a lot of it didn't make it to the released game it should be clearly stated instead that the stuff is just for building hype.
They should have said "yes the police and inhabitants will have incredible AI and react realistically to your actions but only in this promo video, in the full game they will act like like they have the IQ of a tree".
Bydimension
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LMAAAO, that ending..
The more I see these kind of videos, the more I'm convinced they chopped off the entire world, mechanics, AI, and features in order to make the game run on consoles; but they still undelivered on almost all fronts due to the lack of time, clearly.
If they had decided to cancel the console versions all along, back then when they were just still under production, and had made it exclusive for just PC platforms till the new consoles had settled right into the generation; I feel we'd have gotten a completely different game by now, worthy of the hype that's been built since the 2012 reveal.
The more I see these kind of videos, the more I'm convinced they chopped off the entire world, mechanics, AI, and features in order to make the game run on consoles; but they still undelivered on almost all fronts due to the lack of time, clearly.
If they had decided to cancel the console versions all along, back then when they were just still under production, and had made it exclusive for just PC platforms till the new consoles had settled right into the generation; I feel we'd have gotten a completely different game by now, worthy of the hype that's been built since the 2012 reveal.
Tallahassee
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top quality montage from Crowbcat, once again as expected.
not even gonna bother with Geoff and those streamers, but look at CDPR lying through their teeth. Marcin Iwinski and the boys at 23:55, that senior quest designer Patrick K Mills at 25:55... lmao
not even gonna bother with Geoff and those streamers, but look at CDPR lying through their teeth. Marcin Iwinski and the boys at 23:55, that senior quest designer Patrick K Mills at 25:55... lmao
GeorgPrime
Banned
I traded Cyberpunk in and from the money i got back i bought
- Trails of Cold Steel 1
- Planet Rollercoaster
Best descision of my life
- Trails of Cold Steel 1
- Planet Rollercoaster
Best descision of my life
thelawof4
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I doubt everyone from the Witcher dev team was working on Cyberpunk. The size and expertise of the team probably changed massively.
THEAP99
Banned
Witcher 3 I enjoyed for its narrative but let's me honest that game wasn't coded great either.
vpance
Member
Trade in means you lost money?
They were offering refunds for physical. Don’t think they even want the game back because it’ll cost them money to pay for the shipping.
eyesabitdull
Banned
What a dumb reply.
I'm not going to go into how your reply is absent of any actual thought process to the actual different ending options of Witcher 3.
But just know, that this was, in its purest form, a dumb reply.
GeorgPrime
Banned
Bought it digital, requested refund from Sony
Got it a few weeks later (75 Euro), after that i bought the other games digitally
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Yes? As is always the case with gaming "journalists"
indigo-cyclops
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I was just wishing for a new crowbcat video last week. And here we are!
Halo is Back
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Just finished. Fucking Masterpiece!
Bruno_Arrais85
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The king is back
Couldn't disagree more. He's pretty down to earth and level-headed. His part in this is undeniable, and you can never trust a guy on YouTube who sells his "merch". And yet all things considered, he's definitely above the majority of youtube creators in terms of open mindness and fairness.
In this case I would definitely consider his part in this as pure and simple genuine hype for the product.
harmny
Banned
Indeed. A dumb reply for a dumb diagram
MiguelItUp
Member
Okay, that video was incredible.
It's wild because on PC I didn't experience a great deal of those bugs at all. Nothing game breaking either. Just some dumb minor visual things. I enjoyed the game enough to see it through. Though at the end I felt like I was rushing it.
But man, throughout the entire game it was sad how standard open-world mechanics were just completely absent. Even worse, that 10+ year old games did a lot of things better. I'm so glad Crowbcat focused on that.
The experience as a whole, was so damn shallow. I was hyped before release, but at the same time I felt reserved. Because after everything the game went through, there was no way it was going to release to nothing but 90-100 across the board.
I honestly just feel like CDPR really just bit off more than they could chew across the board. Sometimes I feel bad for them, at least for the employees that we haven't heard from that worked as hard as they possibly could to make a video game they were proud of.
As someone that's worked as a community manager for several years, I have no pity for the other employees that fibbed or lied about game content, etc. Especially in interviews. They did it SO often too. I understand wanting to be transparent with your fan base, but don't say/agree to things that aren't set in stone. They will come back to bite you in the ass.
It's wild because on PC I didn't experience a great deal of those bugs at all. Nothing game breaking either. Just some dumb minor visual things. I enjoyed the game enough to see it through. Though at the end I felt like I was rushing it.
But man, throughout the entire game it was sad how standard open-world mechanics were just completely absent. Even worse, that 10+ year old games did a lot of things better. I'm so glad Crowbcat focused on that.
The experience as a whole, was so damn shallow. I was hyped before release, but at the same time I felt reserved. Because after everything the game went through, there was no way it was going to release to nothing but 90-100 across the board.
I honestly just feel like CDPR really just bit off more than they could chew across the board. Sometimes I feel bad for them, at least for the employees that we haven't heard from that worked as hard as they possibly could to make a video game they were proud of.
As someone that's worked as a community manager for several years, I have no pity for the other employees that fibbed or lied about game content, etc. Especially in interviews. They did it SO often too. I understand wanting to be transparent with your fan base, but don't say/agree to things that aren't set in stone. They will come back to bite you in the ass.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
lmfao at 39:51
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That ending. Perfect.
Same here. My experience on PC was great. I could even play it on low end hardware using GeForce Now with no additional cost and it was terrific. It's too bad the other versions were so subpar.
Same here. My experience on PC was great. I could even play it on low end hardware using GeForce Now with no additional cost and it was terrific. It's too bad the other versions were so subpar.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
The original comic is one of my favorites lolIt's hillarious watching what they bullshitted in promising then it cutting to the footage of reality it's basically this gif but in video form.
Elpidio Valdés
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Man that video was brutal, Crowbcat straight up murdered the developers. I just hope with enough time CDPR fixes everything and even adds many of the cut features and content back to the game. Even if I have to wait till 2022, I refuse to play the game now. I want the full perfect experience for my first playthrough and clearly the game is not there yet.
Halo is Back
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They clearly lied to them about that and gave them a nice polished vertical slice so they can feed their marketing campaign. Now the people who praised the game just a week before launch, that's a different story.
AeonGaidenRaiden
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The King is back!
alabtrosMyster
Banned
I know, the thing is that youngyea built his channel acting like he cared about that kind of issue.
Upper echelon gamer will now talk about the problems,.but he stands by his score, and still acts like the PC version was somehow in an acceptable state.
Thanks for the heads up on the video release. I was thinking that Crowbcat had stopped with videos since it feels like its has been a year or more without one.
Got to get around to the game at some point since I picked it up on the PC too but I must admit I've gotten scared off. Seeing people here and a few friends mention it is playable has me planning to play after a few other games and that might give them a bit of time to tighten up some of the issues shown in here.
Got to get around to the game at some point since I picked it up on the PC too but I must admit I've gotten scared off. Seeing people here and a few friends mention it is playable has me planning to play after a few other games and that might give them a bit of time to tighten up some of the issues shown in here.
Halo is Back
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Fixed that for ya
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
I knew he'd come back.
PSlayer
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There are other youtubers like Crowbcat but he is the GOAT
Spaceman292
Banned
You're still just taking about extraneous stuff that doesn't have anything to do with the actual game. And the game is immersive and has choices and shit. And I can't remember them specifically hyping up the a.i for the cops. Even that doesn't really matter. It only becomes really noticeable when you go on a stupid GTA rampage and gun down a load of NPCs for no reason. It doesn't have anything to do with the story.
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Knitted Knight
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The bold is point. Dude still lying through his teeth. STFU. Jesus Christ!
Aceofspades
Banned
This trash is miraculously setting at 86 metacritic? Damn that tells you so much about gaming journalism!
Also the comparison with older games was brutal.
Also the comparison with older games was brutal.
harmny
Banned
on pc
Aceofspades
Banned
Most of the footage on this video is PC footage. When a 19 years older games do physics and interactions better than you , no PC power tower can save you.
OnionSnake
Banned
the CP2077 defenders coming out of the woodwork after this video is priceless to me. Such a strange culture
Hawking Radiation
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2.23
I legit said out loud WHAT THE FUCK for the highway roadsign showing placeholder text:
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That's shocking holy shit. I knew this game had issues but fucking placeholder text in a finished released game? Jesus Christ.
I legit said out loud WHAT THE FUCK for the highway roadsign showing placeholder text:
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That's shocking holy shit. I knew this game had issues but fucking placeholder text in a finished released game? Jesus Christ.
EA have done some bad shit but watching that video, I've never played an EA game that has been released in that parlous a state and was that different to what they promised. Some come close, but not that bad.
