Cyberpunk 2077 couldn’t get any more hype ahead of its now-confirmed release date of December 10, after a rather turbulent development cycle.
2020 could not have been more demanding for CD Projekt Red, as Polish developers worked tirelessly to get the long-awaited RPG to launch on time while maintaining its high standards.
The game has not only managed to captivate the mainstream gaming audience, it has also managed to attract widespread attention.
Cyberpunk 2077 is undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of the last two decades, reminiscent of the kind of hype that surrounded GTA V during the time of its release.
Any game that dares to venture into the open world genre is expected to meet comparisons to the industry gold standard that is the GTA franchise.
Cyberpunk 2077, although it is an RPG at first, it also features an open world, but it certainly has a very different approach than GTA V, especially when it comes to vehicles.
How Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA 5 Handle Vehicles Differently
Vehicles in GTA V
The player, from the start, is welcomed into an expansive open world that is designed to be as liberating and liberating as possible. The user has full control over most of the elements of the game world, including vehicles.
With the push of a button, the player character can steal any vehicle in sight of any type and can own it for as long as he wants. Other than pressing a single button, there is very little gameplay or difficulty in stealing and owning a vehicle in GTA V.
This very much encapsulates the open-world escapist genre that the GTA franchise is in and is in line with the rest of the game’s design. The game simply doesn’t require more complex mechanics or skill trees to make the act more tedious than it should be.
Vehicles in Cyberpunk 2077
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The first thing to remember when comparing Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA V is that while both are technically open-world games, the former is an RPG from start to finish.
So, like all good RPGs, Cyberpunk 2077 tries to base the game with as many great mechanics and gameplay elements as possible. Therefore, stealing a vehicle is not an option or a possibility from the start.
The player will have to improve certain skills in order to steal a car from the street. This works quite well in many ways, as players will have a stronger bond with their personal vehicle in Cyberpunk 2077 rather than just jumping from one to the other.
This way, the player’s vehicle feels more personal. In addition, it gives way to interesting gameplay situations, given that the player will simply not be able to make a quick getaway by stealing a random car from the street whenever they want.
Which approach is better?
Simply put, GTA V and Cyberpunk 2077 are very different games, and their approach to gameplay and game design are unique to the genre they belong to. The Grand Theft Auto franchise has done very well as an accessible open-world action game that isn’t too complex.
Cyberpunk 2077, on the other hand, thrives on being a complex game in depth at the cost of being a bit less accessible to the casual gamer. However, RPG fans are well aware of the complexity of the genre and expect tons of branching skill trees that they can spend hours specifying and re-specifying.
Posted Dec 7, 2020 at 2:46 PM IST
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