How the Creators of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 Became the Masters of Choice and Consequence

How the Creators of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 Became the Masters of Choice and Consequence

Multiple developers from CD Projekt Red reveal how they approach choice and consequence in The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, from small gameplay shifts to huge branching story moments.

'You guys are not Bethesda': During development, The Witcher 3 devs were told by a Walmart rep 'I like you guys, but it's just not gonna happen'

"I made a bet with him … he still kinda owes me that dinner."

In The Witcher 4 we will be forced to make very tough decisions, its director wants to see this in the RPG because "we want players to feel rewarded"

Both Cyberpunk 2077 and the entire Witcher series including DLCs from CD Projekt Red are currently heavily discounted on Steam.

The Witcher 4 Director Says It Will Have More Player Freedom Than Before And Tough Choices

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The Witcher 4 director wants tough choices in RPGs, "even if the emotion in the end is sadness," because "we want players to feel rewarded"

"We want to put player agency in the center"