Cyberpunk 2077 – Let the Devs Cook, Gamer World
An open letter to players, publishers, and the future of gaming
Let me start with this:
I love Cyberpunk 2077.
I haven’t even finished it yet, and I can already say it’s one of the boldest, most ambitious games I’ve played in years.
So why does everyone seem to hate it?
CD Projekt Red Deserves Applause, Not a Lawsuit
Cyberpunk was a leap of faith for CD Projekt Red — a team known for fantasy RPGs stepping into the gritty, neon chaos of a futuristic open world. That’s not a baby step. That’s a head-first dive into unknown waters.
And what did they get in return?
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Lawsuits from investors.
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Publisher panic.
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Fan outrage before the game even had a chance to grow.
To that I say:
π BRAVO to the devs.
π BOO to the investors who caved under pressure and abandoned ship.
Yes, It Has Faults — But What Game Doesn’t?
Let’s be real: Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t perfect.
It needs deeper character development. Some moments feel rushed. And sure, the launch was… let’s just say chaotic.
But it was also CDPR’s first time tackling a game like this. First-person, modern sci-fi, branching narratives, romance trees, multiple factions, open-world AI systems — all at once. That’s no easy feat.
Mass Effect 1 Wasn’t Perfect Either
And don’t even get me started on the Mass Effect comparisons.
Do y’all remember Mass Effect 1? Because I do:
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Long, boring dialogue trees.
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Empty-feeling characters.
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Janky quest lines and broken elevators.
But we let them grow.
We gave them time to build.
And in return, we got Mass Effect 2 — and eventually Mass Effect 3, one of the most emotionally impactful sci-fi games in history.
Let Cyberpunk do the same. Let it breathe. Let it evolve.
Not Every Groundbreaking Game Is Polished Out the Gate
Some of the best, most iconic games launched broken.
And yet here we are, expecting every new release to be flawless while still demanding innovation, scale, beauty, and immersion.
You can’t have all of that on day one. You just can’t.
Let’s bring patience back to gaming.
PSA: Fan Pressure Is Getting Out of Control
Let me slide this little PSA in here:
Fan pressure is ruining the industry.
Developers are scrambling to please impossible standards. Studios are getting bullied out of their vision. And the loudest voices online? Often the ones who don’t even play the game that deep.
It’s wild.
Let the devs do their jobs. Trust the people who spend years building the worlds we get to lose ourselves in. If you, as a gamer, think you can do it better — go ahead. Otherwise:
Sit down. Be humble.
Give these creators space to grow. You just might be surprised at what they’re capable of.
Until next time,
QueenxLexii πΎπ