It Takes Two Director Calls Cyberpunk 2077 Criticism a Witch Hunt
Not everyone is thrilled with the widespread criticism of CD Projekt RED. Hazelight's Josef Fares believes that while complaints about Cyberpunk 2077 are justified, the reactions of many people are unfair to the developers.
- Josef Fares from Hazelight addressed the criticism of CD Projekt RED;
- The director of It Takes Two believes that criticism of Cyberpunk 2077 - while justified - goes too far and is "unfair" to the developers as a result.
Cyberpunk 2077 is almost a textbook example of a game that let the players down at launch. No one is denying the qualities of CD Projekt RED's latest title, but all the praise seems to be drowned out in a sea of complaints about bugs and a lack of significant updates. Some, however, believe that the criticism aimed at the game is greatly exaggerated. In CD Projekt RED's defense stood Josef Fares, director of the upcoming It Takes Two.
The dev from Hazelight expressed his position during an interview with Geoff Keighley on Twitter. The meeting took place on an open channel, although only at the very end some viewers were allowed to ask questions. One of them concerned problems in game development due to the current global situation (i.e. the coronavirus pandemic). Fares said that he was very lucky with It Takes Two, as his team managed to fit the motion capture sessions in at a time when the major COVID-19 restrictions in the UK had been temporarily lifted.
It was at this point that the director mentioned CD Projekt RED's work. Fares stated that while complaints about Cyberpunk 2077 are justified, criticism aimed at CD Projekt RED goes way too far. He even calls it "unfair" and, in places, a "witch hunt". He agrees, however, that players have a right to hold a grudge against the Polish studio for not keeping their promises.
Of course, letting players down at launch is only part of the problem. Many purchasers have only voiced their dissatisfaction in recent weeks, as evidenced by the increasingly poor ratings on Steam over the past 30 days. Yes, 68% positive reviews is still a decent score with over 10,000 reviews, but not necessarily for a high-budget title. This drop is mainly due to the lack of major patches for Cyberpunk 2077, despite earlier promises. In part, we can thank the hackers for this, but for some buyers, it's not enough of an excuse for CD Projekt RED.
