Cyberpunk 2077’s main storyline will not be as lengthy as theWitcher 3: Wild Hunt, a CD Projekt Red senior quest designer confirmed shortly after the developer’sthird Night City Wire episode aired.
The Witcher 3features a notoriously long main story campaign, even when compared to other open-world RPGs. This is partly because of the vast number of activities and side quests to get distracted by in the Northern Kingdoms, the game’s setting, and partly because of the number of quests that make up the main story. But while many fans appreciated the great amount of content, others never got around to finishing the game and complained of its length.
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That is whyCyberpunk 2077’s main story will be slightly shorter than theWitcher 3’s, CD Projekt Red Senior Quest Designer Patrick Mills toldTwitch streamer CohhCarnagetoday. “The main story run inCyberpunk 2077is slightly shorter than TheWitcher 3, because we got a lot of complaints about theWitcher 3’s main story just being too long,” Mills said “Looking at the metrics, you see tremendous numbers of people played through that game really far, but never made it to the end.”
If a player focuses onThe Witcher 3’s main story, it can be beaten between 30 and 50 hours, but most players take longer because of the side content. Depending on playstyle, it can take up to 200 hours to beatThe Witcher 3. According to How Long to Beat, a site that gathers data on game completion, it takes about 51 hours on average to completeThe Witcher 3’s main quest, about 105 hours to beat the main quest and do some side missions, and 179 hours for completionist runs.
WhileCyberpunk 2077’s main campaign will be shorter in length, players should set aside a good amount of time to dedicate to the game, as it will likely still be a long experience filled with extra things to do. It’s also important to note that Mills was only referring to the main quest, not the content in the game as a whole.CD Projekt Red has also assertedthatCyberpunk 2077is a “much, much deeper,” roleplaying experience than theWitcher 3, which will add more replay value to the game.
The fans who might be disappointed to learn thatCyberpunk 2077’s story will be shorter can still look forward to more DLC, as CD Projekt Red recently confirmed thatCyberpunkwill get more DLC content than theWitcher 3. The latter received free content in the weeks after its release, as well as two sizable expansions that came months later.
Judging from the trailers that have dropped so far, it seems safe to assume that there will be no shortage of missions and activities to do while inCyberpunk 2077’s Night City. The game looks to be one of the most detailed yet, and CD Projekt has earned a reputation for packing its games with quality content.
Cyberpunk 2077releases on PC, Xbox One and PS4 on November 19. Both console versions will be backwards compatible on next-gen consoles at launch.
