In a video shared online, gamers can see the very clear difference between the water physics in Cyberpunk 2077 & RDR2 (a game that is 2 years older).
A side-by-side comparison video showing the water physics in Red Dead Redemption 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 was shared online, and the difference is, to put it simply, embarrassment for CD Project Red. After the month that Cyberpunk 2077 since its release, water physics may be the last thing on developers’ minds. Regardless, it does not make this comparison easier to look at.
As games became more advanced and the environments more enjoyable, fans expected their interactive experience to be seamless and immersive. Especially in open-world titles, modern game worlds are complex and large, with dynamic environments that respond to every movement of the players. From sounding beads over doors in Hitman to the creaking of snow in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, players have become accustomed to the fact that many developers think and put time into every striking detail in the virtual environments they explore.
These high expectations make the games that miss the mark on their environmental physics even more painful. And to add salt to the wound, compare fans with each other Cyberpunk 2077 oddities and better executed examples of other games and share it online. This is exactly what betta_rdr2 did. By uploading their video on Reddit, the user shows the contrast between the water physics Cyberpunk 2077 and those of Red Dead Redemption 2. When a shotgun is fired into the waters around Night City Cyberpunk 2077, there is virtually no visual feedback that reflects that the player disturbed the strange calm waters so badly. Go forward to Red Dead Redemption 2on the other hand, every pattern shot into the watery abyss causes visible wrinkles from the place of impact.
It is worth noting that while Cyberpunk 2077 only came out a month ago after several delays, Red Dead Redemption 2 is now a few years old. This stark contrast in something as simple as water physics really underscores how much CD Project Red could not succeed Cyberpunk 2077. The fact that gamers even have the need to contrast such a new game with a game that has been around for quite some time highlights the frustration of players with the product they received last December, and high level omissions such as the water physics – related one above is not just limited to one version of the disappointing Witcher follow up.
It is said that comparison is the thief of joy. For CD Projekt Red, comparisons are made between the wildly imperfect Cyberpunk 2077 and the technically (and probably generally) superior Red Dead Redemption 2 is definitely enough to steal the remaining joy after a substantial launch.
Cyberpunk 2077 is available for PS4 (retail only), Xbox One, PC and Stadiums, and it will be released on PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2021. Red Dead Redemption 2 is now available on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Source: betta_rdr2
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