The Map in Cyberpunk 2077 Might Be Smaller Than The Witcher 3

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Even though the map size of Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be a bit smaller than Witcher, there will be more stuff for players to do.

Let’s get one thing straight. The map in The Witcher 3 is absolutly huge. Players can easily spend 1000 hours running around the game’s world and still have plenty of stuff to do. That is why the world in Cyberpunk 2077 being smaller in comparison does not concern me in the slightest. In fact, according to a developer, the map is much denser.

In an interview with GamesRadar during Gamescom, Cyberpunk 2077 producer Richard Borzymowski shared the approach the studio took on fleshing out the game’s map. He stated:

“If you look at pure surface [in terms of] square kilometers, then Cyberpunk 2077 might even be a little bit smaller than The Witcher 3, but it’s the density of the content, taking the world of The Witcher and squeezing it right in, deleting the wilderness between.

“Obviously […] in The Witcher we were an open world with vast lanes and forests in between smaller cities and larger cities like Novigrad, but in Cyberpunk 2077 we’re set in Night City. It’s an integral part of the setting; it’s essentially a protagonist if you want to call it that, so it has to be denser. It wouldn’t give us the end effect we wanted to achieve if the city wouldn’t be believable […] so we packed it full of life.”

He has a great point. Even though the map in The Witcher is larger, there was plenty of wide-open areas such as plains or forests in between towns and objective areas. Since Night City is a full city full of life, it would be a bit weird to not have something to do or someone to meet around every corner. On top of that, since this is a city with giant buildings, they can also flesh out the map vertically as well.

Cyberpunk 2077 is set to release next year on April 16 for PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Google Stadia.



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MDAPosted:

Ehh could be worse still excited for it to come out

ZemaPosted:

This game is going to be so good can't wait for April 16th of next year

MazePosted:

Hmm, this is a bit disappointing given how much time has been spent on it

AnimePosted:

I would.have thought their map would have been bigger.

ReconPosted:

Witcher 3 was mostly open, one leveled area. This will be mostly in a closed city with multiple levels. Don't see how this is actual shocking news.

YinPosted:

I would think this was to be expected. Witcher 3 was mostly out in the open. Cyberpunk 2077 seems to be mainly a giant city. It's easier to have grass, trees, and nothingness than it is to fill up that space with giant skyscrapers. If the words "a little bit smaller" is actually accurate though, then that is impressive to me. I would have assumed that it'd be significantly smaller.

ZydrinPosted:

I was hoping for a gigantic map but I mean, is what it is.

MikePosted:

Maybe it will be expanded with DLC