Spoiler alert: This article contains story spoilers Cyberpunk 2077.
Cyberpunk 2077 Creative director Igor Sarzynski insisted that extending the game's first act would not have been good, and that it was always meant to be shorter. While the sci-fi RPG got off to a notoriously rocky start, it has since rebounded and become one of the greatest comeback stories in recent gaming history. Despite that recovery, Cyberpunk 2077 Still faces some criticism from fans, but its story lead clearly disagrees with some reactions.
It's been five years since the action RPG came out, but it's far from idle. CD Projekt RED has released a new one Cyberpunk 2077 Updates as recently as September 2025, and highly appreciated Phantom freedom The extension to 2023 gave it a strong boost after launch. Even before these fixes improve the game's technical performance, though, players have consistently pointed that out CyberpunkStory as its greatest strength. Of course, there are still many who think the story could be better in some areas, and Sarzynski doesn't shy away from addressing these criticisms head-on.
The Cyberpunk 2077 story lead says Act One no longer needs to happen
Sarzynski took to social media on January 5 to applaud the notion cyberpunk 2077'The first act should have been longer. While some say Cyberpunk 2077 Having one of the best stories of any open-world game, its relatively short opening act is a point of contention among fans. A common criticism posits that the game should have given players more time to bond with Jackie during missions that serve as plot-inciting events before Jackie's death. However, Sarzynski rejects this idea and compares it to a saying Star Wars She should have spent more time with Luke on Tatooine before leaving with Obi-Wan and beginning his Jedi journey.
According to the creative director, extending the prologue would result in a “meandering, unfocused experience”, as Arsaka doesn't have a strong sense of motivation or purpose before the robbery. One of the reasons this segment is relatively short is that the cutscene uses a montage to jump forward half a year as V and Jackie rise to the top of Knight City's criminal underworld. Fans have often speculated if these scenes were cut material, but Sarzynski denies this, saying the team “always planned it like this.” Back in 2021, fans found out Cyberpunk 2077 Its day-one patch removed a significant amount of content, but the lengthy first act was apparently not part of these cuts.
Sarzynski also points to the fact that fans can spend more time exploring everything there is to discover. Cyberpunk 2077City of Night to expand the opening moments of the story. Cyberpunk Offers a very large open world, which Sarzynski can offer up to 20 hours of content before moving on with the plot. All told, the director says he believes the opening missions strike a good balance between giving Jackie time to get to know him and not leaving players in a loop before the story kicks into gear. Of course, there was a lot of disagreement in the answers, so not everyone felt the same way.
No matter what the fans like Cyberpunk 2077’s opening act, CD Projekt RED has confirmed that there is more story left to tell in the franchise. The latter estimate suggests Cyberpunk 2 A release around the 10th anniversary of the first game, possibly aiming for a late 2030 release. Unfortunately, that means fans are only halfway to the sequel, but the devs are working on it, and hopefully, it will launch in better shape than its predecessor.
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December 10, 2020
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M for Mature: Blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, drug and alcohol use
