CD Projekt RED Responded About Jacky’s Story Being Too Short in Cyberpunk 2077

After more than 5 years since its release, we can’t surely say CD Projekt RED cooked with the Cyberpunk 2077 release. When the game was launched, it had so many troubles, especially from the technical side, but right now it’s one of the best RPG video games of this generation.

Perhaps there is one point the players didn’t enjoy—the way developers dealt with Jackie Welles, a friend of the main character, V, and the second most important character in the game’s first act. The gamers are confident the character didn’t get much time in Cyberpunk 2077 and should have appeared more; however, CD Projekt RED doesn’t think so.

In a recent dialogue with one of the BlueSky social media users, reported by FRVR, Cyberpunk director Igor Sarzynski revealed why Jackie’s story in Cyberpunk 2077 was exactly what they wanted to make, as you can check below:

"So would extending Act 1 in Cyperpunk 20077 make the game better? No, it wouldn't. It's like saying we should spend more time on Tatooine with farmer Luke before he got involved with all this Jedi stuff." "It's an open world game, some manage to squeeze 20h out of Watson. Pick your own pace. The motivation/ goal in this section of the game is pretty vague - 'get to the top' - which, prolonged and without stakes or pressure would result in meandering, unfocused experience. Is it enought time to bond with Jackie? For some it is, for some it isn't. All things considered i think we struck a good balance. No, half-year montage is not cut content. We always planned it like this. But more on 'cut content' notion in some other post.”

At the same time, Cyberpunk 2077's sequel is confirmed to be in development at CD Projekt RED; the game will include a multiplayer mode that was cut from the original game and probably won’t be released until 2030. The release date for the game is currently unknown.

What do you think about Jackie’s story in Cyberpunk 2077? Do you think the character should have received more screen time? Share your thoughts in the comments below!