They say good things come to those who wait . But when the long wait finally ends and you get what you wanted , will you love it for
what it is ? Or will you nitpick and ask yourself was it really worth the wait ? In this case , CD Projekt Red ’ s recent release , the openworld action-adventure title Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that garnered a lot of attention over the closing months of 2020 , for both good reasons and bad .
Cyberpunk 2077 was arguably one of 2020 ’ s most anticipated games , garnering quite a lot of hype given that its first teaser hit the gaming scene back in 2012 and from then on left gamers to anxiously wait for the release . When it did
though , things went rather downhill for the game and it is slowly building itself back up . What exactly happened in the first place to Cyberpunk 2077 ?
Being that the game is still rather new , I will give the most spoiler-free summary of the premise . Set in the dystopian future of 2077 in the American west-coast metropolis of Night City , you play as V , a mercenary who through the circumstances of the long interactive prologue becomes involved with an implant that serves as the key to immortality and with
that becomes involved with the ghost of in-game musician Johnny Silverhand played by the actor Keanu Reeves . To tell the truth , my short synopsis of the plot is not enough to give the story justice , but is enough to give you an idea of what the game is about .
As mentioned , Cyberpunk 2077 is played through the eyes of V , quite literally as the game is played in first person . To some , this might come off as awkward at first , especially since your character is customizable by quite a degree .
But once you get used to the player perspective , you will soon realize that the reason for it being strictly first person , aside from riding in vehicles , is that it provides the player more immersion when you wander around the city or in interactions with key characters . When you play the game , the first-person perspective
makes players feel that they are part of the conversation and not merely a viewer . Given that the characters of the game are very well-written and are acted out quite convincingly , players are bound to find an attachment to some , if not many of the characters of the game . In short , when it comes to the characters of the game , CD Projekt Red made the characters look and feel human as only a few moments in the game make any of the key characters feel static .
The world-building in Cyberpunk 2077 provides players a lot of things to see , with every area and each building being very unique . If anything , Night City is one of the
most beautifully designed open worlds I have seen in quite a while in a game , but being a fan of sci-fi , maybe that makes me over exaggerate by just a little bit . What is not exaggerated is the fact that Night City ’ s size and overall design give players a lot of places to really pass through and encourages the player to
explore the map . My only real complaint with Night City is the limited amount of enterable places , which are restricted to either plot-relevant locations or services important to the player such as shops and stores . These , however , are compensated by the breathtakingly great attention to detail in the map and the
number of random events you can encounter in the city .
Of course , these visuals can be tied in with the graphics and sound of Cyberpunk 2077 . When you venture into Night City , there is no detail in the city that feels reused or
underdeveloped . There is a realistic amount of ambiance when you walk into a bustling part of the city and each building and each district is unique in its own way . The only killer in the ambiance is the lack of any interesting dialogue with random Non-Player Characters ( NPCs ). If you look beyond these ,
however , Night City is one unique audiovisual experience that really captures the grittiness of the genre .
When it comes to gameplay , Cyberpunk 2077 provides players an experience that is a half role-playing
game , half first-person shooter , and half open-world adventure . Featuring a variety of ways to survive the worst place to live in America , the player can go run and gun with ranged weapons , go brash and brawns with melee combat , or go stealthy through the use of the game ’ s hacking mechanics . Players are also provided
with the freedom to customize and level up their V from start to finish while finding some aid through the game ’ s cyberware features wherein players can modify their body to become less human and more a force of nature .