Cyberpunk 2077 – Everything We Know (So Far!)
Today’s Cyberpunk 2077 is EVERYTHING WE KNOW, with ALL the details we have from 2018 GOING INTO 2019 and the new year. This will include character progression and customization, first person perspective, third person perspective, vehicles, combat, the world, combat systems, melee systems, apartments, romance, release dates, weapons, stats, levelling, enemies, characters and NPCS, as well as multiplayer and more
Cyberpunk 2077 is a single player story driven experience made by CD Projekt Red.
Cyberpunk 2077 is releasing on PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox one, and although not announced yet, may also come out for next generation consoles.
Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in the free state of North California in the coastal dystopia of Night City.
The timeline of events have been altered by CD Projekt Red from the original Pondsmith era Cyberpunk timeline to fit with the events that will happen in their vision of the game.
Night City is divided into 6 districts.
Cyberpunk 2077 shifts from The Witcher 3’s third person perspective and opts for a First Person perspective experience mainly due to CD Projekt Red’s belief that this will help with the immersion and story-telling of the game. There is also the reasoning that the map of Cyberpunk is very much vertically built.
There are options like photo mode, 3rd person cut-scenes, and driving in third person as confirmed features for those that really want to see their characters, and how they look. There will be no loading screens making the world feel immersive and seamless.
In Cyberpunk 2077 you play as V, who is fully customizable verus Geralt from the Witcher who was very much set in stone personality and looks wise. This customization includes choosing your character’s gender, body, face, hair, tattoos and clothing options. Your back story will also be customizable and will influence what happens to you in the main quest line.
There isn’t a fixed class system and this allows you to play your character as you see fit and in any combination of a Netrunner, techie and solo class. Netrunners are hackers and is focused on stealth, and assassinations. You can hack into a network of enemies and quick hack them to disable their weapon links and cyberware. Techies are the magyvers of the Cyberpunk world with the ability to craft items and equipment. Solos are all raw firepower and speed with the option to be movement ability focused, or heavy weapons focused.
Character progression is handled through levelling up and installing new cybernetics. You can level up stats like Strength, Constitution, Intelligence, Reflexes, Tech and Cool. There are also skills, perks, and mods in addition to give your character a lethality boost.
The quests in Cyberpunk 2077 will allow for emergent gameplay mechanics to be displayed. This means that there are multiple ways to trigger quests and events that are based on the creativity of the player.
Cyberpunk 2077 will have an elaborate array of vehicles from super-cars, to heavily armored military cruisers to superbikes and motorcycles and even flying cars and aerodynes.
The dialogue system is fluid and NPCs will respond to you differently based on where you look, if you interrupt them and even based what you are wearing.
Relationships are also important in Cyberpunk 2077 and there are options to form long term romances and one night stands. Your character can be bisexual, gay or lesbian. There will also be companions like Jackie Welles and TBug from the gameplay demo throughout the game.
Items you find in the world can be put further under the microscope and analyzed using the inspection system to learn about its background, origins, uses and more. This system can be seen in the Spiderbot plug V inspects at the Maelstrom hideout.
The inspection system also branches out to ads which can be interacted with.
Apartments are a place in Cyberpunk 2077 to come back and relax, bring a romantic friend or surf the internet or experience braindances in the comfort of your 4 walls.
We will not be allowed to join Factions or gangs like Trauma Team, The Maesltrom or Megacorporations.
Weapons come in a couple varities including smart weapons, tech weapons and even melee weapons like katanas and mantis blades. Weapon rarities come in a color and star system with green being common and purple being epic or legendary.
Cyberware will also be a key feature, and you will not be able to play through the game without some key basic cyberware, which squashes the chance of doing a purist, no cyberware playthrough. A Neural processor is needed to use many functions in the game such as reflex boosters, and vehicle and weapon links
The Net is a vast section of the Cyberpunk world which will allow you to traverse the web and clash with other hostile netrunners and hackers all trying to find or protect the deepest darkest secrets of Night City.