Cyberpunk 2077

CD Projekt Red Finally Pulls Back the Curtain

It Feels Like We Have Been Waiting A Lifetime For This. Cd Projekt Red Has Spent Years Working The Witcher Out Of 
Its System And Now It’s Finally Ready To Turn Its Attention To Redefining The Shape Of The Rpg Genre. That, if you weren’t already aware, looks a little something like this. Friends, welcome to Cyberpunk 2077. Now that we’ve bore witness to a behind-closed-doors demo of the game, we understand the need for its dramatic emergence and years cloaked in shadow. CD Projekt Red had delivered to us a glimpse at the future of video games.

Cyberpunk 2077 places us into the role of V, a mercenary routinely called upon to take on the dirtiest jobs in the city. This bleak alternate America is fertile ground for a hired gun like V, as street gangs run wild in the underground and ultra-powerful megacorporations do the same out in the open. Night City is a gigantic urban environment populated with all sorts of human (and augmented non-human) life, serving as a perfect playground for V’s line of work.

Before we dig in let us stress something major to the CDPR fans out there: delete any preconceived notions you have in your head. Cyberpunk 2077 at first glance looks nothing like a typical CDPR game. The entire game is played in first person. We’re shooting guns and throwing grenades instead of drawing swords and using magic. The epic fantasy landscapes are replaced with urban grit. As we dig deeper into the demo however, all of the RPG hallmarks we’d expect, from dialogue trees to vast customisation options, remain intact.