Regardless of having a number of decisions and paths, there’s no model of Cyberpunk 2077 that has a contented ending. A method or one other, both protagonist V or their digital parasite Johnny Silverhand heads into digital oblivion, and the opposite is left to dwell no matter life is left in V’s physique. Every ending is bittersweet and has its personal execs and cons, and in the end, that’s form of the great thing about it for me. I really like that Cyberpunk 2077’s endings are a declaration of what V is prepared to dwell for, and every can really feel like a significant conclusion to each their and Johnny’s arc. Nevertheless it feels like developer CD Projekt Crimson is about to shake that up with the Phantom Liberty growth, as a result of the studio has confirmed it’ll add a brand new ending to the sport.
In an interview with WCCFTech, Recreation Director Gabe Amatangelo defined that Phantom Liberty can have its personal a number of endings, however relying on what occurs within the growth, it will probably unlock one other conclusion to V and Johnny Silverhand’s story. As a result of the brand new story takes place earlier than the finale, through which V battles their method by means of Arasaka Tower to succeed in Mikoshi, there’s an opportunity for a brand new consequence.
“This takes place within the midst of [the main Cyberpunk 2077 story],” Amatangelo advised WCCFTech. “You get to a sure level within the sport, and [Phantom Liberty] unlocks, however after all, we allow you to skip proper to it very similar to it was executed in The Witcher 3‘s expansions. It’s the identical factor because it takes place throughout. Now it has endings, completely different endings based mostly on how issues play out. Then, based mostly on the ending inside Phantom Liberty, you’ll be able to unlock a brand new ending within the base sport.”
From the sound of it, this gained’t unlock an entire swath of latest outcomes, however not less than one new ending is within the works.
“There’s one new ending within the base sport as a result of there’s already a bunch within the base sport endings,” Amatangelo mentioned. “However there’s a brand new one which has to do along with your new relationships and characters and conditions right here.”
Phantom Liberty’s framing is {that a} new character referred to as Songbird approaches V with a promise of fixing the malfunctioning relic of their head, which is inflicting Johnny Silverhand’s digital copy to overwrite V’s thoughts. Whereas we don’t but know the way Phantom Liberty will pan out, if V can get some form of new instrument or useful resource to save lots of their life, it’d open the door to a happier ending amidst numerous laborious decisions.
On paper that doesn’t sound fairly as interesting to me, as I feel a part of what makes Cyberpunk 2077’s ending so efficient is that it’s about selecting what it means to V to dwell or die, to be remembered or forgotten, to be cherished by a number of or cherished by all. V’s mortality performs into the themes of this sport in such a method that getting a get-out-of-jail-free card would possibly really feel like a cop-out. However hey, if it’s only a option to be made and never one thing you’re railroaded onto, I gained’t need to undo the bittersweet ending I received.
Phantom Liberty launches on September 26, and is overhauling numerous programs within the course of. It can run you $30, however a few of its systemic modifications will probably be out there to all gamers.
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