Editor’s Word: This text incorporates potential spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.
Cyberpunk 2077, the sci-fi RPG sport, has a whole lot of mysteries in its huge open world. A type of mysteries is a fixer from the Pacifica area who goes by the title of Mr. Palms. This fixer, who affords numerous gigs for V to finish for money, had by no means revealed his face within the sport however a visible glitch has simply revealed it. Whereas the look has been circulating on the web, that’s really not how the elusive Mr Palms actually appears like.
Phantom Liberty revolves round Dogtown, which is situated inside the Pacifica district. Since Mr. Palms operates in Pacifica, he has an lively presence within the Phantom Liberty DLC. Mr Palms’ involvement was additionally teased in one of many trailers main as much as the enlargement’s launch on September 26.
A Reddit person posted a Cyberpunk 2077 screenshot which confirmed Mr. Palms’ face, because of a visible glitch. Mr. Palms did get revealed however this isn’t how the fixer actually appears like in Phantom Liberty.
Throughout our Phantom Liberty evaluation, we obtained to see and meet Mr. Palms, and he appears like a distinct particular person altogether than the one revealed by way of the glitch. That is seemingly resulting from CD Projekt Crimson deciding to remodel the character mannequin for the DLC since Mr. Palms is part of the story and aspect missions within the enlargement. Additionally, the earlier character mannequin appears rather more generic, and understandably so, for the reason that character mannequin was seemingly a placeholder since he operates anonymously when he affords gigs to the participant. Beware, spoilers forward!
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Why Mr. Palms appears completely different in Phantom Liberty
There’s additionally a principle swirling round in my head that Mr. Palms is utilizing a ‘Behavorial Imprint’ know-how when he’s speaking to V over the telephone. It is a new tech that was additionally teased in one of many trailers of the sport, which lets you simply alter the way you look, how your voice sounds, in addition to your habits.
Mr. Palms is in possession of the ‘Behavorial Imprint’ know-how, which I confirmed in my playthrough of the sport. So, it is sensible for the fixer to be utilizing the implant when speaking to V, or anybody he doesn’t wish to reveal himself to. It may be an fascinating clarification of Mr. Palms’ completely different look on the decision, and likewise his preparedness for cyber hacks which will reveal his face. This principle may clarify why CD Projekt Crimson had an entirety different-looking particular person as Mr. Palms in Cyberpunk 2077, previous to the reveal in Phantom Liberty.
In IGN India’s evaluation of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, we wrote that “Phantom Liberty just isn’t an enlargement of Cyberpunk 2077, however its coronary heart and soul. CD Projekt’s RPG sport lastly appears prepared for a deserved victory lap.”