Night City is a proper dystopia, where desperation for survival, dangerous technology, the search for ever-more extreme forms of entertainment, overwhelmed law enforcement and vast economic inequality create a deadly combination. It is not a game for children or those who cannot stomach graphic violence and disturbing themes.

It's up to you.īut no matter how peaceful an approach you want to take, make no mistake: this is an incredibly violent world, and Cyberpunk 2077 has an age restriction for a reason. Or, do you use your implants to hack objects in the environment, and even the cyberware inside your enemies' bodies, to achieve your end? Maybe you abhor violence, and instead use stealth and subterfuge to succeed. But while there certainly is a lot of action of all imaginable kinds, Cyberpunk 2077 is a proper role-playing game through and throughĭo you want to run in guns blazing? Or are edged weapons more your thing? Perhaps you prefer to take out your enemies from a distance, before they are even aware of your presence. Looking at trailers, it may be easy to think that this is merely an action game. There is no right or wrong way to do this, and it all depends on how you want to play. The five core stats you can choose to invest in are body, reflexes, intelligence, technical ability and cool. This means that how good you are at anything in the game – running, shooting, hacking – is affected by how you choose to assign points when your character levels up and which skills, perks and abilities you choose to learn. But while there certainly is a lot of action of all imaginable kinds, Cyberpunk 2077 is a proper role-playing game through and through.

Unlike Polish developer CD Projekt Red's previous magnum opus, the generation-defining The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk 2077 is played with a first-person view, all the better to make you feel more connected to the body and world you now inhabit. How you try to do that, and how you deal with the challenges and people that would stand in your way, is up to you. After customising your appearance and selecting your fictional background, which affects the opening parts of the game and also presents unique dialogue and other options later, you are let loose in Night City to realise your dreams of making it big. This is the world you step into as the player character, V.

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