{"id":76317,"date":"2023-09-25T06:47:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T05:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/featured-news\/10-reasons-to-be-hyped-for-cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T06:47:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T05:47:50","slug":"10-reasons-to-be-hyped-for-cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pley2win.com\/?p=76317","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons to be Hyped for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the rocky launch and countless updates behind us, the grand finale of CD Projekt Red\u2019s magnum opus draws near. Will Cyberpunk 2077 be known in the annals of gaming history as one of the all-time greats, or will it remain a tragic lesson in overhyping something? Regardless, based on what\u2019s been shown, we couldn\u2019t be more hyped for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Night City was already a blast, but the DLC expansion is about to propel things out of orbit. In particular, these are 10 of the biggest reasons Phantom Liberty might live up to the hype.<\/p>\n
A Spy-Thriller Storyline<\/h2>\nImage Source: CD Projekt Red<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Cyberpunk setting was absolutely made for espionage tales. While we got some snippets of authentic spy narratives in the base game, there weren\u2019t any truly dedicated ones. Most of Cyberpunk\u2019s covert escapades came in the form of Gigs and how you actually played through the game rather than a sweeping spy plot. Sneaking through illicit hideouts and snuffing out security cams with a silencer was a pretty common strategy for me, but it wasn\u2019t necessarily the core story focus.<\/p>\n
That all changes in Phantom Liberty. V\u2019s point of contact for the story is an intelligence analyst by the name of Songbird. She\u2019s going to be a major character in the story, guiding V throughout his psuedo-undercover NUS agent career. Songbird was mentioned various times in the base Cyberpunk experience as one of the most adept netrunners around too, so there\u2019s little doubt she\u2019ll prove a powerful ally. <\/p>\n
She also has an intimate history with Phantom Liberty\u2019s other star of the show, Solomon Reed. How deep these connections are though, and how they\u2019ll play into the story, won\u2019t become clear until we can all dig into the narrative ourselves.<\/p>\n
Idris Elba\u2019s Character, Solomon<\/h2>\nImage via CD Projekt Red<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
That brings us to Songbird\u2019s relationship interest, Solomon Reed. <\/p>\n
Solomon is played by none other than actor Idris Elba, and if the trailers are any indication, his voice work is going to be phenomenal. CD Projekt Red are clearly going full cinematic mode with this character too: The animations we\u2019ve seen from gameplay footage of the new character are among the best in the industry, and you can see Idris Elba\u2019s mo-cap performances here demonstrating his excellence.<\/p>\n\n
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