Intro: Humanity begets the philosophy that we are to question our lives at a certain point. Living to find our purpose makes us irritable creatures, looking for our “why”. Phantom Liberty wields humanity in an artificial world always asking the player the difficult philosophical questions about life, saving yourself versus another, and teaching us that humanity is both a physical and spiritual quality that benefits us in how we choose to exist. A Strong Comeback: Cyberpunk 2077 had a shakey reputation built on a rather rocky start. With a game going form having more bugs than a new game should tolerate, and being taken off the PlayStation store at one point built a terrible starting reputation. Within a web of all of that (and then some) was a shining beacon of hope in a game that soon everyone would start to love, due to many patches and better transparency from CD Project Red. Their DLC, phantom Liberty, is what Cyberpunk 2077 would have been had it been released when it was supposed to be. The DLC built upon what the game already started within the story. Its focus drives more of a human angle to the story of cyberpunk. With four endings, and a new fifth one being insanely bittersweet and being the saddest one. The new ending brings a new level of humanity to V’s character making them vulnerable, a fresh slate, and just another person. CDPR did the impossible and had a comeback so strong that despite the rocky start everyone and their mother wants to play this game. This is an amazing turnaround, and what companies should be doing to gain their patrons trust back. A Vast Improvement: The controls, the movements, the NPC’s, everything about this DLC is such a change and quality of life improvement from when the base game released. The controls are smoother, the movements buttery, the character interactions less glitchy. This is what happens when developers aren’t rushed, and can take their time with a project especially one of such magnitude. There is only a couple of nitpicks I have when I comes to the DLC. The characters at times will take a very long time to respond to V, making the experience for lack of a better work anticlimactic and a tad drawn out. Its not a bad thing but something to notice. Another to add, again nitpicky but it’s a personal note I that I feel should be added. As someone who is seven years sober and doesn’t drink at all, I would love to have the option later in the game to not have alcohol. When V and Reed were at Hansens party the bartenders were just pouring drinks with no options for something else to drink, while this mightn’t be something to care about, it is for someone who doesn’t want to drink in my actual life, and would like that to match how I play my video games. Drinking in a game to me feels like I’ve cheated, like I let myself down. This is, of course, an entirely personal critique, but thought it should be verbalized. Oh the Humanity: V‘s humanity through the game shifts and changes, but in the DLC gets more grounded and based in something that the player can relate too. Johnny Silverhand adding to V’s waking everyday existential crisis by being a personified consciousness adds to V's humanity. He is there to remind V of their humanity, and the fact that they aren't supposed to be a savior. He also is a reminder of to V that what they do and how they go around the world and how their actions will have consequences. Johnny is V’s fears, their doubts, their hunger, lust, and desires. They are even the thoughts they dare not speak. Johnny has become so deeply imbued in V’s brain that he's now a part of V’s personality structure subconsciously if you will. V even consults Johnny without even realizing it when it comes to choices or when V is reflecting on something. Taking it to the big leagues: Phantom Liberty delivered on so much, variety of missions, expansion of the story, and a well thought out narrative that dives psychologically head first on V’s humanity. CDPR raised themselves from a PR crisis back to how they were when the Witcher Three Wild Hunt came out. A stunning story and game that shows no matter how many add on’s you have on your meat suit, you’re still human. Complex, emotionally driven, and always looking for more My personal score 10/10
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