Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Has New Perks Inspired By Edgerunners
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red gave fans of the franchise a lot to be excited for during Gamescom Opening Night Live by releasing a new trailer for the game's Phantom Liberty DLC. This trailer broke down all of the gameplay changes that will be included in the game's free version 2.0 update for current-gen consoles that's releasing alongisde the main DLC. Changes include a complete combat overhaul, vehicular combat, new weapons, and a whole bunch more.
It will also completely revamp the game's perk system, allowing you to choose from various new ways to play. However, it also seems like CD Projekt Red has used this opportunity to cram in even more references to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the Netflix anime series that swept the globe last year, this time with new perks that appear to be inspired by certain characters from the show.
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It hasn't been confirmed just yet, but eagle-eyed Cyberpunk 2077 fans noticed certain icons in the new perk system during the trailer at Gamescom that appear to depict Rebecca, Lucy, and David. As you can see from the Reddit post by u/Mr-_-reaper down below (don't worry, it's not actually NSFW, it's just a protest thing), perk icons depicting Rebecca with a shotgun and Lucy using Monowires found in the perk system.
You can check out the perk icons yourself in the trailer above at the 1 minute and 5 second mark, though you'll need to be pretty speedy with your pauses. The Rebecca icon can be found in the bottom left of 'Body' category, Lucy can be seen in a smaller icon the top left of the 'Intelligence' category, and David takes center stage as one of the major perks in the 'Technical Ability' category.
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