Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty sees a vision of Night City realized

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Since its release, it’s been hard to talk about Cyberpunk 2077 without discussing its launch. It’s one of the more notable examples of a rough start in recent memory. With every update since, fixing bugs and adding features as well as versions for newer generation consoles, the question of whether Cyberpunk 2077 is going to realize its original vision gets brought up. And after playing some of its expansion Phantom Liberty, I think it’s finally there.

Phantom Liberty is Cyberpunk 2077‘s first, and only, expansion. CD Projekt Red has a good reputation for its expansions, after two phenomenal additions to The Witcher 3. From just a small slice, Phantom Liberty already feels like it’s living up to that legacy. The story and setting are excellent, and it delves into some rich narrative potential for Cyberpunk 2077.

More than that, though, is the absolutely massive amount of updates arriving alongside Phantom Liberty‘s launch. Every part of this game feels like it’s getting fine-tuned in some way. Updates, big and small, feel like they’re realizing the vision of Night City set out years ago. It’s even got me thinking about rolling a new character.

As interviews with the team have rolled out, CD Projekt Red is saying it is overhauling Cyberpunk for Phantom Liberty. All the “core main systems” are being updated or redone, CDPR told VGC; this means perks, skill trees, AI, progression, tiers and loot drops, and more.

There’s a new police system and vehicular combat, which apparently includes car chases. In a conversation with Kotaku, the team says there are new conversations with romance characters around Phantom Liberty. And yes, there is a new ending that’s arriving as part of the expansion, too.

It’s a massive update, and the