With the Phantom Liberty growth and a pair of.0 replace for Cyberpunk 2077 completed and launched, developer CD Projekt RED introduced that it’s ceasing direct manufacturing on the sport. Whereas this implies Cyberpunk 2077 is mainly completed minus some future tweaks, it means CDPR is now beginning work on the subsequent sport to make use of that universe. Although the tip product of Cyberpunk 2077 is a terrific sport, there’s a lot potential to be explored with a sequel, and we’ve some huge concepts.
Additionally, remember there is likely to be spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty beneath.
Hold It First-Particular person
Current developments have revealed that CD Projekt RED isn’t positive whether or not to proceed the first-person perspective or make Challenge Orion right into a third-person sport. Contemplating gamers have already loved Evening Metropolis immediately by means of the eyes of V, that change could possibly be pointless. There’s additionally merely no higher technique to actually breathe within the uniqueness of Evening Metropolis.
I’m not saying there can’t be a third-person side, but it surely shouldn’t be the one choice. If the builders wish to go down this route, the very best methodology could be to do it like Bethesda and provides the choice to toggle between each. This fashion, everybody wins. The most effective transfer for this sequel, contemplating the luggage the bottom sport will at all times have, is to not take away any options however so as to add on as a substitute.
Reworked Quick Journey
I don’t know if everybody feels this manner, however quick journey in Cyberpunk 2077 is an annoying chore. The problem is that it may possibly’t be accomplished anyplace. As a substitute, it’s important to discover particular terminals to do it, and even then, you’ll be able to solely quick journey to discovered terminals. The density of these items additionally varies wildly. Someplace like Watson is likely to be coated in them, and one can find them accidentally, however the Badlands? Nope, you gotta trek to the place the subsequent one MIGHT be until you went out of your technique to discover all of them for the Frequent Flyer trophy/achievement early on.
Challenge Orion can hold the terminals round Evening Metropolis. I’ve no drawback with that, and that truthfully will tremendously assist. Nonetheless, simply make quick journey an choice from the map as a result of I don’t at all times wish to drive the quick distance down the road only for a shortcut to my goal.
Don’t Focus the Story on V
There is just one ending in Cyberpunk that ends with V nonetheless alive. Each single different ending ends on a cliffhanger with the promise of V’s inevitable demise, or they give up to Johnny. The one ending with a surviving V comes with Phantom Liberty however ends with V totally unable to make use of/set up Cyberware. This results in them disappearing into the streets of Evening Metropolis to develop into simply one other face within the crowd.
This ending actually encompasses every thing it’s essential to find out about Evening Metropolis. It’s a reckless place that may chew you up and spit you out. To be able to match the theme, it will be higher if there isn’t an look of V or if they’re simply talked about in rumors and whispers.
Let Gamers Select Their Cyberpunk 2077 Ending
With Phantom Liberty, there are six endings you may get to expertise on the finish of Cyberpunk 2077. I say, as a substitute of CDPR selecting one in all these because the canon ending, let the gamers determine on one when beginning the sport. Just like selecting a Life Path, let gamers select their most popular ending to hold into the brand new sequel.
This is able to not solely give an enormous enhance to the individuality of playthroughs, but it surely additionally lets gamers proceed their very own story, even when they will’t proceed as V. Plus, it nonetheless respects all of the completely different outcomes that gamers spend their sport time attaining.
Provide Extra Than Three Lifepaths
Cyberpunk 2077 supplied three Life Paths. Whereas they gave a novel beginning place in society and distinctive dialogue decisions/alternatives, they by no means felt substantial sufficient. There are absolutely greater than three doable origins for the typical Evening Metropolis president.
For example, it’d be neat to be an NCPD officer or have the choice to start out out as a Joytoy. There are various different decisions right here that may be utilized, so it will be good for a sequel to replicate that. On the identical time, lifepaths ought to embrace extra bonuses, like particular passives and such.
Extra Romance Choices
Because it stands in Cyberpunk 2077, there are 4 characters you’ll be able to romance, and they’re separated by whether or not you select a male or feminine V. There merely aren’t sufficient essential facet characters within the sport that you may develop near, and that ought to definitely be improved.
Extra proof of this difficulty is that after there’s an precisely intimate second with every character. That’s all you get, and the remainder of the time, it’s all random texts while you’re in the midst of different duties. This was particularly disappointing after all of the build-up with Judy Alvarez.
Really Make it Co-Op This Time
A 12 months earlier than Cyberpunk was launched in a September 2019 Tweet, CDPR introduced, “We’d like to substantiate that multiplayer’s within the works!” It needs to be famous that that is when the discharge date was nonetheless April 2020. Nonetheless, that was the primary anybody had heard of any form of multiplayer coming, and it elevated hype for the sport. It was by no means meant to be included at launch, however all official data had it positively coming post-launch.
Round three months after launch, CDPR introduced they’d “determined to rethink” a multiplayer part, and the concept was scrapped. Trying on the manufacturing credit for the sport, the multiplayer workforce continues to be talked about. So, an awesome factor to do for the sequel could be to incorporate the co-op side that wasn’t doable earlier than.
Make Participant Decisions Matter for Endings
Whatever the decisions you make as V in Cyberpunk 2077, you at all times arrive on the identical endings with not a lot variation. That is uncommon, particularly contemplating the variety of lives you contact and the methods you impression town. Extra of that ought to truly maintain significance in the best way the story ends within the sport.
If the entire concept of an Edgerunner’s life is to depart some lasting impression as a technique to show to Evening Metropolis that you just lived, extra of that ought to present by means of after every thing is claimed and accomplished. V’s story is likely to be over at this level, however the subsequent mercenary or Netrunner may truly see one thing huge come of their choices.
Higher Facet Content material
Outdoors of Gigs (and extra Gigs), there isn’t a lot else to do in Evening Metropolis throughout Cyberpunk 2077. Certainly there are issues that residents do for enjoyable as a result of drink or pay for Joytoys? Positive, the sport has playing and a series of race missions, however these develop tiring reasonably shortly.
I’d like to see extra enjoyable, regular actions, possibly a functioning movie show so you’ll be able to truly watch Bushido X such as you do with Rogue. There should be extra potential actions to supply than the present choice, and it will additional develop the status (or infamy, relying) of Evening Metropolis.
Forged Extra Massive Identify Stars
Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba gave unimaginable performances all through Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty. This sport is a pinnacle of efficiency seize, and if the writers and administrators can get these wonderful performances, I’d like to see extra terrific actors and actresses additionally present what they’ve obtained on this medium.
Stars like Margot Robbie could be good for this form of factor, and the developer’s reputation is in an ideal spot to make these types of offers occur. Whatever the technical points at launch, Cyberpunk’s stellar performances have at all times been one huge side in its favor, so the builders ought to play that up.