Get Phantom Liberty through my affiliate link: af.gog.com/en/game/cyberpunk_2077_phantom_liberty?as=1803766129 But like, only if you were gonna get it anyway...
If I hadn't bought it in the beginning of summer I would definitely support you, you are one of my favourite cyberpunk content creators and the details you give are amazing you deserve the love.
I was really bummed I was terrified of him playing the game, I thought you’d run into him a couple times to. But you just see him at the end, and he was a pushover. I am doing my second play through on hard, it’s definitely feels better but the cyberpsychos kinda felt weak to. Still had fun though.
Don't forget that V is an absolute beast, no matter the build. You can easily take out an entire gang hideout alone and go into the Arasaka warehouse guns blazing and come out on top. This isn't the average street rat. Like, with my netrunner build I had 10+ people drop dead at the same time without them ever even noticing me.
@@anlumo1 True, but that was kind of the problem too. Adam Smasher has a rep of doing the exact same for decades, only more violently. V may be a beast, but Smasher is a monster, with some of the best cyberware available. Smasher is a final boss fight that should feel more challenging than anything V had faced up to that point. V isn't the average street rat, but neither is Smasher.
You can't describe the feeling of hearing a TH-camr you 100% trust praising a game you've been waiting for so long! So hyped, thank you for your work, Sam!
Means a lot to hear you 100% trust me. I try to be as open and honest with things as I can. Bear in mind though I can only speak from my experience so defo worth getting some alternative opinions as well.
@@SamBram is that why you glossed over how they absolutely butchered the perk system and destroyed every single build style people were using for years to repalce it with bland generic garbage that looks so pathetic i can imagine people playing through the new "system" without spending a single point and having about the same (BAD) experience ? ...
@@Asghaad I personally like the updated perks. New moves and abilities is more interesting and fun to me. As I said in the video, cyberware is more the bittersweet point for me.
@@SamBram you're wasting your time with this dude. He's heavily biased and acting like he's been hands on like you have, and wants the old and boring flat damage increases back. He's made about a dozen comments here already parroting that point exactly, and doesn't want to learn a new system so inherently calls it garbage. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but his is one of extreme bias and anger without actually having tested or played the product he's biased and angry at. You encounter these people time to time when any major change to a game is happening. They judge it before they even play it.
@@higglybiggly1174 that's right, they join the argument from an already biased position, and I honestly don't get that. I never invested in this game to the point of dogmatizing its mechanics. I'm both hands for getting something entirely different. Actually, I have my own experience of being disappointed with how CDPR handled changes in their game. I'm talking about the old pre- Blood and Wine inventory and crafting UI in the Witcher 3. At the end of the day - you get some, you lose some, there is no reason to be upset about something as minor as that.
I’m hoping they’re intentionally not telling us everything and keeping some things such as this a surprise. The lack of some customization options is weird for a world such as cyberpunk
everyone i ask plays fuck-fuck games trying to "protect" me from spoilers when that's the opposite of what i want. basically, if i can save V, then i'll buy phantom liberty. if not, i won't and i'll stick with mods
I'm happy to see an end to very speisifc build metas, this is looking to be a whole world of options to explore, instead of near everyone going with a handful of builds around exploiting poorly designed perks and items.
Totally agree with this. With the right build and cyberware the game became too easy. This will hopefully make it more challenging and give more variety.
@@keswickwelly1 what variety, without build defining systems everyone will end up using the same things that give bniggest flat bonuses this is HORRIBLE dumbing down that will make the game feel stale and uninspired ... which combined with removal of item rarity with vendors always offering everything "on your level" which makes the itemization pointless as the equipment now will be solely reliant on your character level making it a pointless cosmetic with "numbers went up" but so did those on enemies ... in original you start really wimpy (at maximum difficulty start of the game is BRUTAL...) and through build and gearing turn into unstoppable demigod if you wish with new system it will be the usual crutch of yours and enemies numbers being tied to your level making hte whole thing feel the same throughout which makes whole point of playing RPG pointless ... its exactly what i have been worried about with large possibility of this patch making the original game WORSE experience ...
@@Asghaadbro you're literally braindead. That's ALL THE PERK TREE IS NOW. Your smoothbrain "uh hur dur my specific build" is literally percentage increases to damage, now. That's more then half of every combat tree in the current game. You're just lazy af and don't want to learn new ways to play new builds lmfao. There's also nowhere in this video stated enemies level with your, nonce. Just because you don't know how to pay attention. You can still go into extreme danger scenarios early on. But it's typical you defend the absolute bore that is current endgame cyberpunk where nothing is a challenge past level 30 with a sandevistan... You probably like base game Smasher since it "makes me feel like a demigod" Lmfao. No matter what happens with this game we have man children crying. Even after a total, needed, overhaul.
Samthony Branthony, back at it again with the dedicated and detailed content. Edit: I absolutely cannot wait to get my optics rebooted. I always thought enemy Cyber Runners were woefully underpowered compared to us.
The update is absolutely amazing. The cyberware didn't bother me much, since I was a strength based dude and now I feel like a legit villain running in and being OP. MaxTac.... Holy hell. They're legitimately terrifying. Before I could cut them down like sheep and now I've died everytime I try to fight them lol. I ran away the first time because they dropped me to half HP instantly at level 50, with 20 body... This update is legitimately insane.
Super happy to see your channel get some well earned support from CDPR by getting you a review code. Amazing! I really trust your judgement so its great to have your review
Many thanks Sam for your guides to top equipment and weapons in Cyberpunk 2077. Your guides are concise and comprehensive… exactly what’s needed. And this review is no exception. Well done!
This is so relieving. The team behind cyberpunk and phantom liberty are finally getting a chance to show theit hard work and passion behind the game they worked so long to make. I played cyberpunk a few months ago and the character interactions, the emotions, my relationship with johnny and the character imbedded an experience i could never forget. I immediately knew that this game was a masterpiece that was held back by various corporate matters. Now after seeing that lays in store. Im reading to play this beauty and fall in love all over again. I love cyberpunk 2077. I cant describe how much joy i feel when talking about it. The immersion and emotions I feel are incredible
I was just doing some research, didn’t even realise how long ago this was uploaded. You helped me find a bunch of useful stuff in my play through a and I cant help but appreciate your dedication, keep up the good work👌
Hearing that crafting is no longer tied to a skill tree and attribute is a huge relief! You bet I'm definitely going to spread my attributes evenly as possible so I can experiment as many kinds of builds as it allows me. And getting confirmation from you that boss fights are even more challenging moving forward is great. And endless dynamic missions is very much welcomed
What a surprise, the guy who analyzed all the side jobs, gigs, and cyberpsycho sightings wants me to stop and read the shards. All jokes aside, it's very reassuring to hear all this praise especially coming from you. Hopefully I spend even more time in NC. I got 420 hours out of 1.6 hopefully 2.0 gives me even more.
Omg. So glad I saw your review first. I did my first playthrough at the top of the year and started my second a few months ago with the anticipation of PL for this very reason. I thought there would be a good chance that the game mechanics would be drastically different and wanted to explore a different play style. Oh well. Still hyped though, this seems incredible. Thanks for your thoughtful reviews as always!
I think my only issue with 2.0 is the shift away from clothing stats. If you want to die less now you have to chrome yourself out with armour cyberware, my OG character though hated cyberware and became the queen of cyberpunks without any cyberware now I had to just infuse my entire body with armour to not die immediately.
Definitely gonna miss some of the bread and butter builds but I think I'll get over it just being able to switch perks around without issue. As someone who played through the game a dozen times already I'm just flat out excited to do it all again
This video was amazing! I love when you mentioned how cyberwear could be purchased from any ripper doctor at 22:25 - not only punching fingers prevented you from getting specific cyberwear, there was also a gig where you could kill or not kill a scaver ripper doc and only through letting him live could you get some powerful body based cyberwear. My good guy brawler build was screwed. This is a very welcomed change alongside crafting not being tied to the tech tree.
Thank you for that summary, again (like always) awesome work there, you are my go-to when I've any "problem" with cyberpunk, when is something new or strange, or when I'm trying to do something else. Now with the new game (expansion but really it's just new cyberpunk completely), it's so, so much change that I feel like it is a completely new game or reboot like a new version of the really old game. And it's a really strange feeling in one way it's frustration that everything you know and like is gone and never going back but on the other hand you get completely new ways to evolve, learn, and so many things to try, so for me, it's like for example playing new Diablo 2 after around 15 years+ difference with that remake. That magnitude is for me that Phantom Liberty expansion. Watching the last CDPR stream (I watched the stream and later a VoD on TH-cam after the stream there are so many changes and they even go through all the details) man it's like watching material of the new game they're going release not something we live around 2 years now. I'm so excited about what's going to be and waiting for another awesome series of guide videos from you @SamBram. Thank you again. Greetings
One thing im glad is gone is weapons no longer body requirements. For example the o'five no longer needs you put 20 points into body to equip the weapon. Thank God!
Thank you for this early pre-release break down! Gonna be a while before I can experience it after release, but BOY does it have it me excited and eager to acquire the means to play it now! Fantastic work, as usual. Can't wait for the PL content you'll have down the line.
I love they revamped things! But yeah I saw what you did too....all the existing gamplays, tips and tricks etc. Are all changed. Also the Guidebook and maps are scrap as well. Anyone that bought those should throw them basically. Sure some stuff may still be good but I know anything for items and cyberware is no longer correct. (edit: I also can't pause the video fast enough on you're split second edit flash at your hint near the end of what you found that you tease is a conspiracy theory)
I have watched a lot of content creators in order to make up my mind on phantom liberty but you are definitely the best so far. I love how you go into every single detail since I myself enjoy playing through games thoroughly. Keep it up!
@@carpathianhermit7228 I do agree with you on this, however, I am not just going to buy the game because some journalists said that it was good. I found that his review was very thorough and that's it. Since I am not a content creator myself I have to watch these videos to get an idea of what I can expect, I am still waiting for gameplay tho.
I'll admit while QianT Sandevistan Mk4 was REALLY fun to play when I first built it, I did get bored with it after a while because it was just so overpowered and it was the same thing, run in, kill everything before it moves and repeat. I'm really excited to try something new with this. In the meantime the Rippler has two extra quickhacks so excited to try that.
I'm glad I've been able to play this game twice as a sandesvistan and cyberdeck user. Since beserk got beffed, I think I'll focus on body next playthrough. Awesome video bro, grettings from Italy
Personally, I'm looking forward to all the changes. I've done 6 full play-throughs over the last 2.5 years or so.....and it sounds like it's gonna be like playing the game afresh all over again. Thus giving me at least another 3-4 years of enjoyment out of the game.
Netrunner is 10x more fun now. I've done 3 full playthroughs and always felt op to a point where it was boring. Now at lvl 50, I re-spec'd everything into intelligence and tech ability. Now I'm even more op, but I can toy with enemies so much more. Especially when overclocked. Playing hide and seek with enemy netrunners is a bit more challenging now too, which is nice
Awesome video, thankyou for not spoiling anything, you helped me make my decision to pre-order and not wait.. And yes I ordered through your link, you deserved it for all the content
22:00 this change to cyberware is troublesome because sometimes legendary isn't ideal for your playstyle. This is why I hate what they did with armor mods- you might want to run epic armor with epic mods, but can't craft them because you are overleveled.
I really appreciate your review as I am very late to Cyberpunk 2077. I've had the game lying around for a while but didn't pick it up properly until a month or so ago. I haven't finished the main story yet because there are also so many other games I want to play, but I feel genuinely excited about the expansion and I'm happy to know that it's not the disaster the game was at launch. I was expecting to play Nightingale in September but as they pushed the release further back to the first quarter of 2024, I know what I'll spend these coming dark evenings on!
First visit to this channel and I am very impressed. Probably the best review I’ve seen on this today; I appreciate your talking voice, presentation and lack of bullshit. Thanks!
I have seen many video's the last few days regarding this game. Yours is the best I have seen so far, I didnt know your channel existed but you have a new subscriber. Well done.
I am watering at the mouth for this crafting change. So many weapons I wanted as legendary are now possible If it really is ALL weapons, then legendary Shigure and Tamayura are now possible to enjoy. Which can also help more challenge runs
This has a lot of interesting points. CDPR already did this once to my favorite build. I was one of the ones who actually loved mass poisoning groups of enemies with a single ability. I made a game of seeing how many people I could wreck in one go. CDPR rebalancing crafting and cyberdecks completely nerfed my build. So even though my build was absolutely me cheating, I wasn’t hurting anyone. I was just having fun, and they took my fun away. That said I eventually found a build I liked (but didn’t love as much). So if they nerf that one now, I’m ok with that as long as I love the rebalance and they don’t do this again. I think my biggest issue with how these roll outs have occurred is I paid for a finished product but was given a beta experience. I expect my builds to be nerfed and rebalanced in betas. This sounds like I paid 100 dollars in all with a 70 dollar down payment on the beta to get the final product 3 years later. Am I annoyed? Yeeeeeah. Do I still love the game? Also yeah lol. Definitely am part of the problem over here.
My least favorite thing in this update is that you use up stamina when shooting guns how does that even make sense for someone that’s completely kited out with chrome
Currently, I'm thinking about dipping heavily into int, especially since now with monowire and smart guns being included, so its not just feeling like "stealth, but better", but honestly, so many options in the changes have made me genuinely unsure on these! Edit: and at very least, least one could still technically access the old systems through....last gen, which, while still not ideal, means There's still a way to access
Love your videos, and appreciate all your hard work. You single handedly improved my hype from cautious excitement, to overbearing hype. Between all the news for PL, and your lore videos, I was absolutely buzzing to dive back in.
I get the slight criticism on the cyberware changes. The game always has been great for me and the changes just serve to be improvements rather than fixes in order to "save the game". I'm just glad that I was able to experience the base game since launch and stuck around till now, so it's like I'm able to experience two versions of a game that I love, as oppose to just waiting for "cyberpunk's final version" and experiencing that version only. I really feel like I got my money's worth and so much more.
Honestly same here. I knew this game was worth my money once it no longer broke on its own. It gave me so many hours of fun and emotions. Most of my social circle just berates it for its launch to this day, without having played it and it just baffles me. Their loss I guess choom. We have a city to experience.
@@pidiokouloup5355 Exactly. I feel kinda sad when I see comments saying that they are glad that they waited for 2.0. before playing it, but to me who played it since launch and never stopped, I really feel that I got my money's worth and so much more since I enjoyed the version before 2.0. and now I'm getting a new version of it all for free lol. So I personally really think that I've gotten much more enjoyment than those who waited for this.
i disagree, i payd for a certain product, this change threatens to turn the layered and specific build experience into "your numbers went 2% up congrats" mush of a system that will lack the focus and specificity of the character builds in the original and i dont like that ONE bit ...
@@beige_projectionexactly! I loved Cyperpunk before 2.0 and played it endlessly. Have every ending. Now I essentially get a completely reworked game with different ways to play? Uh, yes please! I'm so excited
@@higglybiggly1174 Game is at 90% reviews now on Steam. Imagine playing it, completing it, and then getting a completely free rework with update 2.0. and playing it again and getting a new ending. It's really like you got two or more AAA games with the price of $50
I've been wondering this since I haven't hit a cap yet. I presume it would. It only goes up by 2 per drop but yeah this could easily be exploited for infinite carry capacity I'm sure. Sounds like a video for spiffing brit ahaha
I played this game at release on my PS4 and gave up pretty quick. Just did the PS5 upgrade and booted up my original character.... loving it. Such an improved game.
I can't think of another example of a single player only game where the developers went in and essentially changed it from the ground up to this extent. I'm a little angry they did this; those of us who were happy with how the game played and just wanted more of it are getting screwed over here. It's like being forced to play a sequel when you just want the original.
I disagree, mods will allow you to play the old game, and this is a change outside of the scope modders are capable of (for now). Who is going to complain about more ways to play?
its worse, once they change the systems you will no longer be able to play the game you payd for ... they are forcing this garbage even on people who have no interest in the DLC ...
@@Asghaad you both literally haven't even played it yet. Are you autistic, or something? This is only an improvement. You can still do basically every build you had before, except WOW, the trees actually give you new skills now and not just percentage increases to damage.... Amazing. You both are petulent whining children.
@@wallacekgames2266 Where did you hear that mods would let you play the game the way it currently is? Also, we shouldn't have to wait for players to fix a mistake the developers made with a mod. And yes, I consider completely reworking the perk tree, lobotomizing consumables and crafting, while making the cyberware system overly complicated to be a mistake. Several of the "problems" 2.0 purports to fix aren't really problems, or they have a better solution than "completely redo how most of the game works." The scope of system changes made here would be more suitable to a sequel not an expansion. Keep in mind EVERYONE is getting the 2.0 patch, not just the people who bought the DLC. I bought the DLC and am starting to feel like an idiot for doing so. 2.0 fixing police and adding vehicle combat is fine, nothing wrong with that. You can add a couple of new perks to integrate the changes, that's fine. But the old system works very well and the high number of concurrent players is a testament to this. Ever since the 2.0 character builder was released I've had the feeling Cyberpunk 2.0 is going to be like Windows Vista; a couple of necessary features bundled into a whole bunch of stuff that will ruin the user experience (especially for people who are familiar with the program).
@@Nabo42 because people in the group of people who are upset (which is perfectly understandable) there will always be someone with programming experience, or someone with money willing to commission a mod. Also nobody is forcing the update on you, turn off cyberpunk auto update. Though it is shitty for that to be the fix so I sincerely hope CD Projekt Red makes the consumer friendly choice of allowing players to pick 1.6 as a beta option in steam and GOG much like other games allow access to older versions permanently either for mod compatibility or just preference.
Game design is very delicate. On the one hand you don't want to trivialize the difficulty of the game, so you balance things and keep your players from being too powerful. On the other hand, as a player it's often the most fun when you can break things and min/max into something that plays differently than how the devs envisioned it. At least it's fun for the first while until you find out everything is just a cake walk. So often when it comes to balance patches devs go to overboard in streamlining play patterns into making things just kind of boring and homogeneous. From what I can see there's still room in the design for finding niches to fill and combining different abilities to make interesting play patterns, so here's to finding new ways to break the system.
I just want to add that performance on XSX has taken a huge blow with the dlc. It has also introduced a lot more audio bugs. Kinda depressing when the new story and mechanics are so good!
If I didn't already have it on Steam and wanted to risk it anyway, I would totally support you with the affiliate link. Really love your content, be it Cyberpunk or Baldur's Gate 3, keep up the great work choom
I swear they've done something to Johnny's character model. He seems more expressive, and his eyes are a lot more visible. Might be the lighting, but either way, looks very noice
Bro just bought the OG game last night and spent a little bit of time today getting the hang of things and I gotta say I’m already feeling pretty immersed! I paid only $35 and it told me that the DLC was downloaded as well so that’s a plus! I imagine I have hours and hours of content to burn through and I like what I’m seeing so far. I especially like the R rated no bullshit approach for 2077 so far.
With all this info I will definitely be playing a fresh playthrough maybe not on day one but very close , also very surprised cdpr allowed such a info heavy vid pre launch is pretty awesome
The fact that CDPR has given out review copies out a week early, it seems like they're pretty confident in their expansion. And seeing how the reviews have been, I'm willing to preorder the expansion
I do think that the expansion is gonna be really good but the fact they aren't letting any one show gameplay footage makes me think they're not as confident as they seem
@@pocketsdsquirrel3207 that's what I'm saying, they're not letting any reviewers show their own gameplay footage, which is a bad sign since most devs allow it
great vid, very happy to hear you enjoy both 2.0 and PL so highly. Now I've got to uninstall all the mods from my current C2077 install for the update. Which appears to be out 16:00 BST tomorrow
One thing I can’t wait for is your deep dive in on dog town, I just beat all the side biz I could and gigs on and the main story for the dlc, and god that ending
So I waited until last week to start my cyberpunk adventure. And I’m so glad I waited as this game is a fucking banger now. Phantom liberty was so good and the endings made me feel some things
I'm glad that its getting a revamp, it's exciting. To me it's like the devs are acknowledging that the game was flawed! Like a phoenix, i hope this rises from the ashes.
I have couple theories i want to put out there incase anyone wants to discuss them and to have a record incase I'm right. I haven't played the expansion or have any spoilers. At some point you will have a quest to do something that will seem like it will save/kill songbird if you do/don't do the thing, after she'll seem fine but in reality she really is dead, she just uploaded her mind to the net or to the relic. So this will effect the ending where either she does try to help you (if you saved her) or she takes Johnny's place as the engram overwriting you. Alternatively and more likely I think, she's dead all along. We see her in the scene on the presidents ship when it is hit and she looks like she may be a full-borg netrunner edition (instead of Smashers combat version) but after that scene despite seeing the president in person we only see songbird through the relic either cause she's on the net connecting to it somehow or more likely she's already on the chip the whole time. We see in one of the promos her willingness to betray Solomon. So why wouldn't she betray you. Also she was with the president when the ship went down, but we don't see her during the crash rescue. Even though she should be there. The reason we start phantom liberty after doing the VDB's quest isn't just that it happens in pacifica/near the combat zone, and that seems like the right jumping off point. But that songbird infects us like a virus during our time in the net/blackwall where she was hiding out or stuck after the crash. And that is why she chooses us to help, not that we are some bad-a merc, but because we're the one she's in. My guess, the new ending will have something to do with this stuff. Maybe have some sort of Don't Fear The Reaper type ending. Which will, if you do things exactly right, with either her or Solomon, she will or won't be able to take Johnny's place as the thing stealing your body. I also think there still won't be a really happy ending. V : Guess I meant, I dunno... a happier ending... for everyone involved. Johnny Silverhand : Here, for folks like us? Wrong city, wrong people.
Love the fix they did to Vs nomad car. Previously, it sounded like it had a supercharger, but when you opened the hood it had a turbo. Now they’ve removed the whine and added turbo sounds, can’t say I’m not happy!
The devs simplifying upgrading cyberware and buying was directly targeted towards people like me. People who did maybe 1 or 2 play throughs, and found the whole idea of looking for niche mod, and finding a specific clinic to get a piece of cyberware annoying. These changes are very welcome and made to make things more streamlined for the casual player. I honestly never made any super OP builds abusing game mechanics to make V a walking terror of death. I made up my builds on the fly and did what was cool to me instead, so this system will make that easier. I had no interest in treasure hunting for cool mods or specific cyberware pieces. I’m just explaining my perspective a s’more casual player and why I personally like the cyberware changes, I’m not trying to insult,make fun of anyone who disagrees.
it's not exactly a good thing they're dumbing down the game for the lowest common denominator, but i dont really think removing tedium is a bad change either.
Knowing this is pretty much an overhaul has me excited. I loved the previous game and sunk hundreds of hours into it. but i don't have any issue rediscovering the game from scratch if it means i can feel like a newbie again and find new ways to play that i previously would have never considered in the old state of the game.
its awful butchering of the original taking away what made specific builds unique and dumbing everything into "your numbers became bigger" nonsense ...
I am absolutely excited for this update, one of the things I really disliked about cyberpunk 2077 was the quickhacking, because by the time you reached level 32 and above you're basically ah god at that point, enemies pose almost no threat to you. It was to the point where I'd actually have to limit how much I used quickhacking just to prevent the game from becoming too easy, so it was really nice to hear about these change
Get Phantom Liberty through my affiliate link: af.gog.com/en/game/cyberpunk_2077_phantom_liberty?as=1803766129
But like, only if you were gonna get it anyway...
If I have the game on Steam can I use the affiliate link or will that not work?
I already bought it months ago :(
@@finnvost9349 hmm... Don't risk it just in case
I'm so sorry, Sam… I preordered it long time ago - but loves Your channel thou!!
If I hadn't bought it in the beginning of summer I would definitely support you, you are one of my favourite cyberpunk content creators and the details you give are amazing you deserve the love.
Happy to hear about Adam Smasher getting a buff. After watching him wreck David and his crew he felt a little wimpy when you faced him in the game.
Yea bro it made me feel like either Adam aged 100 years in 1 year, or that David and his crew where absolutely useless at anything
I was really bummed I was terrified of him playing the game, I thought you’d run into him a couple times to. But you just see him at the end, and he was a pushover. I am doing my second play through on hard, it’s definitely feels better but the cyberpsychos kinda felt weak to. Still had fun though.
I defeated him comically easily during my first playthrough when I didnt have a great build nor the knowledge
Don't forget that V is an absolute beast, no matter the build. You can easily take out an entire gang hideout alone and go into the Arasaka warehouse guns blazing and come out on top. This isn't the average street rat.
Like, with my netrunner build I had 10+ people drop dead at the same time without them ever even noticing me.
@@anlumo1 True, but that was kind of the problem too. Adam Smasher has a rep of doing the exact same for decades, only more violently. V may be a beast, but Smasher is a monster, with some of the best cyberware available. Smasher is a final boss fight that should feel more challenging than anything V had faced up to that point. V isn't the average street rat, but neither is Smasher.
You can't describe the feeling of hearing a TH-camr you 100% trust praising a game you've been waiting for so long! So hyped, thank you for your work, Sam!
Means a lot to hear you 100% trust me. I try to be as open and honest with things as I can. Bear in mind though I can only speak from my experience so defo worth getting some alternative opinions as well.
@@SamBram is that why you glossed over how they absolutely butchered the perk system and destroyed every single build style people were using for years to repalce it with bland generic garbage that looks so pathetic i can imagine people playing through the new "system" without spending a single point and having about the same (BAD) experience ? ...
@@Asghaad I personally like the updated perks. New moves and abilities is more interesting and fun to me. As I said in the video, cyberware is more the bittersweet point for me.
@@SamBram you're wasting your time with this dude. He's heavily biased and acting like he's been hands on like you have, and wants the old and boring flat damage increases back. He's made about a dozen comments here already parroting that point exactly, and doesn't want to learn a new system so inherently calls it garbage.
Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but his is one of extreme bias and anger without actually having tested or played the product he's biased and angry at. You encounter these people time to time when any major change to a game is happening. They judge it before they even play it.
@@higglybiggly1174 that's right, they join the argument from an already biased position, and I honestly don't get that. I never invested in this game to the point of dogmatizing its mechanics. I'm both hands for getting something entirely different.
Actually, I have my own experience of being disappointed with how CDPR handled changes in their game. I'm talking about the old pre- Blood and Wine inventory and crafting UI in the Witcher 3. At the end of the day - you get some, you lose some, there is no reason to be upset about something as minor as that.
One of the things I wished CDPR would add is aesthetic cybernetics, like replacing your body parts with mechanical ones.
I’m hoping they’re intentionally not telling us everything and keeping some things such as this a surprise. The lack of some customization options is weird for a world such as cyberpunk
I totally agree. I always wanted that aspect. More customization is always fun
Mods got that down
Mods, but we'll have to wait for all the existing mods to updated now
Better for the next game. I'm sure it will happen.
How did you manage to convey so much substance without spoilers. Really well done 👏🏻
100 hours in Minesweeper
Except now we know Songbird is an AI like Johnny
@@slim420-e8v Is she tho?
@@slim420-e8v We have a trailer that implies otherwise.
@@slim420-e8vahaaaa no
review code....congrats! well deserved for the phenomenal work that goes into your content - keep up the brilliant work!
You had me at 'new potential ending.' The rest is just frosting on the cake.
Let’s go get that cure!!!
everyone i ask plays fuck-fuck games trying to "protect" me from spoilers when that's the opposite of what i want. basically, if i can save V, then i'll buy phantom liberty. if not, i won't and i'll stick with mods
@@scottbrowder8304you can't
@@scottbrowder8304 you "can"
Well if it isnt Sam Bram, my current favourite cyberpunk creator
Wham, bam, thank you Sam
You're both gay
Sounds like another gay accent to me
@@spiderofthehood6127 what can i say to not sound gay? (fuck that rhymed)
I'm happy to see an end to very speisifc build metas, this is looking to be a whole world of options to explore, instead of near everyone going with a handful of builds around exploiting poorly designed perks and items.
Totally agree with this. With the right build and cyberware the game became too easy. This will hopefully make it more challenging and give more variety.
@@keswickwelly1 what variety, without build defining systems everyone will end up using the same things that give bniggest flat bonuses
this is HORRIBLE dumbing down that will make the game feel stale and uninspired ... which combined with removal of item rarity with vendors always offering everything "on your level" which makes the itemization pointless as the equipment now will be solely reliant on your character level making it a pointless cosmetic with "numbers went up" but so did those on enemies ...
in original you start really wimpy (at maximum difficulty start of the game is BRUTAL...) and through build and gearing turn into unstoppable demigod if you wish
with new system it will be the usual crutch of yours and enemies numbers being tied to your level making hte whole thing feel the same throughout which makes whole point of playing RPG pointless ...
its exactly what i have been worried about with large possibility of this patch making the original game WORSE experience ...
@@Asghaadbro you're literally braindead. That's ALL THE PERK TREE IS NOW. Your smoothbrain "uh hur dur my specific build" is literally percentage increases to damage, now. That's more then half of every combat tree in the current game. You're just lazy af and don't want to learn new ways to play new builds lmfao.
There's also nowhere in this video stated enemies level with your, nonce. Just because you don't know how to pay attention. You can still go into extreme danger scenarios early on. But it's typical you defend the absolute bore that is current endgame cyberpunk where nothing is a challenge past level 30 with a sandevistan... You probably like base game Smasher since it "makes me feel like a demigod"
Lmfao. No matter what happens with this game we have man children crying. Even after a total, needed, overhaul.
Tech being necessary to do any kind of crafting always sucked, I'm glad they axed that
@@Allday524 now replaced by "tech absolutely mandatory due to chrome limit" ... big improvement xD
Ah yes Mr. Hand's first introduction when I was in Pacifica I thought he was trying to sell me a car with his car salesmen voice 😂👌🏼
Samthony Branthony, back at it again with the dedicated and detailed content.
Edit: I absolutely cannot wait to get my optics rebooted. I always thought enemy Cyber Runners were woefully underpowered compared to us.
So cool this channel has taken off! Great job putting out quality stuff 👏
The update is absolutely amazing. The cyberware didn't bother me much, since I was a strength based dude and now I feel like a legit villain running in and being OP.
MaxTac.... Holy hell. They're legitimately terrifying. Before I could cut them down like sheep and now I've died everytime I try to fight them lol. I ran away the first time because they dropped me to half HP instantly at level 50, with 20 body... This update is legitimately insane.
Super happy to see your channel get some well earned support from CDPR by getting you a review code. Amazing!
I really trust your judgement so its great to have your review
Many thanks Sam for your guides to top equipment and weapons in Cyberpunk 2077. Your guides are concise and comprehensive… exactly what’s needed. And this review is no exception. Well done!
This is so relieving. The team behind cyberpunk and phantom liberty are finally getting a chance to show theit hard work and passion behind the game they worked so long to make. I played cyberpunk a few months ago and the character interactions, the emotions, my relationship with johnny and the character imbedded an experience i could never forget. I immediately knew that this game was a masterpiece that was held back by various corporate matters.
Now after seeing that lays in store. Im reading to play this beauty and fall in love all over again. I love cyberpunk 2077. I cant describe how much joy i feel when talking about it. The immersion and emotions I feel are incredible
Lmao you literally had Chatgpt write a comment for you? Pathetic.
Actually a good review. You get straight to the point and don't waste any time
With all the reviews coming out today. Yours is the best I’ve watched yet. I love your insight and the way you break things down. Subbed.
I think it's finally time to dive into Cyberpunk. Been sitting on my copy since it was given to me just waiting for it to reach its potential.
Aged like a fine wine
You'll never get to experience the fun of trying to figure out which parts were bugs and which parts were V's cyberpsychosis lol.
I was just doing some research, didn’t even realise how long ago this was uploaded. You helped me find a bunch of useful stuff in my play through a and I cant help but appreciate your dedication, keep up the good work👌
Hearing that crafting is no longer tied to a skill tree and attribute is a huge relief! You bet I'm definitely going to spread my attributes evenly as possible so I can experiment as many kinds of builds as it allows me. And getting confirmation from you that boss fights are even more challenging moving forward is great. And endless dynamic missions is very much welcomed
What a surprise, the guy who analyzed all the side jobs, gigs, and cyberpsycho sightings wants me to stop and read the shards. All jokes aside, it's very reassuring to hear all this praise especially coming from you. Hopefully I spend even more time in NC. I got 420 hours out of 1.6 hopefully 2.0 gives me even more.
Omg. So glad I saw your review first. I did my first playthrough at the top of the year and started my second a few months ago with the anticipation of PL for this very reason. I thought there would be a good chance that the game mechanics would be drastically different and wanted to explore a different play style. Oh well. Still hyped though, this seems incredible. Thanks for your thoughtful reviews as always!
I think my only issue with 2.0 is the shift away from clothing stats. If you want to die less now you have to chrome yourself out with armour cyberware, my OG character though hated cyberware and became the queen of cyberpunks without any cyberware now I had to just infuse my entire body with armour to not die immediately.
That's amazing Sam, congrats on getting a code! As always, looking forward to the content you post moving forward
Awesome summary. Really looking forward to 2.0 and Phantom Liberty.
Definitely gonna miss some of the bread and butter builds but I think I'll get over it just being able to switch perks around without issue.
As someone who played through the game a dozen times already I'm just flat out excited to do it all again
This video was amazing! I love when you mentioned how cyberwear could be purchased from any ripper doctor at 22:25 - not only punching fingers prevented you from getting specific cyberwear, there was also a gig where you could kill or not kill a scaver ripper doc and only through letting him live could you get some powerful body based cyberwear. My good guy brawler build was screwed. This is a very welcomed change alongside crafting not being tied to the tech tree.
So much information so well presented. I am getting really excited about Phantom Liberty.
Welcome back .. I just got a handful of notifications of people putting out their phantom Liberty reviews .. ur the first one I’m gonna listen to
Thank you for that summary, again (like always) awesome work there, you are my go-to when I've any "problem" with cyberpunk, when is something new or strange, or when I'm trying to do something else. Now with the new game (expansion but really it's just new cyberpunk completely), it's so, so much change that I feel like it is a completely new game or reboot like a new version of the really old game. And it's a really strange feeling in one way it's frustration that everything you know and like is gone and never going back but on the other hand you get completely new ways to evolve, learn, and so many things to try, so for me, it's like for example playing new Diablo 2 after around 15 years+ difference with that remake. That magnitude is for me that Phantom Liberty expansion. Watching the last CDPR stream (I watched the stream and later a VoD on TH-cam after the stream there are so many changes and they even go through all the details) man it's like watching material of the new game they're going release not something we live around 2 years now. I'm so excited about what's going to be and waiting for another awesome series of guide videos from you @SamBram. Thank you again. Greetings
One thing im glad is gone is weapons no longer body requirements. For example the o'five no longer needs you put 20 points into body to equip the weapon. Thank God!
Thank you for this early pre-release break down! Gonna be a while before I can experience it after release, but BOY does it have it me excited and eager to acquire the means to play it now! Fantastic work, as usual. Can't wait for the PL content you'll have down the line.
its a phenomenal expansion and dogtown truly is a highlight in level design - so much detail and character in such a small area
I love they revamped things! But yeah I saw what you did too....all the existing gamplays, tips and tricks etc. Are all changed. Also the Guidebook and maps are scrap as well. Anyone that bought those should throw them basically. Sure some stuff may still be good but I know anything for items and cyberware is no longer correct. (edit: I also can't pause the video fast enough on you're split second edit flash at your hint near the end of what you found that you tease is a conspiracy theory)
I have watched a lot of content creators in order to make up my mind on phantom liberty but you are definitely the best so far. I love how you go into every single detail since I myself enjoy playing through games thoroughly. Keep it up!
Mistakes made. Cyberpunks release was reason enough to no longer trust game journalists. Skill up, yong yea etc etc.
@@carpathianhermit7228 I do agree with you on this, however, I am not just going to buy the game because some journalists said that it was good. I found that his review was very thorough and that's it. Since I am not a content creator myself I have to watch these videos to get an idea of what I can expect, I am still waiting for gameplay tho.
@@MMD12. Goodman
I'll admit while QianT Sandevistan Mk4 was REALLY fun to play when I first built it, I did get bored with it after a while because it was just so overpowered and it was the same thing, run in, kill everything before it moves and repeat. I'm really excited to try something new with this. In the meantime the Rippler has two extra quickhacks so excited to try that.
Fr but i like being op sometimes
I have been purposely waiting to watch the new reviews specifically so i could watch yours when it finally came out.
Nice to see your channel growing and getting an early review code too! Hard work gets rewarded, you love to see it!
I'm glad I've been able to play this game twice as a sandesvistan and cyberdeck user. Since beserk got beffed, I think I'll focus on body next playthrough. Awesome video bro, grettings from Italy
Personally, I'm looking forward to all the changes. I've done 6 full play-throughs over the last 2.5 years or so.....and it sounds like it's gonna be like playing the game afresh all over again. Thus giving me at least another 3-4 years of enjoyment out of the game.
Netrunner is 10x more fun now. I've done 3 full playthroughs and always felt op to a point where it was boring. Now at lvl 50, I re-spec'd everything into intelligence and tech ability. Now I'm even more op, but I can toy with enemies so much more. Especially when overclocked. Playing hide and seek with enemy netrunners is a bit more challenging now too, which is nice
High quality uploads as always , keep up the good wrok !
Awesome video, thankyou for not spoiling anything, you helped me make my decision to pre-order and not wait.. And yes I ordered through your link, you deserved it for all the content
22:00 this change to cyberware is troublesome because sometimes legendary isn't ideal for your playstyle. This is why I hate what they did with armor mods- you might want to run epic armor with epic mods, but can't craft them because you are overleveled.
I really appreciate your review as I am very late to Cyberpunk 2077. I've had the game lying around for a while but didn't pick it up properly until a month or so ago. I haven't finished the main story yet because there are also so many other games I want to play, but I feel genuinely excited about the expansion and I'm happy to know that it's not the disaster the game was at launch. I was expecting to play Nightingale in September but as they pushed the release further back to the first quarter of 2024, I know what I'll spend these coming dark evenings on!
First visit to this channel and I am very impressed. Probably the best review I’ve seen on this today; I appreciate your talking voice, presentation and lack of bullshit. Thanks!
sam is not even pregnant yet he never fails to deliver
Lmao, he's a birthing nurse then maybe.
LOL
I have seen many video's the last few days regarding this game. Yours is the best I have seen so far, I didnt know your channel existed but you have a new subscriber. Well done.
I am watering at the mouth for this crafting change. So many weapons I wanted as legendary are now possible
If it really is ALL weapons, then legendary Shigure and Tamayura are now possible to enjoy. Which can also help more challenge runs
This has a lot of interesting points. CDPR already did this once to my favorite build. I was one of the ones who actually loved mass poisoning groups of enemies with a single ability. I made a game of seeing how many people I could wreck in one go. CDPR rebalancing crafting and cyberdecks completely nerfed my build. So even though my build was absolutely me cheating, I wasn’t hurting anyone. I was just having fun, and they took my fun away.
That said I eventually found a build I liked (but didn’t love as much). So if they nerf that one now, I’m ok with that as long as I love the rebalance and they don’t do this again.
I think my biggest issue with how these roll outs have occurred is I paid for a finished product but was given a beta experience. I expect my builds to be nerfed and rebalanced in betas. This sounds like I paid 100 dollars in all with a 70 dollar down payment on the beta to get the final product 3 years later.
Am I annoyed? Yeeeeeah. Do I still love the game? Also yeah lol. Definitely am part of the problem over here.
My least favorite thing in this update is that you use up stamina when shooting guns how does that even make sense for someone that’s completely kited out with chrome
17:45 pure gold haha. Awesome review!! Live your content.
Currently, I'm thinking about dipping heavily into int, especially since now with monowire and smart guns being included, so its not just feeling like "stealth, but better", but honestly, so many options in the changes have made me genuinely unsure on these!
Edit: and at very least, least one could still technically access the old systems through....last gen, which, while still not ideal, means There's still a way to access
Love your videos, and appreciate all your hard work. You single handedly improved my hype from cautious excitement, to overbearing hype. Between all the news for PL, and your lore videos, I was absolutely buzzing to dive back in.
I get the slight criticism on the cyberware changes. The game always has been great for me and the changes just serve to be improvements rather than fixes in order to "save the game".
I'm just glad that I was able to experience the base game since launch and stuck around till now, so it's like I'm able to experience two versions of a game that I love, as oppose to just waiting for "cyberpunk's final version" and experiencing that version only. I really feel like I got my money's worth and so much more.
Honestly same here. I knew this game was worth my money once it no longer broke on its own. It gave me so many hours of fun and emotions. Most of my social circle just berates it for its launch to this day, without having played it and it just baffles me. Their loss I guess choom. We have a city to experience.
@@pidiokouloup5355 Exactly. I feel kinda sad when I see comments saying that they are glad that they waited for 2.0. before playing it, but to me who played it since launch and never stopped, I really feel that I got my money's worth and so much more since I enjoyed the version before 2.0. and now I'm getting a new version of it all for free lol. So I personally really think that I've gotten much more enjoyment than those who waited for this.
i disagree, i payd for a certain product, this change threatens to turn the layered and specific build experience into "your numbers went 2% up congrats" mush of a system that will lack the focus and specificity of the character builds in the original
and i dont like that ONE bit ...
@@beige_projectionexactly! I loved Cyperpunk before 2.0 and played it endlessly. Have every ending.
Now I essentially get a completely reworked game with different ways to play? Uh, yes please! I'm so excited
@@higglybiggly1174 Game is at 90% reviews now on Steam. Imagine playing it, completing it, and then getting a completely free rework with update 2.0. and playing it again and getting a new ending. It's really like you got two or more AAA games with the price of $50
Its great to see Mr Hands being given more to do, really enjoyed him in the base game I hope his new voice keeps his personality
Sam you are really the best who make content about cyberpunk
Awesome review!! Is there finally an HMG we can use and store like regular weapons? Or is it still an item we find once in a while a use when we can.
I think I used a Mk.31 HMG once and it functions the same from what I can tell
I'm already seeing a ridiculous potential build with the Microgenerator, Testera and Rip & Tear
oh boy a 30minute cyberpunk video. i had to cook fries and brew coffee for this.
Fries n coffee is crazy ngl
Thank you Sam, brilliant review 👍👍👍
Take care.
Thank you John! I hope you enjoy the update!
With the air drops, does that mean we could have hundreds if not thousands of carrying capacity if we were committed enough? Or does it hit a cap?
I've been wondering this since I haven't hit a cap yet. I presume it would. It only goes up by 2 per drop but yeah this could easily be exploited for infinite carry capacity I'm sure. Sounds like a video for spiffing brit ahaha
I played this game at release on my PS4 and gave up pretty quick. Just did the PS5 upgrade and booted up my original character.... loving it. Such an improved game.
Does this mean your everything ranked series is coming back?! (It’s the best)
I think it's gonna have to to replace the old one
Hype@@SamBram
I've been waiting to see which game was going to have me upgrade from PS4 to PS5. I'm happy to announce that it's this expansion
I can't think of another example of a single player only game where the developers went in and essentially changed it from the ground up to this extent. I'm a little angry they did this; those of us who were happy with how the game played and just wanted more of it are getting screwed over here. It's like being forced to play a sequel when you just want the original.
I disagree, mods will allow you to play the old game, and this is a change outside of the scope modders are capable of (for now). Who is going to complain about more ways to play?
its worse, once they change the systems you will no longer be able to play the game you payd for ...
they are forcing this garbage even on people who have no interest in the DLC ...
@@Asghaad you both literally haven't even played it yet. Are you autistic, or something? This is only an improvement. You can still do basically every build you had before, except WOW, the trees actually give you new skills now and not just percentage increases to damage.... Amazing.
You both are petulent whining children.
@@wallacekgames2266 Where did you hear that mods would let you play the game the way it currently is? Also, we shouldn't have to wait for players to fix a mistake the developers made with a mod. And yes, I consider completely reworking the perk tree, lobotomizing consumables and crafting, while making the cyberware system overly complicated to be a mistake. Several of the "problems" 2.0 purports to fix aren't really problems, or they have a better solution than "completely redo how most of the game works." The scope of system changes made here would be more suitable to a sequel not an expansion. Keep in mind EVERYONE is getting the 2.0 patch, not just the people who bought the DLC. I bought the DLC and am starting to feel like an idiot for doing so.
2.0 fixing police and adding vehicle combat is fine, nothing wrong with that. You can add a couple of new perks to integrate the changes, that's fine. But the old system works very well and the high number of concurrent players is a testament to this. Ever since the 2.0 character builder was released I've had the feeling Cyberpunk 2.0 is going to be like Windows Vista; a couple of necessary features bundled into a whole bunch of stuff that will ruin the user experience (especially for people who are familiar with the program).
@@Nabo42 because people in the group of people who are upset (which is perfectly understandable) there will always be someone with programming experience, or someone with money willing to commission a mod.
Also nobody is forcing the update on you, turn off cyberpunk auto update. Though it is shitty for that to be the fix so I sincerely hope CD Projekt Red makes the consumer friendly choice of allowing players to pick 1.6 as a beta option in steam and GOG much like other games allow access to older versions permanently either for mod compatibility or just preference.
Thank you so much for this amazing review!
No, thank you Pawel! You guys have truly outdone yourselves and I loved every minute!
Game design is very delicate. On the one hand you don't want to trivialize the difficulty of the game, so you balance things and keep your players from being too powerful. On the other hand, as a player it's often the most fun when you can break things and min/max into something that plays differently than how the devs envisioned it. At least it's fun for the first while until you find out everything is just a cake walk. So often when it comes to balance patches devs go to overboard in streamlining play patterns into making things just kind of boring and homogeneous. From what I can see there's still room in the design for finding niches to fill and combining different abilities to make interesting play patterns, so here's to finding new ways to break the system.
Okay but ending song with Dawid. Holy shit that’s two back to back bangers.
Don't act like I didn't see that frame at 28:56 bud. I have no clue what that is, but you've got me really intrigued...
I wonder if they even agreed for him to post this lmao
I just want to add that performance on XSX has taken a huge blow with the dlc. It has also introduced a lot more audio bugs. Kinda depressing when the new story and mechanics are so good!
Fantastic video, super informative, spoiler free. We can feel your excitment for all the new changes! Can't wait to get my hands on it
First time round here... best review ive seen so far.
The ending went from spy thriller to horror real quick
If I didn't already have it on Steam and wanted to risk it anyway, I would totally support you with the affiliate link. Really love your content, be it Cyberpunk or Baldur's Gate 3, keep up the great work choom
This is a great video. I would have assumed you were a 1M+ channel. Well, you now have one more sub.
I swear they've done something to Johnny's character model. He seems more expressive, and his eyes are a lot more visible. Might be the lighting, but either way, looks very noice
Bro just bought the OG game last night and spent a little bit of time today getting the hang of things and I gotta say I’m already feeling pretty immersed! I paid only $35 and it told me that the DLC was downloaded as well so that’s a plus! I imagine I have hours and hours of content to burn through and I like what I’m seeing so far. I especially like the R rated no bullshit approach for 2077 so far.
28:24 "rest assured then, I will have a breakdown"
With all this info I will definitely be playing a fresh playthrough maybe not on day one but very close , also very surprised cdpr allowed such a info heavy vid pre launch is pretty awesome
The fact that CDPR has given out review copies out a week early, it seems like they're pretty confident in their expansion. And seeing how the reviews have been, I'm willing to preorder the expansion
I do think that the expansion is gonna be really good but the fact they aren't letting any one show gameplay footage makes me think they're not as confident as they seem
@@joeygobran the only tidbits they're showing is just from the trailer. It could be part of the embargo
@@pocketsdsquirrel3207 that's what I'm saying, they're not letting any reviewers show their own gameplay footage, which is a bad sign since most devs allow it
@@joeygobran could be all fabricated like the EA Anthem showcase all over again
Subscribed. I’m eagerly waiting to see what you got cooking for the future. This video was very informative and felt spoiler free. 👍🏼
great vid, very happy to hear you enjoy both 2.0 and PL so highly. Now I've got to uninstall all the mods from my current C2077 install for the update. Which appears to be out 16:00 BST tomorrow
Finally Smasher feels like an actual endboss, really does feel like a unstoppable force vs immovable object kind of fight.
One thing I can’t wait for is your deep dive in on dog town, I just beat all the side biz I could and gigs on and the main story for the dlc, and god that ending
Cheers for the good review and content so far. Preordered via your affiliate. Keep it up.
So I waited until last week to start my cyberpunk adventure. And I’m so glad I waited as this game is a fucking banger now. Phantom liberty was so good and the endings made me feel some things
I love your review Mr. Bram. This is a love letter to us with a great story.
I'm glad that its getting a revamp, it's exciting. To me it's like the devs are acknowledging that the game was flawed! Like a phoenix, i hope this rises from the ashes.
Can't tell you how happy I am to hear that enemy netrunners will use more than just Overheat on us. Been waiting years for that change!
I have couple theories i want to put out there incase anyone wants to discuss them and to have a record incase I'm right. I haven't played the expansion or have any spoilers.
At some point you will have a quest to do something that will seem like it will save/kill songbird if you do/don't do the thing, after she'll seem fine but in reality she really is dead, she just uploaded her mind to the net or to the relic. So this will effect the ending where either she does try to help you (if you saved her) or she takes Johnny's place as the engram overwriting you. Alternatively and more likely I think, she's dead all along. We see her in the scene on the presidents ship when it is hit and she looks like she may be a full-borg netrunner edition (instead of Smashers combat version) but after that scene despite seeing the president in person we only see songbird through the relic either cause she's on the net connecting to it somehow or more likely she's already on the chip the whole time. We see in one of the promos her willingness to betray Solomon. So why wouldn't she betray you. Also she was with the president when the ship went down, but we don't see her during the crash rescue. Even though she should be there.
The reason we start phantom liberty after doing the VDB's quest isn't just that it happens in pacifica/near the combat zone, and that seems like the right jumping off point. But that songbird infects us like a virus during our time in the net/blackwall where she was hiding out or stuck after the crash. And that is why she chooses us to help, not that we are some bad-a merc, but because we're the one she's in. My guess, the new ending will have something to do with this stuff. Maybe have some sort of Don't Fear The Reaper type ending. Which will, if you do things exactly right, with either her or Solomon, she will or won't be able to take Johnny's place as the thing stealing your body. I also think there still won't be a really happy ending.
V : Guess I meant, I dunno... a happier ending... for everyone involved.
Johnny Silverhand : Here, for folks like us? Wrong city, wrong people.
sam your videos are so good. Thank you for your in depth review, hearing your passion for the game makes me excited to play it too :)❤❤
Damn those graphics look great, I could see the difference when you were standing by that pay phone talking to Johnny.
Love the fix they did to Vs nomad car. Previously, it sounded like it had a supercharger, but when you opened the hood it had a turbo. Now they’ve removed the whine and added turbo sounds, can’t say I’m not happy!
Thank you for touching more on cyberware. And good on Smasher getting a boost!
The devs simplifying upgrading cyberware and buying was directly targeted towards people like me. People who did maybe 1 or 2 play throughs, and found the whole idea of looking for niche mod, and finding a specific clinic to get a piece of cyberware annoying. These changes are very welcome and made to make things more streamlined for the casual player.
I honestly never made any super OP builds abusing game mechanics to make V a walking terror of death. I made up my builds on the fly and did what was cool to me instead, so this system will make that easier. I had no interest in treasure hunting for cool mods or specific cyberware pieces.
I’m just explaining my perspective a s’more casual player and why I personally like the cyberware changes, I’m not trying to insult,make fun of anyone who disagrees.
it's not exactly a good thing they're dumbing down the game for the lowest common denominator, but i dont really think removing tedium is a bad change either.
I was fence sitting on this considering the price of it, but after showcasing just how much Phantom Liberty had to offer, I am convinced.
Knowing this is pretty much an overhaul has me excited. I loved the previous game and sunk hundreds of hours into it. but i don't have any issue rediscovering the game from scratch if it means i can feel like a newbie again and find new ways to play that i previously would have never considered in the old state of the game.
its awful butchering of the original taking away what made specific builds unique and dumbing everything into "your numbers became bigger" nonsense ...
I am absolutely excited for this update, one of the things I really disliked about cyberpunk 2077 was the quickhacking, because by the time you reached level 32 and above you're basically ah god at that point, enemies pose almost no threat to you. It was to the point where I'd actually have to limit how much I used quickhacking just to prevent the game from becoming too easy, so it was really nice to hear about these change