At 2:23 I remember being so angry at songbird. I finished cyberpunk three times and finally got the expansion. I thought “holy shit we can get out of this” then songbird tells you that she lied to you. I was gutted. I was angry. Johnny says “can always call reed” I remember thinking “yeah I’ll call reed. Fuck you songbird. But I just sat there for about a minute. I just felt bad for her. I couldn’t call reed and I took her to the spaceship. The singing when you pick her up to the shuttle is just 10/10 I felt like Ryan gosling on blade runner 2049. Screw it. I’m gonna help someone. I’m GOING to get her on that ship. Sorry reed. But I also felt like reed wanted to die as well.
@@mitagamingst2642yea I think he wanted V to kill him because he knew he could never get away from myers or stop following her orders. Needed to be put down like a dog
this part did me in. Maybe one of the first times in a story i’ve truly felt torn in 2 by a time based decision. felt so bad pulling the trigger on him, but as others have said, this was always going to be the end for reed. he was never going to bend his principles, and never would give up the NUSA. just like songbird, outside of a miracle, his only escape was death
@@wyatthouck1005 the chorus when u pull the trigger was too much for me , i regret it but soon came to a conclusion that this was actually a decent ending
It's been such a wild time in my life since cyberpunk that all this is already nostalgic for me. This story had a huge impact on my life and perspective on existence, love to see it getting the recognition it deserves
yeah you have three chioce path 1 Truly save Songbird by killing Reed 2 Truly save Reed by kiling Songbird 3 Fake saving them both to the fate worse then death ' What did you choose chumba?
ending where songbird is free (killing her in reed's path or sending her to the moon) is the best ending cuz she can not be used as a "weapon" anymore.
It was really hard, but a gave them both false salvation, for the sake of my own; just to realise, i didn't want to take their "help" i could not finish this, knowing I would have to erase Johnny, to save me. So i took the hottest iron i had, went to Arasaka tower gun in hand and on fire, without dragging anyone else with me, installed a mod that made Smasher one shot my gonk ass and a Sandi, just to feel the real terror.
I knew from experience it would probably have a depressing ending, but it still left me feeling empty knowing it was all for nothing. And even IF you get what you wanted, you pretty much sacrifice everything to live on.
personally don't feel like that's the right way to think about it. Songbird is supposed to mirror v - she's dying and willing to do anything to survive, just like us. and for that, she's being hunted by the feds. sure, V won't get to share that cure like promised, but you have the chance to help save a woman's life and give a big F U to the govt. that seems like something my V would happily do
@@TheDudeSmashTrashthink he went for the other ending the one in cynosure, or the one where you hand so mi to reed in the cutscene ending you loose judy, panam, river and kerry, Vik is lost to to corps Jackies obviously dead and most of all you lose your pride for sending So mi back to slave for myers and you lose johnny
@@TheDudeSmashTrash you do it for the black wall cyberdeck, and plus you can still let reed move on, best way in my eyes, i mean unless you dont care about reed thats fair enough but if you betray so mi and kill her in the end to make sure she dont have to go back to the gov, sol reed will start a new life as well in a better place and as a better man which i think is the best outcome for what everyone needed, also if you truly think about it nightcorp aint no arasaka or nusa but so mi goes to the lunar colony with nightcorp and mr blue eyes for some unknown reason so yeah the fact your sending her with another corporation literally means both sides of the coin end in similar way unless you specifically kill her in cynosure.
This is perfect for something I have in mind for the future *"There once was a paladin who was born a sorcerer who had struggled to follow a path to devotion until he had lost everyone he knew and loved. His friends, family, even comrades, all dead. With such grief and loss came a new path, to vengeance upon the elven oathbreaker and the masked warlock who burned his hometown, turned the dead into zombies, and later slaughter a citadel full of holy knights. With a sword on one hand and a shield on the other, he would vanquish the monsters who brought such despair upon him and any who would do the same. No child should ever face such loss like he felt."*
Got the killing moon ending and man it was a gut punch for me. I like both So Mi and Reed, but from the get go I knew Reed would be the type that wouldnt bend for his principles. So killing him to save So Mi made me feel empty. Like a comment said in another video, the main game was V's story, but Phantom Liberty was Songbirds. So helping felt right imo, even though she lied to V, I understood why.
I also chose the Killing Moon first playthrough. Now I'm currently doing the Firestarter ending, I highly recommend giving that ending a shot too. I feel like it delves a lot deeper with So Mi's connection with the blackwall than the Killing Moon ending.
imo this is the only correct way to think about PL's big choice. SoMi and V are one and the same. i feel like the people who side with Reed are just not getting what the story is trying to do thematically lol
Phantom Liberty endings be like: Feeling powerless for moral and political reasons or Feeling powerless because an AI God has invaded an indestructible robot that wants to kill you
When Songbird gives you that look and this starts playing you just know what's coming. She doesn't even need to say anything more. Like Johnny says she's a bastard to the core. I still put her on that ship tho, because F Mr self righteous.
So I've been drawn to Cyberpunk through the music preference. Retro synthwave style. I'm a cyber enthusiast and professional. What am I about to embark on? I've never played this game, but it's calling me. Everyone is recommending this to me.
As an older gamer, this has been one of the very few games that felt like it was written for adults. It can be difficult to describe, I think everyone that played it took some version of their own meaning from it. In a city where it's legally required to own a gun, Night City is a cold and violent place. It's like a metal giant constantly looming in the background, reminding you that even thinking about hope is pointless. Your life means nothing to it, or the people in it. And NC doesn't offer any "good endings" either. But it's an experience that will stay with you...if you can stay with it until the end. I felt like I was walking into a completely different, and new world. I've spent over 727hrs in that world now, and I still keep going back to Nighty City. And I also can't stress this enough, but this is a next-gen game. Meant to played on the latest consoles or PC. Please don't play this on your PS4. lol
Alas, the King of Wands ending was my second in my playthrough. The first time, there was the King of Swords. Afterwards, I felt why I didn’t do the first time as I did the second time and still torment myself with this thought when remembering Phantom Liberty. But, apparently, you can’t deceive yourself here and you acted then as you considered necessary. Then, I also played the King of Cups ending, no matter how painful it was for me. Let me note, “painful”, not “difficult”. I didn't play the other endings, that was enough for me. A masterpiece game.. During my first playthrough (February 2023), I couldn't get away from the game and played for a week every day until I completed the main story and some side quests. I didn’t even watch TH-cam back then. There are no more games like this, at least not yet.
It might have started with a promise to save myself, but at the end, with everything I've learned about Songbird, it was all for her anyway. The lie didn't matter one bit to me.
That's my second playthrough. First time I went for firecrackers, now for the killing moon. It is incredible infeed, by how much can you hope for something, maybe even find it but lose it all in the end
Everything she did.. she did it to survive Just Like V.. And I made sure regardless Of her mistakes to see her dream come true.. To live free And Away from all corps that wants to enslave her to they're needs.. Fly high bird.. Watch us from up there
THIS GAME ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO TEAR ME IN PIECES SINCE I FINISHED CYBERPUNK WITH DONT FEAR THE REAPER ENDING AND THEN EDGERUNNERS ANIME AND THEN THIS WE GO LIBERTY BUT GOTTA DEAL WITH PHANTOM OF IT
I imagine V samurai standing on the building with thermal katana, next to him looking at the rain,Saying I saved a person,so many people died, even though I didn't receive a cure, but as long as I'm alive I will fight with the corporations and the government.
phantom liberty is such a great DLC it is super sad CD Projekt RED are giving up on this despite is bad start it made up and made even better! they should not give up on it. Bring out more!
They are not giving up, quite the opposite actually. They are going to do much more on the sequel, for them CP77 was just a "warmup" as they stated, and it indeed was kind of an experiment as they never did something like that. They cannot do anything else on CP77 because of the limitations of their RED Engine. The next Cyberpunk game has the potential to be the single best rpg out there, I hope they won't mess this one. Wait and see, samurai.
I don't think they ever released it on an official album, same with some of the other background music/themes. But hey, that's what this channel is for. 😉
dont think its a particular song. there are definitely segments from a couple. look up: never looking back, just another weapon, contra la luna and phantom liberty.
the best outcome for cyberpunk phantom liberty is, play the regular game as normal, side with reed, complete the cynosure quest and kill so mi so she doesnt have to work for myers, then go back and do dont fear the reaper and let johnny or v take the body in both respects the temperance ending where V after they storm Arasaka tower side by side makes sense for me and finally if you choose the v to stay alive V takes on what i can only assume is some bad ass gig in space
Nah best ending is so mi, she’s just the same as you and V in her position wouldve done the same thing. They were both clawing for survival and you get the choice to atleast save one of you
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No game has left me feeling more powerless than cyberpunk. There is never a good ending, and damn is that some good writing…
railing panam seems like a good ending
@@k4dow Arasaka can't save you, maybe nomad booty can
The more you know about the people, the city, the more conflicted you'll be.
@@k4dow But you will die in 6 months anyway.
They always find a way to give you hope of fixing everything just before crushing it all with brute force, so you understand that the city always wins
Freakin game has a way of giving you false hope, then tears your heart out and shoves a grenade back in there for good measure. :(
This is truly a REST IN PISS SHITBOT moment 😔
That’s why it’s always raining choom, so nobody can see when we cry. 😢
Fr bruh
@@skscotchand yet all this moments will be lost in time,like tears in rain,
Time to die
@@zoltanmeszaros4684 I understood that reference.
At 2:23 I remember being so angry at songbird. I finished cyberpunk three times and finally got the expansion. I thought “holy shit we can get out of this” then songbird tells you that she lied to you. I was gutted. I was angry. Johnny says “can always call reed” I remember thinking “yeah I’ll call reed. Fuck you songbird. But I just sat there for about a minute. I just felt bad for her. I couldn’t call reed and I took her to the spaceship. The singing when you pick her up to the shuttle is just 10/10 I felt like Ryan gosling on blade runner 2049. Screw it. I’m gonna help someone. I’m GOING to get her on that ship. Sorry reed. But I also felt like reed wanted to die as well.
same shit for me bro
Same bull shit, Reed did it with his hand, If he wasn't so obsessed with the mission and Nusa, maybe he would have been like Alex a live
@@mitagamingst2642yea I think he wanted V to kill him because he knew he could never get away from myers or stop following her orders. Needed to be put down like a dog
It's insane how we had almost the exact same thought process to Songbird's betrayal.
2:45
"you got three seconds"
"one"
"I'm sorry man"
never has a choice feel ... so hard
this part did me in. Maybe one of the first times in a story i’ve truly felt torn in 2 by a time based decision. felt so bad pulling the trigger on him, but as others have said, this was always going to be the end for reed. he was never going to bend his principles, and never would give up the NUSA. just like songbird, outside of a miracle, his only escape was death
@@wyatthouck1005 the chorus when u pull the trigger was too much for me , i regret it but soon came to a conclusion that this was actually a decent ending
"Reed's not the only one, I betrayed"
The way this song leads into the Phantom Liberty theme is fucking incredible, I wish I could experience it again. It actually gave me the chills.
any videos out there that blend them? i need it in my veins
I feel like there’s irony in her name.
“Songbird”
She was truly set free like a songbird.
She made it. Preem, that's what counts
Sorry Songbird. Wrong city, wrong people
An adage she should have known, and certainly didn't abide by.
Sorry Song, been facked over too many times to not see through your lies.
It's been such a wild time in my life since cyberpunk that all this is already nostalgic for me. This story had a huge impact on my life and perspective on existence, love to see it getting the recognition it deserves
yeah you have three chioce path
1 Truly save Songbird by killing Reed
2 Truly save Reed by kiling Songbird
3 Fake saving them both to the fate worse then death '
What did you choose chumba?
ending where songbird is free (killing her in reed's path or sending her to the moon) is the best ending cuz she can not be used as a "weapon" anymore.
@@superpartia3805 She would be use by Mr Blue Eyes.
It was really hard, but a gave them both false salvation, for the sake of my own; just to realise, i didn't want to take their "help" i could not finish this, knowing I would have to erase Johnny, to save me.
So i took the hottest iron i had, went to Arasaka tower gun in hand and on fire, without dragging anyone else with me, installed a mod that made Smasher one shot my gonk ass and a Sandi, just to feel the real terror.
@@doriancarriat4241 or maybe Mr Blue Eyes just doesnt want to see songbird as a "weapon" in Mayers hands
She was the true victim of the story, and honestly? I would've lied if I were in her place too.
I hope Luna looks pretty for her.
I knew from experience it would probably have a depressing ending, but it still left me feeling empty knowing it was all for nothing.
And even IF you get what you wanted, you pretty much sacrifice everything to live on.
personally don't feel like that's the right way to think about it. Songbird is supposed to mirror v - she's dying and willing to do anything to survive, just like us. and for that, she's being hunted by the feds. sure, V won't get to share that cure like promised, but you have the chance to help save a woman's life and give a big F U to the govt. that seems like something my V would happily do
@@TheDudeSmashTrash I went for that ending
@@TheDudeSmashTrashthink he went for the other ending the one in cynosure, or the one where you hand so mi to reed in the cutscene ending you loose judy, panam, river and kerry, Vik is lost to to corps Jackies obviously dead and most of all you lose your pride for sending So mi back to slave for myers and you lose johnny
@@HGoesPlaces imo betraying songbird to help the govt goes against everything the cyberpunk genre stands for on a thematic level
@@TheDudeSmashTrash you do it for the black wall cyberdeck, and plus you can still let reed move on, best way in my eyes, i mean unless you dont care about reed thats fair enough but if you betray so mi and kill her in the end to make sure she dont have to go back to the gov, sol reed will start a new life as well in a better place and as a better man which i think is the best outcome for what everyone needed, also if you truly think about it nightcorp aint no arasaka or nusa but so mi goes to the lunar colony with nightcorp and mr blue eyes for some unknown reason so yeah the fact your sending her with another corporation literally means both sides of the coin end in similar way unless you specifically kill her in cynosure.
All these moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.
I got the King of Cups achievement first playthrough. I am now mentally scarred forever.
King of swords here. It was equally devastating
king of pentacles. Words can't describe how much of a bastard I feel right now.
King of Wands, it is not much better
@aloistrancy8205 same here, but at the very least alex is alive
@@aloistrancy8205King of Wands at least is a loss for Myers.
Oh the rain soaked sound at the end to Phantom Liberty song is just perfect. Best ending ever.
The part from 6:20 up until the end is just so good. Works so well with the scene
Especially dramatic when Solomon reed steps off the shuttle like Holy Shit! It's going down now.
This is perfect for something I have in mind for the future
*"There once was a paladin who was born a sorcerer who had struggled to follow a path to devotion until he had lost everyone he knew and loved. His friends, family, even comrades, all dead. With such grief and loss came a new path, to vengeance upon the elven oathbreaker and the masked warlock who burned his hometown, turned the dead into zombies, and later slaughter a citadel full of holy knights. With a sword on one hand and a shield on the other, he would vanquish the monsters who brought such despair upon him and any who would do the same. No child should ever face such loss like he felt."*
Nice writing!
This game/story is a straight 10/10.
Got the killing moon ending and man it was a gut punch for me. I like both So Mi and Reed, but from the get go I knew Reed would be the type that wouldnt bend for his principles. So killing him to save So Mi made me feel empty. Like a comment said in another video, the main game was V's story, but Phantom Liberty was Songbirds. So helping felt right imo, even though she lied to V, I understood why.
I also chose the Killing Moon first playthrough. Now I'm currently doing the Firestarter ending, I highly recommend giving that ending a shot too. I feel like it delves a lot deeper with So Mi's connection with the blackwall than the Killing Moon ending.
@@glitch.cyberpunk I've heard about that. I need to start a new playthrough!
imo this is the only correct way to think about PL's big choice. SoMi and V are one and the same. i feel like the people who side with Reed are just not getting what the story is trying to do thematically lol
@@TheDudeSmashTrashyep because idk why people forget V does the same thing so mi does, use and manipulate for the sake of survival
Brings tears to my eyes everytime, especially 2:23. :(
Teared up when I saw So Mi go up in the rocket.
also 7:23
that's literally just Phantom Liberty
th-cam.com/video/u15tEo0wsQI/w-d-xo.html
Phantom Liberty endings be like:
Feeling powerless for moral and political reasons
or
Feeling powerless because an AI God has invaded an indestructible robot that wants to kill you
Song gives me Ghost in the shell vibes
So Mi best girl.
When Songbird gives you that look and this starts playing you just know what's coming. She doesn't even need to say anything more. Like Johnny says she's a bastard to the core. I still put her on that ship tho, because F Mr self righteous.
5:09 The pitch decreasing has got to be one of the most depressing sounds ever
So I've been drawn to Cyberpunk through the music preference. Retro synthwave style. I'm a cyber enthusiast and professional. What am I about to embark on? I've never played this game, but it's calling me. Everyone is recommending this to me.
As an older gamer, this has been one of the very few games that felt like it was written for adults.
It can be difficult to describe, I think everyone that played it took some version of their own meaning from it.
In a city where it's legally required to own a gun, Night City is a cold and violent place. It's like a metal giant constantly looming in the background, reminding you that even thinking about hope is pointless. Your life means nothing to it, or the people in it.
And NC doesn't offer any "good endings" either. But it's an experience that will stay with you...if you can stay with it until the end.
I felt like I was walking into a completely different, and new world. I've spent over 727hrs in that world now, and I still keep going back to Nighty City.
And I also can't stress this enough, but this is a next-gen game. Meant to played on the latest consoles or PC. Please don't play this on your PS4. lol
Phantom Liberty asks you, will you play the game the city forces you to ? or will you beat it at all costs
Alas, the King of Wands ending was my second in my playthrough.
The first time, there was the King of Swords. Afterwards, I felt why I didn’t do the first time as I did the second time and still torment myself with this thought when remembering Phantom Liberty. But, apparently, you can’t deceive yourself here and you acted then as you considered necessary.
Then, I also played the King of Cups ending, no matter how painful it was for me. Let me note, “painful”, not “difficult”.
I didn't play the other endings, that was enough for me.
A masterpiece game.. During my first playthrough (February 2023), I couldn't get away from the game and played for a week every day until I completed the main story and some side quests. I didn’t even watch TH-cam back then. There are no more games like this, at least not yet.
This game really dealt an emotional punch on me so bad I decided to play something else 😭
It might have started with a promise to save myself, but at the end, with everything I've learned about Songbird, it was all for her anyway. The lie didn't matter one bit to me.
That's my second playthrough. First time I went for firecrackers, now for the killing moon. It is incredible infeed, by how much can you hope for something, maybe even find it but lose it all in the end
Listeting to this imaging Night City spaceport... rain... shuttle to the moon.
the transition between this song and the ending song is.......who am I?
No game has ever made me feel so miserable, yet, I’d say it’s the best thing I’ve ever played and will play
This game got me.
You are free 🕊
Everything she did.. she did it to survive Just Like V.. And I made sure regardless Of her mistakes to see her dream come true.. To live free And Away from all corps that wants to enslave her to they're needs.. Fly high bird.. Watch us from up there
In Night City, there are no happy endings.
THIS GAME ALWAYS FINDS A WAY TO TEAR ME IN PIECES SINCE I FINISHED CYBERPUNK WITH DONT FEAR THE REAPER ENDING AND THEN EDGERUNNERS ANIME AND THEN THIS WE GO LIBERTY BUT GOTTA DEAL WITH PHANTOM OF IT
4:26 - 5:45 😭😭
😭
4:58 💔
I imagine V samurai standing on the building with thermal katana, next to him looking at the rain,Saying I saved a person,so many people died, even though I didn't receive a cure, but as long as I'm alive I will fight with the corporations and the government.
phantom liberty is such a great DLC it is super sad CD Projekt RED are giving up on this despite is bad start it made up and made even better! they should not give up on it. Bring out more!
They are not giving up, quite the opposite actually. They are going to do much more on the sequel, for them CP77 was just a "warmup" as they stated, and it indeed was kind of an experiment as they never did something like that. They cannot do anything else on CP77 because of the limitations of their RED Engine. The next Cyberpunk game has the potential to be the single best rpg out there, I hope they won't mess this one. Wait and see, samurai.
they're not "giving up" on the game - they're simply shifting focus entirely to the next game
Sorry Reed..... I can't let you take her........
2:23 don't mind me, just putting down a personal timestamp
Лучший саунтрек который я слышал!
7:20
With So Mi until the end 🥹🥹
Which song is this on the album
I don't think they ever released it on an official album, same with some of the other background music/themes.
But hey, that's what this channel is for. 😉
dont think its a particular song. there are definitely segments from a couple. look up: never looking back, just another weapon, contra la luna and phantom liberty.
its 6:20, god damned.
LISAN AL GAIB? 1:13
the best outcome for cyberpunk phantom liberty is, play the regular game as normal, side with reed, complete the cynosure quest and kill so mi so she doesnt have to work for myers, then go back and do dont fear the reaper and let johnny or v take the body in both respects the temperance ending where V after they storm Arasaka tower side by side makes sense for me and finally if you choose the v to stay alive V takes on what i can only assume is some bad ass gig in space
Nah best ending is so mi, she’s just the same as you and V in her position wouldve done the same thing. They were both clawing for survival and you get the choice to atleast save one of you
She is now truly free