Cyberpunk 2077's impending Phantom Liberty expansion (launching on PS5 on 26th September) is much more than simple DLC, instead being an overhaul of virtually every inch of Night City. It goes far beyond the scope of what some might expect and is a true expansion, according to comments made by creative director Pawel Sasko at Summer Game Fest.
Speaking with VGC, Sasko describes the ways in which "all the core main systems" have received updates or revisions, stating: "The biggest ones are the perks and skill trees, which have been rebuilt completely. We’ve added vehicle combat which enables new car chases. We’ve also greatly expanded AI and completely redone the police system, which is rebuilt from the ground up and now has multiple levels with multiple archetypes of enemies who will chase you – it’s also different in Dog Town compared to Night City."
It sounds ambitious, to say the least, and only just the tip of the iceberg. Sasko elaborates, explaining: "We’ve also redone the loop and whole progression of the game – the difficulty curve is different, the tiers and drops of loot are different, the archetypes of enemies have been redone for more variety. There are very few systems that we didn’t change or update. Even the UI and UX have been greatly updated."
Considering the lessons learned we learned with the launch of the base game, we might reserve judgement until previews start to drop. And yet, if they can pull it off, CD Projekt stands to regain some further measure of goodwill with the audience, with the intention being of bringing some enhancements to players of the base game alone.
Sasko sets expectations appropriately, explaining: "[Original game owners] will get some of the new features… we’re still discussing how that’s going to work, and when it’s going to be, and how to solve it. Our goal is to provide them to players of the base game as well. The core systems should be there – that’s our intention."
At a decently hefty £24.99 / $29.99, Phantom Liberty will supposedly be the largest (in terms of budget, and not necessarily content) post-launch release developer CD Projekt Red has ever attempted, outspending even The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's monstrous Blood and Wine.
Are you excited about Phantom Liberty? Or will you wait until after launch to see how things shake out? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source cyberpunk.net]
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I'm really happy that CDPR is overhauling the skill system to where it isn't boring stat boosts anymore. Stuff like that should be for mods for your weapons and armor. I honestly want to try out the air dash skill and bullet block
I love witcher 3 but can't get into cyberpunk after trying it many times ...... I love W3 calm and natural environment and surroundings....while CP2077 is so Noisy for me......Any tips Pl
I just want them to release Witcher 4 already.
@anon_pel222 I'm not sure if there is. Cyberpunk's world is about being corrupt as possible and especially with the ads everywhere being either disturbing or disgusting(In a good way). Nothing wrong with preferring Witcher 3's calm tone though.
With Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, Spider-man 2 and Alan Wake 2 seems the end of the year will be very busy, but I definitely want to play this as well. Loved Cyberpunk when the proper next gen version launched.
That pre order button might be a joke after how their initial game looked.
I really like cyberpunk on the ps5 and i'll probably add this to the game when it hits the inevitable crash sale price..in a year when its playable 🤣
When is PS5 physical with all DLC coming? Has anything been announced?
@anon_pel222 sounds like you just prefer the Witcher 3 to Cyberpunk. I’m the other way, Cyberpunk is one of my favourite genres and I’ve got all the Cyberpunk 2020 books.
The Witcher 3 is a way better game but I still load up Cyberpunk and just drive or go for a walk for the ambiance.
I do find it way more enjoyable taking the game slow so try for an hour or two just exploring a district and maybe doing a gig or two (I’m a big fan of Japantown). It might just not be for you. My brother has put 20-30 hours into Cyberpunk but has gone through The Witcher 3 multiple times.
I’ve been circling the base game for a while and now I have a PS5 I’m more interested than ever, the expansion looks great. How does the game play nowadays compared to launch?
I love both Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 although I've played CP2077 twice as much as I have The Witcher 3. Two of the best games I've played in decades.
I have no problem giving them a couple of years to get it right. The end product of CP2077 was fairly decent.
I just want it to have third person mode! I've played a bit of it but I've never gotten on with FPS games.
Time to dust off my disc again…
I really enjoyed cyberpunk after the first overhaul. The anime did a lot of favors to make me want to play more and more. Now I'm very excited for the new game.
@Nepp67 Absolutely this! After the edgerunners anime, I'm glad they're going back to rethink how to make having more individular and "super-human" characters possible, with all the enhancements and stuff. More in line with how everyone thought it was gonna be at launch, really!
I'm not touching this at launch or for some time after.
If there is one thing you can say about CDPR, they support their games. I waited until the current gen update to play it and rather liked the game. I am excited for these updates and to see what they will offer.
@bighal There is no physical bundle announced. The DLC is digital only.
@KidRyan I know nothing has been announced but there was mention of a physical edition at some point containing all or most of the DLC. I was just wondering if this is it. I guess I will wait (it’s not like I don’t have a massive backlog anyway).
@bighal Gotcha, understood!
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