Two and a half years after the very complicated launch of Cyberpunk 2077 (which had also undermined the morale of the developers of CD Projekt Red), the studio has finally found a smile. It must be said that since the beginning of 2021, we have worked a lot to rectify the errors that were made when the game was released. Since then, everything has been back to normal, Cyberpunk 2077 continues to be a hit in terms of sales. and already has more than 20 million copies sold worldwide. With the Phantom Liberty expansion, the goal is to reproduce what had been done with the narrative DLCs of The Witcher 3, which had made it possible to offer dozens and dozens of hours of additional play, but also to do even more better than the original game. This was the case with the Blood & Wine extension and this is exactly what CD Projekt wants to do with Phantom Liberty. To continue to enrich the experience and the story that was created with the characters of V and Johnny Silverhand, while adding new things. This time, we will discover a whole new game area, Dogtown, with a post-apo atmosphere where another population lives. We are far from the neon lights and the festive atmosphere of Night City as explained to us by Wiktoria Stachowska, Senior Environment Artist on the game.
If Cyberpunk 2077 caused a sensation by integrating Keanu Reeves into its cast, the Phantom Liberty expansion also decided to be just as prestigious by hiring the services of British actor Idris Elba. Known for his roles as Heimdall in the MCU and the Thor saga, Bloodsport in James Gunn’s Suicide Squad or even that of Brixton in the spin-off of Fast & Furious, he plays in Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty the role of Salomon Reed, whose we does not know much, secrecy obliges. Our game session in the CD Projekt Red studios also allowed us to get to know the character and to see that his presence will have a considerable importance in the story.
Phantom Liberty will not be just a simple DLC, but a real expansion that promises a renewal for Cyberpunk 2077. With several dozen hours of gameplay promised, a new district to discover, important characters like Salomon Reed, as many main missions and secondary to growing interest, the promise is great. You will obviously have to wait a few months before getting your hands on it and being sure of its quality, but ignoring old gen consoles, CD Projekt Red is giving itself all the means to live up to its ambitions…
