Xbox - The Official Magazine - UK (2019-08)

TOP RIGHTYou

get to ridea

bikethrough

NightCity’s

breathtakingly

realised

streets,too.

QPUBLISHERCDPROJEKT/DEVELOPERCDPROJEKTRED

SetinthefictionalNightCity,

California,theworldiscontrolledby

megacorporationsatthetopofsociety

andcriminalgangsatthebottom,while

thepopulationishookedoncyber

enhancements.These,ofcourse,are

alsowaysinwhichyoucanimproveand

enhanceyourowncharacter,V.Thegame

boastsanextensiveopen-worldcitywith

distinctdistricts,butCDPRhasstressed

thatverticalityisjustasimportant.Ina city

ofloftyneonskyscrapers,you’llbegoing

floortofloorinyourdealingswithshady

criminalsandcybercity-slickers.

Surprisinglyfora studiobestknownfor

a third-personadventure,Cyberpunk 2077

isfirst-person,andthereisdrivinginvolved

too,involvingsuitablycool-looking,

futuristicvehicles,someofwhichfly.

Ina newcinematictrailer,we’regivena

furtherglimpseintoV’sstory.Oratleast,

aversionofV – afterall,youcanchoose

toplaythecharacterasmaleorfemale,

andcustomisethemtoo.AsV entersthe

domicileofa cigar-chompingkingpinto

tradea stolencyberneticchip,weseea

flashbacktothedeathofhispartner,shot

duringtherobbery.Thesceneturnsbadfor

V,andintheensuingfightwiththekingpin,

nceagain,the‘Most

Wanted’gameofE3

is lookinglikelyto

beCDProjektRed’s

Cyberpunk 2077. After

lastyear’sLAconference,

youmayrecallusgettingmorethana little

excitedbythepromiseofanopen-world

FPSsetin aBladeRunner-ishdystopian

futuremetropoliscreatedbythedeveloper

behindTheWitcher 3.

Thankstoanimpressivepresencelast

year,andanirresistiblegameplayshowing,

it wasallanyonetalkedaboutformonths–

despiteCDProjektRedrefusingtobedrawn

ona releasedatebeyond“whenit’sready”.

Well,thisyearthedeveloperstoppedthe

showagainbyrevealingthat– yessss!-

it’salmostready.

Torecap,Cyberpunk 2077 isbasedon

anRPGcalledCyberpunk 2020 createdby

MikePondsmithbackinthe’80s,soit’s

apt,then,that 2020 willbeitsreleasedate.

‘Cyberpunk’isa genremadefamousby

authorslikePhilipK Dick(BladeRunner) and

WilliamGibson(Neuromancer), andthe’80s

aestheticthat’sassociatedwiththegenre

meansthegamehasa bright,neonlook.At

leastwhenit’snotallmoodyanddark.

THEWITCHERDEVS’ 2020 VISIONISALMOSTHERE

CYBERPUNK 2077

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CUSTOM

BUILD

Thecontroloveryour

characterthatCD

ProjektRedis offering

is impressive.You’llbe

ableto tailorV’slook

in thecharacter

creatorto startwith,

andyou’llalso

determinetheirstats,

threads,augments

andpreferredfighting

styleoverthecourse

of thegame,too.If

thatisn’tenough,you

canevenpurchase

newapartmentsand

pursuerelationships.

030 THE OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE

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