It took some time, but CD Projekt Red's troubled RPG finally has as much substance as it has style, in no small thanks to the recent Phantom Liberty DLC and patch 2.0.
26.09.2023 - 07:37 / gamespot.com / Jason Rodriguez
See the outcomes in both the Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty story and the main campaign.
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There are a couple of endings in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. The missions themselves can branch out depending on your actions, though one does lead to a satisfying conclusion to V's story. Our Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty endings guide discusses the important decisions that you need to make, as well as the finale that leads to another arc for the main campaign. Naturally, it goes without saying that this article contains major spoilers.
The Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty endings are tied to the mission structure. As such, we outline the steps that led us to certain key moments. We also advise you to keep backup saves in case you want to make a different decision the next time around.
You'll need to make an important decision near the end of the Firestarter mission. This will influence the type of finale arc that you'll get, including the closing missions, as well as certain iconic weapon rewards. You're given these two choices:
If you help Songbird escape in Firestarter, you'll get a finale mission called The Killing Moon. The goal is to clear a spaceport so she can board a shuttle that takes her to a lunar facility. However, upon riding the train car, you'll realize that Songbird might have been lying, and she was just using V to find a cure for herself.
Several options become available at this point, as well as in succeeding instances:
To get this Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty ending, you must pick up Songbird and carry her to the shuttle. Suddenly, Reed appears and a standoff ensues:
Once you lay Songbird down on the platform, you'll continue talking to Reed:
With Reed dead, you can pick up Songbird again so you can take her to the shuttle. V and Johnny will watch as the shuttle takes off, presumably so Songbird can be cured of the Blackwall's corruption. You may also grab Reed's iconic weapon, the Pariah, next to his corpse.
V will not find a cure if you pick this particular arc. Instead, you'll simply return to Night City, and the only ending options that remain are those from the base game (i.e. Nocturne Op55N1 and meeting Hanako Arasaka onward). As an aside, we also completed one particular final mission from the base game. There were no new post-credits scenes (i.e. Songbird did not call V to have a chat).
To get this Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty ending, you'll have to surrender Songbird to Reed. There are a couple of ways to do this:
Reed will carry Songbird to the NUSA transport craft that's waiting nearby, and you can tell him to keep his end of the bargain. This unlocks a new ending for the Cyberpunk 2077 main campaign. That means you'll no longer need to go through all the
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