To say V is responsible for a lot of killing throughout 's story would be an understatement. Alongside dispatching swathes of gang members, corpo-owned armies, and more, V comes face to face with some truly brutal foes, none more memorable than Arasaka's head of security, Adam Smasher.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077]From the moment he first appeared during the Arasaka heist, Adam Smasher was built up to be an intimidating foe, sporting so much cyberware that he is essentially a full cyborg, and is described as a "" by Jackie Welles. A braindance sequence from the perspective of Evelyn Parker furthers his reputation, showing his towering size from close up, with V explaining that they could feel Evelyn's fear at that moment. Combined with the later reveal that Adam Smasher was responsible for the death of Johnny Silverhand, it was always clear that players would be engaging in combat against him at some point.
Unfortunately for those who played before its 2.1 update, when the time came to fight Adam Smasher toward the end of the game, it was a somewhat underwhelming boss fight that could be beaten by most builds with minimal effort. This has since been overhauled significantly to incorporate elements of the character seen in the anime , such as his Sandevistan upgrade, which lets him slow down time and makes him appear to move at a lightning-fast speed to other players as he relentlessly pursues them with an onslaught of attacks, making him a far more formidable opponent and worthy of his reputation.
After defeating Adam Smasher, players have the choice to kill him or leave him, as he kneels slumped on the floor. The majority of people seemed to take this option, either to avenge Johnny Silverhand, or another ally whom Smasher killed moments prior. However, there's a theory that Adam Smasher could return in 's sequel, codenamed , regardless of what action players took.
The only biological components of Adam Smasher that are left are his brain and spine which are encased inside a durable biopod. As theorized by Virmire_Survivor on the LowSodiumCyberpunk Subreddit, Adam Smasher's biopod may not have been situated in the most obvious spot on his body, meaning players may have left it completely unharmed even if they thought they killed him.
Virmire_Survivor's theory suggests that the one part of Adam Smasher that still looks vaguely human — his head — is merely a diversion, encouraging players to target it as a weak spot, naturally assuming the brain is located in the head as it is in basic human anatomy while ignoring the true location of his biopod entirely. Most gameplay footage of players choosing to execute Adam Smasher after their boss battle by aiming for his head
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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's quest director and the associate game director of the Cyberpunk sequel, Paweł Sasko, has been talking about the importance of sustainability in game development, and the benefits of not overworking teams to the point of crunch.
A mod lets players fully immerse themselves in the streets of Night City. CD Project Red's sci-fi RPG already had a first-person narrative for its majority, with players only able to swap to third person for driving, to make players feel like they were exploring its rich world, but a Virtual Reality mod has taken advantage of this to take things a step further.
Johnny Silverhand is one of the most popular characters in so players wishing they could hang out more with Keanu Reeves' rockstar are in luck because a new mod makes him far more social. In the vanilla version of CD Projekt Red's RPG, the projection of Johnny's consciousness, which is embedded in protagonist V's head, appears throughout the story to both offer advice to players and just offer his thoughts on the current state of Night City. Unfortunately, those wanting to relax with Silverhand can only do so in V's original apartment, even if they own other properties.
There is no shortage of poorly released games. We’ve seen quite a few that just failed to hit the mark. Few games manage to recover and truly turn things around. Among that short list is CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077. However, looking at the game now, we can see just how much the game has transformed into a more optimized and thrilling gameplay experience.
An observant may have just figured out why CD Projekt Red doesn't allow players' characters to wear long-sleeved shirts while walking around Night City. While it may have initially been assumed a bug, has never allowed V to properly wear a shirt with sleeves that cover their forearms, automatically rolling them up whenever the inventory screen is exited. The community has long believed this to be a glitch since looking at their characters in the game's menus shows them with their arms covered, suggesting it was simply something that would be patched.
A Easter egg is a perfect nod to one of Keanu Reeves' best characters. Reeves portrayed one of the major characters in the game, Johnny Silverhand, a Rockerboy who died in 2023 during an assault on Arasaka Tower, but lives on in a prototype Relic in V's head, appearing to comment on actions throughout the game, and even assuming control of V's body at certain points.
, as with many RPGs, is all about the choices players make and their consequences. This continued through its expansion,, where players had to make a major decision about whether to side with the Federal Intelligence Agency (F.I.A.)'s sleeper agent, Solomon Reed, or his former netrunner protégé, Song So Mi (aka. Songbird) who seeks to be freed from the NUSA's clutches after being used to tap into the Blackwall for President Myers' personal needs.
Cyberpunk 2077 has amused many fans by announcing a limited Floppy Edition on the occasion of April Fool's Day. With this move, Cyberpunk 2077 joins a host of other games that follow the tradition of pranking their fanbase every year on April 1.
is crawling with interesting Easter eggs and one dedicated fan just discovered one of those secrets can be found as early as the character customization screen. One of the key narrative hooks of CD Projekt Red's RPG is the existence of Johnny Silverhand, a digital reconstruction of the consciousness of an iconic punk rocker who manages to make a home inside the head of protagonist V. Played by Keanu Reeves, the character plays a significant role in the story but those who weren't aware of his existence can get a hint while making a character.
has been largely praised for its engaging storyline and main characters, but as with many of the best RPGs, it's the side quests that bring the world of the game to life. These smaller interactions and unrelated adventures make Night City feel truly lived in, learning the plights of citizens from all walks of life, including a seemingly sentient vending machine.
CD Projekt—the company known for The Witcher games as well as Cyberpunk 2077—has said that it might be open to licensing its IP for mobile games. As caught by VGC, the company was asked during a Q&A session during its earnings conference for FY2023 whether it would be open to licensing its big IP—The Witcher and Cyberpunk—to third parties for mobile games.