Much of the team has moved on to Project Orion, the current-gen sequel, but Cyberpunk 2077 continues to receive support from CD Projekt RED. On Twitter, it confirmed that a new patch is coming “some time” next week to tackle “the most common issues” reported by players, like Finisher animations.
This Hidden Cyberpunk 2077 Minigame Is Something That Deserves A Full Release
07.01.2024 - 16:29 / screenrant.com / Johnny Silverhand
has many minigames, but only one of them is deserving of a full release. From the delightfully buggy auto-scroller platforming of to the run-and-gun action of, Night City is full of arcade treasures for V to get sucked into. Of course, by 2077, most interactive entertainment has been replaced by Braindances, or BDs, neural recreations of all the thoughts, emotions, and feelings a real individual experienced while doing something thrilling. But arcade cabinets still line the back walls of shops, restaurants, and bars, and the denizens of Night City frequently compete for high scores in some of the day's biggest releases.
While all of 's minigames are fun, most of them are only really enjoyable in short bursts. After all, they're arcade games: chasing that number-one spot on the leaderboard can be addicting, but eventually, the machine has to make room for someone else to insert a few coins. And even once a V sets that high score and gets the special Trauma Team loot in a hidden event, there's little replay value in most of these minigames. But there's one exception: a minigame with a ton of incentive to play and replay, and the opportunity to have a different experience every time.
's minigame could benefit from a standalone release. Added by 's 2.0 update, this is a first-person shooter rendered with DOS-inspired 2.5D graphics: players navigate a three-dimensional maze, but all the enemies and items in it are flat, two-dimensional objects. It's heavily inspired by and the original , both of which could be considered pioneers of the FPS genre. Like its predecessors, is fast-paced and linear: every bullet and health pack count as players attempt to escape the 120-floor tower before a bomb goes off.
The minigameeven has a bit of a story behind it — it's flimsy on its own, but does tie in significantly to a few major figures in 's lore. stars Johnny Silverhand himself, in his daring raid on Arasaka Tower undertaken in 2023. This is the same event that V witnesses after first installing Johnny's Relic engram, during the mission "." It's very telling as to Johnny's reputation in Night City: many see him as a badass, Doomguy-level action hero fighting for the greater good.
The leaderboard for also contains a number of Easter eggs, including high scores set by users named after Johnny's accomplices Morgan Blackhand and Spider Murphy. There's also one set by "" (Polyhistor) with a numerical value of FF06B5, both references to concepts in a prominent unsolved mystery.
Unfortunately, isn't so easy to find. Players aren't likely to see it in the back of a Ripperdoc's waiting room like or. In fact, there appears to be just one working cabinet in all of Night City. To play it, V will have to travel to the decrepit
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