Cyberpunk 2077’s first trailer in five years made more than a splash during E3 2018. Weeks after the event, the elation surrounding it refuses to give pause. One relatively small concern did pierce the hype for some who initially held great interest. Cyberpunk 2077 will mark CD Projekt RED’s first foray into the first-person space. Furthermore, unlike The Witcher series, a preset lead character does not rest at the heart of the game’s narrative. Rather, players will take great part in the creation of V, who can either be male or female.
The developer consistently attempts to quell these concerns, promising the changes to their normal formula are perfect for the story being crafted. While it seems they’ve found success for the most part in suppressing fears, a cloud of uncertainty still floats about. In an interview with DualShockers, quest designer Patrick Mills states why fans should not worry. Well, this is going to sound a little bit self-promote-y but I used to work at Obsidian and I worked on Alpha Protocol. With Alpha Protocol, you had a main character that was kind of similar to V and I?m really hoping that we can do a similar thing where everyone who played Alpha Protocol and liked it said that their character felt very alive and very distinct. There was a lot of variety and by the end of the game, everybody had their own character.
We want to do the same thing with V in this case so that you?re creating the character along with us thro...