Cyberpunk 2077 guide: things to consider before you start playing

Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt RED has become one of the developers’ most popular games. Although the Polish company CD Projekt RED has achieved success with the Witcher series, its mastery is definitely Cyberpunk 2077. In this article, in which we will dive into the world of Cyberpunk and Night City, we will touch on many details of the game. We wish you a pleasant reading.

Cyberpunk 2077 release and issues

The production, which was released on December 10, 2020, has an action role-playing game genre. Designed with the REDengine 4 engine, production was completed with approximately 500 people involved. It also features Keanu Reeves, the “Johnny Silverhand” character in the game, famous for John Wick and the character Neo from The Matrix.

The CD Projekt team originally released the game for PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, and Xbox One. It was released in 2021 for the next generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S game consoles. The performance, which attracted a lot of attention during its debut, was also the target of criticism in many ways.

While its story, dystopian atmosphere, and graphics were praised, it was more about software bugs. In particular, the game’s performance, optimization, and bug-filled moments have gone viral on the internet. In fact, Sony removed this popular game from the PlayStation store 7 days after its debut. The Microsoft Store, on the other hand, warned its users by pointing out that the game was incorrect on the Cyberpunk 2077 buy screen. The trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 was as follows👇

Cyberpunk 2077 difficulty options

Before entering the world of Cyberpunk 2077, let’s not mention the difficulty on the login screen. Before the game starts, four different difficulty options appear. Here they are:

Story Mode: This mode is the easiest game choice. In-game enemies cannot deal much damage to the player in this mode. If you want to see a game focused on story and atmosphere, “Story Mode” might be for you.

Easy Mode: Enemies in the game deal more damage compared to Story Mode.

Normal mode: Standard difficulty for Cyberpunk 2077. In this mode, our main character takes damage more easily.

High difficulty: This is the most difficult state of the game. If you want to minimize your mistakes at the cost of more realistic damage, this option might be for you.

Life choices and character creation in Cyberpunk 2077

We need to determine the backstory of our main character, V. There are 3 different life paths. They are designated as Nomad (Nomad), Corpo (Companist) and Street Kid (Street Kid). By choosing these options, players change many of the dialogues and approaches in the game. These choices, which affect V’s past and some future choices, are as follows:

Corpo (Company)

When choosing a corporation, you will have a busy business life. Company employee V is rich and has very high standards. It can be advantageous to be someone who is appointed by their superiors and who is more familiar with company conversations. Being corporate, serious and wealthy can be a good choice for Night City. Because in this city the poor are not taken seriously and despised.

Nomad (Nomad)

Choosing a nomad starts the game as a nomad in the wasteland outside the city. In this wasteland away from Night City, V will be trying to escape from the past in a decrepit car. In addition to the pursuit of wealth, freedom-loving V is waiting for you when he arrives in Night City. Also, being a nomad makes your communication with gangs better and honesty is important.

Way of the street child

Being a street kid is an acknowledgment that the past has witnessed all the filth in the city. All the gangs in the city, beautiful women and participation in many dangers affect your superiority in these matters. Vee is waiting for you, well versed in matters such as doing illegal work. Knowing the city by heart, attempts to beat it are inevitable. You will also start the game with a V with a broken nose.

All of these options bring many advantages and disadvantages to the game. Any class makes the game pretty much the same, but the character’s story and character comes with it.

The final step towards a dystopian world is the customization of our V-character. V is highly customizable by players. Many customization screens welcome players, such as our protagonist’s gender, eye shape, skin and eye color, cable runs, and hairstyle.

Traits and Skills

Cyberpunk 2077 has been defined as four different structures in terms of character traits. These are: character level, attributes, skills and, finally, privileges.

Character Level: These are experience points earned as XP points in the game. Gaining in-game experience allows you to unlock new features and character privileges.

Attributes: There are 5 different attributes here.
- Body: Determines the character’s physical strength. Being a V with high stamina: Affects even simple things like opening a door. In addition, our V-character’s resistance to damage is increased.
- Intelligence: The intelligence attribute affects the network bandwidth. With each new level, Cyberdeck increases RAM by 4%, Quickhack damage by 0.5%, and Quickhack time by 1%.
- reflexes: the level of reflexes affects the reaction to game developing objects. Increases attack speed with increasing skill with each level.
- Technical capability: This quality affects your relationship with technology. Many features of electronics and weapons depend on this attribute. With its technical growth, the effectiveness against drones, robots and machines increases. In addition, completely new dialogues and adventures also have technical features.
- cool: Calmness affects the level of movement and composure. As his composure level increases, his critical hit, resistance, and stealth damage also increase.

Skills: Skill of the above attributes. Increases some of the character’s actions along with skills.

Privileges: Activated with privilege points. Includes some special abilities and updates with the update.

Night City Gangs

There are many gangs in Cyberpunk 2077, and each gang has its own goals. Most of these gangs, differing in style and behavior, own their own territory. When you visit places held by gangs in the city, you may find gang members in front of you. Before you enter the mysterious and alluring world of Night City, it’s important to know that every place has an owner. The game does not allow us to enter these mobs. But you can work together. The gangs in Night City are as follows:

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Mox
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Districts of Night City

Pacifica: This is the region where the gangs we mentioned above are prevalent. Although it was originally a planned place for wealthy people, over time it has become a place abandoned by the wealthy.
Santa Domingo: This is an industrial area with many warehouses and power plants.
Watson: It is a differentiated region similar to the Pacific Ocean. Although in the past it was a region with companies, now it is a place where refugees and active groups continue their lives.
Westbrook: This is a place frequented by rich people in Night City. This is the territory of wealth, splendor and fun.

Kiroshi

Kiroshi is a fairly important eye implant in Cyberpunk 2077. This much-needed optical scanner provides easy access to Night City.

Cyberpunk 2077 Dialogues

Dialogues are the most important part of an RPG (role playing game). Dialogue is also very important and varied in Cyberpunk 2077. It’s up to you to be optimistic or bad about dialogue. In conversations, the critical sentence is highlighted in yellow. Blue highlights allow you to learn more about the subject. Some conversations have a timer and require the player to respond quickly. Finally, some offers ask you to be on your guard. It’s a good precaution to shoot after a quarrelsome verdict.

Game tactics and tips

Much awaits you in Night City, which managed to attract everyone with its open world. Here are some basic tips you should know before entering Night City:

Check your posts: Our main character V sometimes receives calls and messages on his phone. They can help you learn about enjoyable missions or quests in the game.

Don’t be afraid to take cover As with any game, Cyberpunk 2077 teaches the mechanics of hiding. However, during the fight with some enemies, they forget to take cover. Shelter during a break-in can also be vital.

Importance of marking enemies: If you mark your enemies while in cover, the game becomes much easier. Your enemies’ values, such as strength and agility, are also displayed as markings.

Use your stats and skill points: The skill tree we mentioned above greatly affects their skills and abilities in the game. By using these points, it will be easier for you to defeat enemies, which will become more difficult in the future.

Hack function: Hacking security cameras will change your gaming experience. Don’t be afraid to use features like Quickhack.

Legendary Weapon Upgrade: This iconic weapon is extremely rare. This weapon deals more damage than others.

Fast travel and side missions: The game features a fast travel system called Night City Area Rapid Transit. Fast travel can interfere with side quests in the game. In addition, to enjoy the atmosphere of a dystopian world, a walk around the city may be the best solution.

Save your progress: Unfortunately, Cyberpunk 2077, which still fails to fix issues such as optimization, is notorious for occasionally shutting down by mistake. Save your game progress for this crash or other scenarios.

Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements

Minimum:

64-bit processor and operating system
Operating system: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310
Memory: 8GB RAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 470
Video Memory: 3 GB
DirectX: version 12
Storage: 70 GB of free space

Proposed:

64-bit processor and operating system
Operating system: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Memory: 12GB RAM
Video Card: GTX 1060 6 GB / GTX 1660 Super or Radeon RX 590
Video Memory: 6 GB
DirectX: version 12
Storage: 70 GB of free space

In addition, a series set in a cyberpunk world has been added to the Netflix library. Released on September 13, 2022, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners scored 98% likes. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, where you will find traces of the Cyberpunk 2077 game, looks like an anime style. If you want to watch a short trailer of the series👇

As a result, Cyberpunk 2077, which still has some gameplay bugs, has become popular. CD Projekt RED, which has proven itself in The Witcher series, has made its debut despite not being fully optimized yet due to pressure from players. The estimates for the production currently trying to please players with DLC packs are as follows:

Review scores
publisher	Dot
GameSpot	PC: 7/10
GamesRadar+	PC: 4/5
IGN	PC: 9/10 PS4/XONE: 4/10
PC gamer(USA)	PC: 78/100

compilation evaluation
Compiler	Dot
metacritic	PC: 87/100 PS4: 55/100 XONE: 55/100

Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that you will definitely want to experience, especially with its dystopian world and atmosphere. Here are links to all platforms of the game for sale:

Steam Link
Link to epic games store
Connecting to Xbox
Link to PlayStation Store

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