Welcome to Night City
The day has finally arrived, Cyberpunk 2077 has released worldwide. After what seemed like an eternity waiting for Cyberpunk 2077 to finish being developed, we can finally dive into Night City.
I can remember back in January 2014 when the original teaser trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red was first revealed to the world:
The teaser showed so little, but the aesthetic and the fact that such a reputable studio was working on a new project had everyone excited.
It wasn’t until May 18, 2015 that CDPR would release one of my favorite games of all time The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. That game released during a period where I wasn’t gaming that much, but I can still remember enjoying the tales that title told. The side missions alone were so memorable that I can tell you the exact story of what was happening whenever I last played it many years ago.
It was this promise for gripping stories and an environment set in a futuristic open world that solidified my long-term interest in Cyberpunk 2077. Fast forward to today and we have the launch trailer to compare to the original teaser:
Set out as a cybernetically-enhanced urban mercenary and build your very own legend on the mean streets of Night City – a sprawling megalopolis built on grit, glamor and corruption. Just be ready to think fast – the choices you make will shape the story and the world around you.
Starting my first life path
Or so I thought. Yesterday was a crazy maze of events when it came to this game. I preordered a physical copy on Wal-Mart.com for $10 off at the price of $50. The shipment was delayed by Fed-Ex and isn’t planned to arrive until Friday evening.
I found out that the game would be available digitally at 7pm on Wednesday. There was no way in hell I was going to wait two extra days to play, so I went ahead and paid the full $60 price for the digital version on my PS5. Then I was greater by a giant download over 100gb.
Once the download was complete, my banner was saying that I couldn’t play until midnight. I tried changing my time zone to New Zealand and it still didn’t alter the situation. So I was stuck not being able to play until past my normal bedtime. I decided to not stay up all night since I worked early the next morning. So I am not playing CyberPunk 2077 for the first time until Thursday, after work.
I have everything downloaded, my free goodies claimed from GOG.com, and I’m sitting at the new game screen in rest mode that way I can jump in to start as soon as I’m home from work.
No PS5 version yet
It kind of sucks that I will be playing the last-gen version for a few months until the release the free upgrade to next-gen. No official date on that yet, so hopefully this one runs smooth. By the time the next gen- update comes out, I’m sure most of the bugs will be ironed out and hopefully it will be running at 4K 60fps minimum on my PS5.
I will claim the platinum trophy... eventually
Despite there already being a Cyberpunk 2077 Trophy Guide, I am in no rush getting the platinum. I want to enjoy my first life path and do everything the game has to offer wit it any restrictions. Then I will start a second and third life path to clean up everything that I missed.
I believe I am going to start my first play through as a Street Kid and female. I will then do Corpo and Nomad and try at least one male character. The character customization is something I really am looking forward to here. That and the vehicles, I’m seriously just so hyped to experience all there is in Cyberpunk 2077.
I will for sure be sharing all sorts of cool stuff here on my blog. The photo mode looks especially impressive, so expect to see me talking a lot about this game. I hope you will join me for the ride.
I appreciate you stopping by my blog
Cyberpunk 2077 has a great chance of winning game of the year next year. I don’t think it really qualifies for 2020 awards since the year is about over. We will let Ghost of Tsushima have 2020, it was well deserved.
Now time for me to go from one amazing game to another. Big thanks to CD Projekt Red for finally delivering!
As I type this last sentence I am officially starting Cyberpunk 2077 on my PS5.