TESTED GAMES
Cyberpunk 2077
Fear and loathing in Night City – and that’s just the countless delays and catastrophic launch – but when a game’s got Keanu in it, maybe it’s worth giving a second chance?
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L auded like the second coming, then delayed multiple times and plagued by problems at launch (see panel opposite), it’s been a rocky road for Cyberpunk 2077, an open-world game propelled by a groundswell of zeitgeisty ideas.
You play as V (for Vincent or Valerie), a cyber-enhanced mercenary whose appearance and abilities can be customised. Far from a blank slate, however, V is fully voiced with plenty to say and thrust into a deeply personal mission. Playing almost entirely in first person, you’re fully immersed, whether knocking back tequila or cracking a quip when a gangster’s got a gun to your face.