10 Ways Project Orion Can Be the True Cyberpunk 2077 Successor

With the Phantom Liberty enlargement and a couple of.0 replace for Cyberpunk 2077 completed and launched, developer CD Projekt RED introduced that it’s ceasing direct manufacturing on the sport. Whereas this implies Cyberpunk 2077 is mainly completed minus some future tweaks, it means CDPR is now beginning work on the following recreation to make use of that universe. Although the tip product of Cyberpunk 2077 is a terrific recreation, there’s a lot potential to be explored with a sequel, and we’ve got some large concepts.

Additionally, bear in mind there is perhaps spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty under.

Maintain It First-Particular person

Current developments have revealed that CD Projekt RED isn’t positive whether or not to proceed the first-person perspective or make Project Orion right into a third-person recreation. Contemplating gamers have already loved Night time Metropolis instantly by way of the eyes of V, that change may very well be pointless. There’s additionally merely no higher method to actually breathe within the uniqueness of Night time Metropolis.

I’m not saying there can’t be a third-person side, but it surely shouldn’t be the one choice. If the builders wish to go down this route, one of the best technique could be to do it like Bethesda and provides the choice to toggle between each. This manner, everybody wins. The very best transfer for this sequel, contemplating the luggage the bottom recreation will all the time have, is to not take away any options however so as to add on as an alternative.

Reworked Quick Journey

I don’t know if everybody feels this fashion, however fast travel in Cyberpunk 2077 is an annoying chore. The problem is that it might’t be executed wherever. As a substitute, you must discover particular terminals to do it, and even then, you possibly can solely quick journey to discovered terminals. The density of these items additionally varies wildly. Someplace like Watson is perhaps coated in them, and you can find them accidentally, however the Badlands? Nope, you gotta trek to the place the following one MIGHT be except you went out of your method to discover all of them for the Frequent Flyer trophy/achievement early on.

Mission Orion can hold the terminals round Night time Metropolis. I’ve no drawback with that, and that actually will vastly assist. Nonetheless, simply make quick journey an choice from the map as a result of I don’t all the time wish to drive the brief distance down the road only for a shortcut to my goal.

Don’t Focus the Story on V

There is just one ending in Cyberpunk that ends with V nonetheless alive. Each single different ending ends on a cliffhanger with the promise of V’s inevitable loss of life, or they give up to Johnny. The one ending with a surviving V comes with Phantom Liberty however ends with V fully unable to make use of/set up Cyberware. This results in them disappearing into the streets of Night City to develop into simply one other face within the crowd.

This ending actually encompasses every part you should learn about Night time Metropolis. It’s a reckless place that may chew you up and spit you out. With the intention to match the theme, it might be higher if there isn’t an look of V or if they’re simply talked about in rumors and whispers.

Let Gamers Select Their Cyberpunk 2077 Ending

With Phantom Liberty, there are six endings you may get to expertise on the finish of Cyberpunk 2077. I say, as an alternative of CDPR choosing one in every of these because the canon ending, let the gamers resolve on one when beginning the sport. Just like choosing a Life Path, let gamers select their most well-liked ending to hold into the brand new sequel.

This is able to not solely give an enormous enhance to the individuality of playthroughs, but it surely additionally lets gamers proceed their very own story, even when they’ll’t proceed as V. Plus, it nonetheless respects all of the totally different outcomes that gamers spend their recreation time attaining.

Supply Extra Than Three Lifepaths

Cyberpunk 2077 provided three Life Paths. Whereas they gave a novel beginning place in society and distinctive dialogue selections/alternatives, they by no means felt substantial sufficient. There are absolutely greater than three doable origins for the common Night time Metropolis president.

For example, it’d be neat to be an NCPD officer or have the choice to begin out as a Joytoy. There are lots of different selections right here that may be utilized, so it might be good for a sequel to replicate that. On the similar time, lifepaths ought to embody extra bonuses, like particular passives and such.

Extra Romance Choices

Because it stands in Cyberpunk 2077, there are 4 characters you possibly can romance, and they’re separated by whether or not you select a male or feminine V. There merely aren’t sufficient essential facet characters within the recreation that you could develop near, and that ought to definitely be improved.

Extra proof of this situation is that when there’s an precisely intimate second with every character. That’s all you get, and the remainder of the time, it’s all random texts while you’re in the midst of different duties. This was particularly disappointing after all of the build-up with Judy Alvarez.

Truly Make it Co-Op This Time

A 12 months earlier than Cyberpunk was launched in a September 2019 Tweet, CDPR introduced, “We’d like to confirm that multiplayer’s in the works!” It needs to be famous that that is when the discharge date was nonetheless April 2020. Nonetheless, that was the primary anybody had heard of any form of multiplayer coming, and it elevated hype for the sport. It was by no means meant to be included at launch, however all official data had it undoubtedly coming post-launch.

Round three months after launch, CDPR introduced that they had “determined to rethink” a multiplayer part, and the concept was scrapped. Wanting on the manufacturing credit for the sport, the multiplayer group remains to be talked about. So, an excellent factor to do for the sequel could be to incorporate the co-op side that wasn’t doable earlier than.

Make Participant Decisions Matter for Endings

Whatever the selections you make as V in Cyberpunk 2077, you all the time arrive on the similar endings with not a lot variation. That is uncommon, particularly contemplating the variety of lives you contact and the methods you influence the town. Extra of that ought to really maintain significance in the way in which the story ends within the recreation.

If the entire concept of an Edgerunner’s life is to depart some lasting influence as a method to show to Night time Metropolis that you simply lived, extra of that ought to present by way of after every part is alleged and executed. V’s story is perhaps over at this level, however the subsequent mercenary or Netrunner would possibly really see one thing large come of their choices.

Higher Aspect Content material

Outdoors of Gigs (and extra Gigs), there isn’t a lot else to do in Night time Metropolis throughout Cyberpunk 2077. Absolutely there are issues that residents do for enjoyable as a result of drink or pay for Joytoys? Certain, the sport has playing and a series of race missions, however these develop tiring somewhat rapidly.

I’d like to see extra enjoyable, regular actions, perhaps a functioning movie show so you possibly can really watch Bushido X such as you do with Rogue. There must be extra potential actions to supply than the present choice, and it might additional develop the status (or infamy, relying) of Night time Metropolis.

Forged Extra Huge Title Stars

Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba gave unimaginable performances all through Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty. This recreation is a pinnacle of efficiency seize, and if the writers and administrators can get these superb performances, I’d like to see extra terrific actors and actresses additionally present what they’ve received on this medium.

Stars like Margot Robbie could be good for this form of factor, and the developer’s reputation is in an ideal spot to make these types of offers occur. Whatever the technical points at launch, Cyberpunk’s stellar performances have all the time been one large side in its favor, so the builders ought to play that up.

Concerning the creator

Cameron Waldrop

Cameron is a contract author for Twinfinite and commonly covers battle royales like Fortnite and Apex Legends. He began writing for Twinfinite in late 2019 and has reviewed many nice video games. Whereas he loves a superb shooter, his coronary heart will all the time belong to JRPGs.