There’re still a few months to go until Cyberpunk 2077 is ready to burst forth from the cocoon of its extended development, but CD Projekt is already hard at work feverishly cranking the handle of its neon-hued hype machine. To that end, it’s now offered a closer look at two more Cyberpunk 2077 features – weapons and life paths – as part of its latest livestream.
Life paths are potentially the most exciting of the two (unless you’re particularly partial to shooting things), as these determine how your time in Night City will unfold each play through, impacting both your starting point and how your personal adventure will progress.
Cyberpunk 2077 features three distinct life paths – that of Street Kid, Nomad, and Corpo – and each offers a very distinct origin story. Those that opt for Street Kid, for instance, have been raised in Night City, and are more than familiar with the criminal element bubbling away beneath the metropolis’ glitzy veneer, providing them with particular avenues and connections that might prove useful as the story unfolds.
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Nomads, meanwhile, are “outcast among outcasts” with a hunger for freedom, raised in the desolate desert Badlands beyond the limits of Night City. Those that opt for the Nomad life will begin their story outside the city and, having recently left their clan, are now trying to get inside to make a new life for themselves. CD Projekt notes that other paths will still be able to explore the Badlands later in their adventure, as long as they’re prepared for the dangers it holds.