With the rocky launch and countless updates behind us, the grand finale of CD Projekt Red’s magnum opus draws near. Will Cyberpunk 2077 be known in the annals of gaming history as one of the all-time greats, or will it remain a tragic lesson in overhyping something? Regardless, based on what’s been shown, we couldn’t be more hyped for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Night City was already a blast, but the DLC expansion is about to propel things out of orbit. In particular, these are 10 of the biggest reasons Phantom Liberty might live up to the hype.
A Spy-Thriller Storyline
The Cyberpunk setting was absolutely made for espionage tales. While we got some snippets of authentic spy narratives in the base game, there weren’t any truly dedicated ones. Most of Cyberpunk’s covert escapades came in the form of Gigs and how you actually played through the game rather than a sweeping spy plot. Sneaking through illicit hideouts and snuffing out security cams with a silencer was a pretty common strategy for me, but it wasn’t necessarily the core story focus.