CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 might still be a few months away from release, but it’s already set to be one of the most influential video games of all time.
Coming from the studio behind one of the best and most successful RPGs of all time, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Cyberpunk has some big boots to fill but from what we’ve heard so far it’s not struggling with the task.
According to the latest issue of Official Playstation Magazine, it’s not just the gameplay which will be revolutionary, but the even the cutscenes, as they’ll give players some freedom which can lead to different dialogue options.
We already know Cyberpunk 2077’s cinematics will be in first person, but they’re also set to be less watch-and-learn as much as they will be interactive parts of the whole narrative.
The publication states that players will be able to manipulate cutscenes (to some extent) by being able to look around the scene and detect anything out of the ordinary, such as a person lurking in the shadows behind your playable character. According to the magazine, you can even “have different dialogue depending on where you’re looking.”
Although details are scarce on this particular mechanic, the new approach to cutscenes could play into the many different story branches teased for the game, especially if being alert and on your toes during cinematics can reveal previously hidden details.
Really the possibilities for this are pretty endless (and that’s even without talking about the added replay value). Cyberpunk 2077 has been a long time coming, but it’s almost definitely going to be worth the wait!
Cyberpunk 2077 will release in November on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. If you pick up the game on a current-gen console, you’ll receive a free upgrade to next-gen, along with a free update patch post-release.
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