Summary
This article contains heavy spoilers for Cyperpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and its story.After its incredibly rough start in 2020,Cyberpunk 2077seems to be on the up at last. With the release of update 2.0 and Phantom Liberty,CP 2077is more or less finally in the shape that was promised all those years ago, much to the delight of gamers. It’s quite a wonderful win-win situation, as CR Projekt Red has a product it can be proud of, andplayers can enjoyCyberpunk 2077the way it was meant to be experienced with new content to go alongside it. Phantom Liberty may be the only DLCCP 2077is going to get, but it makes its presence count.
Since it was revealed, Phantom Liberty has been said to be a spy-thriller standalone adventure that players could enjoy either with the base game or jump into without completing the main campaign with no issues. Now that it’s out, it’s easier to see that it’s more about thrills than it is spy work, despite the fact thatPresident Rosalind Myers recruits Vas an FIA agent for the sake of the mission at hand. Instead, it uses its cast of secret agent characters to weave a complicated and rightfully convoluted realistic story about honor. Each of the parties V works with has connections to an incident that has either tested their friendship or shown them what they really wish to fight for.
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What Ties All of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty’s Cast Together
Solomon Reed, So Mi, President Myers, and Alex all have an important link in common, and that’s the Unification War. One way or another, that series of events is what brought them all together. Despite the fact that many characters, such asCP 2077’s Songbird, have changed allegiances and views since those days, they still unify and respect each other for the sake of the mission to protect each of their own. This is emphasized to be because they understood what it was like to be part of the war and be then forgotten despite serving in it.
However, it isn’t just serving in the war that’s united them, as their ties get as messy as one would expect. Solomon in particular has quite a number of lines of betrayal following him that get revealed over the course of the game, namely regarding Songbird and Alex.Rosalind Myers inCyberpunk 2077may seem just as troubled as everyone else does, but she’s made questionable decisions for the sake of the New United States of America over her personal agents that leave her relationship with Reed rockier than expected. The more the DLC goes on, the more of this web’s revealed.
How Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty’s Story Lets Duty and Personal Morals Collide
With the almost militaristic history of the core cast of the expansion on display, some people may get the impression thatCyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty wishes to instill a story about honoring troops who have served their time, but that would be rather far from the truth. While each of the group V creates on the quest to free Songbird from Kurt Hansen’s grasp have their history in war as secret agents, it’s made abundantly clear thatPhantom Liberty’s characterstake their honor over their duty. Even as Songbird was revealed to have ratted out Reed to Arasaka, Reed can later be found telling So Mi that she was always one of his “people,” and nothing would have changed that.
It’s a great story to watch unfold when this ragtag group of troubled secret agents still finds value in each other even with betrayal in their history. It’s critical to Phantom Liberty’s story, as V gets wrapped up in it by associating with Reed and Alex (even if it’s just to find Songbird) and is eventually presented with a damning choice. As Songbird extracts the AI, it’s up to players whether they side with Reed or Songbird, with both sides having devastating consequences. It proves just how far their connections can be tested after their work together as secret agents, even ifPhantom Liberty has very few proper spy elements.
Cyberpunk 2077:Phantom Libertyis available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
