The above headline is going to sound pretty bizarre if you’ve never tried the table-top Cyberpunk role-playing game. So before I dive into the latest bundle of rumours, let’s just clarify how hacking in Cyberpunk 2020 works, the universe Cyberpunk 2077 is based on. It’s a future where everyone has a computer in the face and a hard-drive for a thumb so hacking obviously takes on a much different form than what you might have seen in that very accurate scene in Navy NCIS from a few years ago.
Netrunners, the character class that makes the most abundant use of the Cyberspace, interpret the digital realm any way they want. So it could take the form of a Galaga styled shooter in space, an Elite Dangerous kind of space-travelling simulator or…a classic Dungeons and Dragons kind of maze.
Which is the means of interpretation clearly favoured by Cyberpunk 2077 developer CDPR if recent rumours are anything to go by. According to reports from Gamestar, players will be able to summon digital fantasy creatures when making use of the Cyberspace to help eliminate enemy hackers, which is super cool and really encouraging to know that CDPR is really committing to the more nuanced aspects of the source material. Of course, it’s just a rumour right now but I could see it being true. Other new nuggets dropped by Gamestar include the fact that over a thousand NPCs in the game have unique daily routines and that the melee combat system has been overhauled since last it was show off during last year’s gameplay demo.
Basically, this is just an article about how great Cyberpunk continues to sound, as if you needed to be hyped up any more. Honestly, I’m just really pleased that CDPR is drawing more from the table-top than they actually needed to, that just makes me real pleased as a big ol’ table-top roleplaying nerd.
Last Updated: June 9, 2020
Llama In The Rift
June 9, 2020 at 14:46
I could go for a round of Gwent in Cyberspace.
Guz
June 9, 2020 at 15:47
That would be a neat Easter egg, pity Ciri wont be in it al a wild fan reddit a while back
Guz
June 9, 2020 at 15:47
Ahh man, so looking forward to this
HairyEwok
June 9, 2020 at 13:56
Manditory OMGOMGOMGOMG Cyberpunk 2077 post.. So if you can summon creatures in your mind in a digital word…. Does that mean everyone is going to be their own Digimon master?
Original Heretic
June 9, 2020 at 14:11
In CDPR we trust!
Pariah
June 9, 2020 at 14:21
That sounds like you’re part of a cult.
Original Heretic
June 9, 2020 at 14:40
Only if I start chanting it.
Pariah
June 9, 2020 at 14:46
I picture you clutching onto your copy of TW3’s box, quietly repeating “In CDPR we trust” every time it or one of its games are mentioned. No need for chanting.
Or do you have like a wolf medallion or something that you clutch onto? Idk with you cultist types, it’s always something but never what you expect.
Original Heretic
June 9, 2020 at 15:40
My TP is triple ply, wolf symbol on it.
It’s all I trust for my sensitive cornhole.
Guz
June 9, 2020 at 16:00
I’ve got a Witcher hoodie ,I don’t know if that counts as cultist attire?
Pariah
June 9, 2020 at 16:08
Ummm. Yeah I’m sure we can count that in there if you like?
Iskape
June 9, 2020 at 14:40
It better not disappoint. I don’t have the energy for any more disappointment and stress in my life!
Pariah
June 9, 2020 at 14:46
Easiest way to not let a game disappoint you – don’t expect anything from it.
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 9, 2020 at 15:29
And don’t support DRM!
Pariah
June 9, 2020 at 15:29
Cyperpunk 2077 is in fact coming.
Iskape
June 10, 2020 at 08:31
Hype though is one of the small enjoyments in life that I long for.