The best slice of CD Projekt RED’s sci-fi franchise
Cyberpunk 2077 has come a long way since its released back in 2020. Despite having received high scores from the critics, CD Projekt RED’s sci-fi franchise wasn’t the game players expected. Even after taking away the high expectation that many of the developer’s fans after the Cyberpunk 2077’s initial announcement, no one expected such a buggy mess, especially on consoles.
Phantom Liberty is CD Projekt RED’s biggest expansion yet, and the only new content that Cyberpunk 2077 is going to receive. What makes Phantom Liberty even more impactful is the fact that it comes with update 2.0, which introduces a lot of new features and improvements, as well as a complete revamp of the skill tree and gear.
After spending around 30 hours in Phantom Liberty, I can safely say that this is one of the best pieces of content released by CD Projekt RED. There’s a big difference in tone between the base game and the expansion, but the same goes for everything else: visuals, atmosphere, quest, writing, soundtrack, and design level.
If you played the base game and enjoyed it, Phantom Liberty is Cyberpunk 2077 on steroids. While players can jump directly into Phantom Liberty without having finished Cyberpunk 2077, I strongly recommend getting the ending of the base game first and doing some of the more important side quests before tackling the expansion.
I have been surprised to meet some of the characters that appeared in the base game in the expansion, and while they don’t really offer any new quests, they do provide more insights on what happened to them after their quests are done.
There’s one word that can accurately describe the opening mission in Phantom Liberty: exhilarating.
