Cyberpunk 2077
Summary
cyber-terrorist 2077 , as with many RPGs , is all about the choice players make and their consequences . This retain through its expanding upon , Phantom Liberty , where players had to make a major decision about whether to side with the Federal Intelligence Agency ( F.I.A. ) ’s sleeper federal agent , Solomon Reed , or his former netrunner protégé , Song So Mi ( aka . Songbird ) who seeks to be freed from the NUSA ’s clutches after being used to tap into the Blackwall for President Myers ' personal motivation .
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Is It Better To Help Reed Or Songbird In Phantom Liberty?
Phantom Liberty Sets Up Compelling Reasons To Help Both Sides
Phantom Libertysets up compelling reasons toside with both Reed and Songbirdbefore players must make this decision for the first time in the quest " Firestarter " when pass through Kurt Hansen ’s base of operations . From here , if actor facilitate Songbird escape , Reed will call them to let them know the F.I.A. is hunting them , and if players betray Songbird , they assist Reed in trying to track her down .
Both option lease participant explore more about the characters ' past tense and motives and thrust them to question their actions through to the end of the DLC , with there being further choices provide them to exchange their minds reckon on the unexampled information they ’re uncovering ( for example , learning Songbird ’s backstory through flashbacks if they chose to side with Reed duringFirestarter).Helping Reed may avail unlock a new endingfor vanadium at the close ofCyberpunk 2077 ’s main campaign , but arguably , while it feel bad to toss off him to free Songbird as he distinctly worry for her but was laurels - bound to follow the NUSA politics ’s orders , yield Songbird exemption rather than returning her to be used by Myers feel like the better choice .
While most players in the poll seemed to derive to this same conclusion , it ’s a testament to CD Projekt Red ’s storytelling that player can find themselves second - guessing their decisions , as nothing feel clean - cut in the human race ofCyberpunk 2077 . Regardless of whether histrion chose to assist Reed or Songbird , the weight of those decisions linger long after .
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