The first-person perspective ofCyberpunk 2077has beena topic of discussion in the past, and it has come up once again. Marcin Momot, “Global Community Lead” for CD Projekt Red, has said that the decision to makeCyberpunk 2077Â"100%" first-person will benefit its “gameplay and story-telling perspectives.”
Yes, the cut-scenes will be FPP. While sure to be divisive, I don’t think this approach is necessarily a bad thing.
A dedicated first-person perspective can certainly help a game feel more immersive.PreyandBioshock, for instance, make stellar use of the player’s one-to-one connection with a character. In addition to developing immersion, a FPP forces the game designer to use more nontraditional story-telling techniques. Both of the games I mentioned use environmental details to tell their stories, and I find this to be a compelling alternative to dialogue. The player-controlled character ofCyberpunkÂwill still speak, of course, but I am sure environmental details will supplement expository scenes. After all, you’ll be seeing precisely what they want you to see.
However, with the immensely popular Witcherfranchise, CDPR used a third-person point of view. Changing the perspective forCyberpunkrisks alienating some of their fans. Momot seems to be trying to reconnect with them.
One concern I have about CDPR’s dedication to a first-person point of view is that it threatens to makecharacter creation inCyberpunkmeaningless. I struggle to see the point of carefully molding a character if I won’t be seeing them anyway. Momot’s followup tweet addresses such a concern. He points out that you’ll see your character on the inventory screen, in driving sequences, and “very occasionally” in cut-scenes.
In the end, I suspect your character will still feel both unique and personal. Furthermore, I fully trust CD Projekt Red to follow-through with an intense, moving, and interesting story. They’ve got a pretty good track record so far.
Cyberpunk 2077launches on August 09, 2025 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A Google Stadia version willarrive at a later date. you may preorder it now onAmazon.
