Cyberpunk 2077: My Full Phantom Liberty Review

[@SirShadeyy]

This makes me so happy. I’ve always loved 2077 and now it’s getting universal love and praise

[@coasterplay1062]

The same thing happened before the release of the main game. Everyone was praising it to heaven. And the result was as exiting as pizza with banana

[@jordan_goes_in4378]

It released in a dog shit state. It is what it is.

[@phant0mdummy]

Bro. There is zero universal praise. The turd is polished. Stop nutting.

[@ethancowan3431]

@@coasterplay1062 yea but this time we already know it’s not gonna be like launch so my expectations are actually high

[@Tetsaga]

Wow, only took several years and severely damaging trust

[@LeatherneckJedi]

This is so awesome to hear! I bought Cyberpunk for like $20 about 3 months after it launched, and have been waiting 3 years to finally play it. Sounds like the wait was worth it!

[@stewhv94]

Props for holding yourself back for so long! I bought it on PC at launch and had a good time, but all the updates since have quickly turned it into one of my all-time favorite games. Tho, I kinda wish I could experience it for the first time again with the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty.

[@maegnificant]

I will do the same thing.

[@ghstproject]

Despite all the bugs and all the problems I loved cyberpunk from the day it launched on PC! I played the story once and spent like 90 hours finishing it with almost everything I could do at the time. I always wanted to play it again! Looks like 2.0 might be the time to re-instal it :)

[@vvvictoriav5958]

Same! I’m not really one for replaying games that much, but 2.0 playthrough into Phantom Liberty next week has me desperate to get back to night city

[@FastidiousFalchion]

wow

[@MrTaylork1]

Crazy how many shit-eaters are out there.

[@maegnificant]

​@@MrTaylork1thought the same dude

[@anduuhar]

@@MrTaylork1 You would know.

[@ShadowProject01]

For those wondering when Phantom Liberty kicks in, it’s after you complete the Voodoo Boys chapter after meeting Alt for the 1st time. You will then get a call from Songbird(?) to start the DLC

[@HeyArno1d]

Thanks!

[@noasyhabouth1223]

CDPR said phantom liberty starts after the voodoo boys questline for those wondering

[@edwinvillalobos7159]

BETTTT, I literally put my manual save in Pacifica right before getting into the questline

[@TheVenusEagles]

its been a real trip watching / reading your coverage of cyberpunk 2077. From frustration at your criticisms to the game on launch because I felt you were ignoring the great game that was underneath, to literally watching you now praise what I believe to be a fantastic game... and along the way learning to respect your well reasoned criticisms and appreciate your analysis as a reviewer. It probably wont matter much since youre a big shot on Forbes but ive subscribed and look forward to everything you have to say on games because you might just be one of the most credible commentators on this subject around. And I grew up with the good giant bomb

[@aaronscottmatthews7883]

I appreciate his reviews because he picks up on minutia most of us wouldn't consider until we've become very familiar with a game

[@_-frosty-_]

I played at launch on a good pc (ryzen 7 3700x and 2080, then later 5800x and 3080) so my experience was good from day 1. While you were hard on cdpr for the launch, I felt like you were really the only reviewer that didn’t just fully lean into the memes of cyberpunk dead game. So your glowing review means that much more for sure!

[@KurtQuad]

I will be starting over from scratch. Looking forward to it!

[@spankrocketgaming294]

me too, this will feel like a brand new game with all the changes and the dlc

[@mynameis1848]

We are all wanting this game to be good

[@RykerDavis123]

Reviews out a full week early. Thats a good sign

[@F34RDSoldier805]

The base game and Phantom liberty is on sale for $60 on steam right now until oct. 1st, and that is a pretty great deal for what this game offers. If you don't own the base game, this is the perfect time to pick it up.

[@jasonkeely7269]

I have been counting the seconds since the reveal to jump back into 2077. I played for the first time in January and it's been my favorite game this year with Remnant as a close second.

[@ghosface353]

According to some Googling, the voice actress of Songbird is Minji Chang.

[@slinkbradshaw8674]

This has been a hell of a year for games, my wallet can't keep up

[@BumpTune8462]

Starfield, cyberpunk dlc…. Anything else?

[@emarskineel]

​@@BumpTune8462that's funny, those are the only two games I've been looking forward to as well

[@breeeegs]

We still have Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, and A.C. Mirage all just next month

[@PanchromaticNoise]

Baldur's Gate 3, brother@@BumpTune8462

[@andyhakim1970]

@@BumpTune8462 Baldur's Gate 3 & Armored Core 6. Both are excellent games.

[@BetarayBillLover]

I’m very glad they’ve been able too turn this game around, I was all in at the start I even bought some collectibles and was pretty disappointed when I got my hands on it but always said that without the bugs and performance it would be a excellent game

[@Makoto03]

Great review. i loved the base Cyberpunk 2077 game, so i was looking forward to new story content. Glad to hear Phantom Liberty is great.

[@MrHeretrix]

I love this. The launch was a mess but damn did they pull it together. The story was always good, I'm glad the game eventually caught up. Sweet.

[@sneed915]

Buddy its been almost 3 years

[@ShadowProject01]

@@sneed915so? The fact is they didn’t ditch it like other AAA gaming companies do. Hate the game (and CDPR) if you wish. You have every right to. But can we please stop grieving those of us who are a little more forgiving and enjoyed the experience regardless?

[@MrHeretrix]

@@sneed915 How does the passage of time change a fact?

[@ntolman]

CDPR saying the game at launch running "surprisingly well" on last gen consoles is because they were surprised it ran at all.

[@Starfield-Guy]

I played 40 hours at launch, never finished it but remember really enjoying the story. What put me off was the bugs, glitches and lack of RPG mechanics, poor driving and missing wanted system. I have been waiting years to replay this game. The downside is there are just too many good games this year and I just don’t know where I have time to play this yet

[@Bee_Mavrick]

Even though you have some biases for the game. your honest about that and the game. Alot of reviews are just gushing over the game and not many are talking about what they dont like.

[@solidkreate5007]

I did 4 play through despite the bugs. I loved the game them. I’ll love it even more now.

[@aaronscottmatthews7883]

The lensflares in this update look fantastic

[@V-vision]

Thanks for the tip that 2.0 comes out tomorrow (though it might be out already with a UK launch time), i thought I'd have to wait until Phantom Liberty. I got the game on sale a few months ago when I heard about 2.0 and figured I'd wait until that launched to play. I wasn't necessarily planning on getting Phantom Liberty, but I may have to now

[@BenfromFlux]

As far as ammo goes - I have 17000 rounds for my main gun and 1M credits. The semi Beowulf is incredibly efficient with ammo while being a good weapon in many scenarios, from one shot headshots from concealment, and works close up shooting fast.

[@itsKyyyle]

Wrong game bro

[@BenfromFlux]

@@itsKyyyle😂 super weird, I didn’t even watch this video, not sure how this comment ended up here.

[@Kelticfury]

I swore I would never get hyped for cyberpunk again. Now I am refreshing GoG every 10 minutes because in this broken timeline CDPR hasn't released the patch yet. It is the 21st right?

[@virtuaspeedone]

I wish these reviews would come out closer to its release

[@servbotz]

Damn, I want to get back in and play but still playing through Starfield. Gamers are so spoiled now, too many great games to play!

[@RobbieB2606]

Same, and I didn't even get close to fininshing Baldurs Gate 3, which is also fantastic

[@oxibluff]

If I only buy Phantom Liberty do I get the base game also? Or do I have to buy both? Thank you all!

[@snakebite6x6x6]

This was one of my favorite games before 2.0 dropped. Combat is still easy...but feels tedious now due to level scaling. Police need to be turned down a bit as they seem to aggro a bit too easily....but at least they are still dumb as jumping up onto something is usually enough to make them go blind and forget about you. I prefer the passive perks to the limited paths you can take now when spending perk points....meh. Can't comment on the PL story yet though.....as I am was only 3 missions in when I got bored and went off to play something....anything....else. It probably didn't help that the Chimera boss glitched at 2% health and no prompt appeared so I had to restart the game and the fight 6 times before I lucked out and was able to finish it off.... To be honest, I have experienced more bugs....including major bugs that require a restart to continue...since 2.0 than I did at launch....far more...including CTDs.

[@DJMarcO138]

Time to mod myself a few million eddies in preparation for 2.0 and PL.

[@edwinvillalobos7159]

The ol duplication glitch never fails, I left the aldecaldos destitute 😂and they still let me join

[@flyingsquirrels83]

Im happy, at least, that the dlc is diving into the more political aspects of the cyberpunk world. The Peralez quest was one of the most memorable stories in the game.

[@Djaermi]

It's a bit ridiculous that the CDPR marketing team is blocking reviewers from using their own gameplay footage. My takeaway, just like last time around, is that the developers, writers, gameplay designers, and the vast majority of other people in the post-game credits are incredible at what they do, while the execs and marketing team do their best to undermine them at every turn.

[@cwj2733]

hello tasselhoff

[@KrzysztofNowakGabriel]

Cannot wait!

[@slipknotpurity00]

Man you had to go and mention how good Cherami Leigh is. I've done 2 playthroughs and each time with her because I love her voice and performance so much in this and was determined to make my 2.0 playthrough with male V and now I'm conflicted again.

[@antont4974]

High praise for an expansion, waiting for 26th and probably will start from existing character 'cause ain't got pations for this

[@BrandinPlaysRPGs]

Paul you gotta look into The First Decendent. Very destiny like.

[@colewalraven3052]

Comparing to blood and wine is a tough competitor, blood and wine is probably my favorite dlc of all time.

[@itsKyyyle]

Is there a perk shard in Dogtown? I’m missing 1 point in 2.0….

[@haunterdragon4580]

Shocking this somehow turned out well

[@ALiberalVeteran]

This game had such promise, but it failed at launch. I hope its a fun game now.

[@machidavis]

This is such good news! Can't wait! #SanDivestianCyberware

[@Damomonopolos]

Can you confirm if Mantis Blades finishers still fuck you out of Sandevistan? Like before it used to either use up all your time, or straight up take you out of it/cancel it

[@lilithonline]

good lord i am so excited to make a full cyberpsycho build

[@jameslhi]

Man Paul has been a busy man. lol full time gaming guy instead of Destiny guy only haha

[@77Arcturus]

Yea he deserves the sweet suffering of addiction withdrawal. It is his destiny to grace us as only he can with his views on OTHER GAMES. Hee hee hee...

[@dhtprnl]

이제 여기에 후반부 사이버 스켈레톤 착용가능 + 실험체 데이비드 주검 나오면 95점 갑니다!

[@OliverCrooks]

Just I need to do a replay of the original and the DLC when I can afford it.

[@geraldus3071]

Thanks for the review!

[@fuzzy3932]

I am so ready for this.

[@DarnedPlayer]

@Paul Tassi is the controller gameplay any different? a major turnoff was how janky it feels currently

[@siddharthshishulkar8992]

Great review man. Time to install it again

[@evanschedler8636]

Classic no mans sky redemption arc

[@TBraindead81]

Please explain why to start the game over?

[@darkshamrock5763]

Do the new radiant quests (drop ship) occur outside dog town?

[@SojiFro_0]

My one concern is the new police chase system. Otherwise I’m excited for the update. In the GTA games there are so many fun ways to break the law…rob a gas station, blow up a cash truck on the highway, steal an airplane etc. But in cyberpunk the only real way to break the law is essentially by assaulting someone on the streets or stealing a car. Did they add anything new in this regard?

[@The_Babe]

To be fair, it makes sense that you have to commit some more egregious actions in order to catch the ire of the NCPD since crime is so rampant.

[@SojiFro_0]

Lets be real, it's not any more rampant than Liberty City. What incentive do I have to shoot civilians and cops on the street? Just so that I can interact with their new police chase system? This is a sandbox issue.@@The_Babe

[@JosieJOK]

I don’t think that the overhaul is going to change things *that* much! This game was never meant to be GTA2077, no matter how deceptively it was marketed.

[@SojiFro_0]

I don't think it has to be GTA2077 to add a few more law breaking mechanics to go along with their brand new police chase system. It just seems silly to not do this. But, like I said, I'm generally excited for the update.@@JosieJOK

[@harley_yelrah9429]

Why would they pull the same thing they did when the game came out with regards to review footage

[@mcjcave18]

Great video

[@scaucy8593]

Yo what's the funnest class with the update?

[@dividedby1024]

My uncle works at Phantom Liberty so I get all the phantoms before they are liberated.

[@bobbyesteban6741]

You're a bad person with bad jokes

[@slim420-e8v]

Now we need new mods

[@scottcunni]

So there’s no more legendary armor to get ?

[@PierreChe]

Spoiler much ? I stopped straight at 6:37 when you started going on about actual story beats. Not coming around anytime soon.

[@15awesomehighfive]

The 'alien isolation' part of one of the endings is just terrible. The 'Killing Moon' ending branch is by far the best.

[@exysa2798]

So hyped ❤

[@ThisandThat___]

There are spoilers in this vid 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Is that one respec per character, considering you may have three characters?

[@fufu5068]

Now i can brag about my xbox 1x cyberpunk version lol.

[@pointnemo72]

🫨🫨🫨🫨🫨 PLEASE HAND CANNON REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!😖😖😖 The one V uses to destroy the motorcycle in the trailer. A good hand cannon is the only thing that would make me consider buying the DLC.

[@EnragedPostman]

Anyone know if we get a free skill reset for our pre-update characters?

[@The_Babe]

You do, yes.

[@EnragedPostman]

Thank you

[@kirbeeez6131]

Does anyone know what time 2.0 releases tomorrow? They have times for the dlc launch but not the patch

[@TheCrippledHalfling]

It's not been officially announced, but it's likely either 12pm PST, which is the usual time for past patches, or 7pm PST, which is the time the game itself launched and I believe the time for the DLC launch on Tuesday.

[@godofsin4604]

Most likely after the RED stream

[@CLARENCErr]

2.0 update launches most likely 8am PST on steam, otherwise it's guaranteed by 10am since that's when steam does their store update

[@Kastor0311]

I bet he likes it more than starfield

[@iamwyse1269]

I love this game

[@ChimpoTalksGaming]

Hey, Paul. What kind of camera and mic do you use to record your videos?

[@PhucYuBich]

He uses a Sony Handycam DCR-TRV10E for video and a Shure 55 Unidyne for the microphone

[@ChimpoTalksGaming]

@@PhucYuBich Hey, thanks for the info! Wait... How do you know all that? Haha

[@PhucYuBich]

@ChimpoTalksGaming lol I'm trolling I have no clue what he uses. That video camera is ancient lmao it's from around the 80s and I believe the microphone is like from the 50s

[@ChimpoTalksGaming]

Lol, how dare you!

[@15awesomehighfive]

Elba's performance was a let down. He's been on a downward trend since The Wire, and the amount of work CDPR's animators do can't prop his performance up to 'good'. He has decent scenes, especially in one of the ending branches, but most of the time he's very bland, particularly when you push him before 'the ambush'.

[@rodm209]

Got bored with starfield, good thing it was gamepass. Ill get cyberpunk now since need to get around a world.

[@rainsnakergaming1696]

I bought the game in the beginning got a refund came back and controller controls still felt fucking awful glad they offered a trial so i could know im never buying this game unless i get a pc

[@zackistheman1155]

Yeah saying you save the president in the intro is a spoiler. Brilliant.

[@Praetoreon]

So better than Starfield then. Got it.

[@MrTaylork1]

That bar is so low it’s underground

[@buffal0wned205]

I may be in the minority of players who didn't like the voice work for either male or female V. I found both to be pretty flat, them having this breathy tough-guy hoarse/whisper voice delivery the entire game...like someone doing an impression of a tough guy for laughs.

[@sammyflinders]

I liked the male. My first playthru was female and I 100% agree about that though. she infuriated me with how tough she always tried to sound. I hated that I couldn't change it throughout the playthru but didn't wanna restart after many hours progress.

[@MtlRocker]

Yet another game I am going to play instead of Destiny.

[@SteveDestiny74]

i mean it sounds like escape from new york lol

[@charliearblaster]

Hi

[@sdog5823]

for the algorithm

[@RobbieB2606]

Excited to finally play the version of the game I thought I bought 3 years ago....

[@brucevandermescht6957]

Is this 2020 all over again? All the reviewers hyping up the game despite there being another B-roll footage embargo. It's like deja uv.

[@Ample17]

Thanks for spoiling half the story line.

[@guitaoist]

Best game in years. 700 hours in and i still cant get enough

[@FlashesSoccer011]

This sounds exactly like what everyone was saying about the original game before it launched. I just can't trust anything related to this game. Ever.

[@BlackCat-tc2tv]

6:20 huge spoiler. Just because Something Happens early on in the game doesn’t make it not a spoiler. Thanks for ruining that part for me.

[@liquidrufus]

Ah so the 3 year beta is over?

[@mariov6048]

It was only ever a beta if your weak PC couldn't run it. For the rest of us, we been enjoying the game for years now. Don't have peasant problems sorry

[@bighatbenny4922]

@mariov6048 No need to be a dick about it, PCs are still kinda expensive.

[@mariov6048]

@@bighatbenny4922 no need to be a dick saying the game was in beta but here we are. You'll be alright

[@liquidrufus]

​@@mariov6048Ok

[@liquidrufus]

​@@bighatbenny4922Yeah that poster is just another fanboy white knighting for his favorite game.

[@connorlake44]

Hearing you pronounce sandevistan wrong in a post edge runners world is borderline unacceptable 😤

[@scott_money3543]

CD pulled a no man's sky I've been loving the 2.0 and Judy is the most mid woman in night city

[@Owl90]

Stop talking about the plot man, wtf

[@lolitaras22]

That's why I prefer staying 2-3 years back hardware and software wise. Safer, steadier and cheaper.

[@SilverFoxUK87]

Nothing is 10/10

[@christophertheofilos1063]

Can I ever get to the point where I have the best Cyberware in every slot like before? Because if not that is a straight up bullshit nerf

[@stellarhyme3]

Thanks for telling us the game isn’t about saving the president. That’s a spoiler dude.

[@dyo1001]

I honestly hate the new skill tree. It forces all “V” players to play the same due to all the skills branching from the bottom and the new NEED to unlock a lower skill to move higher up the tree. I’m honestly disgusted by this skill update. It takes away so much build flexibility in favor of all V’s having the same root skills regardless. All V’s can now get 20 attribute points in 5 of the 6 slots with the new level cap. I’m just overall dissapointed. They could have just added these skills to the original skill planner and replaced some of the old ones. The original skill sheet that lets you decide to pick any skill as long as your attribute level allows it is much better than this new skill tree. I’m forced to buy into the bottom skill to get to the next tier of said skill in the new skill tree and i hate it.

[@frankallen3634]

First person anything is trash so there is no 10 games ever. Even actually good genres have no perfect games because that's not a thing.