I must have sunk well over 300 hours into Cyberpunk 2077, but this is Night City as I've never experienced it before. The streets look more polished and prettier than ever, neon-lights from the towering cityscape reflect off of the rain-soaked roads, more pedestrians can be seen going about their daily business, and up above, I can see the new NCART metro system snake through the skyline. Everywhere is a hive of activity, making the city feel so alive. I admittedly came to CD Projekt Red's RPG much later, having first stepped into the game when the PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade launched last year. But even if I never did witness the jankier side of the world in the early days first-hand, I'm still taken by the changes introduced in the latest updates.
I'd been holding off on reuniting with V until I could put some time aside for Phantom Liberty. This year has been absolutely stuffed with exciting new games, and something had to take a backseat while I tried to keep up with, well, everything. But if there was one thing that was going to make me drop my best laid plans and hit Night City again, it was the promise of more content in the romance department. So, when I learned the latest Cyberpunk 2077 2.1 update was giving us more quality time with our love interests, I couldn't resist any longer. I figured a quick fly by visit would suffice; I'd go in, load up an old save, check out the new romantic hangouts in my apartment, and leave. Little did I know that five minutes was all it would take to ignite my desire to start over fresh and play through the adventure all over again.
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