Actor Keanu Reeves ‘stars’ in the latest ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ trailer. The game is set for release on 19 November. Image: YouTube screengrab
Feeling lucky, punk? Keanu Reeves spices up ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ trailer
‘Looking for a shock to the system?’ Keanu Reeves stars in the latest ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ trailer, prompting gamers to think about their reason for entering Night City…
Actor Keanu Reeves ‘stars’ in the latest ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ trailer. The game is set for release on 19 November. Image: YouTube screengrab
As the scheduled release date for Cyberpunk 2077 inches ever closer, fans have been treated to a series of trailers and teaser clips.
Acclaimed actor Reeves is one of the central characters in the Cyberpunk series with Cyberpunk 2077 being one of 2020’s most anticipated games.
The Matrix and John Wick star is also the co-owner of the real-life ARCH company which makes custom motorcycles that are featured in the game.
Apart from “starring” in the latest “What You’re Looking For” trailer, he also narrated the first “Seize the Day” trailer which appeared on the official Cyberpunk 2077 YouTube channel on 1 October 2020.
Developed by CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person action RPG based on the tabletop game of the same name. Although the game has faced many delays, the wait will soon be over, and gamers will finally be able to explore Night City on 19 November 2020.
The latest ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ trailer gives us plenty to look forward to:
A superstar cast
Reeves stars as Johnny Silverhand — who he voices and does motion capture for — in Cyberpunk 2077. However, Keanu will not be the only recognisable face in the game.
In 2019, Canadian singer Grimes posted a picture of her character, Lizzy Wizzy, on Twitter. Like Grimes, Lizzy Wizzy is a celebrity with a bit of a crazy side.
As Grimes has explained on dazeddigital.com, Lizzy Wizzy is a pop star who committed suicide on stage with experts “quickly coming to preform emergency surgery and replace her whole body with cybernetics while she was dead for an hour and then she finished the show as a cyborg”.
A killer soundtrack
Cyberpunk 2077’s soundtrack will also be a star-studded affair. As CD Projekt Red has confirmed on their site, several popular artists have recorded music for Cyberpunk. And judging by the selection, there will be something to please everyone.
This include Run the Jewels, Refused, Grimes, A$AP Rocky, Gazelle Twin, Ilan Rubin, Richard Devine, Nina Kraviz, Deadly Hunta, Rat Boy, and Tina Guo.
The Night City is yours…
“Why do you come here?” is the first question Keanu asks in the trailer. “For fun? For power? Looking for a shock to the system?”
As he narrates, scenes of speeding hovercars and cyborg body modifications flash on screen.
What is clear from the trailer is that what happens in Night City is entirely your choice. Gameplay trailers and information from CD Projekt Red have revealed how in-depth the game character creation system will be.
Phillipp Weber, who is the senior quest designer for Cyberpunk 2077, has explained that the aim with the game was to provide gamers with “as much freedom as possible – for people to basically inhabit this character in Night City”.
Consequently, character creation will be extremely robust, allowing you to change everything from your character’s voice to the skin tone, eye colour, as well as scars and tattoos.
The mission structure will also grant you a great deal of freedom. In addition to a fully explorable open world, mission quest structure will be non-linear and the choices you make will lead you down one of several different story paths.
‘Cyberpunk 2077’: Pick your platform
Cyberpunk 2077 will be coming to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 19 November. Although CD Projekt Red has stated that dedicated versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S will be released in the future, you will not have to wait until 2021 to play it on next-gen consoles.
Thanks to backward compatibility, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Cyberpunk 2077 will be playable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S respectively from day one.
CD Projekt Red’s last major release, The Witcher 3, proved that the studio has what it takes to deliver AAA open world gaming experiences that can compete with some of the best studios around the world. Soon we will see whether they have been able to surpass the extremely high bar they have set.
