Story in Cyberpunk 2077 centers around V one of Nightcity's most wanted netrunners and his rise to flaming glory across the turbulent landscape of the metropolis. Since you are playing in the shoes of such a comet like character, the game expects you to live fast and die young while making a name for yourself in the streets of Nightcity.
Cyberpunk 2077 Story & Setting Overview
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open world, narrative-driven role-playing game set in the universe of the classic 1988 tabletop RPG - Cyberpunk 2020. Technology has made great strides in the world of Cyberpunk - people from all backgrounds have some form of cybernetic implant from eye implants granting enhanced vision, to sturdier skeletons, to large blades embedded in a person's arms. But these technological advances come with increased monopolization by big corporations, netrunners stealing and selling hacked information more readily and just more street violence in general. Cyberpunk 2077 is set 57 years on from the tabletop game, in the dystopian Night City in California.
Night City in Cyberpunk 2077 is an open world with six unique regions: the very corporate 'City Center'; 'Watson', a unique and varied mix of Asian cultures, the former corporate estate is now home to many immigrant residents; Westbrook District, featuring the tourist-oriented Japantown and home to many wealthy elites; Pacifica, the gang-ridden slums; wealthy but gang-plagued Heywood; and Santo Domingo, the industrial district. Voted in 2077 as "the worst place to live in America", it is the central location to Cyberpunk 2077.
Night City, California. Year 2077.
The world is broken. MegaCorps manage every aspect of life from the top floors of their sky-scraping fortresses. Down below, the streets are run by drug pushing gangs, tech hustlers, and illegal braindance slingers. The in-between is where decadence, sex and pop culture mix with violent crime, extreme poverty and the unattainable promise of the American Dream.
Play as V, a cyberpunk. In a world of cyber-enhanced street warriors, tech-savvy netrunners and corporate life-hackers, today is your first step to becoming an urban legend. You may choose a different life path from other players, befriend other characters, and take up your own builds, however, your goals stay the same - find your way through the story-driven landscape of Cyberpunk 2077 and fulfill your destiny in this heavily interactive environment.
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Story
V is contacted by Songbird, a powerful netrunner who works for the Nusa's President, Rosalind Myers. They are on a plane called Space Force One bound to crash in Dogtown and need V's help. She doesn't come empty-handed, she offers to remove the Relic from V, saving him from his certain grim fate. V accepts and enters Dogtown, a highly-militarized area ruled by Colonel Kurt Hansen with an iron fist.
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When the orbital shut-tle of the President of the New United States of America is shot down over the deadliest district of Night City, there’s only one person who can save her — you. Become V, a cyberpunk for hire, and dive deep into an intricate story of espionage and political intrigue which connects the highest echelons of power with the brutal world of black-market mercenaries.
Continue V's story in the new Dogtown, besieged by enemies and backstabbing allies. Will the mercenary survive this ordeal and finally avoid death by arasaka's chip or will he succumb to the web of spies and gangs that call this part of the city their home.
