{"id":11637,"date":"2023-09-22T12:38:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/22\/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review-excellent-expansion-enhances-an-overhauled-game\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T12:38:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:38:33","slug":"cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review-excellent-expansion-enhances-an-overhauled-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/22\/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review-excellent-expansion-enhances-an-overhauled-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review: excellent expansion enhances an overhauled game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CD Projekt RED; PC, PS5, Xbox<br \/><\/strong>The stylish RPG has undergone a radical transformation, and the expansion starring Idris Elba makes the best of the game\u2019s new features<\/p>\n<p>Like a Night City gangster after a botched cyberware installation, Cyberpunk 2077 emerged from development as a half-finished pariah. When it was released in the dismal winter of 2020, the game\u2019s stunning virtual metropolis and cinematic storytelling were spoiled by its fundamental inability to satisfy as an RPG. Its open world lacked dynamism and didn\u2019t reward exploration. Its progression systems were tedious and uninspired. It had more bugs than a dead Netrunner. The PlayStation 4 version barely worked at all.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Polish developer CD Projekt RED built one of the best games in existence with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2015\/may\/13\/witcher-3-wild-hunt-review-xbox-ps4-pc\">The Witcher 3<\/a>, Cyberpunk was a comparative disappointment and the studio took a reputational pounding. Yet CD Projekt was known for improving its games post-release and in this regard, we were assured, Cyberpunk would be no different.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2023\/sep\/22\/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review-expansion-cd-projekt\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/837f8ead7cd10b342d1eee04a7b6748dbeda7788\/213_0_1072_643\/master\/1072.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=b4d7f0659be1045cf2fec69580e605e2\" title=\"Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review: excellent expansion enhances an overhauled game\" \/>CD Projekt RED; PC, PS5, XboxThe stylish RPG has undergone a radical transformation, and the expansion starring Idris Elba makes the best of the game\u2019s new features<br \/>\nLike a Night City gangster after a botched cyberware installation, Cyberpunk 2077 emerged from development as a half-finished pariah. When it was released in the dismal winter of 2020, the game\u2019s stunning virtual metropolis and cinematic storytelling were spoiled by its fundamental inability to satisfy as an RPG. Its open world lacked dynamism and didn\u2019t reward exploration. Its progression systems were tedious and uninspired. It had more bugs than a dead Netrunner. The PlayStation 4 version barely worked at all.<br \/>\nGiven that Polish developer CD Projekt RED built one of the best games in existence with The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk was a comparative disappointment and the studio took a reputational pounding. Yet CD Projekt was known for improving its games post-release and in this regard, we were assured, Cyberpunk would be no different. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CD Projekt RED; PC, PS5, XboxThe stylish RPG has undergone a radical transformation, and the expansion starring Idris Elba makes the best of the game\u2019s new features Like a Night City gangster after a botched cyberware installation, Cyberpunk 2077 emerged from development as a half-finished pariah. When it was released in the dismal winter of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/22\/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-review-excellent-expansion-enhances-an-overhauled-game\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review: excellent expansion enhances an overhauled game<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":11638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11637"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}