Cyberpunk 2077
Despite my best efforts, I have not been able to shake Cyberpunk 2077 since playing it for the first time last year. It had one of the messiest launches ever, and is no doubt still riddled with blemishes and imperfections, and yet everywhere I turn, I still see Night City. I see Afterlife and Rogue sitting in the back of it. I see Johnny Silverhand and a view of the city from the outskirts of town. I see Santo Domingo, a neighborhood named after the capital of my mother country, and how rundown it is. I see the dilapidated ruins of Dogtown and the glow of the Heavy Hearts Club’s massive pyramid jutting out of it. I miss it all the time. I miss my V, and I miss his friends and his partner. Warts and all, Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most unforgettable games I’ve played, and I still haven’t been able to place my thumb on exactly why. If getting lost in a world filled with people making the best of a shitty situation sounds like something that could mean a lot to you, you can pick up Cyberpunk 2077 for $30 and its ultimate edition (which packs in the phenomenal Phantom Liberty expansion) for $53.59.
