Yuma descends on Night City! The overwhelming volume of the open world RPG "Cyberpunk 2077" [Tsumigebu! Episode 6]

This is the Tsumikibashi University Game Research Club. This is the club room of the Tsumikibashi University Game Research Club, or "Tsumige Club" for short.

The club members bring in their own stacks of games (so-called "piled-up games") and just play them. ......
This is a series of game reviews in the style of a novel, which leisurely describes the daily life of the "Tsumigame Club"!

Introduction of Tsumigame club members: Yuma Konoshita, the main character, is a 19-year-old college freshman. She is bright, honest, polite and a little natural. She is a casual gamer and enjoys playing games of all genres without hating them.; Sayuri Ekioka is a 20-year-old second-year university student and the head of the Tsumigame club. She is a passionate gamer who can't stop talking about games and has a wealth of knowledge about them. She has a wide range of knowledge from old games (including maniac games before the Famicom!) to the latest games. ) to the latest games, and buys any game that interests him, from the hottest titles to the most maniacal. However, his game playing skills are apparently not very good.; Kirishima Sui is a 20-year-old second-year university student and vice president of the Tsumigame Club. She met Sayuri in the spring of their freshman year of college. She is a gal-type girl who got hooked on video games under Sayuri's influence and is now a total gamer. She is a genius gamer who can get the hang of any genre of game she plays and quickly get good at it.

One evening. Yuma Konoshita, a first-year club member, came to the club room and opened the door to play games.

Good evening!

In the club room, the club leader, Sayuri Ekioka, a second-year student, and another club member, Sui Kirishima, a second-year student and vice-president, were having some mysterious conversation.

Ummm, I can't do that. ...... Replacing the frontal lobe and nervous system with a machine is quite scary just by imagining it. ......

Is it?　I wouldn't mind replacing all the parts that can be replaced with machines. Wouldn't it be cool if the brain and bones were machines?

Is that so ......?　You have a very advanced way of thinking. ......

Oh, um, what are you talking about......?

Yuma asks, entering the room and taking a seat. Now all three members of the Tsumigae club are present.

Oh, Yuma, you're here. Today we are going to play "Cyberpunk 2077" that I brought with me!　I was chatting with Sui ahead of that.

Cyberpunk 2077!　I know, it's a blockbuster that's been getting a lot of attention!

Yes, I bought it on the day it was released!　I bought it on the day it was released too~~ Today, Sayuri brought it over, so we all decided to play it while chatting.

Hmmm.... If Yuma hasn't played it yet, Sui and I will talk a lot about the charms of the large volume of "Cyberpunk 2077" today!

Yes, please! Oh, so you were talking about "Cyberpunk 2077" when you said, "Replacing brains and bones with machines," weren't you?

No?　I'm talking about the kind of surgery I'm seriously thinking of doing?

What?　Are you sure you're okay with that kind of thing? ......　I mean, with today's technology, can you perform such a sci-fi kind of surgery ......?　And wouldn't it cost a lot of money too......!

I believe in it. ......

Yuma...... is such a naive and innocent guy.......

Based on TRPG! You can customize your appearance and "life path" to enjoy authentic role-playing!

Before introducing the game, let me first introduce the original story of "Cyberpunk 2077".

So there is an original story?　Is it a novel or something? ......?

Zanen♪ The original work is, you know, a TRPG.

Tee-er-pee-jee ......?

TRPG, or "Table Talk RPG. It's not a computer game, but a role-playing game in which people talk to each other and play as characters, using paper, pencil, and dice.

Cyberpunk 2077" is based on a TRPG called "Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.

I see... ...... means that "Cyberpunk 2077" is an RPG in terms of genre?

That's right!

You're talking loudly!

At first glance, it seems to have more action and FPS elements, but in fact, the most important element of "Cyberpunk 2077" is that it is an RPG, in other words, a game in which the player assumes the role of the protagonist.

Hmmm.

The protagonist of this game is a character named "V" (Vee), who can be male or female, and whose appearance can be created by the player, down to facial parts, hairstyle, eye color, and fingernail color.

By the way, it took me an hour to make up my character because I was so particular about it.

Wow, that long?　If it took you an hour, it would probably take me a whole day. ...... I'm very particular and indecisive. ......

By the way, it's not only the appearance that the player can make. You can also choose a "life path" that determines the background of the main character, V.

Life path, you say? ......?

It's the setting of what kind of life the protagonist has led. It is the equivalent of a role in a role-playing game.

There are three life paths to choose from. The "Street Kid," a street kid born and raised in Knight City, the setting of the game; the "No-Mad," who was born and raised in the Badlands, a desert area on the outskirts of Knight City; and the "Corporate," who is an agent for Arasaka, a large company in Knight City, and is a successful person in life. The "Corporate" is a successful man who is an agent for the Alaska Corporation. Depending on which one you choose, the prologue and the dialogue in the game will change.

I chose "NoMad. I chose "NoMad" because it's a cool movie-like character, a drifter from out of town.

I'm interested in "Corporate"!　I have a cool image of elites working for big companies, and I feel like they are the complete opposite of me, so I kind of admire them. ......

Mm-hmm. By the way, I chose "Street Kid" because of the coolness of surviving in a world of the weak and the strong.

Ahhh, it might be a bit like Sayuri.

Oh, yeah, ......?

You know, there was a time when I was negotiating aggressively with the university and other clubs to secure a club room, right?　At that time, Sayuri seemed like a "street kid" who was protecting his own territory.

Heh, I didn't know that happened!　You're so cool, Mr. Director. ...... ♪

Nah, I'm starting to feel embarrassed inexplicably when you say it like that. ......　Let's move on, let's move on!

Too much immersion and freedom! A vast open world and abundant training elements are the charms of this game!

Cyberpunk 2077" is a first-person open world RPG. Traveling around the vast Night City from the perspective of the main character V, you will feel a deep sense of immersion as if you are really living in a near-future world.

The atmosphere of Night City is very unique. Neon lights are glaring everywhere, it's messy and decadent, and there are machines all over the place. ...... It's a world that can only be expressed through games, and it's exciting just to walk around it.

If it's an open world, does that mean that players can freely roam around this Night City as they please?

Mm-hmm. The player's objective is to complete the main job, which is the main focus of the story, but there are a large number of side jobs in this title that are side trips, so you can focus on completing the side jobs while freely exploring the city. You can enjoy a high degree of freedom of play that only an open world can offer.

You can not only walk around, but you can also drive around in a car, and there is also a fast travel function that allows you to quickly move from one place to another.

The scenery is fascinating, so driving seems like fun... ♪

Yeah, it feels like you're traveling in another world...but you have to be careful not to get into an accident because you're too busy admiring the scenery.

Yes, that's right. ...... (I think I'm going to have an accident. ......)

Cyberpunk 2077" is not only open-world, but it also offers a lot of freedom, with a lot of training elements, which is essential in RPGs.

I know!　It's so hard to decide where to allocate ability points and perk points!

Let's see, there are two types of points? ......?

Well, let me introduce them one by one. First, there are ability value points. These are earned when you level up and can be assigned to one of five categories.

The five categories are "physical," "reaction," "intelligence," "skill," and "will. Each of the five categories has its own status, such as "Physical," which increases HP and damage from melee weapons, and "Intent," which increases resistance.

For example, if you strengthen "Body", you will be able to force open doors, and if you strengthen "Reaction", you will be able to move faster, and so on.

I see~......, this is something I would definitely be very confused about. ......

By the way, I first gave a lot of weight to "Physical". I want to go on a rampage with all my might.

Sui, you are surprisingly a brainy type, aren't you?　A genius who is good at games and a brainy berserker is the most difficult type to make enemies with. ......

No, who's the brainy berserker?

Haha ....... So, what's the perk point all about?

Hmmm. A perk is like a special skill. There are perks with various effects, such as "maximum HP is increased," "reload time of certain guns is shortened," "sale price of crafted items is increased by 10%," etc., which can be released by using perk points.

The more ability points you have, the more perks you can release, so where you allocate your ability points is also important here.

Once again, this is something I would definitely get very confused about. ......!

This title also has a wide variety of equipment, including weapons and armor. The equipment has a set rarity, so I can assure you that you will find yourself repeatedly battling for the rarer items.

It's the Huxla element that Sui-san loves!

That kind of thing!　It's really a complete swamp now~!

It's the kind of thing you can't get out of once you're hooked. ......

And furthermore, there is also something called "cyberware". This is a system in which the V's frontal lobe, circulatory system, visual system, hands, arms, legs, etc. are replaced with machines to strengthen the body.