CD Project Red dropped three new trailers for their highly anticipated upcoming game Cyberpunk 2077 display some of the gunplay and storyline of the title. But the most exciting video (for me) was an offer behind-the-scenes show featuring legendary Swedish hardcore punk band Refused composing new compositions for the game as the fictional band Samurai. If you’ve been following news about Cyberpunk 2077, you probably know that Samurai is the band led by Keanu Reeves‘character Johnny Silverhand, who makes this news about 100 times more hype.
The videos were all shown on the latest episode of Night City Wire, an ongoing YouTube series from CD Project Red that goes into detail about Cyberpunk 2077 in the months leading up to its release in November. And if you’re not a fan of Swedish hardcore, do not worry – there’s enough gameplay goodness to catch your eye. The first video, titled “Lifepaths”, outlines the three different backstory options you have when creating your version of V, the main character of the game. Do you want to be a city with a lot of luck, growing up under the drones of Night City? Or a nomad, living in the desert outside the city in a relatively serene environment? You can even choose to be a business chair, immersed in deadly cat-and-mouse games of industrial espionage. Each path looks interesting in its own right, and I cry over the hundreds of hours of deadlines I will probably dive into every possible backstory when I finally get my hands on this dang game.
The second video, “Tools of Destruction,” shows Cyberpunk 2077’s impressive array of weapons. In addition to the expected arsenal of guns, you can limit your enemies with several different melee weapons (like a thermal katana) and some terrific cybernetic augments. (I install the deliciously gruesome mantis claws in my character, immediately I get the option to do so.) Not that the guns look boring – they are an impressive array of futuristic boomsticks with some enticing shooting modes, including what appears to be a miniature stinger missile to be a launcher and a truly righteous gun.
You can watch all three videos below. For more goodness of video games, check out our list of the best Nintendo Switch titles you should play.
