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Cyberpunk 2077 may have had one of the rockiest launches in gaming history, but CD Projekt Red turned things around with Phantom Liberty. The expansion didn’t just patch the game—it rebuilt it, refining its mechanics, deepening its world, and delivering a gripping new storyline led by Idris Elba. Whether you’ve played before or are coming in fresh, Phantom Liberty is the redemption arc fans were hoping for. Hitpoints has more.

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00:00If you played Cyberpunk 2077, you know how incredible it was. Yes, the initial release
00:06of Cyberpunk was a nightmare for both players and developer CD Projekt Red, but with the Phantom
00:11Liberty DLC, the game has not only received an overhaul that makes it better, but builds upon
00:17its greatest strengths. Story-wise, DualShockers reports that following the incident involving
00:23the Arasaka's relic biochip, which implanted Johnny Silverhand's construct into their head, V,
00:30that's you, receives a call from enigmatic netrunner Song So Me. She offers a potential
00:36cure for your unique condition, but there's a catch. You must undertake a dangerous mission
00:41that takes V straight into Dogtown, a new district within Night City, controlled by a military
00:46organization. According to IGN, while Phantom Liberty isn't required to install the 2.0 update
00:53for the game, the newly reworked skill tree makes it easier to build your character towards specific
00:58playstyles. Whether you're pursuing a hacker build, augment build, or something else,
01:032023's Cyberpunk 2077 is a much better experience than it was in 2020.
01:10And this is the only DLC that Cyberpunk is going to get. According to Video Games Chronicle,
01:16there's an element of sadness to it, thinking about what could have been if the launch game
01:21was up to the standard Phantom Liberty is today. But at the very least, it means that CD Projekt can move
01:28on to its next project, safe in the knowledge that Cyberpunk 2077 was left in an excellent state.
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