Cyberpunk 2077 takes a different path than The Witcher 3: There is a character editor that offers the freedom to choose the gender. But there’s even more.
It is not The Witcher: Some fans expressed their discontent after the E3 trailer of Cyberpunk 2077 about the supposed main character. They felt he looked unlikable and did not compare to Geralt. Nonsense! Unlike in The Witcher, you do not have a predefined protagonist; instead, you can create your own character in Cyberpunk 2077, who, however, has the fixed name “V”.
Choice between male and female: And even though this was already known with the character editor, it is new since the E3 show from the American gaming site Gamespot that you will be able to choose between male and female. There will also be a voice output corresponding to the gender.
The character editor offers several options to customize your character. These include:
- Hair with different hairstyles
- Tattoos and makeup
- Body shape
- Clothes and much more.
Interesting for role players: You define your own background and the intertwined backstory then also has an influence on the game and your character. The course of the game can thus change, and you unlock different things.
You can choose stats like “cool”. There is currently little information about the values, but it is already known that they will influence battles and dialogues. The options during character creation include:
- Strength
- Constitution
- Intelligence
- Reflexes
- Tech
- Cool
“Classes” will follow later. Not during character creation, but over the course of the game you will specialize further and be able to take on different roles. One should not expect conventional classes, as known from various RPGs here. There are 3 different categories for the skills: Combat, Tech, and Hacking. You can freely combine and mix these.
The character is played from the first-person perspective, but in some cutscenes, you will see your character from the third person:
