PC Gamer has a op ed about the missteps 2077 made and how the expansion Phantom Liberty can correct them. I have to be honest, at first reading this I thought it was a borderline click bait negative hit piece just hammering its flaws. But by half way though I was agreeing with the points much more than not. I think they are a little over critical about the writing, but that aside most every other point I feel is valid. And WOULD make the game noticeably better if they took some of this advice to heart. Comment what you think below, here is a snip;

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Speaking of Johnny, he’s back, in engram form. In our review, James Davenport called Silverhand out for being marred by inconsistent focus and characterization. The flashbacks are a good example of this inconsistency—Johnny’s portrayal in flashbacks as a serious alcoholic with a genuine emotional immaturity is so at odds with this contrasting image of cool guy brain ghost Keanu Reeves Johnny that it can feel like the narrative is really losing track of what it wants to be. Is Johnny supposed to be this voice that pulls the player towards escalating acts of violence and destruction, contextualizing the player’s actions as the gradual death of V’s soul and the takeover of Johnny’s engram? Or is Johnny a distinct entity, something that can be pulled out of this self-destructive spiral, partitioned and lived with?

These questions are sidestepped in lieu of a brain tumor that sounds Duke Nukem. With Reeves returning to voice Silverhand in 2077, I’m really holding out for a more nuanced portrayal of our favorite domestic terrorist, ideally asking some more questions about how much of V is even left.