Actions Influence the World
Just because the world doesn’t revolve around V, doesn’t mean that it won’t pay attention to their actions. Every choice that is made in Cyberpunk 2077 will likely have some ripple effect, no matter how big or small. One of those effects can be seen in the demo when the gang V and Jackie just ripped off comes after them as payback in the middle of their mission.
The game even has an entire system devoted to progressing V’s reputation, called Street Cred. Street Cred is gained by completing missions, unlocking gear, vendors and unique content based on the word of mouth from V’s actions.
Cyberpunk 2077 certainly won’t be the first open-world title that has a cause and effect system, but it looks like it will be the most realistic. The aforementioned drive-by revenge scenarios make sense in this world given how commonplace crime tends to be in the city. Everything that occurs with the cause and effect system corresponds with the lore Cyberpunk 2077 has crafted.
