The one impression of Phantom Liberty for Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red is a gradually disappearing vision that is not entirely gone—it has been revived by the players who have discovered the character Songbird. An official tweet says, “Get up, we have Songbird to find!” while at the same time presenting the FIA agent Solomon Reed and giving a short preview of the unique characters in the expansion. It is this unmistakable Cyberpunk aura—dark, mysterious, and just inviting you to visit the Night City once again.
What exactly is the Phantom Liberty, then? It is the mega spy-thriller expansion that the game released last year, which added a completely new district and a brand new story line to the main game. Your character, who is called V, is the hero along with the voice of Solomon Reed played by Idris Elba; and your main objective is to locate this mysterious character named Songbird. The official tweet suggests, “It is safer to stay together,” which indeed in Night City slang sounds like a threat. To put it bluntly, the whole city is not a secure place.
Twitter users that respond to the tweet are very excited. A player called MSZUKA says: “If it is Solomon Reed who says we should go, I am already sprinting” and I could not agree more. The sheer presence of this character may even make me jump off a building! Another gamer, Razer, goes as far as to call it “the greatest expansion ever.” and actually? It is hard to deny it. Ratings for Phantom Liberty were far superior compared to the chaotic launch of the game
On the contrary, there are some who are dissatisfied. A heated debate is taking place in the comments regarding last-gen console players. User Lizardpipez is very passionate when he accuses CDPR of “stealing from PS4 users” and demands that the company provide a PS5 pro upgrade instead of sending out new content. Another user GOATzievSZN is tearing into Lizardpipez and asserting that trying to play Cyberpunk on the older consoles was “dumb” and that one should take the PC or current-gen Xbox route to have fun.The 2020 feud is back again—those fans who felt betrayed by a rushed release are making noise.
Some players prefer to wait before jumping in. Jaxxfoxx confesses: “I still really need to play the dlc,” while milfsyuri is nearly in tears saying, “CYBERPUNK PLEASE PUT THE DLC ON SALE SO I CAN GET IT.” The struggle is very real when you’re trying to save eddies in this economic climate.
Next is open the topic of the expansion’s structure. User flatfingers0 admits that the beginning of the Phantom Liberty is very guided and linear, in contrast to the open-world freedom that players are used to, “I found the first part incredibly frustrating in how long it spent controlling every moment — I might as well have been reading a book.” The user does, however, concede that once it loosens up, it turns into “a superb addition.” Along with the player defending the storyline focus, NOBODY states, “Let them tell the story they want to tell, the way they want to tell it.”
Even so, GameCentric observes, “The Songbird hunt never gets boring,” and, frankly? They may be on to something. There is this mystery that keeps players returning even after months of the expansion’s release.
The discussion even takes an odd twist when participants start to evaluate how “real” Cyberpunk 2077 is compared to the real world in 2024. One of the contributors responds to a question regarding realism with “Have you been in a coma for five years?” when another is pouring cold water on the game’s realism. Considering the madness the world is currently going through, Night City might not seem all that different from the “real” world anymore for some people.
What is unquestionable is that Phantom Liberty has been the liberation arc of CDPR. After the traumatic launch of 2020 that compelled players to ask for refunds, the studio had to spend years fixing the game before it was time to release this expansion. And the risk paid off—most players appear to share the same view that it is a great piece of content. Above all, the characters have received, especially Solomon Reed, who has become a fan favorite. The spy-thriller vibe surprisingly fits well with the Cyberpunk universe.
However, some of the issues have not yet been solved. Gamers stuck with last-gen consoles feel that they have been forgotten and some of them are requesting more post-game content. User severusj7 communicates his dissatisfaction: “Add new dlc and more missions, I have completed the game, now there is nothing else to do,” and I concur. After watching all the endings and finding Songbird, there is no more gaming reason for you unless
