The wait for Cyberpunk 2077 is almost over, and it seems like the anticipation is reaching unprecedented levels, judging from the current views of the latest gameplay trailer.
The latest Official Gameplay Trailer, which has been released last week, on November 19th, shortly after the final episode of Night City Wire, has received over 21 million views in around four days. This definitely bodes well for Cyberpunk 2077, which is setting out to be one of the most popular role-playing games of the past few years.
Following last week's Night City Wire, several outlets shared their Cyberpunk 2077 impressions from a 16 hours playthrough. Some of them highlighted how melee combat is quite satisfying and perfectly viable, especially katana combat.
Swords in Cyberpunk 2077 aren't just melee weapons you fall back on when you're out of ammo. They can be that, but they can also be an entire play style. Sword-specific perks include Slow and Steady, which increases your armour as you sprint, letting you close in on enemies without being shot to pieces. And Deathbolt (the icon for which shows V licking a katana) restores your health and increases your movement speed at the moment you kill someone with any bladed weapon.
A quality sword like the Black Unicorn, combined with these perks, makes wielding a blade in Cyberpunk 2077 incredibly satisfying and super effective. If you're careful, and use the environment to your advantage, you can clear out an entire facility of heavily armed soldiers without firing a shot.
Cyberpunk 2077 launches on December 10th on PC, Stadia, and consoles. In case you are getting the game on PC, check out the updated system requirements to see if your system is ready for the upcoming RPG by CD Project Red.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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