Cyberpunk 2077 is a video game adaptation of Cyberpunk 2020, a tabletop role-playing game set in a dystopic time period that tackles things like inequality and oppression. As such, most expect that Cyberpunk 2077 will handle similar issues, but some wonder if real-world events may have also influenced it.

In a recent interview with the Polish website Spider's Web, CyberPunk 2077 Quest Designer Pawel Sasko discussed whether or not modern, real-world protests such as the Black Lives Matter movement caused any changes to Cyberpunk 2077's outcome. Sasko's short and sweet answer was that they didn't, but he does clarify why.

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According to the quest designer, it's simply too late for CD Projekt Red to make changes to Cyberpunk's narrative. The recent blow-up in protest happened long after Cyberpunk 2077 entered its final stages of development, and at this stage, Projekt Red doesn't change anything to the story it's telling, as most of it is already recorded.

Sasko goes on to say that Cyberpunk 2077 isn't a political statement or a political thesis. He and CD Projekt Red see it as a work of art and a statement to the studio's philosophy. The publisher-developer is made up of people with different political and religious views and different sexual orientations, and it tries to encourage openness because of this.

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Sasko claims that the most important thing for Projekt Red is the stories that it tells the players, and he finds it difficult to imagine the kinds of events that would have to happen for them to start changing things at this stage, especially in order to avoid talking about something.

However, he does allude to the fact that Cyberpunk 2077 already tackles themes that triggered modern protests, such as police brutality, racism, and oppression. These topics just weren't inspired by real-world events, which makes sense considering Cyberpunk 2077's source material.

That said, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 expansions will happen after the game launches. There will be two of them, and they'll be similar in scope to what The Witcher 3 received. If Projekt Red really wants to, they could use protests like BLM and what's going on in Hong Kong for inspiration.

Regardless, though, the base game will tackle similar situations already. And since Cyberpunk 2077 releases in two months — barring delays — its topics are contemporary, so it'll be hard for anyone to tell that it wasn't inspired by the recent protest around the world anyway.

Cyberpunk 2077 is set to release November 19 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with Stadia, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions to follow.

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Source: Spider's Web