Through the many performance issues it faced at launch, Cyberpunk 2077 does have many positive qualities to it, especially surrounding its story. Following V, players take on the corruption and struggles of Night City as a mercenary, but when a botched job permanently installs the engram of terrorist Johnny Silverhand into their brain, they only have a short while to live. In this time, V investigates the possibility of separating themself from the dead rockstar, coming in close contact with many new faces along the way.