Night City Stories: A Cyberpunk 2077 Podcast

The life paths have converged and now we start our first day in the life of a Night City merc. In this episode we cover the first half of the prologue as we discuss the first three main missions: The Rescue, The Ripperdoc, and The Ride. Before that, however, we need to revist the Corpo opener. Jaa has played through it and feels Bob missed a few things.
The game gives us a double dose of tutorial as we work with T-Bug in a training construct, and then get to put it to use as we save a kidnapping victim. We also get our first taste of how different choices can effect outcome. We meet our first Ripper doc to help fix a glitch in our system and get upgraded cyberware up to meet with the best fixer in the city: Dexter Deshaun. We're making our way to the big leagues, as Jackie likes to say.

Episode URL: tb.gg/2n6

Hosts:
Bob Schissler
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Jarret Redding
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This is a long one thanks to how many outcomes you can get with The Package. Also, we have a new host joining us, so we had to let him introduce himself. On this episode we will cover both main missions The Information and The Package. We discuss going to Lizzies to meet Evelyn Parker and going through our first Braindances. We also discuss a little bit about the history of Lizzies and how the Mox formed to protect sex workers, and then about the primary form of entertainment in this world, the Braindance.
From there we move on to The Package, which might be the most versatile mission in the game. We counted five, maybe six, possible outcomes for this mission and we discuss them all. Do you pay them with your own money? Do you give them the credit chip? Do you crack the chip or keep the virus on it? We also talk a bit about Meredith Stout, our first interaction with Militech, and how we wish the rest of the game played more like this mission.

Episode URL: tb.gg/2ng

Hosts:
Justin Maxey
Bob Schissler
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Jarret Redding
twitter.com/jaastradamus

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This week we finally finish up Act 1 as we make our way through its final mission: The Heist. V and Jackie finally hit the big time as they enter Afterlife for the first time. We meet Claire the bartender, and get our first look at Rogue. We also finally me T-Bug for the first time in the real as we meet with Dexter Deshawn one final time before the big job to get all the details. Well, not all the details. Stuff like, how much we are going to make is still kind of up in the air. Small stuff...
We are introduced to Delamain for the first time as we head to Konpeki Plaza. Things seem to be going well until an unexpected visitor comes to visit Yorinobu, and that is when the plan goes to hell. We discuss our escape, the consequences, and how it all ends.

Episode URL: tb.gg/2ns

Hosts:
Jarret Redding
twitter.com/jaastradamus
Justin Maxey
Bob Schissler
twitch.tv/blazzinbob

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This week we are doing things a little differently. After the heist ends poorly for V you end up in the memories of Johnny Silverhand as he executes his plan to take down Arasaka. We figured it would be a good time to learn more about Arasaka and how it rose to power. We discuss Arasaka’s beginnings in 1915 Japan, how it built its wealth through World War II, Saburo’s vision, and how it was executed.
We also discuss Love Like Fire, the interlude between Act 1 and 2 where Johnny Silverhand [REDACTED] at Arasaka tower. Cyberpunk 2077 does not really do justice to the impact Johnny’s actions, so we also discuss the fallout from the event that left Arasaka, and even the Japanese government, crippled. Finally, we discuss how Arasaka regained its strength and how it got such a strong foothold in Night City.

Episode URL: tb.gg/2o0

Hosts:
Justin Maxey
Jarret Redding
twitter.com/jaastradamus
Bob Schissler
twitch.tv/blazzinbob

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This week we are Bob-less, but we are pushing an episode out anyway to keep things moving. We’re covering the main quest: Automatic Love. Picking up after meeting with Takemura, we’re going to head to Lizzies to meet up with Judy where, depending on your dialog, we’ll earn Judy’s trust to find out where Evelyn is, or have a heated conversation about it. We’ll also head to Clouds, the premiere Dollhouse in Night City, where we’ll learn what happened to Evelyn as well as our “deepest desires”.
Also, Jaa wants to know why so many people picked Angel when they mean to pick Skye, as there is more than enough information to tell you who’s who. We also discuss the different approaches you can take to getting the info you need at Clouds.

Episode URL: tb.gg/2os

Hosts:
Justin Maxey
Jarret Redding
twitter.com/jaastradamus

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