Summary
Cyberpunk 2077players have started a conversation about what could be a surprising plot hole in the RPG’s key Heist mission. It may have been years sinceCyberpunk 2077first launched, but sometimes new ideas can crop up during replays. That’s exactly what happened whenCyberpunk 2077players revisited the Heist mission, in which Yorinobu Arasaka’s actions trigger what becomes the core conflict of the story afterward.Cyberpunk 2077players can’t help but ask if that conflict could have been easily avoided, however.
InCyberpunk 2077, theArasaka Corporation is a truly villainous entity. It wields incredible wealth and influence across the world due to its weapons and military equipment manufacturing. Further, it uses assassins, mercenaries, and the yakuza to manipulate and control the world underhandedly. At the top of the Arasaka Corporation is Saburo, also known as the Emperor. Saburo’s children vie for Saburo’s approval and power, but one son has always worked against the Arasaka empire. That son is Yorinobu, who Saburo confronts in the events ofCyberpunk 2077’s Heist mission.
Those who have yet toplay throughCyberpunk 2077’s storyshould do so before delving further into this conversation. The events of the Heist mission are major spoilers. Those who have played through the Heist mission know that during it Yorinobu kills his father, Saburo, and the player watches the entire murder from behind a see-through wall. It begs the question, however, why didn’t the player simply record the murder with their Kiroshi optical implants?
That’s the discussion that’s currently ongoing on Reddit, where user Appropriate-Fudge810 asks, “Is V stupid?” They note thatV’s Kiroshi opticsare “top shelf” and would obviously have a camera and recording feature. If V had recorded Yorinobu murdering his father, then the footage could have been used to help prevent various events later in the game from happening. That did not happen, obviously, and would likely have made for a less excitingCyberpunk 2077campaign.
SomeCyberpunk 2077players have some ideas for why V didn’t record the murder. Perhaps the screen they were looking through prevented recording, perhaps they wanted to avoid recording themself in the middle of a major crime, or perhaps they simply didn’t think about it as they panicked over the situation. Still, it’s hard to argue that V, with their cyborg optics, wouldn’t have had a recording. There should be more of an explanation in-game than there currently is.
Another comment does note that even if V had recorded the events of the Heist mission, that doesn’t necessarily help them. In 2077, altered video footage is common and wouldn’t guarantee that V would be believed. A recording wouldn’t necessarily prove anything. Further, asCyberpunk 2077’s story plays out, who pulled off the murder isn’t necessarily important. Key players likely understand what happened with Yorinobu. What happens after is about politics, and V is in many ways just a pawn caught up in a tidal wave. That’s not to sayCyberpunk 2077doesn’t have its fair share of plot holes, though.
Cyberpunk 2077is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
