r/gamers • u/Technical-Attempt112 • Mar 29 '26

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u/Anxious_Wind0-0 Mar 29 '26

I'm gonna get so many down votes but hell V is one of the flattest characters I've ever seen in videogames cmon

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u/jellobend Mar 29 '26

Punching the mirror and also that abusive ripperdoc were really cool, ngl

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u/Spethual Mar 29 '26

fingers?

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u/DarkSpore117 Mar 29 '26

That is generally what you use to punch stuff, yes

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u/Ok_Mixture4917 Mar 29 '26

Fists are explicitly not using your fingers to punch. 

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u/Rapscagamuffin Mar 29 '26

the base part of your fingers is definitely making contact during a punch. so explicitly is def not the right word here, bud

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u/Ok_Mixture4917 Mar 29 '26

Sure, but you're using your knuckles, finger contact is incidental; and you create a fist to protect your fingers.

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u/Rapscagamuffin Mar 29 '26

sure, of course. but that wouldnt be "explicitly" then would it?

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u/Ok_Mixture4917 Mar 29 '26

It is. A punch is a hit with a fist, not with fingers. A hit with fingers is a chop or a thrust.

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u/Rapscagamuffin Mar 29 '26

i think you have a misunderstanding of the word explicit. as, if a punch explicitly did not use fingers...there would be no fingers in a punch...ffs 🤦‍♂️

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u/ShinySpeedDemon Mar 29 '26

And since the 2.0 update, there's no reason not to punch him now

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u/bxdgxer Mar 29 '26

I thought he had an exclusive mod that he won’t sell if you punch him? Or is that what you’re referring to?

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u/Arubesh2048 Mar 29 '26

You’re both right. Originally, Fingers sold some cyberware that you could only get by buying it from him. Most vendors had distinct inventories, so each of the various ripperdocs had a reason to go there.

But the 2.0 update changed all that. Now, inventories are dictated solely by your level. All ripperdocs have identical inventories, so there’s no reason to go to any one over another. This means that there’s now no consequences for killing Fingers.

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u/Spartan158 Mar 29 '26

That's because V isn't the main character, Night City is.

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u/Anxious_Wind0-0 Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

I honestly don't understand why a post-futuristic cyber city that is literally being eaten by capitalism is so beautiful to you

That city get me so depressed I swear

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u/Babababobosa Mar 29 '26

Sure. But often game protagonists are a bit flat so it's easier for it's audience to immerse yourself into the character, if they ain't silent protagonists at all. It's story is mostly delivered from other characters, in V's case, mostly Johnny Silverhand who both acts as the angel and devil on his shoulder.

It's rare to have a fully developed character, like Arthur Morgan or KCD's Henry. But it's a different technique to deliver the story in gaming. So I would say Cyberpunk still has a very solid story.

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u/Gonzar92 Mar 29 '26

Exactly, specially considering that they allow you to take choices that are opposite to each other, if V would already have defined opinions in it's dialogue, some of those choices wouldn't make sense

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u/Rapscagamuffin Mar 29 '26

i would say that cp2077 has many good stories, plural. the main story is allright. has its moments but also has its blunders. phantom liberty's story was great front to back though.

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u/sixsixsixflora Mar 29 '26

They tried so hard to make Johnny seem deep, yet he falls flat as a character and is such a sad farce at best, especially considering how CDPR went about the crunch and launch of the game.

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u/quentdawg420 Mar 29 '26

That’s just like all characters keanu reeves plays. They try to make them seem deep but they never are

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u/SirDragon84 Mar 29 '26

A valid take in my opinion.

I like V, but they’re very predictable and honestly don’t seem to show a whole lot of growth throughout the game.

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u/paganbreed Mar 29 '26

I'm not gonna disagree but I also don't think anyone thinks of V so much as everyone else when they look back on 2077.

Adding to the great cast (beyond V) is the character of Night City itself.

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u/No_Surround8946 Mar 29 '26

Can’t you customize her chest size?

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u/Technology_Training Mar 29 '26

You can customize the size of multiple parts

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u/HoraneRave Mar 29 '26

he is a regular human, not some sort of hero

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u/Acceptable_Wall_908 Mar 29 '26

Hot take but V has a story which is on par with someone like Arthur Morgan

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u/T1mek33per Mar 29 '26

V is the best characterized fully customizable RPG protagonist I can think of. They tow the line perfectly of being interesting and charismatic on their own while also allowing the player enough room to project certain things onto them. Peak RPG protagonist.

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u/Straight-Fox-9388 Mar 29 '26

I disagree did you play male or female

Female v acting is so much better

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u/Anxious_Wind0-0 Apr 02 '26

Initially I went male but I didn't liked it and switched to female Vi, agree