The attention to detail in this game is insane.

[아줌마]

On my second playthrough, I started noticing details that many of us might miss the first time around and even take for granted.

Here's just a short list:

- When you first enter Lizzie's Bar to meet Evie, you'll see her and Judy drinking at the counter. When V asks the bartender about Evelyn, Judy will slightly flinch, look at you and then quickly glance back at Ev with a worried look. She finishes her drink and walks away. This really shows Judy cares about her, but also knows she can handle herself and her business.

- After Panam gets wounded during the mission with V, she'll carry scars on her hip (where she got hit) for the remainder of the game.

- Purely looking at the characters' facial expressions will give away their true emotions and intentions. Oftentimes you can tell whether they're lying or not by just looking at their faces carefully.

- Judy and Jackie will twitch their legs up and down as an indicator that they're feeling bored/anxious in certain scenes.

- The dashboards of vehicles carry a great amount of information and detail. (Current radio station, time, speed etc.)

- When you take the time to inspect a character, you'll start to notice how humanlike they are. From veins, pores to arm hairs. A great example is Panam's former nose piercing scar on her nose.

- V's apartment has a habit of upgrading itself with little items from time to time, depending on which quests you have finished. (Dreamcatcher from Misty, posters after certain missions, Judy's diving gear etc.)

- When you first go to the Afterlife to meet Dex, you'll find Panam and Nash discussing job-related details.

- Jackie does your job descriptions up until you meet Johnny, then after that, it's only him.

- When you call someone on your phone, and you visit the person while on a call, you'll see that character actually holding the phone and talking.

- Reading emails on the laptops during missions/gigs will often give you alternative dialogue options you otherwise wouldn't have the access to.

- During one of Judy's quests, where she and V pay Maiko a visit in her office, you will find a mail on her computer that reads "Do Not Delete", which contains a picture of (her ex) Judy. This implies that at one point, Judy meant a lot to her and perhaps still does.

- In the same fashion, snooping around on Judy's PC, you'll read exchanges between her and Maiko, further clarifying their relationship. Also, you'll get some background on one of Judy's tattoos (the firetruck).

- After the parade mission, there'll be a news anchor going live, covering the events that have just happened.

- The amount of Streed Cred you possess will give you the ability to alter some outcomes of certain side quests.

- During "Pyramid Song" Judy hums the score, which later on plays during the romance scene.

- Skippy the Gun also hums a song: Disturbia by Rihanna.

- Young Rogue and Judy share the same tank-top. However, I'm not sure if there's any correlation. That same tank-top can be bought and worn by V.

- Many, many more amazing details.

[n0mad23]

After getting bits and pieces about how only the uber-rich ever actually are the only ones to eat real meat, I stumbled across a butcher in Kabuki with all kinds of meat hanging up.

Had to shudder there, as it was most obviously long-pig hanging on those hooks.

[Mansen]

Originally posted by n0mad23:

After getting bits and pieces about how only the uber-rich ever actually are the only ones to eat real meat, I stumbled across a butcher in Kabuki with all kinds of meat hanging up.

Had to shudder there, as it was most obviously long-pig hanging on those hooks.

None of it is real. Synthmeat.

Real meat is mostly illegal and highly exotic. As explained in painful detail if you read shards or pay attention.

[n0mad23]

Originally posted by Mansen:

Originally posted by n0mad23:

After getting bits and pieces about how only the uber-rich ever actually are the only ones to eat real meat, I stumbled across a butcher in Kabuki with all kinds of meat hanging up.

Had to shudder there, as it was most obviously long-pig hanging on those hooks.

None of it is real. Synthmeat.

Real meat is mostly illegal and highly exotic. As explained in painful detail if you read shards or pay attention.

I thought in one of those shards there was mention that some of the extremely wealthy had real meat added to theirs. Maybe I'm confusing it with the real vegetables.

Which is why seeing all those torsos hanging on racks was so unsettling.

[Mansen]

You quoted me...and promptly ignored the second paragraph it feels like?

Synthmeat isn't some kind of paste. In 2077 it's like fake meat - that looks like meat. The .1% of Night City might eat actual, fresh food (that includes vegetables) might once or twice a year.

It's that restricted (due to massive issues with plague, diseases and so on) and expensive to make compared to the output, that only the few can ever afford it - and often used as more of a "Look at how powerful and wealthy I am" than a dietary thing.

[Edelgris]

Originally posted by 아줌마:

On my second playthrough, I started noticing details that many of us might miss the first time around and even take for granted.

Lots of cool stuff in this list. I've noticed those leg twitches too, but with other characters. I really like all the sites you can find around in the game if you explore. When you read the data pads lying around you can see the story behind each one. They obviously put a lot of attention to detail into them. There's actually a ton of lore available when you start poking around.

[Doom]

Some folks on the reddit mentioned that in a mission where you have to locate a farm, if you already visited the area, you'll instantly recognize it and skip searching for it.

I also found the quest with monks amazing. I mean it is completed and you walk away, but npcs are still there once it is finished, and you can talk with them and discuss philosophic concepts. That was certainly a wow moment.

In a mission with Moth Head, you have an option to gain an access to a dark web site, you can skip it altogether, but if you take your time and read the stuff, there's some grim material in there.

Most spots where you clear up bandits and crime scenes contain exchanges between some individuals. The thing is, those people are real, actually exist in the game, and there are missions involving them.

[Zuluknob]

Originally posted by Doom:

Some folks on the reddit mentioned that in a mission where you have to locate a farm, if you already visited the area, you'll instantly recognize it and skip searching for it.

For me it wasn't instant, I still went through the braindance but if i had skipped to the end of the bd and scanned the last item i guess it could have skipped the rest because v said "hey, i recognise this place"

[Zuluknob]

Anyone swim out to the power substation thing? (in the river not the coast)

[The Tempted Man]

Don't let this distract you from thefact that this game has only 1 type of side quest, go there and kill everything that moves. Also, your"choices" have no consequences.

[Zuluknob]

Originally posted by The Tempted Man:

Don't let this distract you from thefact that this game has only 1 type of side quest, go there and kill everything that moves. Also, your"choices" have no consequences.

Not true at all.

[아줌마]

Originally posted by The Tempted Man:

Don't let this distract you from thefact that this game has only 1 type of side quest, go there and kill everything that moves. Also, your"choices" have no consequences.

Ironic, coming from someone who has clearly played The Witcher 3 and enjoyed it. Especially since the two share similar structures, quest-wise as well as the effect of choices.

[n0mad23]

Originally posted by The Tempted Man:

Don't let this distract you from thefact that this game has only 1 type of side quest, go there and kill everything that moves. Also, your"choices" have no consequences.

False claim. I'm guessing you haven't done ANY of the interesting sidequests. They not only require the right dialog choices, they also create side missions that don't exist without opening them this way.

[Edelgris]

Originally posted by Zuluknob:

Originally posted by The Tempted Man:

Don't let this distract you from thefact that this game has only 1 type of side quest, go there and kill everything that moves. Also, your"choices" have no consequences.

Not true at all.

Yep, positively untrue. There's a wide variety of tasks to be done and quests often have optional requirements like not getting spotted or not killing anyone. The side quest with the politician couple is a typical example of how side quests aren't basic fetch or kill quests.

[Markus Reese]

I am going to add one other detail I caught in second playthrough from first time you hit afterlife.

Panam is in Afterlife making the deal that is the deal which goes bad when next we meet her.

Edit: You did say that. Missed first time I read OP.

[Zuluknob]

Originally posted by The Tempted Man:

Originally posted by Zuluknob:

Not true at all.

Don't kiss their man parts. It is literallyy 1 sidequest type, just split into different colored markers on the map and different names. But poop, is still poop, regardless how dillusional you are,

So you think that a steal this quest is a kill everything that moves quest? You think that the monks quest which really doesn't want you to kill anyone is a kill everything quest. You think that hacking quests are kill everything quests. This is a how YOU played the game not a problem with the game itself.