In a latest interview with IGN, Keanu Reeves provided a spark of hope that he could return as foul-mouthed rockerboy Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2, the at present in preproduction follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077. That is removed from a affirmation, although, and the unique recreation’s many ending permutations complicate the character’s potential return.
Requested if he’d be prepared to reprise the character in Cyberpunk 2—previously codenamed Undertaking Orion—Reeves mentioned: “Completely, I would like to play Johnny Silverhand once more.” And that is it, that is all he mentioned on the matter. Nevertheless it’s greater than we had beforehand, and it additionally raises questions as to how CDPR may proceed his story.
A really distant chance is reflecting Cyberpunk 2077 selections by means of Witcher or Mass Impact-style save importing, however that does not really feel like a very good match. 2077 was a really private, self-contained story, one the place placing in that effort would not notably really feel value it. That is additionally earlier than you take into account that we doubtless will not even see Cyberpunk 2 earlier than 2030—10 years after Cyberpunk 2077’s launch—and that it might be a reasonably loopy ask to chop Keanu Reeves a examine for content material not all gamers will see.
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Extra doubtless could be an look by means of some form of flashback or braindance (Cyberpunk’s VR reminiscence playback)-related cameo, and even the existence of a second “assemble” or digital copy of Johnny, just like the one we see in 2077.
Revisiting the character by means of different media, just like the Edgerunners anime, additionally looks like a smart route, both as an alternative of or along with a Cyberpunk 2 look. That is all simply angels dancing on the top of a pin, although, barring an official announcement from Reeves or CD Projekt.
I used to be at all times taken with Reeves’ efficiency in 2077: He is with you thru your entire recreation, offering the commentary and character of an RPG companion with out bumbling in your manner like they so typically do in first individual RPGs.
I likened him to an asshole Greek Refrain in my evaluate of the Phantom Liberty growth, although he would not appear to have been to everybody’s tastes. Silverhand hater and former PCG editor James Davenport dubbed him “John Prick” of their evaluate of the bottom recreation, and even with my love of the character, I gotta concede that is a generationally sick burn.
