From interface issues and sound errors to broken skills and game crashes, it\u2019s fair to say Cyberpunk 2077 <\/em>is more than a bit of a glitchy mess. But even if the game ran perfectly as intended, it\u2019d still have one major problem: the relationship between it\u2019s two lead characters.<\/p>\n [This article contains major spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077<\/em>.]<\/strong><\/p>\n Cyberpunk 2077<\/em> is the story of a two-bit mercenary named V trying to make her (or his) way in the cyberpunk dystopia of Night City. After a heist gone wrong, V finds her brain invaded by a digital copy of infamous musician and terrorist Johnny Silverhand\u2014a digital copy that\u2019s slowly taking over her body (though not by choice).<\/p>\n Starting out more than a little bit antagonistic, the pair soon realize that they\u2019ll need to work together if they want to achieve their goals: revenge in Johnny\u2019s case and stopping Johnny from overwriting her personality in V\u2019s. Over the course of dozens of hours and many more adventures, the pair slowly warm up to each other, forming a friendship in the face of their impending death\/resurrection.<\/p>\n Or at least that\u2019s what is supposed to happen.<\/p>\n While there are many dialogue trees throughout the game that allow you to somewhat control how V and Johnny react to each other, a large chunk of their dialogue is the same regardless of any previous choices or how far you are into the game.<\/p>\n For example, in the scene where Johnny and V first meet, Johnny tries to wrestle control of the body from V and kill her\u2014basically causing her to fight for her life against herself. It\u2019s a fight that leaves her not only exhausted but beaten and bruised. It also leaves her fearing and hating Johnny\u2014wanting nothing more than for him to be erased from her mind.<\/p>\n At this point, the game gives you the option to continue the main plot or do any number of side missions. It even introduces you to a few key ones\u2014like retrieving your car. As night city is huge and sprawling, I decided on my playthrough to go get my car first\u2014only for it to be totaled in a hit and run, forcing me to buy a jalopy to replace it. In this sequence, Johnny appears and he and V partake in some playful banter\u2014which is tonal whiplash considering the last thing that happened was him trying to kill her.<\/p>\n This is par for the course for the whole game. Sometimes V is a total ass to Johnny or vice versa. Sometimes they have a heartwarming moment. Sometimes they just playfully jab at each other. However, there is no logical progression\u2014no real growth in their relationship. It simply jumps back and forth between hate and friendship, seemingly at random.<\/p>\n