We’ve already reported on the cool issues Cyberpunk 2077 gamers are doing with Patch 2.2’s new and improved photograph mode, but it surely seems the replace additionally added a secret quest to the sport.
The quest in query is definitely a crossover with LocalThunk’s smash hit poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder Balatro, which itself obtained Cyberpunk 2077 card packs again in October.
Warning! Cyberpunk 2077 spoilers forward!
The Balatro quest sees ‘Jim B’ message V to ask them to trace down rogue Jokers scattered round Night City. Jim B helps V out on this treasure hunt by offering photographs that time gamers in the proper route, full with card-based puns. You’ll know you are in the proper spot by the joker picture sprayed on a floor. It’s mainly a enjoyable collectathon / exploration aspect quest themed after Balatro.
As for quest rewards (spoiler warnings finish right here!), the hunt ends with the Joker of Night City bundle, which features a new joker shirt and a Balatro trophy displayed in your residence.
CD Projekt Global PR Director Radek Grabowski tweeted so as to add some context, saying the crossover took place after he requested the search design group about the potential of placing Balatro playing cards in Cyberpunk 2077. Quest designer Maria Mazur then created the Balatro quest for Patch 2.2.
Mazur informed IGN:
“When I heard we had been wanting into leaving a bit of tribute to Balatro in Night City, I knew I used to be the right individual for the job. It’s a sport particularly near my coronary heart — it’s a one-man operation that has became such an inspiring success story — and although it would all be in my head, I really feel a type of kindred-spirit vibe with Balatro’s creator, LocalThunk.
“There’s one thing deeply rewarding about pulling all of your assets collectively in order that your gamers can get ‘another cool factor’ to seek out in your sport, in order that artistic course of actually resonates with me. I’m very proud that I used to be capable of introduce Jim B to Cyberpunk 2077, and I hope all of the hawk-eyed Night City dwellers will benefit from the little journey I’ve arrange for them.”
Some time in the past, I requested the Quest Design group at CDPR: “You favored the Cyberpunk playing cards in Balatro? What if we had Balatro playing cards in Cyberpunk 2077?” Thanks to the gifted Quest Designer Maria Mazur, we now have the Balatro quest in Update 2.2. 🃏 Amazing work, Maria! 👏 https://t.co/unjw4XzYyT
— Radek (@gamebowski) December 11, 2024
This is considered one of numerous secrets and techniques sport director Paweł Sasko teased had been added by Patch 2.2, and that’s on prime of secrets and techniques from the bottom sport that also stay undiscovered even now, 4 years after Cyberpunk 2077’s launch. Players are documenting unlisted Patch 2.2 updates, which up to now embrace a avenue race and extra shade variants on weapons.
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