I thought the character creators for Skyrim and Fallout 4 were OK until you modded the game with the right mods, and then they were excellent.
The one change the demo did have is you could now play as male V as well. I was interested to see that regardless of the gender you always seem to wake up in the morning with a male companion.
Weber: In this demo at least you will always wake up to another man, so we can show different kinds of relationships will be part of the game, and players will be able to choose what kind of character they want to play.
Right, including the character creator which we got a glimpse of at the demo's start. How far along is that? Is the version we saw close to what we'll see in the final game or do you have a lot of options yet to add in?
Weber: I think it reflects our intention for what we want to do but definitely it's still in development. I expect there will be changes, some more interesting things, but I would say it reflects our general intention for what we want to give you in the final game.
I ask because the option in it is to play as a male or female character type. If someone wanted to choose a character who was gender fluid, how would you portray that?
Weber: You know, as an example in the character creation you can do that by not calling the type of body you choose 'man' or 'woman', but just title it 'body type'. And then from a male or female body type you can on this basis choose how to make your character.
I didn't write it down when watching the demo, but are they labelled 'male' and 'female' in there currently?
Weber: I think the way it is right now, we're not saying either. We're basically showing it to you and you choose which of the bodies you have as the basis to then go on and make the character.
Beyond the aesthetics, could you choose to have a different pronoun? Is that an option in the game?
Weber: I honestly don't know yet. What I can say was that it was a part of Cyberpunk 2020 but how exactly we'll do it in Cyberpunk 2077 I don't know yet. But it is definitely a thing we are aware of.
I know plenty of fans who would appreciate that, and after all, you have a main character with a name that doesn't specify any gender.
Weber: Well exactly. That's why we chose that name, because V works for male, works for female and we thought it would be a good option...
...for gender fluid as well?
Weber: Yeah.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-08-24-the-big-cyberpunk-2077-interview