Given that Cyberpunk is heavily influenced by (film-)noir and is itself part of neo-noir, one night stands, flings, on-off- & friends-with-benefits relationships with femmes fatales and/or members of the demi-monde like exotic dancers, prostitutes, bartenders and so on did not get enough focus in the game.
Not focussed yet, I hope. After fixing AI/physics/mechanics these would be great for DLC and expansions.
Yeah, this kinda bothers me a bit. Mostly as I'm not really a fan of the whole playersexual thing, it seems to be a bit... I dunno, overly pliable characters seem a bit shallow and unrealistic.
What they could've done is give a secondary equally oriented romancible character from each of the factions. so the many players around, with the many varying lifepaths to still have something of a choice.
- Next to Panam have another Nomad type character romancible such as Mitch or Carol
- From the Mox faction next to Judy there can be Mateo or one of the doorguard girls (either front door and courtyard door)
- Enable some eligable choices from the other gangs as a fling (I dont see them as lasting).
- Allow Rogue from the Johnny club, he can either love for or hate you for it
- I think some more casually explored options could be BugBear and the other netrunner who you rescue from being fried, could also be good option for a hook up.
- I've seen the Peralezes being mentioned. Could be an interesting romance where discretion is important.(not sure how that could be worked in just yet)
- Some fixers could have some potential for a different type of mutual benefition
I think romance could be explored further. Not necessarily with adding specific people, but keeping in mind why the romances worked. You got to know the characters, you ran missions with them, you got to know them, and decided you liked them.
Don't just turn it into a porno. That's too easy, and it's cheap.
If we are talking hypothetical for a future DLC, it would be nice to have different choices after you find a partner. Like which types of sex do you want? From a programming standpoint, I know it's a tall order, but different people like different things. And since the game did seem to be about exploring relationships, good and bad, different personalities, with people more than just fighting, it has a place. And the game didn't do a bad job.
