Project Orion’s Multiplayer Would Be Shooting Itself in the Foot By Not Addressing This Cyberpunk 2077 Criticism

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This year marks the fifth anniversary of *Cyberpunk 2077*. Since its initially rocky release, the developers at CD Projekt Red have transformed the game into a truly impressive and well-made RPG. While many players had a negative first experience, *Cyberpunk 2077* has since become a captivating game with a detailed dystopian setting and plenty of exciting gameplay.

One of the most fun parts of starting *Cyberpunk 2077*, whether it’s your first, second, or third playthrough, is creating your own character. The game’s character creator is quite detailed, but it’s a shame you don’t see your character, V, very much after you design them. If rumors are true and the upcoming *Project Orion* sequel includes multiplayer, it could finally fix this problem.

If Cyberpunk 2077’s Sequel Has Online Multiplayer, Players Should Be Able to See Their Characters

The Biggest Drawback to Cyberpunk 2077’s First-Person Approach

It’s odd that *Cyberpunk 2077* lets you create such a detailed character, but rarely shows them on screen. While you can see your character in things like reflections, it’s not enough. You can spend time customizing how V looks, but for many players, it feels pointless because you don’t often actually *see* those changes in the game.

Playing *Cyberpunk 2077* from a first-person perspective generally works well and helps you feel like you’re really in Night City. However, many players continue to ask for the option to play in third-person. Despite ongoing discussion, CD Projekt Red has stated they don’t intend to add this feature, which is disappointing for many fans.

CD Projekt Red began preliminary work on Project Orion in May, but hasn’t announced a release date yet.

Project Orion’s Multiplayer Could Finally Give Third-Person Fans What They Want

Given CD Projekt Red is developing a multiplayer component for *Cyberpunk 2077*, it would be unusual if they didn’t let players customize and see their own characters. Even if the new *Project Orion* isn’t a third-person shooter, they can learn from popular first-person games like *Call of Duty* and *Overwatch 2*. These games successfully let players personalize their characters with skins and still maintain the first-person perspective.

Many gamers enjoy showing off their characters when playing with others. While not everyone does this, games like *Fortnite* encourage it by offering cool character designs, making it a common part of the experience for a lot of players.

It’s odd that *Cyberpunk 2077* lets you create such a detailed character, but you almost never see them on screen except from your own eyes.

In addition to Project Orion, CD Projekt Red’s team at The Molasses Flood is developing a multiplayer game set in the world of *The Witcher*. Meanwhile, CD Projekt Red is also working on the next main *Witcher* game, currently known as *The Witcher 4*.

Since the first look at Project Orion is still likely a couple of years off, it’ll be interesting to see what CD Projekt Red shares about the game before its official reveal. A multiplayer *Cyberpunk* game could be a big deal for online gaming, and it’ll be exciting to see how it develops. Because the project is still early in development, there’s always a chance the multiplayer aspect could be cancelled, but hopefully that won’t happen.

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2025-09-23 02:52