Warning: There are spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077.
Even if you choose to be Johnny's sidekick in Night City, Cyberpunk 2077's main story always has at least a few ending options to surprise you when you finally sit on the rooftop at the climax of the main story. . But that didn't stop one fan from deciding to throw another into the mix, and they devised an extra adventure for their V and Johnny Silverhand to take place in an hour-long Machinima movie.
This project is the work of a cosplayer and virtual photographer who goes by Valerie Silverhand—just in case you're wondering which gaming character they're into—and she's long been a staple in the cyberpunk community. With this creation, they even earned congratulations from the associate game director currently in charge of the Cyberpunk sequel at CD Projekt.
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Their fan film, titled Black Dog , was teased with a cool trailer late last year and has now been released in full on YouTube. The game, which is approximately an hour long, was made by Machinima using Cyberpunk assets and enhanced with some mods and custom animations to convey its original story.
It's also important to note that the movie appears to be using some artificial intelligence voices to provide lines for the various characters from the base game it contains – like Silverhand, Judy, Victor Victor, you get the idea. Valerie Silverhand writes in a disclaimer at the beginning of the video, which also emphasizes that the project is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by CD Projekt itself, and that “the AI voice tools are for fan content purposes only and are not used for profit or with the intent to exploit voice actors.”
This might put you off from fan films, but at least they're up front so people can make the appeal themselves, as this use of AI is arguably more of a moral gray area than being used to imitate VA for business Voice of the project, this is definitely an issue that could impact the livelihood of the participants.
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Anyway, to avoid spoilers in case you continue watching, here’s some early setup for the movie’s plot: “One year has passed since V breached Arasaka Corporation’s digital soul data fortress, Mikoshi. Art. Alt Cunningham, V, and Johnny Silverhand rejected the dichotomy proposed by the rogue AI and left the palanquin together, hoping to find another solution. “And then things began. ,V Learned about “a secret Arasaka Freezer”, “It is said that Saburo Arasaka's most private collection is stored there”.
As mentioned by Pawe, the deputy game director of the early “Cyberpunk” sequel. Sasko seemed to have fun working on the film, tweeting: “This was an incredibly ambitious and complex project, so proud of you! Congratulations.” In response to Valerie Silverhand on Post on this matter.
If you're looking to add more fan-made content to Cyberpunk 2077's main story, we recently reported on a modder who added a brand new intro sequence and life path to it.
