Towards the end of the main job “I Walk The Line” in Cyberpunk 2077, players are faced with a difficult choice. The point of the whole quest is to find a NetRunner and take him out so that Placide can free the captured Voodoo Boys, but that objective comes into question at the last minute thanks to some key information revealed to players by the NetWatch agent.
It’s no secret that Night City is full of deception and cheating, and if the NetWatch agent is to be believed, Placide is planning on killing the player after they accomplish their goal. With that in mind, the NetWatch agent gives the player a choice, allowing them to change sides and let him walk free instead of killing him. This is but one of many choices Cyberpunk 2077 players will be faced with.
In return, the NetWatch agent frees the captive Voodoo Boys anyway, and even offers to remove the malware from V. While this may seem like the obvious choice, there are consequences on both ends (unlike the choice between Angel and Skye) that should be considered before taking action. That said, they don’t extend too far out past the next job.
If the player decides to stick to the plan and incapacitates the NetWatch Agent, Placide will use the malware he planted on the player to attempt to kill V as well as other NetWatch Agents, but the player is able to survive this. As a result, they are able to leave the compound without a fight as everything else in the area is dead. In the next mission, “Transmission”, everything will play out normally with no unintended side effects other than the death of the NetWatch Agents during “I Walk The Line.”
On the other hand, if players choose to take the NetWatch agent up on their deal, he will actually uphold his end of the bargain. He removes the malware from V, frees the prisoners that V came here for in the first place, and lets V leave without fighting any other enemies. That said, at the end of the next mission, “Transmission,” Maman Brigitte and the other Voodoo Boys ‘runners will die, causing the rest of the gang to be hostile from then on out. Additionally, players will need to fight their way out of the hideout. Regardless of what the player chooses, be sure to grab the Bully mod behind the NetWatch Agent in this room before leaving.
Both choices have a fair share of moral ambiguity and consequences, but in terms of gameplay it seems like siding with the Voodoo Boys is the best choice here. That said, from V’s perspective, it is definitely in their best interest to take the NetWatch agent up on their offer, as this will save a lot of pain from the malware.
Cyberpunk 2077 is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, and later on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
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