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The romances of Cyberpunk are one of the highlights of this game. But who are they all really and which is best?
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00:00 Intro
00:20 Jig Jig Street Joytoys
01:07 Dark Matter Joytoys
02:03 Meredith Stout
05:12 River Ward
15:44 Kerry Eurodyne
29:12 Honourable Mentions
33:41 Judy Alvarez
43:04 Panam Palmer
53:56 Conclusion
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I think one of the great differences with Panam's Star ending is that it's one of the only ones that doesn't give up on V surviving. Judy and the rest are ready to just accept V's only got some time to live and cope with it, but Panam and the nomads are ready to search the globe to see if there's ANY way to solve it. The nomads got your back all the way, doubly so with Panam at the helm.
I feel like i'm the only one who doesn't like pan am because i'm not a teenage boy. She's hot-headed. Stubborn doesn't learn from her mistakes, and then somehow all that gets hurt to be a co leader of her clan? She's like 25 and makes decsion based on erratic emotions but somehow that makes sense. Also, her response in the new ending is not on brand.
Panam is the ultimate ride or die girl. She would travel to the Gates of Hell for you. And that Basilisk scene is next level. I would see my apartment and move us into that vehicle with her.
I think Judy is the perfect romance partner for this game.
given the fact this is a cyberpunk futuristic crime, gangs and evil corporations game, having a techie cyberpunk girl as your girlfriend is fitting for the story.
Panem on the other hand is some rural redneck girl that has nothing to do with Night City.
also, for Panem her concerns always seem to be for her redneck family, the Aldecados.
btw, the canon V for me is a Street Kid.
Corpo or Nomad make no sense whatsoever for the story.
Vs default background is a being a poor kid from dirty gang streets of Night City that wished to make it big and escape poverty and maybe even become a legendary merc
this game also has a Street Cred reputation level. so this game by default confirms the game should be played as Street Kid V.
the only thing that is bothering me is the fact only female V can romance Judy. and only male V can romance Panem. kinda lame.
Panam is hands down the best but seeing as it’s locked behind making the shit fake male V she can’t be one. Because of that Judy gets the defacfo stop spot.
I think Panama is the best romance option, even though I always go with Judy, that aside, her love session with V is weird, it's straight out of the movie Demolition Man and in that movie the main character comments on how weird it is 😅
Judy is the best. Hands down.
Judy will always be number 1 for me
Judy is #1. Panam comes off as kinda forced to me
Eh the romance options are fine, but there is one big flaw- not enough banging. It’s such a missed opportunity not being able to have sex in the apartment romance scenarios, at least as an option. To me merely being in a relationship and cuddling at best is just not satisfying, otherwise i can just keep visiting joytoys instead.
Great ranking list. Slightly off-topic, but one thing I really hope for with Orion is more romance options for each "gender/sexuality" but…..more importantly…..more ways in which the player can FAIL to get a romantic outcome with those NPC's-as a result of our words, deeds or both.
Shaped by stories did an amazing video essay on why Panam is the best. I agree with her assessment as well. Panam is the ride or die partner.
Panam's definite;y my favorite, but I put Kerry over Judy; She's just constantly making the worst decisions, like not STAYING IN THE BLOODY VAN when I'm crashing the Scav hideout to rescue Evelyn. This makes me think V is just another bad decision on Judy's part. River could have been better IMO, but they gave him such little build. Side note: I will never forgive Johnny Silverhand for not at least giving Judy a heads-up for the ending where he lives. C'mon guy.
The thing around Alt, is that Johnny's memories are like most things around him just Fantasyland. Going back into old materials of the whole Arisaka tower 2023 op, Johnny is nothing but a diversion for Morgan Blackhand's Militech strike, it is he who hires Rogue and Santiago not Silver hand; so it has ultimately it nothing to do with rescueing Alt. So the memories you see are JS rationalism to help him deal with her being taken by Arisaka and being effectively powerless to do anything.
He has gone to Rogue to see if she will help and he's happy to tag along to get some miniscule revenge for her kidnapping. Also he never sees or is integrated by Saburo, the likely ending is what you see where Smasher sticks a shotgun into him and pulls the trigger – any memories extracted are therefore, like those of Jackie, extracted post-mortem from what is left of his brain.
If you read "Black Dog" (you can findi it in the Cyberpunk Red rulebook), we know in cannon that ultimately his remains are found under the ruins of the tower, and taken to a facility at Los Alomos in New Mexico in the 2040's
Rofl…. you really missed the target with Judy. Judy is that snake in the grass evil person, of the worse kind. Judy is an entitled narcissistic co dependent emotional train wreck. If she gained any amount of political power she would be the next Pol Pot.
Panam.
Dudes be like "wife".
Panam sounds like she'd be an irritating girlfriend. Judy is way more chill.
For River's romance- There is a SPARE TRAILER next door to Joss'. WHY?
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I can admit that Panam’s written best and and takes the edge over Judy. But I always play as Female V bc I like her voice acting best. So Judy is my girl
Panam for me, while I do love Judy as well Panam grew on me more. And technically I wouldnt be able to romance Judy as male V in the first place, even if all it takes is just a console unlock command 😀 But it is something that I do think is pretty dumb. That being said I did make a female V run just for Judy (and for her VA) and she was worth it.
Great romances both tho.
I like River as a bro but while Kerry is interesting I dont really care about him all that much, but like you say, all the characters and even romances are imo good at least.
Panam is a fan fav but you cant deny how good the buildup of the questline is to the romance and the Aldecaldos ending scene just feels si much more wholesome when V and Panam sit on the basilisk in each others arms as boyfriend and girlfriend as opposed to just clanmates, the gameplay of Cyberpunk may have ended up terribke cuz they rushed its release, but its story with sidequests is freakin amazing and the romance between V and Panam is the perfect romance buildup with the perfect ending for it as an option, amazing dialogue and affection between the 2 of em and ending with V riding off into the sunset breathing in freedom with the girl he loves, pure perfection on that front
panam – atleast she gives an ending
the rest – utter useless
River being linked to Parales and then finding a big weapon stache to become Night City’s Batman? I think Blue Eyes has plans for River just like he has plans for everyone else.
Still rather take panam than Judy jus cuz panam is the ride or die girl while Judy is the broken girl
I would have to say Judy's romance is better than Panam's. Judy and V is no less of a power couple than Panam and V, her skillset is just in a different place. On top of that, after she learns about Johnny, you can start finding chips and files on her computer showing she's researching biochips and personality engrams and brainstorming how to use this information with her own knowledge to try and find a way to save V herself.
She asks you to join her on the dive because she both trusts that you won't intentionally do anything to screw up her attempt at a world's first (two input BD), but also because she trusts you enough to share something so meaningful to her, knowing there's a chance you could see inside her own mind. Sure, one could argue Panam did something similar in the basilisk, but those are very different emotions that are being shared. Panam wants to heighten what is already being felt while Judy wants to share what's most important to her.
Hey Sam. Out of morbid curiosity…what settings are you running your game on? Your game looks crisp.
I wish you could romance Judy as Male V. She is way more chill than Panam. Panam is hot, but she is also a hot head, and she spells trouble in my mind.
Let River hit while my female V had a pee pee making him gay
Panam is the best ride in the game
Not River, fuck that guy
Panam is the best case closed
Best girl is Panam, hands down! It's really a shame that I can't romance her with FemV.