Cyberpunk 2077 Will Enable Us to Personalize Our Genitals
The American age rating organisation ESRB has rated Cyberpunk 2077. The title's in the database entry also reveals that the character's personalization options will include the ability to adjust the appearance and size of genitals.
- The American ESRB has rated Cyberpunk 2077;
- The new game from CD Projekt RED has been awarded an M (Mature) rating, reserved for games aimed at people aged 17 and older;
- The entry on the organization's website reveals that among the V personalization options there will be choices concerning bust, buttocks and genitals in different shapes and sizes.
Cyberpunk is definitely not one of the science fiction genres recommended for younger players. So no one was surprised by the recent reports about the content of Cyberpunk 2077, which would apparently suffice for several 18+ games. More details are revealed by the entry in ESRB's database, which rated the game M for Mature (i.e. for people aged 17 and over).
In fact, the description of the American agency repeats everything we have heard from other sources. So we have significant sexualization, mutilated corpses, blood and clearly visible presence of drugs, etc. What is new is the mention of a certain drastic scene involving nails, which, to put it mildly, would in itself justify the earlier information about "violence". However, the most interesting mention concerns the character creation. Players will be able to adjust the gender of their avatar, which includes the choice of breasts, buttocks and genitals in different shapes and sizes.
This description may confirm previous reports on this element of character creation. Already after the E3 2019 presentation, CD Projekt RED mentioned about including options for transgender people. Subsequent interviews even suggested removing the option of choosing between a man and a woman, but the creators soon explained that it was a simple expanding the editor in this area. It resulted from the fact that the sex of the protagonist is not determined by the choice of a particular option, but by physical traits. This was confirmed by Max Pears, the game's level designer, in September 2019: players will be able to freely combine male and female voices and silhouettes, although the genitals will be defined by a specific body type.
It is no secret that the Polish developer is keen to faithfully convey the dirty cyberpunk vibes (to pull the players beyond their comfort zone), and this picture would not be complete without reference to gender ideology. After all, in the world of free cybernetic implants and modifying one's own body, gender is as relative as morality or humanity.
Fortunately, we can expect Cyberpunk 2077 to do more than just shock with drastic and controversial scenes. Other sources confirm that the Poles do not skimp on dialogues, and there is no reason to doubt that they will maintain the excellent level known from the latest Witcher. However, confirmation will only be given after the release of Cyberpunk 2077 on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 17 (and later on ninth generation platforms). For now, we would like to remind of yesterday's announcement of Night City Wire, which hopefully may bring us a presentation of the game next month.
