No matter your origins and path in Cyberpunk 2077, your best friend and partner-in-crime Jackie will always die in the introductory Arasaka heist. There weren't many gameplay segments with him, and CD Projekt Red showed off his relationship with Jackie through a montage. Many of us may have wished we spent more time with him, but Cyberpunk 2 director Igor Sarzynski thinks it would have been a waste of time.
Jackie is the one who helped him take his first steps towards becoming a Night City legend. He was also V's best friend, and his death was a pivotal moment in the narrative, leaving V alone with Johnny Silverhand in his heart. According to Sarzynski, he was important to V's evolution, but it wouldn't have made sense to spend more time on him.
Jackie got plenty of screen time in Cyberpunk 2077.
Sarzynski reflected on Cyberpunk 2077's opening time in a lengthy BlueSky post (thanks, FRVR). “So expanding Act 1 (before the heist) in CP77 would make the game better?” he said “No. That’s like saying Farmer Luke should spend more time on Tatooine before getting involved in Jedi affairs.”
“This is an open-world game. Some could squeeze 20 hours out of Watson. Choose your own pace,” he added. “The motivation/goal in this section of the game is very vague – 'get to the top'. If this continues for a long period of time and there is no pressure or pressure, it will result in a meandering and unfocused experience.”
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How much time you spend with Jackie depends entirely on your preferences, Sarzynski said. I couldn't care less about Jackie's death, but others thought V didn't spend enough time with him. Based on this, the developers believe they have struck a good balance. The half-decade montage featuring Jackie and V was always planned that way from the beginning, despite some fans thinking it was based on cut content.
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December 10, 2020
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M (Mature): Blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, strong language, excessive sexual content, drug and alcohol use.
