Cyberpunk 2077’s biggest new feature is also its most underrated.Cyberpunkrecently launched its 2.3 update, which included a wide variety of new features:four brand-new vehiclesand quests to obtain each of them, AutoDrive for all vehicles, and a suite of graphical options for the latest and greatest in GPU drivers.
But it included something else, too:a total Photo Mode revamp, which just might be its coolest and most expansive new feature. Here’s how Photo Mode is looking better than ever, and why it matters.
Cyberpunk 2077’s Photo Mode Has A Lot More Features
All New Photo Mode Features
The biggest change inCyberpunkversion 2.3 is hidden inits Photo Mode, which has a wide variety of new features. First and foremost is a series of new NPCs, all of whom you can summon to pose for a photo with you.
You can also dress these new NPCs - and your V - up in a wide variety of new outfits to set the scene. These come with new poses. And, if you’re struggling with the timing,you can useCyberpunk’s new frame-skipping featureto capture the perfect moment.
CDPR is planning aCyberpunkphoto contest to encourage players' creativity.
Perhaps most impressive, though, isthe updated suite of color and lighting options. By adjusting the red, green, and blue factors of your images, you can effectively create your own filters. You can manually move the various lighting sources and cameras around your photo for more dynamic composition.
Photo Mode Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
It Just Keeps Getting Better
Of all the features in version 2.3,Photo Mode is by far the most impressive.I love a free caras much as the next guy, but once you’ve collected all the new ones, they’re done.AutoDrive is broken, and the color-changing cars, while cool, just don’t do it for me.
But Photo Mode is continuously fun and excitingto play around in. There are seemingly infinite different subjects to capture in the dense sprawl of Night City, and innumerable backdrops to customize in front of. Changing outfits, poses, and lighting just expands my options for creativity.
Really, I’ve never been the Photo Mode type - I appreciate that it exists in some games, but I rarely, if ever, take the time to do anything beyond test it out. ButwithCyberpunk’s Photo Mode, I’ve gotten much more invested, playing with characters, outfits, poses, and color balance anywhere I think might make a good backdrop.
Whether it’s due to the varied suite of options, or the scenery of Night City, I find this particular Photo Mode much better than most, if not all, of the others I’ve had the privilege of trying out. It makes a strong argument for the Photo Mode changes as the best new feature inCyberpunk 2077version 2.3.
