i tried a challenge run similar to this and it really is crazy how in-depth the melee system is. enemies with sandevistans can have really inconsistent timing because of them timing it with either attacks or dodging
i think replacing all the enemies with smaller bosses (like cyberpsychos, sasquatch, or oda) and then have a small chance to make them adam smasher would be cool
lmfao imagine working at arasaka, a chick with a sword walks in, stands still with her sword in the air, and then every time you shoot her one of the coworkers behind you takes your bullet
I never even realized the amount of mean reds in Konpeki and basically everything leading up to Jackies death, thanks for pointing it out. Full twelve rounds.
Dude it took me up until my latest playthrough to realize that the pills Misty gives you are directly referencing the matrix. The red pills kill you, "freeing you from the nightmare" while the blue pills prolong the inevitable, exactly like in the matrix.
Being able to speed up time to 20x (or whatever you want) with the time acceleration mod is a godsend for getting through unskippable dialog/cutscenes like with Takemura at the diner.
Blade builds are insane. Made me realize that Geralt would stand no fucking chance against a melee focused V. I have a hunch most people think he'd win that fight.
@@Jenna_Talia i dont know how. geralt is augmented through chemical mutations. v literally has advanced technology and tempered steel among all the crazy future metals all over their body. they have augments that can crunch cars and rip doors off hinges effortlessly it isnt fair to geralt at all
@@junehollybell5977 And this is considering game geralt, who is leagues stronger than book geralt just by virue of power creep and the games requiring spectacle. People don't realize that witchers are basically really good swordsmen with honed senses and not much more. Everything else they have access to is knowledge based and without potions, witchers aren't anywhere near top dog. But who knows, maybe Geralt could cast axii and get a quick kill on V.
I got the game on PC a wee while ago and I absolutely love modding and playing and stuff, did my first run with restrictions (wasn’t really a challenge run bc I played on 3/4 difficulty) but it was tonnes of fun. Thanks for all the content!
in case u didnt know, i'm pretty sure with the 2.0 update, all levels scale to ur level, even the secret ending. i think they keep the difficulty up by placing you up against more skull enemies however its nowhere near as impossible as it was before. i think the lowest ive completed it at since the 2.0 update was around level 30/35 (however this was a 20 body build with high HP and using every heavy machine gun the enemies dropped). if this has been changed since, feel free to call me out, just adding my experiences!
I can only imagine how weird the crime scenes in cyberpunk 2077 are. considering you can play the game just by deflecting the bullet back at your enemies with your sword.
Tbh, I would far prefer more voiceover commentary describing the aspects of the challenge and the game mechanics, as well as discussing your general approach to specific missions, locations and bosses. Not everyone who watches the video will be familiar with the ins and outs of the game, and even if most are, it helps it to feel more like you are engaging with the video's audience. Having the edited video mostly just be a supercut of your streams can feel dull, especially since in so much of the gameplay you're talking to your chat in a one-sided conversation we aren't privy to. Moreover, a video-only viewer like myself winds up with zero context for what weapons you're using, what skills/perks/cyberware/etc you are running to optimize things (and how they help), or what mods you have installed. That last bit at least would be nice if you included the mod list in the decription, with links for if a viewer might like to try playing the way you do. Just a suggestion. Regardless, I'm a big fan and hope to see more. ^_^
What about a run where you cant stop moving? If you can get a modder to make it, you could have a mod where if you stand still for to long it instant kills you or spawns a bunch of grenades at your feet.
Back when I played this so much (when it came out) I tried getting this ending for hours. had manual saves for Kerry/Rouge/Johnny grave section and followed a guide to the T and it never happened. Might pick it back up and give it another shot. insane to me how you just decide "this is the ending i'm doing" even if it's with such a restriction as this, it's insane but incredible.
Anyone ever scan Royce in NCPD database? Among other horrible things, he's a serial rapist. May be the only character worse than Jotaro. Killing him is like punching Fingers. Have to do it every playthrough.
I had a glitch once where jacked changed into his street clothes when you get in the car. I thought he decided to change while I was fighting for our lives to clear a path to the car.
would love to see a mod that lets you skip the brain dances, doing challenge runs and just having to stop for minutes at a time kinda makes it annoying, especially when you have bad saves like the mission to save Evelyn
8:45 I don't know all the conversations this works on but I know ones that used to be skippable, if you load the autosave made before the dialog started, it becomes skippable again. I'm not sure if the unskippable dialog os a bug or if making it skippable again is I don't remembered why I tried this but if you can quicksave or the game makes an autosave, loading it will allow you to skip again
18:57 LMFAO upd: cool playthrough, but i can't even imagine how many trillions of quickloads you have done trying to melee block or blocking with no stamina :D
so big tip for your following challenge run you can get to like nigh-permanant 90% damage reduction with a few peices of cyberware: Kerenzikov + defenznikov + all the cyberware that increases mitigation STRENGTH (not chance). with the dash mitigation perk you have 100% mit chance in dash, and with defensikov you have 100% mit chance for 2 seconds after dash which is almpst enough time to get kerenzikov back if you have maxed out cyberware CD perks.
Just gonna leave this comment here as I don't really seem to see anyone think about doing that: while blocking bullets does often cost a few countries worth of stamina, a rather easy trick imo is to simply get the lvl 20 reflex talent for air dashing not just being free but GIVING stamina and then simply holding block while dashing either around or, if that would bring you out of LOS or is just too annoying, simply keep air dashing into a wall next to you, so you get the stamina, but don't actually move. made life so much easier for me once I realised that
I mean. That’s an enemy randomizer you would set up. Have it all be bosses and that every enemy in the world is switched through a randomizer which would add chaos
12:10 you know it never occurred to me until now but how did Johnny pick up a stool? He's literally a figment of your imagination. Also should have called this a jedi run
After you look away and back, the stool teleports back where it should be if johny never touched it. My explanation is the relics just blocking it out and moving it so Johnny can do his thing.
is there a mod to make npcs fire weapons like real people? like more bullets being fired instead of burst and then staring at you for five seconds and more accurate depending on the type of enemy
Playing Cyberpunk like it’s Sekiro. I love it👌🏻 Would it be possible to do a run where guns just aren’t present? Like other than the driving segments. Could you have it so every npc has melee?
Hey man. Really loving these vids (backlog binge) and seen a few of your livestreams. Have you thought about doing a run where you can only use Plan B? I think it'd be funny to have your only resource being EB for both ammo and gear. Maybe force it at common rarity using mods, making it similar to your starter pistol run. Maybe you'd beat Oda!
NEW ABRAHAMSANDWICH VIDEO!!!! lets go >:] i love your videos so much and i always appreciate the work you put into them!! unfortunately im not smart enough to code so i wouldn't be able to help with the mod but really looking forward to all your future challenge runs!!! :)
My run im trying is only using edgerunner stuff ( so like guts, the military tec, the cannon arm or wire arms, etc.) And im having a blast, just slow time and blast them in the face 😂
Yeah the melee enemies hit timings are all over the fucking place. Doesn't help that spacing doesn't exist in this game either they can visibly completely miss you but the game says no they hit you. Also I think instead of punching you should have been allowed to use grenades to knock Oda out of healing since then at least you never hit left click so you keep that portion of the run alive. Oh and the gorilla arms deal damage when pushing, food for thought for that "pushing only" run idea someone said. Not a bad move either since they also let you use the -40% damage taken while blocking for blunt weapons.
Probably way too complex a mod for a stupid pun, but I'd love a mod where every enemy is either Adam Smasher, or has 1HP and melee only, so is basically a free pass, but it's randomised so you don't know what you'll get. I call it Smash(er) or Pass.
You gotta love how melee enemies just made a complete 180 from a total joke in normal gameplay to actual challenge given restrictions such as these
So true!
i tried a challenge run similar to this and it really is crazy how in-depth the melee system is. enemies with sandevistans can have really inconsistent timing because of them timing it with either attacks or dodging
idk even in normal thet can be hard, they do a LOT of damage
@@goopguy548 On very hard, even with guns, if you see a skull melee enemy you best run for your life
"all enemies are bosses" has been done in Dark Souls many times. It would be really fun to see that in Cyberpunk, great idea!
I’m gunna try and make it happen for sure!
@@abrahamsandwichplease make a “Cyberpunk but everyone is Adam Smasher” vid.
i think replacing all the enemies with smaller bosses (like cyberpsychos, sasquatch, or oda) and then have a small chance to make them adam smasher would be cool
*Sees army of Adam Smashers in the distance sprinting straight towards me*
@@abrahamsandwich I remember that someone made a mod were every npc were random, oda just turned into maxtac officer. He made a video about it
18:55 Dude has figured it out!
"You can't deflect my bullets if I don't shoot at you"
lmfao imagine working at arasaka, a chick with a sword walks in, stands still with her sword in the air, and then every time you shoot her one of the coworkers behind you takes your bullet
i be like "aim for her feet!"
I never even realized the amount of mean reds in Konpeki and basically everything leading up to Jackies death, thanks for pointing it out. Full twelve rounds.
Dude it took me up until my latest playthrough to realize that the pills Misty gives you are directly referencing the matrix. The red pills kill you, "freeing you from the nightmare" while the blue pills prolong the inevitable, exactly like in the matrix.
Being able to speed up time to 20x (or whatever you want) with the time acceleration mod is a godsend for getting through unskippable dialog/cutscenes like with Takemura at the diner.
I’m doing a Geralt run right now. Only swords and grenades. Absolutely cracked
Blade builds are insane. Made me realize that Geralt would stand no fucking chance against a melee focused V. I have a hunch most people think he'd win that fight.
@@Jenna_Talia i dont know how. geralt is augmented through chemical mutations. v literally has advanced technology and tempered steel among all the crazy future metals all over their body. they have augments that can crunch cars and rip doors off hinges effortlessly it isnt fair to geralt at all
@@junehollybell5977 And this is considering game geralt, who is leagues stronger than book geralt just by virue of power creep and the games requiring spectacle. People don't realize that witchers are basically really good swordsmen with honed senses and not much more. Everything else they have access to is knowledge based and without potions, witchers aren't anywhere near top dog.
But who knows, maybe Geralt could cast axii and get a quick kill on V.
U using his sword
I got the game on PC a wee while ago and I absolutely love modding and playing and stuff, did my first run with restrictions (wasn’t really a challenge run bc I played on 3/4 difficulty) but it was tonnes of fun. Thanks for all the content!
in case u didnt know, i'm pretty sure with the 2.0 update, all levels scale to ur level, even the secret ending. i think they keep the difficulty up by placing you up against more skull enemies however its nowhere near as impossible as it was before. i think the lowest ive completed it at since the 2.0 update was around level 30/35 (however this was a 20 body build with high HP and using every heavy machine gun the enemies dropped). if this has been changed since, feel free to call me out, just adding my experiences!
Should have done this as Obi-wan
I know! I literally thought about it after finishing it.
@@abrahamsandwich *tosses away gun* so uncivilized
I can only imagine how weird the crime scenes in cyberpunk 2077 are. considering you can play the game just by deflecting the bullet back at your enemies with your sword.
so true!
2:48 lmao
everything is perfect in that moment - NPC placement, random voice line
Tbh, I would far prefer more voiceover commentary describing the aspects of the challenge and the game mechanics, as well as discussing your general approach to specific missions, locations and bosses. Not everyone who watches the video will be familiar with the ins and outs of the game, and even if most are, it helps it to feel more like you are engaging with the video's audience. Having the edited video mostly just be a supercut of your streams can feel dull, especially since in so much of the gameplay you're talking to your chat in a one-sided conversation we aren't privy to. Moreover, a video-only viewer like myself winds up with zero context for what weapons you're using, what skills/perks/cyberware/etc you are running to optimize things (and how they help), or what mods you have installed. That last bit at least would be nice if you included the mod list in the decription, with links for if a viewer might like to try playing the way you do. Just a suggestion. Regardless, I'm a big fan and hope to see more. ^_^
Good to know, I definitely want to find a good balance!
What about a run where you cant stop moving? If you can get a modder to make it, you could have a mod where if you stand still for to long it instant kills you or spawns a bunch of grenades at your feet.
It would be cool but it’s gib you in any conversation or cut scene so it would be impossible
Or it could be... yknow... coded to not kill you in cutscenes? Conversations that arent cutscenes won't keep you in place.
The Mitilda Rose fight dude that was crazy how you broke the cybernetics on her back with the parry!! Well done - awesome video!
I beat cp2077 but everyone is Adam Smasher
I would love to try that run!
@@abrahamsandwichI'd love to watch you try that run
@@darkdecidueye9628 I would love to know that it now exists
@@caboose5313 damn, watching now thanks for telling me
just wanted to say i discovered you recently and love the content you make.
Thanks dude! Glad you enjoy!
13:27 UA-cam chill we can explain!
19:00 - 19:30 loved this part 😂
20:15 Panam Super Saiyan?
51:00 what's this jumpscare!? 😆💀
the Skullcracker perk giving you more damage with quick melee attacks made me think of doing a Gun-Bash Only run...
Back when I played this so much (when it came out) I tried getting this ending for hours. had manual saves for Kerry/Rouge/Johnny grave section and followed a guide to the T and it never happened. Might pick it back up and give it another shot. insane to me how you just decide "this is the ending i'm doing" even if it's with such a restriction as this, it's insane but incredible.
"I chose Rukia because she uses like daggers and swords" pretty much every main character in bleach uses a sword lol
Anyone ever scan Royce in NCPD database? Among other horrible things, he's a serial rapist. May be the only character worse than Jotaro. Killing him is like punching Fingers. Have to do it every playthrough.
Royce is a wholesome Christian man who guys to church every Sunday and volunteers at the soup kitchen. He would never do such a thing.
@@egglordsasuke8532 Oh, so John Wayne Gacey? 🤣
Lmfao 🤣
Could be worse… he could be a puppy kicker.
@zerotodona1495 I don't know. I'd kick Scrappy Doo right up his ass. He don't count, right? 🤣
If you like it don't stop doing voiceovers, I enjoy hearing your after play commentary too!
Anyway, thanks for the vid!
I’ve never gotten that shining red sword before, new playthrough time
It got added in 2.0 - you should be able to nab it in the main story iirc
to be honest, i realy like your voiceovers
Thanks! I definitely like the balance of got here. I think I did too much explaining what we all already knew as players of this game.
you can also add Phantom Liberty bosses for the run idea of min 32 (also the mini bosses) so you really have more variety of enemies
Dude this is if the last enemy of the “beat on the brat” storyline was everyone lmao
I had a glitch once where jacked changed into his street clothes when you get in the car. I thought he decided to change while I was fighting for our lives to clear a path to the car.
“Why are they so grenade happy” it’s a question I ask myself when playing this too often
12:50 WOW the counter attack missed because the door frame got in the way, thats some good ass video game
would love to see a mod that lets you skip the brain dances, doing challenge runs and just having to stop for minutes at a time kinda makes it annoying, especially when you have bad saves like the mission to save Evelyn
IDKY i thought he was gonna hit the grenade back with the flat of his blade like a baseball
haha that would be great!
8:45 I don't know all the conversations this works on but I know ones that used to be skippable, if you load the autosave made before the dialog started, it becomes skippable again. I'm not sure if the unskippable dialog os a bug or if making it skippable again is
I don't remembered why I tried this but if you can quicksave or the game makes an autosave, loading it will allow you to skip again
I love how this starts as a challenge run, but it ends as just kinda a viable build
I love your videos and speedruns, dude. Your energy is fantastic
18:57 LMFAO
upd: cool playthrough, but i can't even imagine how many trillions of quickloads you have done trying to melee block or blocking with no stamina :D
i need to hear your spongebob ai voice say "See you in the major leagues"
Seeing the Hoonicorn in the cyberpunk world is something i thought would never happen.
Adam Smasher says "Are you built to endure?" and all I can imagine V saying is "Nah, I'm built to persist" idk why
mr sandwich your my favorite cuberpunk youtuber. words can’t explain the feeling in my heart when i see a new upload. my glorious ham king.
Dude that hoonicorn mod is sick! Also RIP KB43 🕊️
You can use your fists as Johnny by pressing the quick swap button which you can use to parry and block
That drift combo was clean! RIP Ken Block.
Love your content man, keep it going the play button is around the corner 😄
cant lie the only cyberpunk content creator i watch
Placide's greatest weakness is Placied.
Samurai jack run next?
so big tip for your following challenge run you can get to like nigh-permanant 90% damage reduction with a few peices of cyberware:
Kerenzikov + defenznikov + all the cyberware that increases mitigation STRENGTH (not chance).
with the dash mitigation perk you have 100% mit chance in dash, and with defensikov you have 100% mit chance for 2 seconds after dash which is almpst enough time to get kerenzikov back if you have maxed out cyberware CD perks.
Gotta be honest, I almost immediately forgot about the voice mod and just thought the regular voice got pitch shifted somehow.
A Rukia appreciator. Nice.
This run would have worked really well with a lightsaber mod.
The most famous example of bullet blocking with a Katana has to be deadpool right? He cuts one in half, then half blocks/tanks Cable's spray.
Agreed!
@@abrahamsandwich I also thought of Genji from Overwatch after I left this comment.
This sounds fun. "Stop hitting yourself"
XD literally what I was thinking
Please try continuing this build with phantom liberty
Your health being so low your auto heal was constantly triggering was a cool unintended effect though. It was reminiscent of the end of Edgerunners.
Definitely made the ending a lot more stressful!
Just gonna leave this comment here as I don't really seem to see anyone think about doing that:
while blocking bullets does often cost a few countries worth of stamina, a rather easy trick imo is to simply get the lvl 20 reflex talent for air dashing not just being free but GIVING stamina and then simply holding block while dashing either around or, if that would bring you out of LOS or is just too annoying, simply keep air dashing into a wall next to you, so you get the stamina, but don't actually move.
made life so much easier for me once I realised that
Interesting idea!
I am so pleased that the mean reds have become an enduring meme on this channel. I feel like I accomplished something.
I mean. That’s an enemy randomizer you would set up. Have it all be bosses and that every enemy in the world is switched through a randomizer which would add chaos
❤ Ooh, I love your idea for the Boss Challenge Run, building the Ultimate V ❤
I hope I can do it!
I dont know if its the lighting or the beard but you look great in this video also great video lol.
Haha thanks! 🤘🏻
12:10 you know it never occurred to me until now but how did Johnny pick up a stool? He's literally a figment of your imagination.
Also should have called this a jedi run
After you look away and back, the stool teleports back where it should be if johny never touched it. My explanation is the relics just blocking it out and moving it so Johnny can do his thing.
Helping the homie by watching his videos well i`m asleep. Good for the algorithm
I love you're choice for the voice mod! Oetsu would have been perfect too.
is there a mod to make npcs fire weapons like real people? like more bullets being fired instead of burst and then staring at you for five seconds and more accurate depending on the type of enemy
If you make all the enemies Adam Smasher would it be Cybersmash 2077?
This rukia lost her Ichigo early and she went wild.
Playing Cyberpunk like it’s Sekiro. I love it👌🏻
Would it be possible to do a run where guns just aren’t present? Like other than the driving segments. Could you have it so every npc has melee?
Would like to see more details on the build, perks and stuff
15:53
its a bug that locks save, happened to me in every run
Yes! Been waiting for this video
The smasher fight is so fire...
All this is is the adult version of “stop hitting yourself” game.
Edit: Blackwall fun run when? Surely you can spawn the chip or weapon in
Hey man. Really loving these vids (backlog binge) and seen a few of your livestreams. Have you thought about doing a run where you can only use Plan B? I think it'd be funny to have your only resource being EB for both ammo and gear. Maybe force it at common rarity using mods, making it similar to your starter pistol run. Maybe you'd beat Oda!
I actually already did! I limited how much money I had for a twist!
@@abrahamsandwich Amazing! Gunna go watch that now. :D
NEW ABRAHAMSANDWICH VIDEO!!!! lets go >:] i love your videos so much and i always appreciate the work you put into them!! unfortunately im not smart enough to code so i wouldn't be able to help with the mod but really looking forward to all your future challenge runs!!! :)
Thank you!🤘🏻excited to have you along for the ride!
2:47 mans turned on creative mode
Yo Abraham. I heard that the Mantis Blades take like less stamina or something when deflecting
Well if that’s true, it’s a little late! 😂
Where did you get the rukia mod? havent seen it on the nexus
My run im trying is only using edgerunner stuff ( so like guts, the military tec, the cannon arm or wire arms, etc.) And im having a blast, just slow time and blast them in the face 😂
this is one big uno reverse card playthrough of the game
Haha facts!
Yeah the melee enemies hit timings are all over the fucking place. Doesn't help that spacing doesn't exist in this game either they can visibly completely miss you but the game says no they hit you.
Also I think instead of punching you should have been allowed to use grenades to knock Oda out of healing since then at least you never hit left click so you keep that portion of the run alive.
Oh and the gorilla arms deal damage when pushing, food for thought for that "pushing only" run idea someone said. Not a bad move either since they also let you use the -40% damage taken while blocking for blunt weapons.
for the Oda fight, I think that was fair, because you didn't really deal more damage than he healed with your first😊😊
Love your cb vids u are the best :)
ah yes, CYBEPRUNK
Probably way too complex a mod for a stupid pun, but I'd love a mod where every enemy is either Adam Smasher, or has 1HP and melee only, so is basically a free pass, but it's randomised so you don't know what you'll get. I call it Smash(er) or Pass.
Did y'all ever figure out if different weapons affect the deflect?
Love your videos keep it up.
CYBEP RUNK is my favorite video game of all time
Man drive hoonigan most fun machine
Anime title: I got reincarnated with only deflection skill
LETS GO NEW VIDEO
very nice, but can you beat the game shooting the least amount of bullets and no melee weapon?
can you deflect with other blades or only Katana? can you deflect with machetes and similars?
12:13 in one of my play through in patch 1.6.1 on xbox one they both killed each other
my man playing half life/gmod 2:47
Car only run. Use the mod to summon a car/bike and see how much of the game you can beat while riding it, imagine fighting Smasher on a bike
I would love to, but they put a lot of zones that make cars unable to move in the game.
@@abrahamsandwich shame lol. Sounds like the goofiest jankiest run ever
Haven’t finished vid yet but I swear if you block the enemy as they shoot you get a almost guaranteed crit kinda like a parry but for bullets
Isn't that a perk? Or am I confusing it with bleed
I believe there’s a perk that makes it so while a sandevistan is active it will always crit so could add to the feeling it always crits
ai is getting scary good lol, only a matter of time til we get a real blackwall
Correction: You can ALMOST beat Cyberpunk 2077 with Blocking because Oda
Finally a rub start skip! It was literally always the same thx
Was he using a mod to make the deflect work more cosistently?