It's a lopsided affair too, with Silverhand's jeans staying on the whole time while Alt spins around nude in every which way in front of the guy. Even with Johnny and Alt flipping and thrusting right in front of me to chunky guitar riffs, all I could picture was Keanu Reeves on take 20 of grunting with pleasure into a studio mic. Meanwhile, Johnny Silverhand's flashback sex scene carries the torch forward for through-the-jeans dry-humpers everywhere. We learn about their history and kinks without a wacky montage or any bizarre deadeyed closeups. The camera doesn't needlessly linger, balancing the frame with Geralt and Yennefer as they flirt and reminisce before panning down and cutting to black. Take The Witcher 3's beloved unicorn sex scene, which focuses on the relationship between Geralt and Yennefer, cushioned (literally) by the characterization and comic relief the stuffed unicorn prop provides. Where you planning to put that, Geralt? (Image credit: CD Projekt)
With only a few angles to work with, broadened a touch by the cameras in the tank, most shots are in your face and terrifying. Cyberpunk 2077's dedication to the first-person perspective at all times puts it in a tough spot here. I can see how the idea might've sounded fun in storyboard format, but unless videogame sex scenes get the cinematic World of Warcraft trailer treatment, they're still going to feel off. The overall vibe is early '00s late night Showtime channel softcore, with V and Panam springing into action like they'd been rehearsing for months.
Another montage plays out in my mind, one revisiting every found footage horror movie I've seen.
A porny lo-fi beat kicks in, peppered with reverberating moans and, horrifically, mouth sounds shuffled way too high in the mix.Īt one point the scene cuts to Panam's perspective, my V's cold, dead eyes illuminated in the soft green glow of night vision, mouth slightly agape, thrusting all the while. Going for it requires some amount of subtlety, which Cyberpunk 2077 enthusiastically rejects from the start. 3D game characters are still too stiff (sorry) to pose and animate for sex scenes.