February is almost over, which means the TA Playlist’s month of trekking through the wilds of Siberia, searching for ancient secrets while battling a paramilitary cult, is drawing to a close as we turn our attention toward the March 2024 Game of the Month.For March, in honor of British Science Week (8-17 March) as well as Pi Day (3/14, if you use American formatting for the date), we wanted to focus on some of the great sci-fi action games that have come to Xbox consoles over the years. From futuristic dystopias and cybernetic enhancements to alien invasions and robot uprisings, sci-fi games like this month’s nominees give us a chance to explore questions about the purpose of science, the limits of technology, and even what it means to be human.The nominees for the month included Atomic Heart, Prey, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, but all three of those fell very quickly behind as our eventual winner shot out to a commanding lead. Your TA Playlist Game of the Month for March 2024 is… Cyberpunk2077!Cyberpunk 2077 is a futuristic open-world RPG developed and published by CD Projekt Red, previously most famous for the Witcher Series. After a famously disappointing launch in 2020, Cyberpunk has been one of the great redemption stories in recent years, with extensive updates and patches to fix its early problems.Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the megalopolis of Night City, where you play as a cyberpunk mercenary wrapped up in a do-or-die fight for survival. Improved and featuring all-new free additional content, customize your character and playstyle as you take on jobs, build a reputation, and unlock upgrades. The relationships you forge and the choices you make will shape the story and the world around you. Legends are made here. What will yours be?Despite its issues at launch, Cyberpunk 2077 currently has a strong TA user rating of 4.28/5.00, making it the highest rated game on the list. More than 330,000 tracked users have started the game, with less than 5,000 (1%) getting the full completion. It’s estimated that it will take 80-100 hours to fully complete the game, including 44 achievements from the base game and 13 from the Phantom Liberty DLC. The Cyberpunk 2077 Walkthrough by RDS is available to guide you through the open world of Night City. Note that the base game is playable on Xbox One, but for the newest updates and the Phantom Liberty DLC, you’ll need a Series X|S console. Here’s the full breakdown of the votes. Cyberpunk jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back, leaving Prey and Deus Ex battling it out for second place and Atomic Heart bringing up the rear.Unlocking at least one achievement in Cyberpunk 2077 will advance your TA Playlist badge count, and you can also get credit by commenting in the Spoiler and Spoiler-free threads generated on March 1. Join in the discussion on the TA Playlist Hub tell us about your adventures in Night City!A reminder, as we announced last month: we’ve heard your complaints regarding an excessive amount of people dropping into the forums and saying nothing more than “badge please,” without adding anything to the wider discussion. We’re still working on the details of what exact form this level of moderation will take, so no changes are being made yet, but consider this your second warning – please try to make a substantive comment about the game. If you’ve played it, what did you think about it? If you didn’t, why haven’t you? Give your thoughts and impressions, good or bad, in order to earn your badge!
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