This mission is one of many reasons that makes Cyberpunk 2077 a special game. It has nothing to do with the main plot or what's going on with your character but it is a great little story within a story for one of the characters you meet in the game. It's beautiful.

If I remember correctly, in this mission, you scan for Judy's childhood items from memory (dialogue triggers) and interact with them. You swim in a circle, looking for the triggers, and end up in the church for the final dialogue. That's the limit of the player's interaction with Laguna Bend.

The reason Laguna Bend is so small is because it's basically just like a movieset for Judy's quest. The only parts you can see are the ones in the quest area. In lore it's a bigger area with its own school and probably own fire station since Judy mentions fixing up an old firetruck when she was younger. I don't believe that we were ever supposed to explore it without the water because they never bothered with building the rest of the town.

I imagine in reality the town is actually much bigger which would make it more reasonable to have a church and a diner, but because you only explore a small section it only made sense to model the small area, then again I'm no town planner expert. Also ironically on the subject of weird assets being used, I found a lit candle on one of the porches.. underwater, so potentially that leads to the theory it wasn't always meant to be underwater, or maybe the devs were pasting in assets and didn't realise they'd placed a lit candle at the bottom of a reservoir.

This area was actually referenced in the farm mission when you're going through the guys memory there's supposed to be a school in lagonna bend but the devs put it somewhere else so the water doesn't bug the mission out

That’s wild that you haven’t done this mission, I’d expect you of all people to have hundred per enter the game. The reason only that middle section of freeway is so detailed is because that’s the one section you dive through to get down to the town with Judy. You start the dive at that little lonesome hut at the edge of the lake which is right next to the detailed part of the road

this is a standout mission in cyberpunk for me, the build up and then arriving at the location was pretty awesome, it's dark and you're just following judy until you stumble into this entire town. Judy's just an awesome character in general.

back in pre 2.0 there used to be a perk that let you breathe underwater which was basically pointless, but it always made me think that it might have been a remnant of some extra mission planned underwater

Probably one of my favorite missions in the game, despite there being 0 action. It has such incredible atmosphere, and really is a moving and unique piece of the game that I highly suggest going through at some point

In phantom liberty you get a diving suit during a certain part of the quests, I think you get to keep that one- I used it to go back to laguna bend and look around more

Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. Thank you for taking the time and showing us around!

You have never done this mission?! One if my favorite and defining moments in the game that had a massive impact on the way I feel about the games characters and their fates. Dark, melancholic, tragic but also beautiful

This was actually the mission that made me realize Cyberpunk 2077 was special when I played it at launch. One of the more atmospheric bittersweet and memorable in recent games.

Dude, i looove your videos, so cool exploring lagunda bend without water! Thanks for posting it!

Pyramid song: it makes sense if you see the Radiohead video and compare the mission with the music video

Finally, always wanted to see that area

loving the exploration of often missed/underused areas

Idk how you didnt do all the stuff in this game. Its like someone giving you a nice slice of cake and you only eat the icing and then noclip through the wall.

For the size and detail, you really only see a tiny amount of it. You swim around the diner, the house next door, the garage, and the only building you enter is the church

One of my favourite weird props in Laguna Bend is AN ACTUAL LIT CANDLE by entrance of one of the houses! (I think it’s the first or second house to the right when you first get off the elevator in the mission)

Judy's childhood town

They still haven't patched out the live candle burning on the porch of one of the houses. It's pretty much the first house you see during the mission, too. The fact that CDPR hasn't fixed this small yet glaringly obvious error is astounding to me considering the massive changes the game has gone through since release. For those of you who perhaps haven't seen it yet: the "elevator" is located at the corner between two houses. If you follow Judy after you reach the bottom she swims between the two houses towards the street that goes to the church past the diner, her home and the gas station: three houses on the left, two houses and a gas station on the right. The very first house on your right (across the street from the diner, two houses away from the gas station, right next to the elevator) there's a lit candle on the porch.

Man I've been wanting to see this for a while

That church looks to be the same layout as the Voo Doo Boy's church. Which had a Screen Computer room on one side and the other went into the underground tunnels. So many buildings are identical and just pasted into the world. Got to remember there was a degree of laziness with the young and inexperienced Dev's. They were actually pretty good at what they did, but they cut corners in many places. Using the exact same above ground building models for underwater to just save on time. That shack under the ground is one proof that the Dev's were slack and were not paying attention to details. One obviously accidentally stuck it there when they pasted it to the map and must of got interupted and forgot where it went and just pasted another over the top of it in its place, and many more buildings are not placed properly and are half submerged and only show the top half of their doors. Those are not deliberately placed like that, that is just thrown there and close enough was good enough.

You should definitely try this mission. It has fantastic story beats and perfect music.

It might not be that interesting, but if you explore the area beyond the tidal protection structures (the line of big ominous structures that can be seen from the coast) there's a small island that I believe the devs used for testing different terrain types. It's also the area where the airships end their loop...which ends up looking quite funky, lol

how have you never done judy's quest?

Cheers, it was interesting to see this place not underwater, totally reminds me of fallout 4

That church interior , now that I've seen it in the light , it realy looks like the chaple in pacifica where the VDB have their hideout.

how did you never do this mission? never helped Judy take over Clouds? always betrayed her? the mission is one of the most beautiful and emotional of the game, the kind that makes this game so much more than just an RPG or a shooter.

one of my fav missions with judy swimming down there

Hmmm now I'm curious about what hides underneath all the water around and in night city. Would be super stoked to see a vid on all of Night City without water and the discoveries.

Almost can’t watch this because I need to forget the mission as I’ve only played it once so I can replay it in the future.. having a photographic memory is aggravating in times like this haha

I love the enviromental storytelling this game has

You do an amazing mission with Judy at that location

Just goes to show the depth (pun intended.. kinda) the devs go. You really get a feel for emotion in Judy’s memories! I’ve played games man, but in each moment.. strikes a chord. I have never in almost two decades added a game to the list with depth like this one!

so cool, thank you

something id love to see cyberpunk possibly do for a future game i forget what AC game did this but im pretty sure you could like restore places and it would be more lively maybe something like that could come to cyberpunk but for like houses and apartments [dogtown apartment could be cleaned up as a example of those] maybe for a small town as well like this place. just like would be apart of a big questline that would require you to idk blow a hole in the dam or something to open it up have it drain then slowly there would be quests were you pay eddies each time to slowly like clean up the place and at the end people come back have vendors with unique items things like that would be a cool concept and a nice way to get rid of any extra money you have.

I remember when I played Pyramid Song for the third time a few days ago. Got the bug where you sink, if you used your reinforced tendons to jump before entering the water. Made it incredibly awkward, to the say the least.

This is closest we will get to water nomads in game

My favourite mission in the game. The music is at its top. Of course you don't know how big it is, cause exploring is limited, cause you stick close to Judy and you visit like 3 locations including the church.

i couldn't imagine living there my whole life and then Petrochem decides to destroy it and people had to find a new home elsewhere this place had amazing potential for side gigs or missions especially for the romance of judy but we will never get that and that is a shame but hopefully Orion and the Chicago setting that is referenced on the N cart billboards throughout night city can give us a lot more areas to explore or expand the Metro to travel to the locations night city left out

wait... you're a Night City exploration video creator AND YOU NEVER DID THIS QUEST? WTF BRO

Something else. When you do the mission with Judy you can find a barrel lit under the water. Which makes no sense at all

did ever try to see if there is anything on there other side where you take take scorpion body where the big black crane

how have you not played one of the best missions

Is this the area where panam and v and the nomads went into

i remeber whene i did this mition ther is a candle with his flame on one of the porch XD

Youve never done one of the most atmospheric and nostalgic missions in the game?!?!? I thought you were like the number 1 Cyberpunk guy. Do yourself a favor and go play this mission, as well as anything else you may have missed.

it was a great mission

I find it so odd that the guy that churns out so much Cyberpunk content, knows very little about the actual game, doesn’t play the game, hasn’t seen most of the content, hasn’t done most of the gigs, the side missions etc. I can’t begin to imagine how your brain works, aha, but fair play. The content is still interesting, regardless.

Now im curious what happens if you play Judy's quest like this

Wasn't a after thought this was the mission that defines Judy and establishes (if you choose) you relationship the mission is call the pyramid song (yes reference to the actual song..) and yes if laguana wasnt under water than there would've been no reason for Judy to go to night city cause and effect throughout game...

The props there aren't procedural as well? To me, that would make sense why they're there.

it would have been cool if we could have restored that place in some shape or form. but i guess that wouldnt have fitted inside that game. but i like the idea

How have you never completed Pyramid Song?!

NiCe

POG

Just a question. Which version of the game you used to record the video?

Awh i wanted you to drive that road and highway

I still wonder, could you test version 1.00 of the game?

Wow you haven't romanced Judy!? Crazy talk.

I fell so deep in love swimming in that toxic waste. Judy was the absolute top 0.1% lesbian lovecrush ever.

Is that a church of sceintology oh no no no no whyyyyy

Other than a couple of items you can interact with and Judy's memory audio triggers, there's very little to see or do in Laguna Bend during the mission. I'm not sure you even go round the whole little town area tbh. It's just a precursor really to Fem V/Judy romance. I mean you do the mission with Male V as well, but the aftermath is a lot shorter.

Wow cant believe you have never done this mission, so I assume you have not many of the judy missions

Wdym you’ve never done that mission?

In next video please do no-water mod on all the rest of the town (ocean, around aeroport, between city districts, under bridges etc) Preety please :)

[Detail quality] CDPR > Bethesda Games > Rockstar Games CD Project Red is still a Underdog that is not to be taken lightly. If they don't wreck their Company financially or Ubisoft -like they will give us many great Games in the future. Those Devs actually develop with Heart.

Drained exploration would have been nice.

Maaaan, play that as female V with Judy!

drain gang reference?

My Question is why do so much when all you do is go down a street to the Church. It's not like your going hold on Judy let me look this town over. I wonder if you can feel her dislike for leaving the area just to look the town over. Anyway Thanks.

If you haven't played this mission, you need to

Wait you have never completed Pyramid Song? Fix that mistake stat!

Detail… bruh this was done in a day by one graphic designer

What the name of the mod???

It really shows that they were rushing the game, the whole underwater areas doesnt even look like they are underwater For example, this Laguna Bend story-wise was flooded couple of years ago. Even with legend that water is toxic, there still should be a lot of seaweed or moss,covering buildings and roads, and area should have more visible trash or washed-up signs, which it clearly doesnt have if you check it with no water mod Good thing that you interact with water like 2-3 times in this game during quests

It was a stressful mission for me because I have thalassophobia.

Bro never romanced Judy?!

CDPR for sure knows how to make a game...just forgot that if they made a good character like the twins in PL they should let us keep them alive such a waste of a good set of characters

Ur mad I tell u

Your narration in the first few seconds where you can't even be bothered to say the name properly It's pretty sad like yeah it's a small detail but geez man You sound like you don't even care about the game. It's Laguna bend it's not that hard to say. 🙄

Literally the most BASED Cyberpunk player out there: "I've never played whatever this mission is" Coomers going mad over SirMZK *NOT* having pretended to be female just to 'romance' Judy 69,000x's since launch. Respect bro.

Spoiler: It's a terrible mission, even as far as water levels go, so you're not missing much.

I love underwater missions so this was my favorite. I think you'd like Stellar Blade. Maybe you can uncover details in the underwater in that game, there's quite a bit of stuff under water.