{
  "id": 10021543,
  "title": "Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's Chimera tank boss fight was apparently so complex it took two years of \"reiterating over and over\" to get it right",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-libertys-chimera-tank-boss-fight-was",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-26T16:56:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-libertys-chimera-tank-boss-fight-was-apparently-so-complex-it-took-two-years-of-reiterating-over-and-over-to-get-it-right"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Chimera tank boss fight in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty was a complex and challenging sequence to create. According to game director Gabe Amatangelo, it took two years of reiteration to get the fight right, requiring a balance of gameplay, narrative, art, and worldbuilding.\n\nThe fight is a striking early sequence in the game, featuring an enormous, Ghost in the Shell-inspired spider-tank in a set piece moment. CD Projekt wanted the Chimera Tank to terrify players with its weapons, but struggled to balance the various elements.\n\nAmatangelo and creative director Igor Sarzyński discussed the challenges on CD Projekt's official AnsweRED podcast. They described the process of striking a balance between gameplay, narrative, and art direction, working through the sequence beat-by-beat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "It took CD Projekt two years to design Phantom Liberty's Chimera Tank boss fight: 'We were iterating over and over'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/it-took-cd-projekt-two-years-to-design-phantom-libertys-chimera-tank",
        "published": "2026-09-26T12:00:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}