Make sure the story allows for player agency, with different dialogue options and skill choices affecting interactions and the story's direction. The game should encourage players to explore the city and uncover clues, leading to different narrative outcomes.
First, the protagonist. V has to infiltrate the Undercover Division, so maybe they have a personal stake in joining. Maybe they lost someone to the corruption or the tech they're fighting against. Let's say V's sibling was killed by a rogue AI, so they want revenge or to prevent others from suffering the same fate.
Set pieces: Infiltrating a high-security corporate gala, hacking into a synth-facility, confronting the mastermind in a digital realm or a heavily fortified location. There could be missions involving different parts of the city, each showing the disparity between the rich and the poor.
Themes to include: the ethical use of technology, identity, and betrayal. The game should allow branching paths depending on the player's decisions, leading to multiple endings—like exposing the conspiracy and saving the city, falling to corruption, or a third option where V takes control of the tech to fight back.
