Yeah, and as much as I like Appleseed, the good guys are literally cops.
Don't get me wrong, Shirow absolutely nails the aesthetics, but you do need the punk. Armitage III fucks hard in that regard.
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Don't get me wrong, Shirow absolutely nails the aesthetics, but you do need the punk. Armitage III fucks hard in that regard.
So far I'm hearing some reviews etc taking issue with identity stuff in the game saying it's not as big a focus as they'd like or something?
It's times like this when I realize my decision never to join or follow twitter was a sound one and I have no regrets.
I mean, not like I needed more reasons, but this is yet another one.
Please do go on.A crossover between these two I would not mind.
As I understand it, the game acknowledges the existence of trans people by, like, having a billboard of a girl with a huge cock, but that is the only kind of context in which you get to see that idea dealt with. The objection is that it often uses the aesthetic of transness as set dressing but doesn't do anything that examines the idea of it in this world so it feels exploitative, and also a missed opportunity in a transhumanist setting.
Yeah, they teased it like crazy long ago. Def excited to finally play it as well. Expected bugs and so-so gameplay but CDPR always delivers in the story department.
I personally always associate it with 80s anime inspired by western 80s(late 70s) classics like Terminator and Blade Runner. Like Akira, Neo Tokyo, AD Police, Angel Cop, Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed etc. My personal favorite is Texhnolyze which I consider the greatest work of fiction ever created. There is also some really spectacular cyberpunk manga like Blame! and Biomega.Wanna know my secret?
I dunno wtf cyberpunk is.
I guess 'historically' cyberpunk is about alienated loners in a society in decline with rapidly evolving technology. I believe the term was coined with William Gibson's novel Neuromancer.
It's one of my most favorite genres for sure but unfortunately it has been slim pickings in the last few decades. Which is kind of peculiar given the state of the world and the story opportunities this setting provides.
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Cyberpunk as a genre deals with the social effects of technological advancement in science, information technology, computers and networks while maintaining a societal order similar to the current one, but rapidly decayed as a result to such technological advancement. High tech, low life Techno Dystopia, if you will. It differs from a lot of dystopian/apocalyptic fiction in that the mass societal decay didn't come out of a major disaster but rather through years of corporate influence growing to the point where the corps essentially run things as they see fit. Cyberpunk fiction is eerily reminiscent of current day life, just factoring in a rapid decay of living standards. Cyberpunk protagonists are by and large rebels or criminals, often hackers or street survivalists trying to make ends meet in a huge city sprawl. It has its origins in early 80's counterculture (and is thus a highly political genre) and the first major book of the genre is generally considered to be WIlliam Gibson's Neuromancer.I dunno wtf cyberpunk is.
Cyberpunk the RPG by Mike Pondsmith is a faithful distillation of cyberpunk themes in the tabletop market. Highly political (as Cyberpunk should be), it did a great job at depicting the squalor of everyday life in cyberpunk-land, kept the grittiness of the genre that inspired it, and had classes that either consisted of rebels, mavericks or corporate slaves. Cyberpunk RED, the newest, just released edition, continues this tradition, and having read the core rulebook I am very satisfied.
I agree.
Never could do much with the Punk part of Cyberpunk. That is why i generally prefer the Post-Cyberpunk genre.
Took me five years to play TW3. And at like 75% off too, as a vastly better experience than at launch. I was never getting this game at launch, so I'll wait and see what becomes of it years down the road.
I feel there should be more cyberpunk on the syllabus. Just get rid of, like, Marlowe or Keats or something.
Yeah I think it has to do with Japan's overall culture towards society and community. It's why their super hero anime My Hero Academia is just as much about society and working for it, when western super heroes are usually loners working against the system.
Yes, Molly. I do find it odd that I just couldn't get into his books that much. I mean I read them back in the 80s/90s, when those books were really hot, and he was the new hotness. But I don't really recall reading more than like 2-3 of his books. I just couldn't get into them, which is odd, because back then, I was the ideal market for his material. I tried picking up the neuromancer audiobook a year or so ago, but didn't get very far before putting it down.
I heard that someone who was playing CP2077 to review for a review company had a fucking seizure while playing. Imagine CDPR shitting their pants after that, fucking lol.