Any cyberpunk story recommendations like deus ex human revolution/deus ex
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Its hard to call Androids the "Superior Story version" in my personal opinion.Baneat said:
Blade Runner's visual style gave its story a lot of depth, and the changes they did make to it's story were quite well done.
I'm not saying Blade Runner's story was any better then Androids, just for different tastes.
Considering the first movie was the only one that was any good, and that the Matrix made constant references to things like Akira and Ghost in the Machine it tends to be better to recommend those.GeneralOpinion said:
Yes! You watch dis, you watch dis NOW! They are all amazingly well thought out and there's even a sublot in a couple episodes of the series that deal with cyber-racism. Actually it's a major theme of 2nd Gig.Funkysandwich said:
Also, check out a lot of the robot short stories and novels by Isaac Asimov.
What else.... I'll update more if I think of any ^^
Yeah, System Shock counts.hazabaza1 said:
OT: I dunno. I'm not really too well acquainted with the cyberpunk genre of things.
As far as the Shadowrun books, I recommend starting with the trilogy by Robert Charrette. He had a short story in the original rule book and those characters are in the trilogy. I have read most of them, those 3 are still my favorite. Nigel Findley and Tom Dowd are a two others to look for. All 3 had their hands in creating the original RPG.
Well, the OP themselves mentioned it so I'm guessing that's why it hasn't been suggested.GeneralOpinion said:
Though I would agree that it's a great watch. The first movie is certainly the one with the most cyberpunk edge to it, but I still hold that the series as a whole is good as long as you bear in mind that Reloaded and Revolutions were originally intended to be a single film. Also of note is the Animatrix series of shorts. They're worth seeing even if you aren't into the main Matrix films.
Hardware, a 1992 flick written and directed by Richard Stanley.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099740/
An AI retrieved from the desert rebuilds itself and runs amok. Difficult to find, but worth the effort. [though I see there was a 2009 DVD release . . . hmmm]
He also directed Dust Devil, a horror movie set in South Africa, which is much easier to find. Strictly speaking Dust Devil isn't CP, but it has many CP elements - a noir feel, technology left to rot, the breakdown of society. Zakes Mokae plays the lead investigator and gives an excellent performance.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099740/
An AI retrieved from the desert rebuilds itself and runs amok. Difficult to find, but worth the effort. [though I see there was a 2009 DVD release . . . hmmm]
He also directed Dust Devil, a horror movie set in South Africa, which is much easier to find. Strictly speaking Dust Devil isn't CP, but it has many CP elements - a noir feel, technology left to rot, the breakdown of society. Zakes Mokae plays the lead investigator and gives an excellent performance.
Gattaca first sprung to mind... Being able to tailor your kids from talents to looks before they're even conceived... Man that's weird.
I'd also reccomend anything by Phillip K Dick, he wrote a lot of great cold war era sci-fi. I read a collection of his short stories once and it blew my mind.
Not sure if it's cyber punk or just some sort of future noir thing, but the Tex Murphy series is prett good. If you can come to terms with it being a bit crummy to actually play at times. It's on gog in any case.
Best cyberpunk game besides Deus Ex is System shock, try system shock 2 first, System Shock one is on the old build engine and is very hard to get into, despite it being one well made game.
And try Second Sight, its not cyber punk but it is similar to the original Deus Ex in that it has one of the best story lines and contains some good supernatural powers. Its on steam, just note the controls are a bit, frustrating.
And try Second Sight, its not cyber punk but it is similar to the original Deus Ex in that it has one of the best story lines and contains some good supernatural powers. Its on steam, just note the controls are a bit, frustrating.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Metropolis, the German cyberpunk silent Movie from the 20's. Which is regarded by many as the first Cyberpunk movie ever created.
You can even watch the full movie (with the recently recovered footage) legally on youtube, as the copyrights for it have been abolished years ago. It's rather boring at times (due to it's age), but the classical music throughout is top notch, and really sets a bleak tone.
You can even watch the full movie (with the recently recovered footage) legally on youtube, as the copyrights for it have been abolished years ago. It's rather boring at times (due to it's age), but the classical music throughout is top notch, and really sets a bleak tone.