The Cyberpunk Mega Thread

[The Madman]

I saw that one on the steam store, it looked pretty good, didn't quite get what the gameplay style is, how does it play?

It's a point & click PC adventure game in the same vein as titles like Monkey Island, King's Quest, or Grim Fandango only with a far more heavy emphasis on story and dialogue over puzzles. Dreamfall: Chapters is also the third game in the series, with the previous two games being The Longest Journey, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, and now Chapters with plans for a fourth game called The Longest Journey: Home at some point in the future hopefully.

If that sounds like something you'd be interested in I highly recommend starting with the original Longest Journey or at least Dreamfall: TLJ as Chapters relies pretty heavily on the player having previous knowledge of the series. They all great games as long as you're willing to look past some gameplay issues and, well, a lack of much real gameplay in favour of witty dialogue and a fantastic plot.

 

[SweetShark]

Another question I have to ask.
Is GTA 2 a Cyberpunk? I mean the old Top-View game GTA.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Here was me thinking this would be a thread for the Cyberpunk pencil-and-paper RPG.

Oh well, fine. Since we seem to be talking about video games I'll nominate the 90's Syndicate and Syndicate Wars titles. The visual aesthetic of Syndicate Wars particularly was very dark, although both games were thematically sinister.

 

[SweetShark]

Now the big question I'm asking myself is, would bringing up my game be a form of advertising. Probably yes. so I shall let queries come before I dain bring the wrath of the ban hammer.

If you like you can PV and see the game you are talking about and put it in the list.
It is safer that way if you fear the Ban.

 

[SweetShark]

Here was me thinking this would be a thread for the Cyberpunk pencil-and-paper RPG.

Oh well, fine. Since we seem to be talking about video games I'll nominate the 90's Syndicate and Syndicate Wars titles. The visual aesthetic of Syndicate Wars particularly was very dark, although both games were thematically sinister.

Actually, I want Cyberpunk titles from every kind of Media.
You can see even Cyberpunk Theme music also for example.

 

[SweetShark]

Also there is CthulhuPunk [Bless you Oh Mighty Spoony One].
Combination of Cyberpunk with the Horrors of Lovecrafting Creatures.

So, CthulhuTech. And, I guess Evangelion. Probably some of WH40K. Can't think of others from the top of my head.

I don't want Evangelion get near with my Cyberpunk wet dreams....
As for WH40K your answer is Necromunda.
I don't know a lot about the universe of WH40K [I only love the Grey Knights], but I am pretty sure Necromunda is VERY Cyberpunk. At least the feeling as I said.

I'd disagree. Necromunda is inspired by a lot of different things, the cyberpunk element isn't very strong.

Yes, you've got various cyborgs and stuff, but they are mostly just there, they aren't a big part in the setting.

To be faur, I saw only some images and it look VERY Cyberpunk to me.
Can another user confirm if this is correct?

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Here was me thinking this would be a thread for the Cyberpunk pencil-and-paper RPG.

Oh well, fine. Since we seem to be talking about video games I'll nominate the 90's Syndicate and Syndicate Wars titles. The visual aesthetic of Syndicate Wars particularly was very dark, although both games were thematically sinister.

Actually, I want Cyberpunk titles from every kind of Media.
You can see even Cyberpunk Theme music also for example.

Fair point. Well in that case I shall continue to put forward the Cyberpunk RPG <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cyberpunk_2020_books>as well as the library of supplement books, and also throw in a risky vote for another RPG - Paranoia. Now Paranoia is not typically considered cyberpunk, but the game (typically very comical in tone) has an alternate rule-set allowing the setting to be modified to that of a very dark and sinister 1984 style vibe, and a Paranoia campaign run in such a way would very easily fall into the cyberpunk category.

 

[SweetShark]

Now is Quake 2 cyberpunk? There are cyborgs and all, but there's no society or hacking or something of the sorts.

No,no,no.
Even if I love this game, it is not Cyberpunk. The Stroggs is an Alien race and because it take place in their home planet it is mostly a Sci-Fi.
It is the same with Borgs really.

 

[Alex Baas]

Could someone help me out here and point me towards a good noir 1920/1930 detective story set in a cyberpunk world. You have no idea how bad I need this in my life right now.

 

[Popido]

Ctrl+F :Blame, Nihei
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Really? He also had anime airing on early summer, Knights of Sidonia.

 

[SweetShark]

Could someone help me out here and point me towards a good noir 1920/1930 detective story set in a cyberpunk world. You have no idea how bad I need this in my life right now.

Tex Merphy for you my friend. Play all of them. I think it have 5 games in total. The last one is Tesla Effect.

 

[Loonyyy]

I saw that one on the steam store, it looked pretty good, didn't quite get what the gameplay style is, how does it play?

It's a point & click PC adventure game in the same vein as titles like Monkey Island, King's Quest, or Grim Fandango only with a far more heavy emphasis on story and dialogue over puzzles. Dreamfall: Chapters is also the third game in the series, with the previous two games being The Longest Journey, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, and now Chapters with plans for a fourth game called The Longest Journey: Home at some point in the future hopefully.

If that sounds like something you'd be interested in I highly recommend starting with the original Longest Journey or at least Dreamfall: TLJ as Chapters relies pretty heavily on the player having previous knowledge of the series. They all great games as long as you're willing to look past some gameplay issues and, well, a lack of much real gameplay in favour of witty dialogue and a fantastic plot.

Thanks, I'll have to give those a look, I'll make sure to give the older two a go first. Focussing on dialogue and plot's probably better for me anyway, I've never loved the point-and-click style gameplay too well.

 

[SweetShark]

Another new CYberpunk game coming soon is "The Last Night" for PS4:

It was at first a Prototype at Cyberpunk Jam. Cool.

 

[SweetShark]

So, I was pondering on how the recent cyberpunk sounds and how in would could should sound too keep up with the times.
A while ago, cyberpunk was techno. But now we have dubstep, techstep, neurofunk and other types of dehumanised distinctly electronic music. Maybe something does compliment the cyberpunk tone better than...

This is what we have:

Spoiler

These two are kind of weird. Anime, duh.
This one is Psycho Pass op. And I think that j-rock is as far from cyberpunk sound as it gets.

New Syndicate's music isn't so hot in my opinion, but I will admit, it is very atmospheric. And this is why also is suitable.
It doesn't matter if it is eletronic,techno,rock,etc, as long as it is suitable with the Cyberpunk World we see.

Some other song I have are these:


Now this music you hear is Cyberpunk Theme? Not really, but it is suitable for this specific game.

So in the end it doesn't matter as long as the music is the right one.

EDIT:
I must put Hard Reset also. I am very sure is Cyberpunk, but you kill mostly robots I think.

 

[R.K. Meades]

One of my personal favourites was Bloodnet. An excellent title, but there's no hand-holding, making it really easy to fail-- you may not find out that you've hit the wall until an hour or two later, when you can't complete an objective/event. Oh, and you become a vampire at the start of the game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BloodNet

EDIT: A great novel that just popped into my mind is Pat Cadigan's Mindplayers.

There's an old Blade Runner game as well which is supposed to be surprisingly good, although I haven't played it myself so don't really know much beyond that I've heard it's good.

As a huge fan of point-and-click adventures, I can tell you that Blade Runner is fantastic. The world is dynamic. Certain events are randomised each time you start a new game, and characters go about their business as you conduct your investigations, so there are plenty of variables. I love the conversation system; you can use a pre-set demeanour, like Surly, or you can go user choice and select options manually. You get some great moments with familiar faces, too. Vote for it on GOG! http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/blade_runner

 

[the spaciest]

It honestly amazes me that the cyberpunk genre hasn't completely evaporated. It's redundant - simply by being alive, right now, you are officially playing the worlds most realistic cyberpunk game. I relay this message to you via the internet, a virtual space within which epic battles are currently being fought between warring zaibatsu, government forces, hackers, extremists and non-partisan, tech-savvy individuals. Hey a spaceship blew up the other day - a spaceship containing top-secret encryption hardware. Corporations now officially own the patent on your genes and the genes of the shit you eat - and they jealously guard that victory of victories with a heavily armed private militia...

I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point. Want to be a solo? Cut off your arm, get one of those fancy new bionic arms, buy a katana and some body armour and go and see how many "baddies" you can slash up, before a heavily armed government response team turn up and swiss-cheese your sorry ass. LARP bitches!

Seriously, in six years it will literally be 2020. What I'm saying is that if cyberpunk is still a genre then that genre has been subsumed by "Contemporary Fiction" or I guess "Near Future"

/end slightly trolly, facetious micro-polemic