Cyberpunk

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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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I enjoyed both games but they definitely have different aesthetics (lemmynsfw.com)

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I've gushed before about how much I enjoy the Watch_Dogs games, even though there's very few similarities between Watch_Dogs 1 and 2. Hacking with a cellphone is just a fun game mechanic. Plus, they're making a Watch_Dogs movie which apparently finished filming in September. Of course, we'll see if the movie ever gets a release. Who knows anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I couldn't get over the idea of installing spyware to play a game about how survailence is bad

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No spyware if you pirate it. In line with the themes too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Spyware... Or malware...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I got a copy of 2 for free on the Ubi Launcher.
Dealing with it was not worth the free game even on Windows, on Linux bashing my head on the wall until I start hallucinating the game would've been a better experience.