What was the first cyberpunk video game you played? Were you playing the point & click adventure games back on DOS? Shadowrun on SNES? Deus Ex on PC? Or did you just recently discover this thing called “cyberpunk” with Cyberpunk 2077?

I’m curious how long everyone here has been into cyberpunk.

  • Hammerjack@lemmy.zipOPM
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    2 days ago

    Crazy, I’m the exact opposite. My middle-aged ass doesn’t have time for repetitive roguelite games with no sense of accomplishment. I actually prefer the linear gameplay where no matter how much (or little) I play in one sitting, I’m still further in the game than when I started. Although, I still prefer games with ~10-15 hours of gameplay. I don’t have the time/patience for a 40+ hour epic RPG.

    As for William Gibson, if you’re willing to get back into it, I recommend The Peripheral. It’s a more recent book (so Gibson has grown as an author) and it’s a more modern take on the cyberpunk genre. Also, Amazon turned it into a tv series that lasted one season. They renewed it for a second but then decided it was too expensive and cancelled it.

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      My problem is I forget half of what was going on and lose all momentum. At least with like Darkest Dungeon or Vampire Survivors I get some progression between runs.

      But yeah I’ll check that out, thanks!