They should do a complete new Story with new Characters. As you said, the plot of season 1 is at an end and it should stay that way. Maybe some Cameos here and there but that's it
I'm still unable to create topics (despite have 10 posts)... So I'll just put this here:
I've been fantasizing all last night and today about a non-open world linear Cyberpunk spin-off game made by Platinum games like Metal Gear Rising Revengence centered around the Cyberskeleton... Complete with context sensitive gore in real time, destructive environments, huge boss battles, giant set pieces. Every time you attack you belch blood everywhere and slowly go crazy... They could call it Cyberpunk Cyberpsychosis.
You could play as a new character and have Lucy as your Netrunner/backup sidekick.
This would be so awesome. What CDPR has managed to do to flesh out this IP is unbelievably amazing. I haven't been into the lore of a game this much since Metal Gear Solid 4!
Kudos to CDPR and Trigger, and Mike Pondsmith for making something so enjoyable. I'm like completely obsessed.
I've been fantasizing all last night and today about a non-open world linear Cyberpunk spin-off game made by Platinum games like Metal Gear Rising Revengence centered around the Cyberskeleton... Complete with context sensitive gore in real time, destructive environments, huge boss battles, giant set pieces. Every time you attack you belch blood everywhere and slowly go crazy... They could call it Cyberpunk Cyberpsychosis.
You could play as a new character and have Lucy as your Netrunner/backup sidekick.
This would be so awesome. What CDPR has managed to do to flesh out this IP is unbelievably amazing. I haven't been into the lore of a game this much since Metal Gear Solid 4!
Kudos to CDPR and Trigger, and Mike Pondsmith for making something so enjoyable. I'm like completely obsessed.
Make sure you're not trying to post a thread in Hot Topics. General, Gameplay, etc. should work.
@Draconifors thanks a lot for that!
Quick question: do you know if they have the Edgerunners Braindance from 2077 available on YouTube? I wanted to show this to a friend who doesn't play games but was really into Akira. I'd love to be able to show him how great the anime is...
Edit: I found an unofficial video I can show him. Thanks!
He's in his late 40s and does not play games. But I'm sure he has Netflix.
Edit: I found an unofficial video I can show him. Thanks!
He's in his late 40s and does not play games. But I'm sure he has Netflix.
CDPR could always release the series on Blu-ray via their site only
I was just looking for the BD that was in the 1.6 update to show my friend. He watched it and has agreed to watch the anime now.
I'm actually hoping that the series does actually get a physical releaseI was just looking for the BD that was in the 1.6 update to show my friend. He watched it and has agreed to watch the anime now.
I hoping too, so that everyone can enjoy itI'm actually hoping that the series does actually get a physical release
I don't know what kind of arrangment CDPR & Netflix have, but knowing that is a "Netflix Series", I guess Netflix want to keep Edgerunners as eclusivity on its platform for a good while (like Arcane or others N Series).
I had zero intentions on watching Edgerunners but the hype piqued my interest. Finished it last night and all I can say is AWESOME! Absolutely loved it. It helped put into perspective Cyberpunk as I’m brand new to this genre. Helped me better understand the game (along with researching the lore). With this new understanding/perspective I can get back into the game.
The game did both though, Night City was brutal but the story was still philosophical. So the fact that this anime only did one of those things is what's disappointing because it just went for the low hanging fruit in gratuitous violence.
Most of the renowned anime within the cyberpunk genre also tackle both and that's why they're talked about decades later whereas this unfortunately might be forgotten in a year. It was a missed opportunity.
Frankly, I imagine this was a much-much smarter story for doing the former and not the latter. It's also receiving near unanimous praise and has a near 100% rating compared to the Witcher's 60%. The reason being that not being deeply philosophical means that it actually STANDS OUT compared to other cyberpunk anime as the concerns of David and company are where their next meal is going to come and the depressing reality of poverty as well as inability to self-actualize.
People have been doing lots of videos on this anime because instead of asking, "Do robots have souls?" it asks, "Why the fuck does education and medical care cost so much?"
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Sharply put, but relatively accurate.
Expectations help, though, as does the presentation. Comparing the game and the anime isn't going to result in a particularly useful lesson-set, reception wise, other than the obvious comparisons.
250 minutes of passive watching someone else tell you the story vs 10 to well, hundreds of hours of interacting with and creating a large portion of the story.
The relevance and immediacy, though, not only of the brutality but the constant economic and societal pressure - now, that, that as you've said, is a big part of what makes the anime hit home for most people.
"Am I human?" I mean...how much does that really matter?
"Will I be hungry/hurt/even alive tomorrow?" Yeah, we all get that.
Street level stories are great, done right. The higher stuff is, too, and as Shin says, series like GitS are classics in a large part -because- of those questions.
But street level hits home for most of us.
Personally I felt like the anime did get deep into various issues (I guess that's what people mean when they say "philosophical"?)
For me, cyberpsychosis was explored WAY more intimately and in greater depth than in the game, which I thought was a really effective analogue for addiction and substance abuse. Plus they did an excellent job of exploring how people end up in that situation to begin with, linking it to socio-economic inequality, which in turns links well with the whole self-sacrifice-for-your-loved-ones theme. And when I say self-sacrifice, I don't just mean David's big hero moment, but also Gloria; busting her ass to make ends meet.
Only thing that made it feel a tad shallow in places were a couple of tropey male-gaze shots (although I appreciated that some of the nude scenes actually felt pretty natural and not fan-servicey). Oh and the English dub felt a bit funky in places.
But, nitpicks aside, I thought the way they handled those sociological issues landed really well.
Plus the way it all came together in the end struck a chord in me that very few movies ever achieve. Hit just the right note.
For me, cyberpsychosis was explored WAY more intimately and in greater depth than in the game, which I thought was a really effective analogue for addiction and substance abuse. Plus they did an excellent job of exploring how people end up in that situation to begin with, linking it to socio-economic inequality, which in turns links well with the whole self-sacrifice-for-your-loved-ones theme. And when I say self-sacrifice, I don't just mean David's big hero moment, but also Gloria; busting her ass to make ends meet.
Only thing that made it feel a tad shallow in places were a couple of tropey male-gaze shots (although I appreciated that some of the nude scenes actually felt pretty natural and not fan-servicey). Oh and the English dub felt a bit funky in places.
But, nitpicks aside, I thought the way they handled those sociological issues landed really well.
Plus the way it all came together in the end struck a chord in me that very few movies ever achieve. Hit just the right note.
I'm not into anime really, and judging by the trailer this wouldn't be an exception, so I'm far from the target audience for this and will probably skip it, but it's nice to see some genuinely positive press around the Cyberpunk brand again. Encouraging for the future of the franchise if CDPR can keep this momentum going.
But I am curious - do you guys think the series would be worth watching for somebody like me, who doesn't generally watch anime? The only one that I've tried and liked as an adult has been Death Note.
But I am curious - do you guys think the series would be worth watching for somebody like me, who doesn't generally watch anime? The only one that I've tried and liked as an adult has been Death Note.
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I have never so much as tried watching an anime before - because I didn't even like the short clips of it that I have seen. I also think most modern media in general is terrible. I can count on two hands the number of movies and TV shows I have genuinely enjoyed in the last five years or so.
That being said I watched Edgerunners and really enjoyed it.
I always recommend Bubblegum Crisis, Cyber City Oeo, and Ghost in the Shell [Original Recipe]
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