having now read through the game manual CP2020 and a bunch of surrounding lore, along with comparisons to other portions of the genre, the game is going to be hypersexualized, and with good reason. it fits the setting. as stated above, if it was made available to people to "perfect" their outward image to society, then why wouldn't they?
not to mention how much emphasis CP2020 puts on appearance. For those who aren't going to read through this thread or do some research on CP2020, there's whole skill subsets around attractiveness (with specific skills for personal grooming, style, and seduction). There's gear lists for all sorts of clothing that serves no purpose other than to look cool Then there's the cyberware that has a whole subset for cybernetic enhancements that are specifically for fashion (synth/chem skins and light tattoos and techhair). Mix all of that with the ability to add to yourself with the ability to sculpt your body into the "ideal form" of the time, throw in the general cyberpunk genre that generally has legalized and even promotes prostitution and the like, and you're going to end up with a game that is going to get called hypersexualized and even sexist (judging by current popular trends in media).
I mean in the PNPRPG there's a cyberware implant called Mr. Studd[SUP]TM[/SUP] Sexual Implant with the description All night, every night, and she'll never know. Use your imagination and add +1 to your Seduction checks. Available also in the Midnight Lady version for the distaff side. There's also the Contraceptive Implant, which per the manual apparently prevents pregnancy for up to 5 years for either sex. This is part of the universe, and if CDPR is following CP2020 for CP2077, then this stuff could very easily make it into 2077.
So, if you're going to get all up in arms about the game being "over sexualized," then you really need to think to yourself how much that matters to you. Because in order to stay true to the source material and the genre, it's going to be a part of the game.
not to mention how much emphasis CP2020 puts on appearance. For those who aren't going to read through this thread or do some research on CP2020, there's whole skill subsets around attractiveness (with specific skills for personal grooming, style, and seduction). There's gear lists for all sorts of clothing that serves no purpose other than to look cool Then there's the cyberware that has a whole subset for cybernetic enhancements that are specifically for fashion (synth/chem skins and light tattoos and techhair). Mix all of that with the ability to add to yourself with the ability to sculpt your body into the "ideal form" of the time, throw in the general cyberpunk genre that generally has legalized and even promotes prostitution and the like, and you're going to end up with a game that is going to get called hypersexualized and even sexist (judging by current popular trends in media).
I mean in the PNPRPG there's a cyberware implant called Mr. Studd[SUP]TM[/SUP] Sexual Implant with the description All night, every night, and she'll never know. Use your imagination and add +1 to your Seduction checks. Available also in the Midnight Lady version for the distaff side. There's also the Contraceptive Implant, which per the manual apparently prevents pregnancy for up to 5 years for either sex. This is part of the universe, and if CDPR is following CP2020 for CP2077, then this stuff could very easily make it into 2077.
So, if you're going to get all up in arms about the game being "over sexualized," then you really need to think to yourself how much that matters to you. Because in order to stay true to the source material and the genre, it's going to be a part of the game.