Yeah, I may change it for Delamain later.
I think a few people are missing the point of the thread.
there’s no offence being taken by the overly sexualised world. Indeed you’re right that is the point of CP77
the criticism is that the “satire” or humour is poor and feels immature. It doesn’t feel real.
more than happy to play an adult game set in a violent and overly sexed world. But like so much else in the game - it’s lacking any sort of depth.
Robocop had simliar type of ads in its film. It happens because everyone would make over the top, dark, brooding direct ads. Others would end up doing stupid sex ads. Just different ways to get your attention. I think the issue is that theres only so many ads in the game. In the real world. You'd be bombarded by new/updated ads all the time. I'm surprised they didn't have ads for all the gangs.I agree that in Bladerunner prostitution is a core component of the story... Jig Jig street makes complete sense to me in CP77. It's the toilet humor ads that I'm speaking to specifically. A 'watson's whore' sitcom ad in bladerunner would feel out of place.
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I think this is the fine line that is walked between objectification of humans as a result of a culture with the power to customize every single part of the body. As mentioned in my above reply this can be seen in Bladerunner with the red light district. The other component though is the grit and I don't see tongue in cheek advertisement fitting into that equation so much.
Sex will always sell. And if other acts of fetishism or sexual views become norm. They as well. If someone invented a dick that you could install at any time. That company would be billionaires.SO yeah that is the world we live in, take a good look around, they are telling us what will be the norm in 50 years, and honestly I believe them, look at how many posts are about "the sex isn't explicit enough" "why can't I romance and fuck whoever i want" just look at it, LOOK AT IT ! lol
Just beat the game, loved it except the ending (like most people here). There's one thing though that really bothered me.
I don't understand why all of the fake advertising had to be so childish and hypersexual? "Watson's Whore", "Mix it Up", "Butts Up". These are ads that were plastered all over the city.
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At the end when Mysty took me to the roof and gave me the heart to heart about Jackie I looked over the edge and as she was speaking there was an ad on a massive billboard with a girl spreading her legs apart... "Isn't it beautiful up here?" hahaha what?
This game seemed to take a lot of cues from GTAV and the worst one copied was the childish humor. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it in GTA, that series completely leans into the absurdity. I just don't understand what it does to propel Cyberpunk forward? It was really immersion breaking and felt out of context. On one hand you have this gorgeous city which from a distance is full of possibility and wonder... but then when you get down to the street level next to the brilliant neon are these dumb ads with no message aside from "look how zany the future is!"
Picture these advertisements in other films/stories in this genre like Bladerunner now picture these ads in idiocracy (no doubt a brilliant film though)...
Anyone else feel this way or am I just flat wrong?