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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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If I remember correctly the second was written by a black writer and he try to bring is own story into the game … he was let go after because this was too woke before woke
I can't find anything to substantiate this, think you may have dreamt it up or fell for a 4chan goof.
At the time he seems to have been critical of game producers because they didn’t want gay/lesbian protagonists for economic reasons. But, yeah, you will not find a termination notice anywhere.