The battle of Cyberpunks

Best cyberpunk world

  • The Ascent

    Votes: 11 5.2%

  • Blade Runner

    Votes: 24 11.4%

  • Cloudpunk

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Cyberpunk 2077

    Votes: 70 33.3%

  • Daikatana

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • Detroit Become Human

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • Deus Ex

    Votes: 57 27.1%

  • Dreamfall

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Final Fantasy 7

    Votes: 12 5.7%

  • Ghostrunner

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Hard Reset

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Ion Fury

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • Metal Gear

    Votes: 6 2.9%

  • Remember Me

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • Shadowrun

    Votes: 12 5.7%

  • Stray

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Mirrors Edge

    Votes: 3 1.4%

  • System Shock

    Votes: 10 4.8%

  • Observer

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    210
If we're strictly speaking about the video games, my vote goes to Deus Ex.

If all media formats are to be considered, then Blade Runner/2049 are at the top followed by Akira (1988) and Ghost in the Shell (1995).
 
If the question is about the world / world design, my vote goes to The Ascent. I'd love to see this expanded to first person / other media.
 
The answer shouldve been Cyberpunk 2077 but the world wasn't fully realized.

Maybe I'm just nit-picking but the population density wasn't what you would expect in a metropolis in 2077 and the place looked too clean for having been the site of a nuclear bomb, etc.

In any case the real answer is the Ascent. Those guys crafted an amazingly dense world from scratch with kick-ass gameplay and lore.
 
k_trout said:
deus ex always and forever lol
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It would have been my choice too, but cyberpunk 2077, just has that dirty neon vibrancy I expect from a futurisic city riddled with crim and corruption, where we all got crazy augmentations...chasing operatives over roof tops and getting into shoot outs. but man, Deus EX runs it close! I just think it lacks the scale of cyberpunk, but maybe thats down to the hardware limitations at the time of the last deus ex game. would love to see another game come soon.
 
Tokio Blues said:
Where is "Observer"?


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yup, another game that nails the vibe!
 
The Cockatrice said:
Mirrors Edge Catalyst is 100% cyberpunk. People seem to ignore the second game.

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As for Metal Gear, debatable. Cyberpunk is part of sci-fi.
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Eh, I don't consider that cyberpunk. Glass in both games is cool, and maybe has some cyberpunk features, but that's about it.
 
Where's Shin Megami Tensei 1/2/4? Soul Hackers? Digital Devil Saga? Rise of the Dragon? Snatcher?
Out of your list, Deus Ex. Out of my list, Rise of the Dragon.
 
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In terms of raw atmosphere and visuals its definitely The Ascent. None of the other games have come quite as close as far as breathtaking visuals.

But in terms of actual world building, I like Cyberpunk 2077 and Deus Ex, and maybe Blade Runner if it really counts.

A lot of the games in the list aren't Cyberpunk though, they're just science fiction. Like there's nothing about Metal Gear Solid that's Cyberpunk, you're just confusing some limited examples of aesthetic with what Cyberpunk is, which is its themes. Just because someone has a robotic interface or cybernetic enhancements doesn't make it Cyberpunk, otherwise Star Wars and Dune etc. would be Cyberpunk.
 
I chose Blade Runner.

FF7 doesn't classify as cyberpunk, imo. It's steampunk.
 
Definitely Deus Ex.
I dont consider System Shock cyberpunk, its more horror imo, if it counts then should add Prey.

Deus Ex is the undisputed king of Cyberpunk.

After that its a battle between Shadowrun and Cyberpunk 2077.

And Blade Runner? thats a film, thats entirely another thing, but it is peak Cyberpunk in film.

Games: Deus Ex
Films: Blade Runner
Anime: Ghost in the Shell
 
Deus Ex for me. It feels like lots of cool human enhancements/replacements without going full degenerate schizo mode like CP2077.

Notable mention for Alita Battle Angel too. Cool world lore.
 
How many of you have ever read Cyberpunk? The original short story by Bruce Bethke. You can do so here.
The elder statesmen among you will recognize numerous elements in the story that eventually were incorporated into plenty of other media in the 80s and 90s.

Bruce recently commented on the 40th anniversary of the story.

The core notions of cyberpunk fiction remain. It's an invitation to think seriously about ourselves, our society, and our relationships with our technologies. It's an opportunity to consider how we interact with, and in turn are transformed by, the things we create. It's a chance to cast a somewhat jaundiced and cynical eye on the near-term future and really think about what new technologies mean, not just for the lucky eloi living up in their shiny bright towers, but for we poor punks living down on the street. Cyberpunk fiction is an opportunity to get serious.

At least, I thought it would be.

Thus the meta-question: does cyberpunk in 2023 actually have anything new, original, and relevant to say, or is it a fossil form, forever trapped in the 1980s like an insect in amber? Has it become just another style?
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