maquiladora
Member
Worth checking out if you like adventure games with cyberpunk theme. It was released on PC and SegaCD too.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/rise-of-the-dragon
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Worth checking out if you like adventure games with cyberpunk theme. It was released on PC and SegaCD too.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/rise-of-the-dragon
RedNumberFive
Banned
Crap game, but I was enthralled by it back in the day.
maquiladora
Member
Also...anyone remember this?
You gotta buy a boxed copy but you can find it for like $10.
Another one of those gems that badly needs some digital distribution.
Cyberpunk is probably my favorite genre. Need to get into E.Y.E and Gemini Rue, I picked em up at christmas and ain't played em.
Mr Dead End Thrills has some really lovely screens of Deus Ex: HR over here:
http://deadendthrills.com/?cat=268
Also the biggest travesty of modding for many years;
the creators of all this just let it die. Neotokyo just needed a gun mechanics overhaul and it could of been REALLY good, the game mode they had was very interesting, it could of been great with some tweaks.
So sad
http://www.neotokyohq.com/media/nt_map_mahkito_wide.jpg
http://www.neotokyohq.com/media/nt_map_maws_wide.jpg
http://www.neotokyohq.com/media/nt_map_okujou_wide.jpg
Edit - looks like it threw a wobbly hotlinking - left the links behind.
Mr Dead End Thrills has some really lovely screens of Deus Ex: HR over here:
http://deadendthrills.com/?cat=268
Also the biggest travesty of modding for many years;
the creators of all this just let it die. Neotokyo just needed a gun mechanics overhaul and it could of been REALLY good, the game mode they had was very interesting, it could of been great with some tweaks.
So sad
http://www.neotokyohq.com/media/nt_map_mahkito_wide.jpg
http://www.neotokyohq.com/media/nt_map_maws_wide.jpg
http://www.neotokyohq.com/media/nt_map_okujou_wide.jpg
Edit - looks like it threw a wobbly hotlinking - left the links behind.
Host Samurai
Member
Crap game, but I was enthralled by it back in the day.
I remember trying this at a PC Richards in the mall and being mind blown when I was 7. I would love to give this a spin one of these days.
John Rabbit
Banned
i played this game a lot as a clueless young teenager.
only a few years later when i finally saw blade runner did i understand that a whole genre of this entertainment exists.
it plays about as well as an interactive movie game from the mid-90s in a cyberpunk setting would.
Angel Devoid Playthrough Pt. 1/9
only a few years later when i finally saw blade runner did i understand that a whole genre of this entertainment exists.
it plays about as well as an interactive movie game from the mid-90s in a cyberpunk setting would.
which mean it's awesome in the shittiest way possible.
Angel Devoid Playthrough Pt. 1/9
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
It's unfortunately stuck in licensing hell like the System Shock series. :/
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
No mention of the Dead Space series? I felt the future tech in the games were very cyber punk.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Cyberpunk is probably my favorite genre. Need to get into E.Y.E and Gemini Rue, I picked em up at christmas and ain't played em.
Mr Dead End Thrills has some really lovely screens of Deus Ex: HR over here:
http://deadendthrills.com/?cat=268
Also the biggest travesty of modding for many years;
the creators of all this just let it die. Neotokyo just needed a gun mechanics overhaul and it could of been REALLY good, the game mode they had was very interesting, it could of been great with some tweaks.
So sad
Speaking of NEOTOKYO, you guys should check out the recent free-to-play shooter Blacklight: Retribution.
I've given it a whirl and really like the aesthetic. It's heavily reminiscent of NEOTOKYO.
John Rabbit
Banned
dead space is too horror-futuristic for me to consider it cyberpunk. there's no emphasis on hacking, technology usurping man as the dominant species, corporate greed, or all the aesthetic trappings of cyberpunk (grungy urban zones, rain, neon, etc etc).
WOXL/2097 is definitely cyberpunk in a unique way. the other entries stray from the gritty/abrasive aesthetic a little too much i think. from the time i spent with 2048, it reminds me way more of WOHD than anything else, very clean style.
Maybe not the most apparent but I always counted WipEout as cyberpunk.
When I first saw Akira in the early 90s, I instantly wanted a video game based on the motorcycle chase scenes, Road Rash came close gameplay wise but without all the stylistic elements that make it cyberpunk it never really connected with me, which WipEout instantly did.
I do think 2048 is a bit of a missed opportunity to go more extreme into a low life cyberpunk direction, grittier, illegal racing, gangs rather than companies, maybe improvised weapons. But I suppose that's still me hoping for an Akira racer.
Perhaps the XL/2097 intro sequence shows best how far they initially wanted to go into a cyberpunk environment but weren't able in-game due to the all the Playstation limitation and after the first 3 games it all became a bit too clean and space-age rather than cyberpunk but still great games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuFnFQQ_pI
When I first saw Akira in the early 90s, I instantly wanted a video game based on the motorcycle chase scenes, Road Rash came close gameplay wise but without all the stylistic elements that make it cyberpunk it never really connected with me, which WipEout instantly did.
I do think 2048 is a bit of a missed opportunity to go more extreme into a low life cyberpunk direction, grittier, illegal racing, gangs rather than companies, maybe improvised weapons. But I suppose that's still me hoping for an Akira racer.
Perhaps the XL/2097 intro sequence shows best how far they initially wanted to go into a cyberpunk environment but weren't able in-game due to the all the Playstation limitation and after the first 3 games it all became a bit too clean and space-age rather than cyberpunk but still great games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuFnFQQ_pI
maquiladora
Member
I like the art design of Prey 2.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Let me know when you find info on that puppy after August of last year. I'm getting pretty concerned at this point.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Ivan
Member
And I want Sony Studio Liverpool to make a big-budget cyberpunk game....Maybe not the most apparent but I always counted WipEout as cyberpunk.
When I first saw Akira in the early 90s, I instantly wanted a video game based on the motorcycle chase scenes, Road Rash came close gameplay wise but without all the stylistic elements that make it cyberpunk it never really connected with me, which WipEout instantly did.
I do 2048 is a bit of a missed opportunity to go a bit more extreme into a low life cyberpunk direction, grittier, illegal racing, gangs rather than companies, maybe improvised weapons. But I suppose that's still me hoping for an Akira racer.
John Rabbit
Banned
i remember the first time i saw this in-game:
i just stared at it for a good ten minutes. so cyberpunk it hurts.
For me, I really like scenes with mechs and circuitry with a certain amount of light source(s). I also like having a wide-angle view of how this fictional city may look.. Here's a short music video clip of Jpop queen, Ayumi Hamasaki in a track called Connected:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStLf2j00T4
As you can see, it's got a sort of AKIRA influence..
Here's a feature on IGN Rewind Theater where they analyze the Unreal Engine 3 tech demo of Samaritan running in real-time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq1wUEkkEw8
Strikingly similar to Bladerunner, I love those dark, wet scenes of the futuristic city at night where the street lights, electric signs, electronic devices are your only sources of light.
I won't try to stray too far into Film Noir which is a similar style that I also happen to like, but I do remember there being a game called Enter the Matrix, which was based on, you guessed it, The Matrix. Here's the trailer for that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQITNRegxwk
The Matrix Online trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqk7HtdKH90
..and another video game, The Matrix: Path of Neo:
As someone mentioned earlier, Mass Effect 2 has some really nice scenes. I really liked that club scene, and when you step outside, you get a small view of the city:
I'm sure there are plenty of sci-fi games like Star Wars The Old Republic that would have similar designs as such.
Lastly, I can't stress how much I love the computerized world of TRON and TRON Legacy.
This is absolutely one of my favorite scenes of the latest movie where Flynn's son discovers his dad's old arcade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO5qq1XN64M
Flynn gets digitized:
1982
2010
// Roth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sStLf2j00T4
As you can see, it's got a sort of AKIRA influence..
Here's a feature on IGN Rewind Theater where they analyze the Unreal Engine 3 tech demo of Samaritan running in real-time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq1wUEkkEw8
Strikingly similar to Bladerunner, I love those dark, wet scenes of the futuristic city at night where the street lights, electric signs, electronic devices are your only sources of light.
I won't try to stray too far into Film Noir which is a similar style that I also happen to like, but I do remember there being a game called Enter the Matrix, which was based on, you guessed it, The Matrix. Here's the trailer for that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQITNRegxwk
The Matrix Online trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqk7HtdKH90
..and another video game, The Matrix: Path of Neo:
As someone mentioned earlier, Mass Effect 2 has some really nice scenes. I really liked that club scene, and when you step outside, you get a small view of the city:
I'm sure there are plenty of sci-fi games like Star Wars The Old Republic that would have similar designs as such.
Lastly, I can't stress how much I love the computerized world of TRON and TRON Legacy.
This is absolutely one of my favorite scenes of the latest movie where Flynn's son discovers his dad's old arcade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO5qq1XN64M
Flynn gets digitized:
1982
2010
// Roth
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
If we're counting Wipeout, how about F-Zero GX?
Some great futuristic track designs in that one:
Some great futuristic track designs in that one:
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Oh right, now I remember there was a thread about those tweets.
So yeah, pretty concerned ;\
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
John Rabbit
Banned
lmao the url for that article is so goddamned misleading.
subscribed to this thread, btw. loving everything people are sharing.
Looks great, might even be good. But man, that Perfect World client, blluuerggh, it even comes with Pando Media Booster. Nothing makes me want to uninstall it faster.
Oh man, I really need to go start playing E.Y.E. now.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Dead Space 2 certainly has a lot of cyberpunk-influenced environments, more so than the first game I believe. Wish I had some screens at hand, but I don't. Anyone care to contribute?
Viola of the Abyss
Member
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
Similar scene from Deus Ex: Jensen's apartment.
I'm also a big fan of everything cyberpunk, that's what finally convinced me to buy and play Deus Ex Human Revolution despite my hate of FPS games (more like I suck at them, therefore I don't like them)... and what an experience that was!!! I enjoied every freaking second of it!! I need more!! His apartment was one of my favourite locations together with Hengsha. Virtual Tourism alright!! The view from the elevator in Montreal was amazing too!
It's too bad that cyberpunk setting is so overlooked in videogames, and in other media too...
I want his coat damnit!!!
Beneath a Steel Sky
I also got this for free when I signed up on GOG to get The Longest Journey (what a coincidence, eh?) and I didin't know it had a cyberpunk setting, I need to get back on this too.
Typographenia
Member
I'm hoping cyber-punk will eventually make a comeback in a big way, but I am not counting on it.
More "to play" games added to my list. Thanks, thread!
More "to play" games added to my list. Thanks, thread!
John Rabbit
Banned
definitely the sequel more than the first, thinking on it now the church of unitology did make me think of Wilbur Mercer from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? for some reason. just a strange future-religion i guess.
there's a lot of great cyberpunk-esque design going on in dead space 2. one of my favorite moments was the stuttering "TST" animated sign.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
I posted this earlier, but the genre's seen a pretty good revitalization of sorts lately: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Syndicate, Hard Reset, E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy, Gemini Rue, Blacklight: Retribution...
And on the horizon we have Prey 2. Anything else?
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Holy fuck that part of the game blew my mind. The lighting is INCREDIBLE. As are the particle effects and IQ.
Someone please find a video of this part!
Deus Ex 3 (4)
We've gone from WW2 to Modern Combat.
I think were moving past that a bit into a sort of future warfare thing at the moment.
Hopefully it goes like this;
WW2 > Modern Combat > Future warfare > Cyberpunk > Sci fi
My most beloved cyberpunk game is Rise of the Dragon from Dynamix, released in 1991 on the Amiga.
YES. I got this game bundled with a Sega CD (and Earthworm Jim: Special Edition!) I bought off of Ebay for real cheap and I loved it. Still have to go back and beat it.
John Rabbit
Banned
i've been meaning to record and post that area on youtube for some time now. just like that blade runner video you posted. 10 minutes of that. maybe i'll do it tonight now that i know someone else was obsessed with it like me.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Oh right, Gemini Rue. I haven't played that one yet either...
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MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Do you remember what chapter it was? I'm sure I could find a walkthrough on YouTube and just jump right to that part.
Discordian_taco
Member
I loved Rise of the Dragon for Amiga! I hated how the game all of a sudden turned into
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a side scroller at the end
maquiladora
Member
John Rabbit
Banned
Chapter 2, about a third of the way through. i have this save point saved on my ps3 for when i got around to recording the sign.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1mFVJrJ9TEs#t=687s
Apharmd Battler
Member
What he said!
Apharmd Battler
Member
My favorite cyberpunk video game is Shadowrun on the Sega Genesis.
I must've played through this game over a dozen times in college..OH the memories. had my room mates hooked on it as well. I wish some developer would have the stones to do something like this again!