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Games with a Blade Runner like aesthetics?
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firenskill2000
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Is this game available anywhere? I always wanted to play it (even think I had bought it) when I was younger but my PC was never powerful enough to play.
nogoodnamesleft
Banned
TECHNOBABLYLON
MY GOD TECHNOBABYLONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6EdhoH3uWE
I feel like i pimp this game too much but it deserves it SO MUCH.
MY GOD TECHNOBABYLONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6EdhoH3uWE
I feel like i pimp this game too much but it deserves it SO MUCH.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Reminds me of Beneath a Steel Sky, at least in the animations. Will check it out.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
I might be reaching a little, but what about Transistor?
ScientificPizza
Banned
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Is that David Bowie
It is David Bowie, he's in the game.
HR and MD. Time to play the original!
Wow, thanks for all the recommendations. Turns out there's a shit load of cyberpunk games lol.
Stiler
Member
Sadly like many gems of the past it's not available digitally anywhere. You can only buy the boxed version but those sell for like 60+ dollars.
Wish gog would get it.
how would you even play this and policenauts on modern pcs?
Megadrive/SegaCD emulation works very well now.
I was the only one here screaming for HD editons of these when Kojima was still at Konami...
But it seems that the entire world forgot the history of Kojima before MGS, even Kojima himself
Now only emulation and/or retrogaming is possible.
Grindlefly
Member
Gemini Rue is about as close as it gets.
Second this. It's a brilliant game too.
nogoodnamesleft
Banned
Not out yet, but Ruiner should be on OP's radar.
Anyone's radar, really.
Also honorable mention for Illusion City. That game is cyberpunk all the way. More on that, here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=80817493&postcount=150
Anyone's radar, really.
Also honorable mention for Illusion City. That game is cyberpunk all the way. More on that, here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=80817493&postcount=150
Coreda
Member
Why the FUCK does this not have a remaster yet?
With Blade Runner 2049 out next year it needs to happen. I'd pay like $40 for it, god damn loved this game as a kid.
Psyrgery ES
Member
Coreda
Member
Only one mention of Perfect Dark, I am very disappointed GAF (and it's more than just the first stage).
Three mentions. I mostly remember its more Blade Runner stylings from the Chicago level.
Louis Castle recently discussed some of the rights issues on Soren Johnson's Designer Notes podcast The interview also contains some great details about how Westwood pitched the game and the innovative techniques the studio sought to realize their vision for the property.
Stay away from this trash fire.
Vic_Viper
Member
Thank You Sumio! and yes Soul Hackers is a great Cyber Punk JRPG.
Snatcher (and Policenauts) run just fine still on modern PCs. Just played them both again early this year. 2 of my favorite Kojima games!
Edit: Btw, didnt mean that Policenauts was like Blade Runner. Just meant if Op or whoever likes Policenauts, they should check it out too since its similar gameplay wise.
Sumio Mondo
Member
Yeah, Snatcher is easily playable on modern computers via emulation. Shame it's so damned expensive.
Also might be worth mentioning that Kowloon's Gate (PSX) is getting a remake on PlayStation VR. Basically, Kowloon's Gate was set in the aforementioned "hell on earth" and just drips in the cyberpunk aesthetic. It was an incredibly atmospheric cyberpunk horror adventure game released only in Japan, so hopefully this remake will be available to all audiences this time.
VR version releasing May 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA-f_Fen3HE
https://arthands-vr.com/2016/11/20/kowloons-gate-vr-psvr-release-confirmed-for-japan/
Original PSX release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TXGIWlJcnc
Also might be worth mentioning that Kowloon's Gate (PSX) is getting a remake on PlayStation VR. Basically, Kowloon's Gate was set in the aforementioned "hell on earth" and just drips in the cyberpunk aesthetic. It was an incredibly atmospheric cyberpunk horror adventure game released only in Japan, so hopefully this remake will be available to all audiences this time.
VR version releasing May 2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA-f_Fen3HE
https://arthands-vr.com/2016/11/20/kowloons-gate-vr-psvr-release-confirmed-for-japan/
Original PSX release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TXGIWlJcnc
It legit blows my mind Cage is still making games.
Like, omikron is probably his best put together effort and it's still painfully bad in a lot of ways. Back then it was interesting and quirky to the point I could understand wanting to see what he would do next, but every single one of his games following it just doubled down on the shit with absolutely zero self reflection.
the game just needs some tweeks, so it runs on modern PCs. and a steam or gog version.
I mean the game is titled BLADE RUNNER and developed by a studio that doesn't even exist anymore published by a publisher who doesn't exist anymore. Pretty easy to see why it's not been rereleased yet.
Fuck a remaster though. Just dump the OG out on gog and leave it be. The last thing we need is telltale coming along and butchering the thing. The only people I'd really trust out there to do it is probably wadjeteye, and the painful truth is they just don't have the cash to do it properly.
StereoVsn
Member
All data and art has been lost when the studio shutdown.
Edit: Oh yeah and rights to the IP is a cluster and the company that kind of holds them is very unrealistic concerning profit/Devs costs.
I just tried using the patched installer and it installed fine but crashes at launch for me unfortunately
Schopenhauerian
Member
Second this recommendation. Duncan Harris (Dead End Thrills) is a really insightful writer:
Also highly recommend RagnarRox's interview with Louis Castle, the game's Art Director, Creative Director, and Technical Director (also Westwood co-founder): Blade Runner - Looking Back with Louis Castle (Westwood Studios) - RagnarRox
Some screenshot galleries I can recommend: one / two / three / four / five / six / seven
Also recommend the 'Translating Concept Art into Game Environments' series, at FXGuide: Part A / Part B / Part C
The 'Lost Treasures of Gaming' interview with Jean-Maxime Moris might also be interesting, for fellow fans of the game: Episode 16: Remember Me
EVA UNIT 01
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Deputy Moonman
Member
Dues Ex Human Revolution is fantastic. Its also somewhat newer than most of the recommendations, so you won't be jarred by graphics from the 90's...
Oh man i totally forgot about those but overall Westwood was also one of my favorite studios a shame what happend to them.
thetrin
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This is an incredible game. Recommended for all fans.
EVA UNIT 01
Member
At least in single frames...
Be Yond
Merry Go Round
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wtf games are these?
Np, Blade Runner is literally Blade Runner.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Still got my physical copy of Nightlong...it's a good game and often overlooked.I played the demo of this way back in the day:
Apparently, Team17 owns the game. I'd like to see a re-release.
Endangered
Banned
Neocron is a F2P mmorpg/fps set in a cyberpunk dystopian world. Think it's 12 years old or around there. Used to be a pay to play, developers gave up the code and it's run by fans now but updates still happen.
There's a lot of content there, hacking, vehicles, player apartments, etc.
There's a lot of content there, hacking, vehicles, player apartments, etc.