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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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[Game] Snatcher - Hideo Kojima's early cyberpunk game heavily "inspired" by Blade Runner (lemmy.zip)

submitted 8 months ago by Hammerjack to c/cyberpunk

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This game is such an oddity. Depending on how you count it, this is Hideo Kojima's second game (after Metal Gear for the NES). And it's basically Blade Runner but legally distinct enough to not get sued. Yet they also decided to make one character look exactly like Sting from the 1984 Dune movie for some reason:

And the game was later re-released as 'SD Snatcher' with the Chibi "super deformed" look:

It's all just so weird.

The game was ported to a bunch of different systems so I'm curious for those who have already played the game... does the version matter? Is the PS1 version good enough or do I need an MSX2 emulator to get the "best" version of the game? Also, have any of you played SD Snatcher? Is it worth playing?

Here's the intro to the game if you've never heard of it.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Snatcher is the halfway point between Blade Runner and The Terminator. It's fantastic.

As for versions, I'm not sure about the differences between them, but I played the SegaCD version FWIW.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They’re not really versions but in some ways entirely separate games. The most complete versions that embody the story coherently are they SEGACD and PS1 releases.

[–] Hammerjack 1 points 8 months ago

Cool, thanks!