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Re:The Influence of Neuromancer on Cyberpunk by indigochill on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @01:41PM (#30922234)
IIRC, the Cyberpunk RPG is explicitly all about the aesthetic. I find it obnoxious personally, but on some level I respect that it knows what it wants to be and is that. I do think it's a certain strain of punk, but a different one than the more politically-minded Gibson punk.

I suspect you could combine the "vaguely Japanese inspired retrofuturistic aesthetics" with a more modern political critique. To some extent, I feel like the original Deus Ex game is still relevant as it tangles with the corruption of power and how technology enables that process, which is more relevant than ever.

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