I'm a Big Fan of Syber Punk, but I'd Love to See Them Talk About It a Bit More

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The code name of the project being h casher in them changing it. And again, like the long history of siber punk, using imagery from like, eastern culture and making it seem alien. But i think whatever it is, wherever they pulled from, it felt like they had a very clear idea of what was inspiring them. There really needs to be some sort of, like, grounded reality to your science fiction for people to care. The game had struggled on that front, because there was really no analogue to, like, everyday life. It was like, very muchwais ort out there. Its analogues are like, very weird and like, kind o, kind of

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