why is the writing so bad lol

[MamIN]

i played this game like 3 times once on first day of launch than like 4 months later and than a little after and ♥♥♥♥ man the game just gets cucked so hard by the cheese ♥♥♥♥ voice lines

[Nostrodamaz]

Trolling, trolling......trolling.

[Wander Wild]

I loved it! I felt the lines had the same sort of dramatic flair as the old scifi nior, like Blade Runner. Over the top, for sure, but that was part of the appeal.

My concern with the writing was that there wasn't enough of it. There would be sentences/dialogue choices that didn't quite flow together, like a scene was missing. Or, things would be said slightly out of order, like it couldn't track what the player already knew.

But the cheese, the flair? Personally, I loved it

[🐠🍑]

Originally posted by DonJonTX:

I agree its cheesy as hell

Its the sort of cringey edgelord bada** bad-boy dialogue I would enjoy when I was a teenager. It also doesn't help that there is zero character development, just more keanu and new unmemorable characters thrown at you. Its incredibly cheesy and overdone in a way that comes off as childish and makes the story hard to take seriously. Which is a shame since cyberpunk approaches some complex issues about humanities relationship with technology and our digital future.

[zacharyb]

Originally posted by ఆ:

Originally posted by DonJonTX:

I agree its cheesy as hell

Its the sort of cringey edgelord bada** bad-boy dialogue I would enjoy when I was a teenager. It also doesn't help that there is zero character development, just more keanu and new unmemorable characters thrown at you. Its incredibly cheesy and overdone in a way that comes off as childish and makes the story hard to take seriously. Which is a shame since cyberpunk approaches some complex issues about humanities relationship with technology and our digital future.

Also doesn't help that it's not a free to play game with paid cosmetics right? ;)

[🐠🍑]

Originally posted by zacharyb:

Originally posted by ఆ:

Its the sort of cringey edgelord bada** bad-boy dialogue I would enjoy when I was a teenager. It also doesn't help that there is zero character development, just more keanu and new unmemorable characters thrown at you. Its incredibly cheesy and overdone in a way that comes off as childish and makes the story hard to take seriously. Which is a shame since cyberpunk approaches some complex issues about humanities relationship with technology and our digital future.

Also doesn't help that it's not a free to play game with paid cosmetics right? ;)

What does that have to do with the writing of this game? Let's stay on topic here ok

[CoffeeBro]

The writing I believe is to be edgy.
IRL we speak calmly and often complement others. 90% of society lives in a friendly trusting loving way.

Cyberpunk is a dark time, lots of crime, little regard for life. People look for pleasure, not substantial relationships mostly.

I find the voice acting really does reflect this. The female V actress is amazing. You can hear fear, doubt, and strength depending on the situation.
Personally I find her voice acting the most dynamic and complicated in any game I've played so far.

I think what OP is really trying to say is the girls don't always sound hot.
V sure doesn't but that's a very good thing in this game.
Cheers all.

[FailedPayments :D]

Originally posted by ronjsim1:

The writing I believe is to be edgy.
IRL we speak calmly and often complement others. 90% of society lives in a friendly trusting loving way.

Cyberpunk is a dark time, lots of crime, little regard for life. People look for pleasure, not substantial relationships mostly.

I find the voice acting really does reflect this. The female V actress is amazing. You can hear fear, doubt, and strength depending on the situation.
Personally I find her voice acting the most dynamic and complicated in any game I've played so far.

I think what OP is really trying to say is the girls don't always sound hot.
V sure doesn't but that's a very good thing in this game.
Cheers all.

No I think he trying to say is that the writing is terrible

[FailedPayments :D]

Originally posted by lo6bk:

i played this game like 3 times once on first day of launch than like 4 months later and than a little after and ♥♥♥♥ man the game just gets cucked so hard by the cheese ♥♥♥♥ voice lines

Bro i ♥♥♥♥♥♥ feel You The Writing is Dog ♥♥♥♥♥♥ i couldn't get into the game because of that, It sounds like Some 15 year old Foreigner wrote it, i mean it was made by Europeans , This needed GTA Style of Writing, or The Witchers 3 Dialogue, The Witcher 3 is far Superior in Dialogue compared to this hot mess

[yannypr]

I just didn't like having Johnny Silverhand in my character's head. I think he's the reason a lot people felt that this game was too linear. In Skyrim it was easy to ignore that there was a Civil War going and that Alduin was coming to destroy the world. You could also choose to resolve both those conflicts and then proceed with your adventures. Johnny being ever-present was suffocating, and a constant reminder that V has a ticking time bomb in their head.

[Vela Darney]

Originally posted by FailedPayments :D:

Originally posted by ronjsim1:

The writing I believe is to be edgy.
IRL we speak calmly and often complement others. 90% of society lives in a friendly trusting loving way.

Cyberpunk is a dark time, lots of crime, little regard for life. People look for pleasure, not substantial relationships mostly.

I find the voice acting really does reflect this. The female V actress is amazing. You can hear fear, doubt, and strength depending on the situation.
Personally I find her voice acting the most dynamic and complicated in any game I've played so far.

I think what OP is really trying to say is the girls don't always sound hot.
V sure doesn't but that's a very good thing in this game.
Cheers all.

No I think he trying to say is that the writing is terrible

Wanna see some REALLY terrible writing? Go buy the Twilight books. THAT's terrible writing.

[Wander Wild]

Originally posted by yannypr:

I just didn't like having Johnny Silverhand in my character's head. I think he's the reason a lot people felt that this game was too linear. In Skyrim it was easy to ignore that there was a Civil War going and that Alduin was coming to destroy the world. You could also choose to resolve both those conflicts and then proceed with your adventures. Johnny being ever-present was suffocating, and a constant reminder that V has a ticking time bomb in their head.

Agreed. I still feel like a major way to overcome this hurdle would have been to have the "Point of No Return" be right after certain decisions had been made, giving the player an opportunity to continue playing without the Relic as well as getting to play in a world that better reflected choices that were made:

Either in the penthouse apartment, in Johnny's apartment, out with the Aldecados, etc. Then, the final mission would be the actual end result, either Crystal Palace, leaving Night City, etc, giving us a choice when we want to end the game.

[CoffeeBro]

Originally posted by yannypr:

I just didn't like having Johnny Silverhand in my character's head. I think he's the reason a lot people felt that this game was too linear. In Skyrim it was easy to ignore that there was a Civil War going and that Alduin was coming to destroy the world. You could also choose to resolve both those conflicts and then proceed with your adventures. Johnny being ever-present was suffocating, and a constant reminder that V has a ticking time bomb in their head.

Lord I hate Silverhand. Mostly because he pulls you from enjoying the game.
I will pay for a 'No Silverhand' mod!

Personally I would've like to see where your stats start to go down, or you lose focus now and then as Silverhand pushes towards consciousness. At this point the player can take a drug to push him far back at the cost of a few skill points, or he could let Johnny talk.

I'd never let him out, EVER!!! lol. I also wish I could beat on him bad, like he did to V. If I had to see Johnny, I'd beat the tar out him every time. Outside of that, we're good lol.
cheers all.

[Blessa]

Originally posted by Vela Darney:

Originally posted by FailedPayments :D:

No I think he trying to say is that the writing is terrible

Wanna see some REALLY terrible writing? Go buy the Twilight books. THAT's terrible writing.

haven't heard a take like this since middle school, does twilight still upset you in the year 2021?

[Northwold]

No offence but if you're going to criticise writing it helps if your own post demonstrates at least a minimal command of the subject?

[MakiMaki]

Originally posted by Northwold:

No offense but if you're going to criticise writing it helps if your own post demonstrates at least a minimal command of the subject?

In their defense, I assume from the perspective of someone who completely forgoes the use of punctuation and seems to have the eloquence and grammatical skills of a below average middle-school pupil, the writing might actually seem odd ... or as OP would probably phrase it: "maaan ♥♥♥♥ like the voice lines so bad lol".

It might also just be a matter of taste in the end, but even if I didn't like it, I wouldn't say the writing is bad per se - it's just not everyone's cup of tea.