Game story lessons and purpose?

[Jice]

Can someone summarize the life lessons and message that this games main story and best side stories try to portray and teach you?

Are the stories more depressing or uplifting?

Do you feel attached to characters and feel like you got enough character development with most the characters? Are they interesting or more annoying?

I don't mind spoilers

[SuperFly]

'Cyberpunk' is not a genre with standard morality, fable, or protagonist/antagonist elements that you find in other fictions.

It's a portrayal of complete corruption of the human condition -- while humanity thrives on.

[n0mad23]

It's very cyberpunk in terms of stories and setting.

Nihilism in the face of dystopia. No heroes, but moments of heroic action.

Still, the optimism of humanity manages to grow like dandelions through the cracks of concrete.

Only in Act 2, so can't really give you any more.

[flintyewwood]

Originally posted by SuperFly:

'Cyberpunk' is not a genre with standard morality, fable, or protagonist/antagonist elements that you find in other fictions.

It's a portrayal of complete corruption of the human condition -- while humanity thrives on.

I'd counter that with the underlying premise of the Pandora's box effect as well and the use of Hope as a narative tool for driving the main characters corruption or search for the definition of self in a mass marketed world.

[SuperFly]

Originally posted by flintyewwood:

Originally posted by SuperFly:

'Cyberpunk' is not a genre with standard morality, fable, or protagonist/antagonist elements that you find in other fictions.

It's a portrayal of complete corruption of the human condition -- while humanity thrives on.

I'd counter that with the underlying premise of the Pandora's box effect as well and the use of Hope as a narative tool for driving the main characters corruption or search for the definition of self in a mass marketed world.

Sounds like 'thriving', to me.

[H.Honor]

Story of the game is Nestle became too powerfull and started to controll all water supply and Jimmy Reaves is angry at all the injustice happening because of Nestle so he starts a beef with Nestle

Lesson is Nestlepunk world needs a rebels against injustice or something?

Only felt emotion from Jackie rest of the "friends/romance/quest" characters feels extremly shallow and rushed

[ΛΞL™⚡]

The biggest story lesson never rush a game release.

[Khissi]

Silly people.. it was a valid question!

All the stories I've done so far are thought provoking to the extent that, from time to time, I have to log off and just do something innocent and less.... filthy? Not sure how to express it, other than, there is one side story that has stuck with me to the extent that I'm still a bit troubled about it and actually had to log into my favorite zombie game and do some major head bashing to recover.

But... the story is about a convict who converted to Christian while on Death Row. He really wants to attone for his sins and, to do this, he has come up with the idea that, for his death, he be crucified as Christ was. He's sincere, really wants to show the world the 'way' as it were. A major Corp is backing this, wanting to do a BrainDance of the actual death to sell, and, though his reasons are innocent enough, and he's sincere about it, V is troubled and feels that the corp is using the guy (as they are) and it shouldn't be allowed. However, through conversation, the convict succeeded in talking MY V into actually pounding the nails into his wrists and feet. It was a quiet, strange death.

Yeah... I had to get up and walk away for a bit.

[flintyewwood]

Originally posted by Khissi:

Silly people.. it was a valid question!

All the stories I've done so far are thought provoking to the extent that, from time to time, I have to log off and just do something innocent and less.... filthy? Not sure how to express it, other than, there is one side story that has stuck with me to the extent that I'm still a bit troubled about it and actually had to log into my favorite zombie game and do some major head bashing to recover.

But... the story is about a convict who converted to Christian while on Death Row. He really wants to attone for his sins and, to do this, he has come up with the idea that, for his death, he be crucified as Christ was. He's sincere, really wants to show the world the 'way' as it were. A major Corp is backing this, wanting to do a BrainDance of the actual death to sell, and, though his reasons are innocent enough, and he's sincere about it, V is troubled and feels that the corp is using the guy (as they are) and it shouldn't be allowed. However, through conversation, the convict succeeded in talking MY V into actually pounding the nails into his wrists and feet. It was a quiet, strange death.

Yeah... I had to get up and walk away for a bit.

This storyline got to me as well.

Because well... It really builds into the thing of dying for your cause which Johnny is literally all for and my run of V as well. The guys want to go through with it as well to show the raw desire to be redeemed and forgiven... It's a human desire in anyone who wishes to atone for their mistakes and to spare others the very hard lesson in the end. My only hope is that while it is being shelledout by a corp, that his lesson does shine through it to a few of those he was reaching out to. Really hit hard that he truely wanted V to take part in it as well.