LOL, This is basically the plot from Johnny Mnemonic starring Keanu.

[david.kahil1]

I mean its almost exact and they got Keanu to play in it. Man that is sorta funny when you think of it.

[peremptor]

Remind me again... with some sort of cadence to help me recall...

[Timotheos]

The data laser wire is definitely copied from that and he carries a chip in his head that is killing him. Also the world is run by Japanese Corporations and Yakuza. Parts of it are very reminiscent and obviously inspired or maybe Johny Mnumonic writers were cyberpunk fans

[WooDee]

This topic again ?

[Zebedee]

None of you know William Gibson wrote Johnny Mnemonic and then worked on the film version?

Also: gold statues of dolphins. This game knows its roots.

[Fingeris]

Originally posted by Timotheos:

Also the world is run by Japanese Corporations and Yakuza.

same in RoboCop 1987... now what?

[pale_horse]

The plot for the relic was set up in the RPG books decades ago. (The "Firestorm" modules.) CDPR did not write the plot devices for this.

[Maconijnr]

Lmao the johnny mnemonic ref again lol yes it's been noted, there is even adverts on the in game tv's that advertise data transfer courier services and that your 1st 80gbs are free lol sound familiar anyone :)

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by Eminem:

That movie was made mid 90's. Cyberpunk in the 80's table top. So the movie heads were Cyberpunk tabletop fans and the game came full circle.

2021 goty

Johnny Mnemonic is based a Gibson story that predates the the Cyberpunk tabletop game. Gibson essentially created the cyberpunk genre, and the tabletop game is inspired by his, and others', work.

That said, while some general concepts are the same, the plot of 2077 is significantly different than the Johnny Mnemonic story/film.

[WaterCat]

Its all about keanu not just in jhonny mnemonic, but also the matrix and john wick.
I bet the director have an hard on this guy he has to put every keanu movie reference in this game.

[Maconijnr]

Originally posted by WaterCat:

Its all about keanu not just in jhonny mnemonic, but also the matrix and john wick.
I bet the director have an hard on this guy he has to put every keanu movie reference in this game.

:D lmao glad i'm not the only one that thought this :) been searching for bill and ted refs so far i think its just the shape of the guitars especially at the end of the game :) but I'm pretty certain there has to be something lol

[hammerinn]

Originally posted by WaterCat:

Its all about keanu not just in jhonny mnemonic, but also the matrix and john wick.
I bet the director have an hard on this guy he has to put every keanu movie reference in this game.

Dangeous liasons? Point break?

[space]

you realize cyberpunk predates johnny mnemonic, right?

[jerrypocalypse]

Originally posted by srs:

you realize cyberpunk predates johnny mnemonic, right?

The movie, yes. The story with the same name that the movie is loosely based on, no.

But again, even then, other than a few general concepts, they're different stories.

[Jimmy MacReady]

Johnny Mnemonic was awesome lol

[n0mad23]

The movie dropped most of the best things from the short story unfortunately.

Lo-Techs lived up under the caps of mega-geodesic domes and favored canine replacement implants from doberman teeth, not on some broken bridge (that was from a much later Gibson novel).

Johnny wasn't dying from the implant, but the mob wanted to kill him for what was stored on it.

Molly Millions - AKA Sally Shears with her mirrored shade implants was introduced in that story.