Posted September 22, 2019
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my name is catte
i touch your foods
Registered: Mar 2010
From United Kingdom
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LootHunter
Political non-Euclidean
Registered: Dec 2013
From Russian Federation
Posted September 22, 2019
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That's why I see comparison of Johnny Mnemonic short story and film such a good example how traditional Cyberpunk differs from Hollywood Cyberpunk. There is no corporate CEOs in the book, no mcguffins in Johnny's memory, no "save the world" plot. Just a guy, trying to survive and make a living.
Similar differences are between "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" and "Blade Runner". Though those are not entirely belong to cyberpunk genre.
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scientiae
intexto perplexo
Registered: Jun 2011
From Australia
Posted September 23, 2019
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That's why I see comparison of Johnny Mnemonic short story and film such a good example how traditional Cyberpunk differs from Hollywood Cyberpunk. There is no corporate CEOs in the book, no mcguffins in Johnny's memory, no "save the world" plot. Just a guy, trying to survive and make a living.
Similar differences are between "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" and "Blade Runner". Though those are not entirely belong to cyberpunk genre.
I honestly can't recall much of either short story (but I actually do recall that I thought Electric Sheep was better than Bladerunner —— and the movie is one of our favourites). I do remember the grittiness and loneliness of the protagonist/s, set up to fail in the bellum omnium contra omnes proscenium so popular with Romantics.
If I follow your comments, it seems you include elements of [Hollywood] Post-cyberpunk in your Cyberpunk? Scilicet, not every corporation is evil; indeed some may even be a allies. I would argue that would probably be a new wrinkle, added since the 80s, but it may have been a part of the original trope (minus Hollywood) and I never noticed. (How many cyberpunk books are there?)
Regardless, however, I prefer this, since it is much more credible and interesting for the audience.
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PainOfSalvation
Elleshar
Registered: Mar 2013
From Spain
Posted September 23, 2019
I don't know how much it fits into your category but i've really enjoyed Project Eden.
https://www.gog.com/game/project_eden
https://www.gog.com/game/project_eden