Do you mean cyberpunk with the inclusion of magic? Shadowrun has been around since 1989. I’m not saying cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk can’t co-exist (we can still have cyberpunk works in a post-cyberpunk era) but I don’t think adding fantasy elements moves it past cyberpunk.

But to take your example of Warframe… maybe post-cyberpunk would include space travel? I would argue most classic cyberpunk stories stay on Earth (or low-Earth orbit) so maybe exploring the stars would be expanding the cyberpunk setting?

The comments on reddit are saying “Monkey man Aramaki is back!”

I think that’s what I find so strange. It’d be one thing if someone created a steampunk community and then just let it sit with zero posts, but for no one to even bother creating that community in the first place? It seems like no one actually cares about steampunk at all. And while I’m not a huge steampunk fan, I thought there were still some steampunk fans out there.

That’s a very good point… Solarpunk has an entire ideology with various independent aspects that can each support their own communities, while steampunk is primarily an aesthetic. I know steampunk also has a heavily DIY mindset, but there isn’t much to discuss other than “here’s how I made a thing.” I wonder if that’s due to being a primarily “fantasy” genre for a world that can’t actually exist.

And I guess that’s what cyberpunk and solarpunk have in common… While they each have a unique aesthetic, they aren’t just an aesthetic. There are entire world views underpinning that aesthetic. One happens to be aspirational while the other is a warning, but they both provide lots to areas for discussion.

Huh, I hadn’t thought about that before, thanks! I always kinda viewed steampunk as cyberpunk’s little brother but cyberpunk actually has more in common with solarpunk. Neat!

Here’s a quick snippet from an interview with William Gibson in 2014:

“I was really fond of the film that I wrote and that Robert shot, but that wasn’t the film that Sony Image Works released. It’s a really extreme example of not being the director’s cut. It was written to be comic in its own way, and be a commentary on sci-fi films and how they are made. Keanu never played any of it straight because we didn’t want him to.”

So yeah, it sounds like Keanu’s performance was intentional but then the studio messed with the movie so much that his performance didn’t make sense anymore.

Doesn’t the movie start with him in like Singapore or something then he flies to Newark?

Pantheon. It only has 2 seasons, has a definitive ending, and is currently on Netflix.

EDIT: Also, have you already watched Cyberpunk: Edgerunners?

They should have just turned Tron 2.0 into a movie.

I completely agree. I’m still annoyed at how Tron: Legacy rendered Tron 2.0 non-canon. I think it was the best entry in the Tron franchise. I loved how they visited the internet and a server being corrupted by a virus. Awesome ideas.

Mister Potato Head? Mister Potato Head! Back doors are not secrets!

The Phantom Phreak? The King of Nynex?

I agree, having Edgar Wright’s name attached had me more excited for this than I should’ve been. I really thought I would’ve liked this movie more since I love his work.

Yeah, I saw an interview where Edgar Wright said he changed the ending and got it approved by Stephen King as basically being the closest you could stick to the original ending in today’s world.

In this new movie, it ends with

Totally agree. I was shocked to learn The Accent was an original IP. The world bullring and lore were so fleshed out I had just assumed it was based on some TTRPG I hadn’t heard of. The gameplay was good but the world was amazing.

This was the first reveal trailer, I think the game was only just now announced.

If you’re new to Lemmy, I think this is the best place to find communities: https://lemmyverse.net/communities

Ha! I’ve had The Last Night on my steam wishlist since 2018 (and it wasn’t new when I found it). There’s no way that game releases, but at the same time, I’ll never remove it from my wishlist.

That’s really cool, I didn’t know there was a TTRPG based on Dishonored. Thanks for adding more details for the poor ignorant fools like myself who don’t follow TTRPGs!

They’ve been gone since 2017 and just came back two days ago?? Awesome, thanks!

Is Lazerhawk still active? I know this guide isn’t exclusively for active artists, but it seems darksynth artists will just randomly disappear after a couple amazing albums.