All hail, Cyberpunk!
For six years, the production of Cyberpunk 2077 was so hush-hush, its confidentiality rivalled a lot of political dilemma. So when E3’s press conference finally unveiled the trailer for the game by CD Projekt Red, there was a moment of silence for how truly visually stunning it was. Vibrant backdrops and vivid character detailing dropped the jaws of the entire gaming community.
In the few hours since the trailer was aired, it garnered millions of views across social platforms, and tweets reflect the excitement. Wario Limeux said, “I want to drown in Cyberpunk 2077. I want that whole aesthetic delivered to my face via firehose.” Nate Ming added, “Cyberpunk 2077, aka ‘ready to disappear for another 100+ hours’” which is what I fully expect when the game is out.
So what is the game about? Based on the 1988 game Cyberpunk 2020, the setting is in a futuristic dystopia, where MegaCorps run and heavily surveil a broken state. The player takes on the persona of V, who comes across cyber-enhanced street warriors, tech-savvy netrunners and corporate life-hackers.
Just heartwarming
This weekend, Humans of Bombay have been churning out some utterly heartwarming posts.
Sunday night produced a girl-power post, featuring two girls sitting on the streetside in a busy Mumbai neighbourhood. One girl speaks of her friend’s defence of her a bully, adding, “She confronted him and made him feel so bad that even he started crying and apologised!” After reading that, I started singing Paul Simon’s ‘You Can Call Me Al’ in my head.
My favourite from this past weekend is of an ageing and well-established photographer, who recalls teaching a watchman how to use a camera, adding, “Now every week, we go out on shoot together. It’s a skill I’m teaching him to use... who knows, maybe he’ll become a big shot photographer someday!” Sharing truly is caring and such a post reminded me that it’s never too late to speak of technological literacy, reflective of the country’s IT Mission.
Small stories like this one, though, show the true power of community, when teaching isn’t mandatory or by-the-book but done purely for the betterment of someone else’s life.
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