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Night City Photography

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Tales of the RED: Hope Reborn - Cyberpunk RED Campaign Review

For decades of R. Talsorian Games’ Cyberpunk line (both in realspace since 1992 and in-universe since 2011), The Forlorn Hope’s been a bar where those Night City denizens who refuse to play by the Corporate rulebook go to unwind, connect, and reaffirm their humanity. But today (2024/2045), in the Time of the Red, The Forlorn Hope’s in trouble! Will this classic Night City institution die a…

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For fans of Cyberpunk 2077, today's the day Johnny Silverhand nukes Arasaka tower and kicks off the Time of The Red

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Samurai Rising: Exploring Johnny Silverhand’s Roots in Cyberpunk

When Cyberpunk 2077 dropped, it transported us to a neon-lit dystopia that was equal parts breathtaking and chaotic. Among the highlights of the game was Johnny Silverhand—the rebellious rockerboy, larger-than-life legend, and the guy you just can’t help but love (even when he’s driving you up the wall). Keanu Reeves brought Johnny to life in a way that’s etched into gaming history, but every…

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I know that The Hand is supposed to be the chief expression of Johnny's cyberpsychosis and he blames it for the bad stuff that he does...

But I think it's kinda cringe and I'm glad CDPR basically didn't reference it at all because I don't think I would've been able to take it seriously if they did.

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Asian Representation in Cyberpunk 2077

For a long while, I have this idea floating about writing what Cyberpunk 2077 did about Asian representation. This long overdue but similarly complex topic that was an unintended follow up to my previous post about my argument against Orientalism in Cyberpunk 2077. In that post, I tried to write as concisely as I can but I realized that I did not articulate further using the game itself which leads to some persistent confusion and casual assumptions about the game.

As a disclaimer, I am not defending orientalism or even war crimes while discussing about Cyberpunk 2077. I am not endorsing only negative portrayals of Asian people nor defending the problematic western stereotypes of Asians in the media history. We could have a civilized discussion over this entire matter because lucky for all of you, I am fluent enough in English that I could use my own voice for this. Every words that I wrote in this series; about the topics I explored, about myself, my lived experiences, my history, my opinions and my criticism are all solely my own. I think I am uniquely qualified to talk about many aspects of this topic but I like to think I am not immune to criticism and neither was the Cyberpunk 2077 game itself. What I generally hope was my writings would help, inform, educate and hopefully clarify some of the contentious takes directed towards me, CD Projekt RED, R. Talsorian Games and the video game; Cyberpunk 2077. There was simply no perfect Asian representation that could encompass all of the wealth of diversity. We couldn't perfectly portray everything either in academia, in media, in writing, non-fiction or even fictional works either by Asians or non-Asians. Asia is the largest continent on earth. Asian people are richly diverse, complex and sometimes described to many people across various ethnicities and nationalities. All we could in representation works was to attempt, to explore, to criticize and to create more and better works as an honor to ourselves and to our people. We all have our own stories to share and our interpretations. There was so many things that I could write about Asians in Cyberpunk franchise but I intend to fully explore again that was more than just the controversial Arasaka family or the Tyger Claws. I want to talk about the Asian aesthetics of Night City and many Asian characters in the game and including Cyberpunk Edgerunners' Lucyna Kushinada and Cyberpunk 2077 : No Coincidence's Aya and because of the impending release of Phantom Liberty, I am looking forward to explore Song So-mi @ Songbird. (Especially with the OST release, I know that CDPR used traditional Korean performance Pansori as Songbird's musical leitmotif and I'm so excited to explore that once I played the expansion) But for starters;

Not all Asians are East Asians

I wished I didn't have to write that down but I realized it was something that a lot of online discourses in English seemed to center itself either by non-Asians or East Asian diaspora in Western countries. It was most apparent within these published articles : Orientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction and How Cyberpunk 2077 Resurrects the 1980s’ “Japan Panic” which were very hyperfixated on Arasaka and the Tyger Claws. Another element that I noticed from these articles and by their writers, they both neglect the fact that not every diasporic Asian portrayed in Cyberpunk 20777 are East Asians. Not every Asians are Japanese or Chinese or Korean.

I am not East Asian.

I am Southeast Asian.

My V was a Malay woman like me. Someone who was flawed, imperfect and maybe portrayed many sides that was very unbecoming to the image of a Malay Muslim woman. I created this Tumblr blog mainly to share my own CorpoV. She was my own OC that I was simply obsessed with. Cyberpunk 2077 remained to be the only game that truly allowed me to craft a genuine Southeast Asian woman protagonist with her personal history that was almost relevant to me on personal level.

However, V could be anyone of any races or ethnicity. She could also be Japanese, Korean or Chinese because the game have localization with those languages. In the game, V can love sushi, drink tea, burn incense and work for a fictional Imperial Japanese company. After all, Cyberpunk 2077 is a roleplaying game . But did you know who else was also a Southeast Asian in Cyberpunk 2077?

Aha... think I don't notice the casual disrespect towards our glorious living legendary Pinoy rockerboy ever? My next post will be all about Kerry Eurodyne.

We will discuss Kerry in the TTRPG, what he become in Cyberpunk 2077, his complicated history, his character analysis, his traditional Batok tattoos, his relationships to Johnny Silverhand, their band Samurai and other Filipino representation within Cyberpunk 2077 game. However, I have to admit that my own exposure to my dear neighbouring Philippines was genuinely abysmal. I live in West Malaysia and unlike my Sabahan and Sarawakian friends, I am not exposed enough to the Phillipines. Personally, I won't claim I am an expertabout Filipino people, culture and heritage (and if you are from Phillipines, feel free to DM me, please) but I hope to do justice about our beloved rockerboy in the way he truly deserved. Didn't just make music on that boat. Busted my ass servin' drinks, waitin' tables. Free time, I-I composed till my fingers bled. - Kerry Eurodyne "Boat Song"

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Cyberpunk Red Roles explained through Gifs

Rockerboy

Solo

Netrunner

Techie

Medtech

Media

Exec

Lawman

Fixer

Nomad

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My Cyberpunk Red Rockerboy Uriel, enjoying some nightclub downtime

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Concept: TTRPG campaign set in Velen, complete with witchers and monsters, but the players are normal people -- villagers eking out a living, hunters preparing for another hard winter, farmers with failing crops, etc. -- facing grave threats from all manner of foul beasts and bandits, but having absolutely no money to get a ~professional~ on the case. Can you face the threats on your own, or will you be forced to find a way to scrounge up enough money to hire a witcher?

No idea what system this idea would run best in, so I'm open for suggestions lol. There *is* a Witcher ttrpg by R. Talsorian, but I havent read it and I have a feeling it wouldn't support this, like, at all, given that the key feature here is that the PCs are NOT witchers. In a shock to absolutely no one, though, I do think that Burning Wheel has the potential to meet the vibe.

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— Kerry Eurodyne on tour: a special edition issue of Rockerboy Magazine

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”Few tabletop roleplaying games have leveraged other forms of licensed media into improved sales of the original material better than R Talsorian Games’ Cyberpunk. No game has popped back into our weekendly noting of bestsellers more times long after initial release than Cyberpunk RED, and while they’re not the only factor the biggest noticeable spikes were in the wake of first Cyberpunk 2077 and then Studio Trigger’s Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime. For those who played as V and watched David Martinez chrome up and went looking for more, though, RED could be a bit jarring: it’s still Night City, but a very different one, not 1:1 the setting the players and viewers would have been hooked by. Clearly the bait was good enough,  but a certain Fixer got us a look at something that will pull them in ever better ahead of its release: the new Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit. Wake up, samurai. We’ve got a beginner’s game to review.” - Seamus Conneely

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Ironically, what they're looking for *DOES* exist! The Witcher RPG uses the same core system, with the addition of magic and fantasy elements, obviously, but if it's about using the same system, they *do* have options!

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The Weird Logic of Cyberpunk 2077: Plot Holes, Odd Choices, and WTF Moments

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t played Cyberpunk 2077 yet and want to experience the story fresh, be warned—this post contains major spoilers! Cyberpunk 2077 is an amazing game, no doubt. The world-building, atmosphere, and storytelling are top-notch. But let’s be real—some things in the game just don’t add up. From head-scratching plot holes to downright bizarre character choices, there are…

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Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit: The Adventure Review!

The last article looked at the Rule Book and Edgerunner’s Handbook for the Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit. Now it’s time to dive into the adventure, The Jacket. This review is spoiler free, so don’t worry about it! NOTICE: R. Talsorian Games provided me with an electronic copy of the Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit and additional media for review purposes. Continue reading Cyberpunk…