![]() ![]() Under the pressure of too much information and knowledge, Eden has tried to shut itself down after having something of an AI identity crisis. Playing as an avatar of a hacker, the player’s goal is to revive an advanced AI system called Eden which controls a huge computer network of information named Project-K. So what, I hear you cry, is cyberpunk about any of that?Īpart from some of its weird and wonderful psychedelic designs, it’s Rez’s story that makes it a cyberpunk game. It’s an on-rails shooter that creates sound effects and manipulates the music based on the player’s actions it really has to be experienced rather than explained. Perhaps one of the first ‘games as art’ and also one of the first music games, Rez has a one-of-a-kind style that has been emulated but not equalled since. Rez HD is a remaster of the original - and is much easier and cheaper to pick up today. The original Rez came to PlayStation 2 and Dreamcast in 2001. Remember Me isn’t the most innovative nor the most polished game on this list, but it earns its place for weaving an interesting cyberpunk tale. Made up of light platforming and Arkham-style combat, it is generally quite clunky and repetitive, balanced somewhat by innovative “memory remix” segments whereby Nilin can actively change a person’s memories to her advantage. Unfortunately the general gameplay is a little lackluster. It’s a quintessential cyberpunk story of sci-fi technology and oppressed society, and whilst it is far from perfect it’s an ambitious and entertaining experience. Playing as Nilin, a “memory hunter”, gamers ally themselves with an underground resistance fighting against the corrupt stranglehold of a huge corporation named Memorize. Released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in 2013, this futuristic romp through "Neo-Paris" has an engaging and unsettling story involving memory wiping and corporate domination through the controlling of peoples’ memories. ![]() Remember Me was the first game from Dontnod Entertainment the company that would go on to create Life Is Strange. You can expect to spend a lot of time in turn-based combat, expending Action Points to move characters, and to perform attacks and an impressive variety of skills.Īn excellent expansion pack titled Shadowrun: Dragonfall is also worth playing if you enjoy the main game, and it’s all available on PC, Android and iOS. This is all realized through massively detailed backdrops that, whilst limited to linear paths, are a joy to traverse. In this case, this comes through an ingenious merging of fantasy and sci-fi, bringing elves, orcs and trolls into a futuristic but run-down ghetto version of Seattle. Like many games on this list, Shadowrun Returns puts a twist on the standard cyberpunk tropes. The setup is something of a sci-fi murder mystery but the story soon becomes embroiled in conspiracy, cultism and cyber warfare (there’s even a Matrix). It takes place in a cyberpunk re-imagining of Seattle in a near-but-troubled future. Based on the popular tabletop game published by Harebrained Schemes. Shadowrun Returns is an isometric, turn-based tactical RPG. ![]()
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