Before Cyberpunk 2077: The Importance of Being Political
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- Опубліковано 27 жов 2020
- Cyberpunk 2077 is coming out soon! Probably, maybe? Cyberpunk 2077 was delayed. Again. Why? Well, I do believe it was done to ruin my video. But did it stop me? No. What is Cyberpunk 2077? What will it be about? Will it be political? I hope so, and I will argue in this video why, exactly, I think it needs to be.
- Ігри
Strawman was voiced by Zenith Maldren, who really made that skit as great as it could possibly be: ua-cam.com/users/LeviDomm
Comparing communism with nazism is like, too much. But good video, and what a disaster 2077 was, have you read the rpg ciberpunk books? They have some good parts about the implications of the ultra technology and anarcocaptalism in the society but is really different from the game
3/10 to much water
@@Fr3AkFr3Ak I believe that the comparison he made there was to show that both are extreme political positions that are also on the extreme opposite ends of the spectrum philosophically.
@@TheTimelapseTraveler nha, the position of saving that workers should receive the money for their work justly don't seem as extreme as the possition the a race of people are the best and every other should be destroyed to preserve their purity
@@Fr3AkFr3Ak I do agree with you there. That's why I'm more left of "center" but communism in it's purest form is still the extreme opposite of Nazism/Fascism on the scale of popular ideologies. I'm certainly no Communist, but that's only because the fact of the human nature being too prone for corruption for that to be feasible on a large scale without the proper checks and balances in a democratic way. I believe that a happy medium between democracy and communism (social democracy) in a fair and balanced fashion is the way to go. But that's just my opinion.
Damn, dude. This aged well. I see a bright future for you...
So long as the party approves.
Kinda scary how accurate his predictions were
+ 10 Social Credit
That last line, man... we needed Bernie!
I tried to like this twice
As long as he doesn't start being "hateful", yeah.
It genuinely saddens me how the algorithm can promote content which takes minimal effort to create, and then content like this flies under the radar. It saddens me for the sole reason of the obvious effort that goes into these videos results in minimum payout, often resulting in losing motivation. i know you hear this a lot so hopefully you don’t find it annoying but i truly do hope for the best in your youtube career cobbler.
As time has gone on, I've begun to see it less and less as a potential career. I actually don't place ads on my videos (this one was copyright claimed, so I can't control whether or not ads are put on it).
I do wish I had a bigger audience, naturally. It's nice feeling that people are actually watching the things you worked so hard on, but I am very happy with how my videos do right now. I feel heard, and I think that's enough for me right now.
@@DJPeachCobbler if you want you could make a patreon, and consider the comments on this video i’m sure people would donate. I definitely would
@@DJPeachCobbler hey peach, love you and I’m glad to see you’ve grown keep up the great work I sincerely believe you can make this into a career man
UA-cam no longer gives a rip about the kind of independent content creation that made it what it is. That's why people gotta spread their wings to other content platforms like Bitchute, Odessy, Rumble, Dailymotion etc.
@@DJPeachCobbler That is the healthiest perspective I've read a youtuber write about their own channel, and it goes hand in hand with your critique of Bioshock's little sisters and is ludonarratively resonant, or what I would call "cognitively congruent" or "intellectually honest", with the relationship of your videos content and what you wrote here :). You could go for a clickbait title that appeals to X thing and exploits anger and fear in order to get clicks (and therefore money) and make a "career" out of it, or you do what you are and make genuine content to explore topics, flesh out viewpoints, bring clarity and reason and connections between different subjects and their mechanics of which you are actually interested in and have something to actually say (which you do wonderfully by the way, it is so satisfying, it literally takes away that dissatisfied aggravation I feel from the constant screaming of societies current content). You don't get paid for it, but you do something worth both your and the viewers time, worth listening to, worth thinking about.
This channel has absolutely hooked me out of nowhere. I’m happy I’m here at the beginning of your rise can’t wait to see more.
Same here. Been watching for about 5 days now. Funny hearing him have less than 2 k subs 4 months ago
I’ve only been here a couple days but I love his content
same
Same!!!! The last few weeks, love all of your content. More though and emotion evoking then most other gaming channel, has less echo chamber - more unique content.
Facts
How the hell does deep fake Mark Zucerburg look more human than real real Mark Zucerburg?
Deepfakes can never capture what he truly looks like. Idk what to tell you.
Why did i know that cop was gonna have a todd face
Because I described him as, "dreamy". Who else could it be? Alright, maybe Hugo Martin
@@DJPeachCobbler speaking of hugo, is it just me or did you forget the weekly doom eternal reference in this video?
The terrifying point of 1984 is that everyone can be broken.
Someone who fucking understands 1984. THANK YOU. I'm not being sarcastic at all. I actually left Twitter after Trump was banned because all I could see for days was "THIS IS LITERALLY 1984."
Edit: And just to clarify, I do not support Trump. I just couldn't handle the discourse because it was actually so fucking stupid.
@@goblinbastard all I know is i see the left try to censor far more then the right.and most people in media support the left. I'm more in the middle myself but find it it kinda crazy.
just a fun fact for you think on and come to any conclusion at all (sounds more sarcastic than i mean it.) btw, orwell was a socialist. yes. a filthy commie sympathizing anti-capitalist. how vile. i know. anyway, have a nice day! (that also sounds sarcastic but i mostly mean it. )
@@magnenoalex2 Crazy how liberalism is now considered "right", is the idea of freedom something not seen as "porgress" anymore? Strange times indeed.
@@asgoritolinasgoritolino7708 That's because most of the developed world has already moved on. Things like equal opportunity, socialized healthcare and education, climate change and pandemic restrictions aren't "liberal" ideals (by the US definition) in almost anywhere except the US. Not in the EU, UK, Australia, Canada, and even Japan is slowly working towards gender equality.
"cyberpunk has already been ready for a year"
Yeah that hasn't aged well lmao
@@valravnsshadow9422 see his other video on CP. I kinda fits together.
Haha game crashes go brrr
"Cyberpunk 2077 has actually been ready for release for a year now"
You sure about that? It's out for almost 4 months now, and it still isn't ready for release.
The game NEEDED at least a year.
Now if only the actual game didn’t feel so shallow. They had the chance for something great and missed it.
Here's my counterpoint: ua-cam.com/video/GxDJuTqmdBs/v-deo.html
TL;DW - 2077 is a proper cyberpunk story and it is anything but shallow.
The story is nothing short of great, but the gameplay is rather shit
@@NosferatuWickedTTRPG the story is amazing but the rest of the game...literally everything else fuckign sucks
@@youngprodigy5824 theres other things that are ok to good but i get where youre coming from
@@jraev5519 very little lmao
This channel is _severely_ underrated, watching I thought this would be by a channel with at _least_ 50-100k subscribers, but NOPE! only 1.47k? 453 views? Damn, you need way more attention.
I get that a lot, and I appreciate it, but I think it's a result of me not discussing what's currently "hot". I think my hour-long Bioshock retrospective is sorta the pinnacle of me not making what people want to see.
This is just a hobby for me, I never plan (nor honestly want) to make a living off this, so I just discuss what interests me. Occasionally, what interests me also happens to be what's "hot".
Regardless, thanks for watching and commenting. While I'm not trying to be super successful at this, I'm sure you can guess it's really nice having your work actually be appreciated by others.
@@DJPeachCobbler people say you deserve 100k because that's how much people who passionately talk about the stuff they like get. You'd be expected to have a mil if you become a mindless anti-woke toxic gamer man
hes starting to get a good bit of it
@@thatdudnum67potatoe45 my man already got 50k all in a couple of days thats impressive as fuck
@@DJPeachCobbler things that may interest you may be hot
but it's not as hot as you 😎
Damn, that music from Bioshock fits everywhere.
Honestly this terrifies me. You brought up an amazing point about how humans being easy to manipulate via fear and propaganda. It’s crazy how it’s already happening and its terrifying to think about what will happen. I’m not good at explaining what I think but this video brought up an amazing point. If only the lesson could be brought to so many more people.
Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.
André Gide
" easy to manipulate via fear and propaganda "
" it's terrifying to think about what will happen "
did you see the catch ?
To be honest, I feel like I'm going insane at times when it comes to politics. The point about how it seems like everyone is living in completely different realities speaks to me on another level. It's overwhelming being surrounded by people who have so many different beliefs in my day to day life. One is angry the other is not, how do we let trivial things take control of our entire being mentally and emotionally. I'm just rambling nonsense probably so I'll leave my thoughts at that.
A memory from my childhood I'll never forget was not being able to sleep most nights when my family and I were living with my grandparents.
All I could hear for hours on end was Grandma and Grandpa screaming at the TV. A news agency that I'm not going to disclose because in the end it doesn't really matter, was reporting the latest exploits of the president.
They weren't even listening to what the reporter was saying. Their rage, and hate, their desire to kill and maime the President blotted out their personality. It was scary not because they became such radically different people when that TV switched on for the late night news. But because how seamless the transformation was.
Years later when I learned about the two minutes of hate I got chills. The vivid description of the rage and hate like a fine laser pointed at whatever the news agency demanded instantly brought back memory of my grand parents turned to screaming, grimacing lunatic, fuelled by reactionary anger and news sponsored outrage.
There's a another scene from 1984 that reminded me of them was when somebody in the book was putting up reactionary posters and demonizing an enemy to the party. Only to receive new information they stared praising this person as a beloved ally who had never betrayed Big Brother. Even going so far as to say that a spy had put up those posters minutes earlier.
I remember this same news agency demonizing a policy that the current president reinstated and my grandparents furious frothing at the mouth monsters like they were when the TV was on.
Only to soon find out that the reinstated policy was originally started by a former president that belonged to their voting party and they instantly changed their opinion and praised this decision with unnerving enthusiasm seemingly forgeting they ever had a problem with it in the first place.
Found this channel through your stalker faction vids and now I'm hooked. Hope you go far man.
Thank you, skeleton of support
Not gonna lie, when I’ve seen T-1000 with a different face, I thought something’s wrong with me. I’m glad I’m not THAT dumb.
I think we’re at a point where people can’t differentiate between random SJW cringe fest and actual deep political and even social messages (like Bioshock) it’s really sad, I enjoyed a good bit of complex politics in story.
@@goctexas1444 I mean I cannot comment on the intent since I am not political myself but that sounds about right probably, but still sad to see half assed quality given as a good story, but I suppose it is what it is.
@@goctexas1444 yes I understood that, but for me it’s not like a loss or anything, it’s just stupid folks from either side are now free and even encouraged to be this stupid, I don’t see people with actual talent falling on either side of the spectrum. It’s just a matter of the extremism on either side being allowed to take over the creative role in movies games and shows. So I agree with what you say, I’m just saying I’m not mad either exist, I’m disappointed that they are encouraged to keep working by people who should know better.
@@goctexas1444 the right is just as insane as the left
@@griffiththechad9483 extremism is a scary thing.
@@goctexas1444 cry harder
Not every game has to take a political stance on every issue, but people that whine about pandering before a game has even come out aren't even trying to think critically. That said if a dev makes a design decision that takes a deviation from the norm that could be construed as 'political statement,' I do hope they consider that angle and treat the choice with the appropriate attention to detail. Perhaps CDPR didn't think about the ramifications of having a separate body type/voice selector (unlikely) and they explore none of these themes, but knowing them I doubt it.
If games want to get anywhere as an art form they're going to need to step up and ask questions like these to their audiences. They need to challenge players in more than just gameplay. And games criticism (including journalism, but that's a different can of worms) will be the driving force of getting people to look past the number go up simulators they purchase, and videos like these contribute much more to the advancement of the medium. Appreciate you DJPC.
I think that, a cyberpunk game, if anything, needs to be political. Otherwise, it's just some metal arms and neon. Which is nice and all, but a real waste.
I'm just a humble Cobbler, but that bit at the end means a lot, thank you.
@@DJPeachCobbler I do humbly disagree to a degree that Cyberpunk need to always be political, but I do see your point :) For example, Va11-Hall-A is a pretty neat Cyberpunk Bartender Action game that actually isn't too political - instead focusing more on interpersonal relationship between the people that you (or in case Jill, the main character) and patrons have. It is a pretty neat indie game I highly recommend!
@@SingaporeLoveItachi cyberpunk as a genre is pretty inherently political
@@jerrodshack7610 well there's genre and Aesthetic. So if it's "wow pretty neon lights! Ooooo cyborg people, flying cars!" That's more Aesthetic, if you ask me. So if the game's goal is to capture Aesthetic than That's all they gotta do but if it's to go for genre then it should be more aware of the larger themes.
@@jerrodshack7610 I disagree, I say more philosophical.
You, sireth Cobbler, have great taste in background music.
I went looking for the, "that's not Bill Paxton, that's Robert Patrick," comment. I couldn't find it and now I think I'm your oldest sub.
Did no one noticed that a separate body/voice pick was the norm for loads of RPGs for ages? It was a thing in pillars of eternity, tyranny, pillars of eternity 2, and have been normal for games of that kind for ages... Since like you can play a female body character in DnD while having a male voice and vice versa, so separate selection was a thing for ages... It was even a thing in saints row...
you were expecting to be baiting edgelords and leaving them in a chokehold by the end but your newfound fan base just loves you too much
This video was brilliant you brought up some interesting points and I really enjoyed it. I thought I’d suggest that you give Neuromancer a read as The writers of cyberpunk 2020 cited as one of their biggest influences, it’s not the same as 1984 but there are certain parts of it that really make you feel uncomfortable so if you’re hoping for that kind of a feeling in cyberpunk 2077 it might help give you some context. Keep up the good work looking forward to the next video.
Just checked out the first few pages and bought it on Amazon. I know cyberpunk, as a genre, is sorta defined by heavy political themes, but didn't want to talk about it because I'm really not familiar with the genre beyond the Blade Runner movies. Thanks for the suggestion
@@DJPeachCobbler yo! check out snow crash, hardwired and the entire sprawl saga which is just more stories in the neuromancer universe. also check out a pretty cool trashy comic called Empty Zone.
It's just a shame that the _real_ questions surrounding enhanced humans weren't even asked in this game. I was actually paying attention to the lore, and cyberpsychosis seemed like an interesting mechanic that could've played a part in the game. It implied that you _could_ teeter over the edge and lose your humanity. You can certainly play that way, but it's still ultimately a decision you're never aware of. V slaughters legions of gangsters and corporate lackeys, and wakes up with a clear conscious because "that's just Night City". There's never a moment of reflection where you look in the mirror and hate what's staring back. Maybe that'd be too blatant?
I guess to do something like that right, they'd have to lean into power fantasy. In a single-player open world RPG game, who'da thunk it? But it's hard to make you feel bad about killing people who were going to kill _you,_ just because you're bigger than them. There's never any reason to actually hurt non-hostile NPCs, either, and that's the only time being a monster is really punished by the game. It's never done subtly; shoot a good'un, and you get a star. Get five and you become NCPD's most wanted for a little while, until the police force's ADHD kicks in and they forget you existed. Typical GTA rules. Typical GTA game.
No, the real "big question" posed by Cyberpunk is pretty blatant. Does ctrl+c, ctrl+v humans bad? It never even got me thinking about the question because there's never an instance where that kind of tech _isn't_ abused. It was used to allow the Arasaka CEO to survive his own murder, to keep their loyal servants backed up for reuse, to keep Johnny alive just to torture him. I'm guessing (based off the Nomad start) the CEO was planning to implant Johnny into some kind of house-pet. It's not off the table.
For all the promise of extensive customization, there's less options than New Vegas's character creator. And unlike those games, where you can at least find the occasional barber, V's appearance is fixed. Can't style your hair. Can't change your physical appearance, even though the cybermods on your face make it seem like you _did,_ at least prior to the game starting. It's certainly something that _could_ have been in the game.
There’s so many things they could’ve done in this game, and it’s clear that they didn’t have enough time/manpower to accomplish them.
netflix's cyberpunk edgerunner series does that, kinda
@@btchiaintkidding7837 In the words of RedLetterMedia: I ain't reading no books, or playing no video games, to understand the deep lore of Star Wars. If it ain't in the movie, it don't count.
Edgerunners shouldn't be considered mandatory viewing for understanding the game's lore. Also, I'm pretty sure my comment was made before Edgerunners was even a thing. If not, see above.
The only quest in the game that even comes close to saying or asking something interesting in my opinion is the Peralez side quest where you find out (spoiler ig) his thoughts are secretly being influenced by a mysterious third-party. My only hope is Phantom Liberty brings more of this to the table, but I'm not exactly holding my breath, honestly.
I enjoy the characters a great deal but the world seems disappointingly toothless for what could have been one of the most damning indictments of technocracy run amok in fiction.
This aged so incredibly well. Seeing this also makes me more depressed on how much potential Cyberpunk 2077 had
My dad would always say. "Do you hate _____ because he's bad or do you hate him because you feel like it?" I feel this is more prevalent than ever.
I used to love the internet and everything about it; now I hate 99% of it. It's overflowing with insufferable, rude people who approach every discussion in bad faith. This attitude has leaked into other things as well, like video game communities, and I hate it.
Oh, how I miss the days of wholesome video game and online communities being the standard and the toxic ones being the anomalies.
Your first mistake is referring to fans of something as "communities". It's like calling social media social. It isn't.
hahahahaahah
This reminds me of when TheQuartering and Jeremy from geeks and Gamers go all apeshit over that voice changing stuff in Cyberpunk2077 and stated that its for SJW. It's just BS - I myself hate politics being pushed in my face, but Cyberpunk 2077 felt natural - it make sense, I am disappointed in those two. Good job DJ~
Politics isn't bad
Cringy politics that's only important for like 5 ppl is
@@Nomad-bl4yw If it is something like Cyberpunk 2077 and done well, hey, I am okay with it. People need to know there is a difference between proper political discussion/discourse and just Anti-SJW and SJW having a screaming contests to see whose virtual dongs is bigger. That, and the setting must make sense. There is a difference between what Cyberpunk 2077 did, and what RWBY did in Volume 7 (which is to take the election in real life and just push it into a narrative that doesn't make sense and making a poor allegory.)
@@SingaporeLoveItachi BINGO
I am amazed tho that there are almost no trans characters in the game, only 1 male looking npc can be heard saying that they used to be a woman. Not that they HAD to add trans people i guess i just expected to see them in the year 2077
@@Krondon-SSR And yet, there is one character that's involved in a questline that transitioned from male to female. Edit: It's Claire Russell, bartender in Afterlife, mechanic and a racer.
Also I don't think it's natural for someone to walk up to you and just go "Hi, I'm trans male and my name is Josh" and then go their merry way.
Outstanding as always my dude. The tie in with 1984 was, as usual, a completely new view that I have never thought of before. Very fun to have new ideas that tie into new games. If I could smash a second like button for the fact you used Red Dead 2’s surreal ending theme music, then I would
I've found your channel recently and you continue to impress not only me but a large swath of those who view your content, the way you mix comedy with philosophy is really something rarely seen.
I love this channel you really hooked me like a week ago. And I can’t stop watching.
POV: you clicked in most recent coments to see if you can find any transphobe
Holy shit please take my like
i was actually looking for commie crying because he compared them to fascists
@@duruarute5445 bruh, i didn't even renember the existence of this comment.
By sheer coincidence, I'm watching this the same day I listened to an AI version of Jordan Peterson talking to Joe Rogan about Bionicle.
After recently playing the witcher 3 I have no doubt the developers will use this setting to deliver great thought provoking stories.
It sure provoked an intense reaction, but not for the good reasons xD
Oof
Well this definitely didn't age well
This is to smart for someone that only has 1.47K subs you deserve more
I audibly laughed several times during this. Nice work.
Just discovered the channel and have been binging on all your vids. Love your content man! Criminally underrated.
4:20 that's Robert Patrick btw
This is probably my favourite vid you've made.
So much truth, I've been saying it since I was 17 "the problem isn't plastic surgery, trans and things like that, these things are only going to become better and cheaper as time goes on so just get used to it, some people like tattoos, some don't, some get hair transplants, others choose to go bald".
Also the bit about Orwell, personally I don't like the dude (from what I've heard admittedly) but 1984 is prescient.
I'm inclined to believe there may not be a way of stopping it, if the economy gets bad, people are gonna turn to the authoritarian right or left, you can see that even now, the libertarians are always the smallest faction, this is the case throughout history.
People just like rulers, they like a "daddy", it makes em feel safe, they don't like to think for themselves, not when you have two bad options and you gotta pick the least bad, so they go into the arms of those who promise them the world in exchange for power.
The only 2 ways I see of stopping an Orwellian world in the likes of 1984 is avoiding economic crash (which is out of our hands and looks a dead cert when you account for climate change), or the rulers not being willing to risk it all due to M.A.D, that is what stopped the cold war going hot.
I've been binge-watching this channel for some time, but this has got to be the most profound video yet. I'm deeply sad that it has not gotten nearly the views that it deserves.
I've never watched Terminator 2. I had absolutely no idea, not even a weak feeling, that anything was wrong with his face. Scary technology
Great vid as always. I was gonna type this comment on the first day this vid was posted but I held off and collected my thoughts a bit
I feel when people say “don’t politicize video games” the don’t mean it word for word. I remember saint row three having the voice and gender separate and no one cared. But now with cyber punk it’s a big deal. It’s not the games that have changed it’s the culture they exist in. Politics have in some way always been in games. Look at metal gear and it’s cometary on war for money and censorship. People didn’t mind because it was done well of course. I thought back to almost every political gaming controversy and almost none of it had anything to do with the actual story or game play. Even as someone who jumped on the lou2 hate train it’s a fine game from the looks of it.
Idk about other people but when I say “don’t politicize video games” I’m not talking to the people who make them cause there doing fine. I’m talking to us. Because we are the ones who politicize it.
I found your channel a couple of days ago and even thought i disagreed with some of what you’ve said. your channel has real got me to re evacuated some of my believes and thoughts and I thank you for that.
Yeah, that feature in Cyberpunk was definitely blown ridiculously out of proportion. I feel that if Saints Row came out with that gender slider in character creation TODAY, it would be a shit storm. Although, probably people from the other side of the aisle would be angry at that, seeing as it's meant to be more comedic in Saints Row.
The thing about the Cyberpunk controversy, to me, is that it makes so much sense for that world. They clearly thought a bit about the ramifications of human augmentation being widespread and commonplace. I appreciate that they didn't shy away from that
Another banger video. Everything you produce inspires me, I’m glad I found this channel.
Slowly working my way through your videos after subscribing a few days ago. I truly hope you become more popular
At this point the game is going to be delayed one minute before it launches
“Eat the rich”
- literal food
In the year of our lord 2023 this video as aged like fine wine
Oof the moderate quoting 1984 at people. Truly a griller
They only political position that allows to be both superior to everyone else while also being above the discourse and not look like a narcissistic chode is IM DA JOKAH BABEY philosophy which I personally identify with
The centrism... Disturbs me
Aight, this video solidified you as one of my favorite channels. Your witty writing and viewpoint combined with your great editing is... idk where I'm going with this but consider me a fan.
as always I'm going to put it out there, the existence of trans people isn't political, we're just trying to live
correction, only 50% try it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@97denis97 holy based
I love this channel, good find. Have a lot interests in common, the seinfeld theme song in the start is 10/10
I'm afraid the game "being too shallow" would'vd been a mercy, compared to what we've got instead.
I now have a to do list: Read 1984, watch Terminator 2 and play Cyberpunk 2077.
I've seen like 15 of these videos in the past week. Love the content, mang.
I’m so glad you brought up “the two minute hate”. I’ve always thought it was the most relevant idea in the entire book.
Great vid. Just wanna say that's not Bill Paxton, it's Robert Patrick.
I'm amazed to see how few people see orwell is projecting in the 2 minutes of hate.
Having recently found the channel, it really is sad seeing clips/marketing material for cyberpunk before it had released, I had avoided almost all hype and was still disappointed. Had I actually followed along and got into the hype train, I probably would have set my PS5 on fire.
very insightful and funy videos man! suscribed!
The problem with this analysis is the focus on the internet but not about how traditional institutions such as the media, sports leagues, Hollywood, gaming industry, military, news organizations and others control the people.
I think his point was to focus on the internet because that's the most relevant to his point. Since the internet is easily the most modern example of media propaganda.
Showing the dog: bad
Going for the dong: good
I feel like I’ve found a brother in you Mr cobbler. Glad to have found this video
oh, man do I enjoy these!
Lol old mmos and dragon's dogma had ridiculous customization .u could make a big muscular grandpa that sounds like a loli
Why didn't they cry about this back then?
I seriously hate the internet nowadays both sides of it
They're just very loud, I've been pleasantly surprised by the reaction to this video. I think that most people that don't follow extreme ideologies, just don't shout them from the rooftops.
@@DJPeachCobbler the worst part is when you try to compromise
Both sides will lunge at you .taking the "if ur not with me ur against me" model to heart
All my life i wanted to travel to America but the internet sacred me .according to it the country is 50% gay communists 50% nazies
But i know ppl on the streets are more mature and 3 dimensional than that
@@Nomad-bl4yw Yeah, it's just the internet.
If you tell anyone this, I'll kill you, but I'm actually not a musical dessert. Remember, snitches get stitches.
It's been a few years since I've been back to the US, but it was never as bad as the news makes it seem in terms of political division. Don't get me wrong, it's VERY much there, but it's never as bad as the news. Just sensationist clickbait. The internet amplifies insanity
I see others have said this, but my man, your content feels unique and is extremely underrated. You look at games in a grander way than just games, and even when you do, there is always a bigger picture and I love that.
17:56 "Unshaken" playing in the background after George Orwell mentions TB took me off gaurd
It always feels good to hear another clear headed person.
Okay, so I need a follow-up to this cyberdong shit. The game tells us it's possible but we only saw in the boring open world.
I just wish Deus Ex caught on as much as 2077 since it’s the Grandfather of Cyberpunk games. Now we have half of a prequel that’ll never be finished. *Sigh* 😔
BTW, what program do you use for the animated parts of your videos?
I DO need to try those games, especially considering how they seem to deal with so many themes that interest me. Too many games, too little time.
I do all my "photoshops" in Gimp. I use a drawing tablet, draw in that program with a transparent background, trace over what I drew, and export them all to my video editing software where I have them rapidly cycle between each other to give the appearance of squiggly lines
Patrolling the Mojave makes me wish for a gep gun
"It has been ready for release for ages now" Oh how I wish that held up
"You know what you should both read? 1984"
That particular line did not age too well...
wait, why?
How so?
@@lilbananaman because people have gotten into the habit of associating any government or social media measure they don't like with the book 1984 these past few months
@@imransadovic3600 People have been doing that since 1984 came out, it's not a recent phenomenon.
@@AlwaysSomeone well there's been a recent spike at least
If you wanted to go anywhere and do anything,
Just go play D&D, or any other tabletop RPGs, go anywhere and do anything, just using math, polyhedral dice, and another person called the DM (or GM if your annoying) to annoy by doing the exact opposite of what they want.
All good fun
ah,but that requires being vaguely likeable, and having at least one other person on the same schedule. and interacting with another person.
I’ll never buy a video game based on advertising again! Praise Elden ring however!
Will u, hmmmmm?!?!🥧🤨
Great video, made me think about Deep Fakes and their ramifications.
I would say that this should be seen by a lot of others, but that would likely require the algorithm and defeat the point of only seeing what is selected for you to see
Imagine if cyberpunk was actually about the ghost in the machine, trans issues, and question what makes humans human.
Or what I personally wanted it to be, aka Deus ex, but new and shiny, with corporations instead of jewish UN conspirators
Jewish? I think you kind of missed the point.
The ammount of sense and logic in your video gives me hope for humanity.
It's funny people freaked out over this. Not only is cyberpunk a single player game we've had the option to put our character in any clothes, have any hair style, or any vice in video games as far back as almost the first character creator.
well they did make a mission about a cyberdong in the end
also, i really love your films
Great video as all ways Cobbler, I agree with everything you said here. Keep up the great work! Oh and I have never seen Terminator 2.
Thanks for the support! I have decided to overlook you not having seen Terminator 2. But next time I post a video? There will be forty lashes if you don't tell me how cool that scene where Arnold takes the shotgun out and roses fall everywhere is.
@@DJPeachCobbler I will try, also, you should start a discord for the channel! I think it could spawn some interesting conversations and funny shitposts
@@pelopidas4283 Oh boy, do I have the place for you. I often forget to pin the comment. discord.gg/b7Aj4q
Read Homage to Catalonia. Orwell was an irl insurrectionary anarcho-socialist. Also, anti-capitalism has been a part of the cyberpunk genre since Neuromancer
Was he an Anarchist? I thought he fought with a different group in Spain than the CNT? Like, not Soviets but not Anarchist either... I forget.
Pretty sure it was the CNT though revolutionary Catalonia was very much a coalition force between various anarchist and socialist. Orwell himself was more sympathetic towards socialism. The specifics of his politics shifted a lot throughout his life but anti-authoritarianism seems to be the main consistency.
@@nico6143 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/POUM
Finally someone calls it like it is. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Thing is, in a cyberpunk game, this makes perfect sense, and I agree. Another thing is though, they will now put this everywhere, even in places where it does not make sense.
This video is three years old and one can see clearly that it's the case.
missed opportunity to call it "cyberjunk" instead of cyberdong
Too bad the game didn’t feel like it really embraced this too much in relation to gameplay. Honestly was really disappointed by the utilization of the augmentation system.
7:45 - Was that really your sub count then? Wow, great work, in less than a year you added entire digits! Massive props!
DJ Peach Cobbler is my favorite MK ultra victim
Yep, I would have liked to see them using their time in the spotlight to say something that would make me go wow such art.. All of the depth that I found in 2077's Night City is strongly overshadowed by crappy development management and crappy gameplay mechanincs.
Is that the ost of McGee's Alice at 3:10?
*thinks about gostoc stomping on godrick and me then instantly ganking him*
“huh, cobbler had a point in his cyberpunk video, didn’t he?”
Plugging in the Max payne 2 OST is just pure gold
Subverted my expectations with this one. When I read the title, I instantly connected with it. My interest in cyberpunk will hinge on how well it explores cyberpunk's roots: anticapitalism and the implications of a society where corporations have more power than government (ala bioshock). That's what I thought this video was going to be about. Was a bit more interesting than that. 1984 comparison was a stretch for me but good video man, would've loved to hear more about how you think that augmentation and modulation would affect society.
PS being communist is cool and good actually xoxoxo your fellow food-based video essayist
Tbh this video turned out far more messy than intended. At a point, I just couldn't bear looking at it anymore. I think I just really wanted to get that 1984 thing off my chest, because I find this rising wave of support for old authoritarian ideologies very scary. I do think it's relevant to Cyberpunk, as I think exploring heavy themes with sci-fi is really important and helps prepare people for possible futures. Also, of course, cyberpunk media is, inherently, dystopic, and I'd be very disappointed if they didn't show why that was the case.
I do hope (and think) Cyberpunk will have prominent anti-capitalist themes. It's a mainstay of the genre. There was a bit in the "Tour of Night City" trailer that I nearly included in the video, but decided against. They essentially list homelessness statistics, crime rates, and the line, "America's fucked, and I don't know what we're gonna do."
Obviously, very relevant themes. I hope they run with it, and explore them. I do fear it will just be at a Grand Theft Auto level, where they just sorta point out things that are obviously shitty, and say that, yes, they ARE shitty.
@@DJPeachCobbler exactly. Hoping for more bioshock than outer worlds
Hell yes, finally someone talking about how cool the ramifications of easily accessible human modification could be to a video game world. Hell really any story world.
Going to read 1984 now. Great video!
George Orwell was a communist, 1984 was in protest of the authoritarian left. he fought in the Spanish civil war for the anarcho-communists in Catalonia against fascism. "the only regime which, in the long run, will dare to permit freedom of speech is a Socialist regime. If Fascism triumphs I am finished as a writer-that is to say, finished in my only effective capacity. That of itself would be a sufficient reason for joining a Socialist party" - Orwell, 1938
Even a commie understood that communism is shit.
@@ForOne814 the Soviet Union wasn’t communist
@@Thom_YIIK it was communist ideologically, and that's what really matters.
@@ForOne814 it was communist in name only
@@ForOne814 Einstein and Tesla were also socialists
How do you not have 10million subs bro
I come back to the video often
Impressive work.
2:24 If only that was true. It could've used another year or so in the oven.
Is "the feed" the YA version of "1984" ?