Did any authors (William Gibson), films (Blade Runner) or games (Deus Ex) serve as an inspiration?
We spent months researching “what is cyberpunk?” – Clearly Gibson, Blade Runner, Deus Ex, ShadowRun, GURPS Cyberpunk, Cyberpunk 2020, Neal Stephenson, and Ghost in the Shell all had an influence, but only as a basis to understand our target audience. From there, we threw out everything old to start anew with our own unique approach and style. This is a risk because some “old school” cyberpunk fans may disagree with the direction we are taking, but we hope that they will appreciate the new face to an old genre. What kinds of RPG elements will be in the game? All the usual suspects – skills, experience and leveling up, inventory, trading, so on and so forth. One unique aspect however is that we are not creating locked in classes like the old “fighter, magic user, thief” – instead we have a blank character that can increase and swap their role based on the scenario. This is essential as it allows the challenges to be solved in different ways. Over time however, a player will become more s
