In 'Cyberpunk 2077,' the Only Truly Punk Move Is Not to Play

Post by tialaramex » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 10:32 PM UTC

tialaramex wrote: post #62

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Is anyone else weary of dystopian sci-fi? I'd love to see a setting where technology has made the world a practical utopia, and people generally don't have to be wary of each other. It would be tricky to introduce interesting conflict and challenges into such a setting, yes. There are some anime/manga like that, for example Aria [0], which is basically Venice on Mars and the main characters are aspiring gondoliers, w…

In terms of written fiction, Greg Egan's Amalgam setting has all the space-capable denizens of our outer galaxy effectively in a vast sprawling Utopia. Figuring out what to do with yourself in that circumstance is the story driver. The Neil Gaiman run of Miracleman is about the Utopia constructed by Miracleman during the Alan Moore run of Utopia. Presumably the next series is about how that goes tragically wrong, but…