Originally posted by Mako Ruu:

Cyberpunk is more than just post apocalyptic aesthetics like Blade Runner.

Robocop, for example, was in the Cyberpunk genre. Johnny Mnemonic, also a cyberpunk.

Basically, cyberpunk is a world where the Governments have collapsed or have been abolished by corporations that run the entire world. The wage gap between the poor and the elite is so far they may as be between America and Africa. Only it's all happening in the same city. Another good example is the movie In Time (2011) with Justin Timberlake. Not necessarily a post apocalyptic setting.

The lower level citizens are fighting to compete for space and power, being handed down technology and resources that the elite throw away.

In Cyberpunk 2077, most of the world is barren is dead. And humans only live in giant megacities around the world, packed so densely inside you may have 10,000 people in a single 100 story apartment building. And inside the building is its own community, with stores like restaurants and barbers, and even some have schools and parks in them.

The game obviously couldn't translate 1:1 exactly the world that Mike Pondsmith created because of technology limits like CPU and GPU rendering power, but it's a very close approximation.

Yeah, I see that cyberpunk involves the mix of polarities, rich - poor, law abiding - non law abiding, augmented citizens - non augmented citizens, hackers - non hackers etc. But I feel like so far, only the "poorer" areas have been showcased. I think its time to show the other end of the spectrum, and if they havent emphizied the development for the richer areas as of the poorer areas; thatd be a great let down, because I know for a fact that a lot of people want to experience the corporate, law abiding, high tech adventure in an equal proportion to the amount of people who want to play as nomads or experience the gang life.