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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

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Ok, this is a bit of a silly post since this series is very obviously not cyberpunk. But it has hard-boiled detectives and robots, that's all you need, right?

This is actually a series of 5 short films and you can watch the entire thing on youtube. The entire series is less than 50 minutes. I wasn't sure how Lemmy would handle a youtube playlist link so I made this post an image and you can click that youtube link to watch it. For a hard-boiled detective story set in the 1930s, it isn't bad. You just have to not question why there are robots when no other technology has surpassed the 1930s.

It actually started out as a side story from the penny-arcade guys here. And you can read all the combined comics here. Like I said, I wouldn't necessarily call it cyberpunk, but it's pretty neat.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

I never knew they made a video series - I liked the comics well enough back when, I'll have to check it out. I thought the robot in the thumbnail looked familiar

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Lots of clichés but still pretty fun. Thanks for the recommendation lol

[–] mindbleach 3 points 6 months ago

Oh shit, I recognized that robot immediately. I didn't know there'd been an adaptation.