Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

[KrayZ33]

I think this whole show (the game too btw. at least in terms of plot) captured the type of storytelling CP tries to drive into it's (pnp)players.

"Aint here for a long time, but a good time.
Take big risk, get big rewards. Be the action, start the rebellion, light the fire. Never drive slow when you can blaze a trail."

The game back then did suggest to throw in lethal encounters whenever something is working out for the players "too well", that's completely different from how you lead a DnD group where you want to reward good play.

You aren't supposed to live there, you just won't... the city won't allow it. No one "grows" in NC. Everything is about HOW you lived and how it ended.
Will it be alone, will it be with your gang or crew, that's what matters. It's not about IF you go over the "edge", it's about when and how.
There are no happy endings in NC.


So what we got here is exactly how it should be, but damn did I hope it wouldn't be that way.
Did my heart skip a beat when Lucy rescued David from the scavengers/ambulance and David focused, awe-struck, on her face while all the neon lights in the dark rushed past for the whole "ride". That one will remain the best "character falls in love with someone"-scene for quite a long time for me, I'm sure.

Did my heart wail when David completely lost it in front of Rebecca and when it was made painfully clear that this is the end of his tale, just a few more steps... that's it. Fuck it! I didn't want this, but it's Night City... that's just how it's going to be for those living down there - all you can hope for is that he is sticking a big one to them, is it not?

But Lucy alone on the Moon? With that music playing? That was just so painful to watch. It's that feeling when you wish someone happiness but know it's not truely achievable and whatever you got to give her is disappointing yourself already.
It's just so miserable for me to see David fullfill everyones dream but in a monkey's paw kind of way.

You end up sitting in your room arguing with yourself about how you are supposed to feel about that.
If there are no happy endings, then wasn't that just the best way to go?
But then you realize that David is only a flipping 18 years old.
Lucy is 20-ish. That just *sucks*. Imagine this being your reward for "growing up" in NC.

Same thing with Rebecca and her Brother... they were just ... gone, even though they certainly lived the "always 100%" kind of way.