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  • landsharkkidd@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Man I was so keen for Cyberpunk, but then after a lot of the trans stuff came out, I got less and less excited. I did end up playing it (you can probably deduce how I got it) and like it was okay??? It ran fine on my computer, but yeah glitches galore. Nothing game breaking but yeah. You are honestly not missing out. I know that they’re getting a new expansion soon, where they’re going to update everything that’ll be interesting.

    Yeah I don’t have like the best specs, but my rig isn’t dogshit. I just need an SSD because apparently all games now need that to run on (seriously, BG3’s performance is so bad, yet the detect graphics will always put it on ultra).

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      1 year ago

      I basically ignored it, I tend to get less interested in things the more they get hyped. I didn’t hear anything about trans stuff. can you explain?

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        1 year ago

        So your character’s pronouns are tied to your voice. So if you wanted a deeper voice but playing a feminine character, they’d address you as he/him and also opposite with a higher pitched voice but on a masculine body. Like there are a lot of cis men and women who have higher and deeper voices, but the fact that they’re tied to your pronouns is wild. It also sexualises trans people, makes them a commodity. They do have a trans character who is sort of subtle with their transness (like they have the trans flag on their car and mentions in their personal quest about some stuff I can’t remember much), but it’s really just bare minimum. Especially in a genre where that sort of stuff is at the forefront. Transhumanism (which is the philosophical thought of the advancement of humans) is like a major story in the cyberpunk genre.

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          1 year ago

          I also love the idea of transhumanism. It’s pretty easy for a big dev to get that shit right. How many trans and gender diverse people are devs ffs? hahaha. gah.