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I think we kind of all know that the real reason V never develops cyberpsychosis is because Cyberpunk 2077 is a video game and not a tabletop game. Development time and the need for a kind of power fantasy were major considerations, so the developers didn’t have any need to try and implement that kind of system into this game. But that still doesn’t mean there isn’t some sort of narrative explanation behind all this. Because there IS something in this game that I think actually COULD explain why V never worries about cyberpsychosis. Something I think might actually tie directly into the current Cyberpunk RED.
I had this theory written out more than a year and a half ago, but I never really saw a reason to turn it into a video. But after Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the concept of cyberpsychos as a whole became so popular in the franchise that its creator actually took to Reddit to comment on it. Mike Pondsmith not only weighed in on the ideas behind the concept overall, but actually addressed V and why V never seems to worry about it. And one of the things he said just happens to play into one my main arguments with this theory.
If you’re one of the people who’ve been subscribing to these and telling me you liked them, I really appreciate it – and I definitely have a bunch more planned. There are even ones for other games. And not even just games. Or even ones that aren’t theories. I have a bunch of old video “essays” that I haven’t actually touched yet – and I have a few in mind for Phantom Liberty. So I’ll see what I want to do next.
To anyone who sees this, tell me what you think of the new format. I think it just happens to fit cyberpunk quite well, coincidentally. But what do I know? Making videos like these are a passion project of mine and I’m sure I’ll try all sorts of nonsense at some point or another. And if anyone’s wondering why some of my enunciations sound so jacked up towards the end, it’s because I’ve been working on this video for a stupidly long time. Not only do I go around butchering the name of creativity itself, I’m also a complete moron.
I had to come home ridiculously late one night and still decided (for some reason) that I’d finally wrap up these recordings. I read through the entire second half of this whole video and then of course, it sounded terrible. Not only was there an echo, but I had trouble making out some of the words every third sentence or so. I recorded it all again and tried to speak even more forcefully and everything sounded fine. Until I finally finished putting the video together and then watched it front-to-back yesterday. This once again reminded me how much I absolutely despise the sound of my voice and just the way I speak in general. I also had a bunch of awesome videos and game music all edited and ready for these videos maybe 6 months ago. But of course, it all got lost to technical issues when my hard drive went and died on me. And then, of course, there’s the fact that Adobe Premiere has kicked me in the teeth more times than I can count just putting this thing together. It’s almost as if the videos I make are such atrocious garbage that God himself doesn’t want me making them.
I’m honestly quite happy with the way this one turned out – but it would probably be better if I wasn’t such a quitter, retraced all my steps, and redid all of that content. But then again, I’m not really too interested in finding out when passion turns to insanity – so I’m perfectly content with making strangers read my random ranting as a form of internet venting.
For more nonsense like this:
CP2077 Theory – Could V Have Been a Soldier for the NUSA: https://youtu.be/njKrOzLrMCE
CP2077 Theory – How Trace Santiago Could Be Rogue’s Son: https://youtu.be/8B_NesLf32Y
CP2077 Theory – Why the Corpo Lifepath Makes More Sense Than I thought: https://youtu.be/er9OpP_qUbo
CP2077 Theory – Cyberware You Just Can’t See + Lore Faithfulness: https://youtu.be/L2hf5tvyrro
CP2077 – Was Adam Smasher Portrayed Wrong: https://youtu.be/QcVSEazaj4E
CP Theory – Did Adam Smasher Lose to Morgan Blackhand in 2023: https://youtu.be/anxfA1wD3UU
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Intro
03:17 – Mike Pondsmith on Cyberpsychosis: Empathy & Humanity
08:11 – Cyberpsychosis-Preventing Drugs
18:40 – Cyberware in the 2070 Era
34:40 – V’s Empathy & Humanity
40:35 – Conclusion
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