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Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a live-action TV show (www.polygon.com)

submitted 11 months ago by mike591@kbin.social to c/gaming@kbin.social

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The world of Night City is about to get a whole lot bigger

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[–] wolfshadowheart@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This could either be really good or horrifically awful. However unlike The Witcher show, I feel like it has better chances. Source material doesn't matter too much in that V's story can be pretty dynamic with how its told and The Witcher has a very linear story line and strongly solidified characters.

Adapting existing stories and changing them has to be done really well for people to appreciate it and The Witcher just didn't have this going for it. 2077 on the other hand has so many places it could go, characters that we've yet to meet. I mean really they have all the options as long as the dialogue and delivery is done well.

[–] StarServal@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

It doesn’t have to be V’s story. Like Edgerunners proved, you can tell a successful Cyberpunk 2077 story without retelling the same story.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I get they're just shopping it right now, but we are seriously getting like Japan and anime with these fucking streaming live action shows. If you've got an IP that seems like it has a pulse go for it. I don't dislike the game, but the writing doesn't justify it.

Edit: Not to say that I think relying on proven showrunners and creators as a system is any better, mind you. I don't really have a solution to how these multimillion dollar productions should be put together, it just seems really vapid.