@helmholtzw0@DAKKADAKKA1 i think avellone is one of very few people that have a solid grasp of the essence of Fallout and what stories it can tell, but he isn't responsible for the majority of new vegas narrative design. and reducing Sawyer's role to dialogue writer is nuts.
@TKsMantis it's a question about where to spend the limited resources of development and to what end. spending those resources on mundane hyperdetails has become increasingly suspect as youtube and social media offer incentives for virality beyond just making a good game
Cyberpunk is a roleplaying game in the same way skyrim is a roleplaying game in that you can decide whether you shoot red or blue status effects
Tried doing a corpo run and it just does not want you to, there is nothing in the game that actually lets you roleplay as a corpo
Once I was on the train and and I was sitting next to a pretty girl and there was some guy being really annoying with his phone. When he got off she looked at me and smiled and said “Ugh that dives me crazy”, and I said “A lot of things drive me crazy” and she laughed so I said “Loneliness can drive you crazy.” And I thought she didn’t hear me so I repeated it but I realized she was only pretending not to hear and was visibly uncomfortable
Every scene of the Dark Knight I rewatch further cements my theory that the Joker is a former wetworks Spook the CIA burned in Afghanistan cause he went off the reservation "enjoying his job" too much over there. Probably Army infantry before recruitment, CIA got him after IED.
George: "Jerry! You're not gonna believe this! Y'know that leftist girl with the big glasses who had me Venmo her $300 for rent money? She called it 'mutual aid'?"
Jerry: "I still can't believe that.. You won't even spot me 5 bucks for a sandwich.."
George: "This was different! She had that 'The system is crushing me' thing going on. I figured she'd be grateful.. she'd see I'm evolved. And *chokes back tears* she.. I just heard she killed herself!"
Jerry: "Oh my God."
George: "Oh my God is right! I'm out 300 bucks!"
Jerry: "George.. The woman is dead. That money was a gift. You're seriously worried about that at a time like this?"
George: "It wasn't a gift; it was an investment! An investment in her continued existence. And she defaulted! She took the ultimate exit strategy and left me holding the bag!"
Always keep cash and a blade or blunt object on you. I was walking home one night and a guy on a bmx bike asked if I wanted to buy it. He requested a mere $10. I knew he stole it, but I had spraypaint at my house so I took him up on the deal. Then he inquired where he could get crack. It was 3 am but I knew just the place, so I directed him there whilst doing bunny hops and riding lazily on the back pegs. Then the crack dealer asked me about the bike and offered me $20 for it. Never accept the first offer. I told him i had it for years and was really sentimental about it, the guy who sold it to me earlier didn't utter a word because I already flashed the boxcutter I keep in my crewsocks when I went to grab the $10 earlier for him. We eventually settled on a trade of 3 grams of meth for it. I tell you this because I want you to remember that the whole world doesn't exist behind a screen, but rather with people who actually who go outside with an open mind. You always have to be ready to kill people though