@a7 @BlinkRape @LukeAlmighty @beardalaxy i saw a little bit of developer commentary about that. apparently someone in the studio got the idea to bring reeves in and when he agreed the producers completely changed the tone of the game. prior to that it really was a character drama about V--which is probably why the early development looked more open RPG and post-reeves doesn't.
i think i commented before about there is something poetic about the player character just being skinsuited for a celebrity. it is peak cyberpunk capitalism. (even if we'd have really rather had the original design.)
i think i commented before about there is something poetic about the player character just being skinsuited for a celebrity. it is peak cyberpunk capitalism. (even if we'd have really rather had the original design.)
@a7 @BlinkRape @LukeAlmighty @beardalaxy Silverhand isn't really meant to be likeable. The deep lore on him is that he's basically a sociopathic rockerboy and there's some narrative silliness involved. Basically he wasn't meant to be a character that was played. Just kind of a "hey look, its that crazy guy, isn't that a crazy story" that was drafted in the 80s cause that's when the game originally came out.
At some point he was given an actual stat sheet so he could be in a purchasable module. Because rockerboys need an empathy stat to do things they set his high. But someone apparently asked how that works out and R.G. basically responded yeah Silverhand's "actual" empathy score is like zero, but mechanically had to be maxed or he wouldn't function, so it's basically *canon* that he's garbage.
At some point he was given an actual stat sheet so he could be in a purchasable module. Because rockerboys need an empathy stat to do things they set his high. But someone apparently asked how that works out and R.G. basically responded yeah Silverhand's "actual" empathy score is like zero, but mechanically had to be maxed or he wouldn't function, so it's basically *canon* that he's garbage.
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@icedquinn @LukeAlmighty @a7 @BlinkRape it's a safe assumption that people like silverhand BECAUSE he's a shitlord lol. almost like a GG Allin type character.
@beardalaxy @LukeAlmighty @a7 @BlinkRape most people i've spoken to on fedi actually don't like him lmao.
@icedquinn @LukeAlmighty @a7 @BlinkRape yeah my roommates that played the game didn't like him much either, they're like "he just went too far, he was an asshole." i'm like, yeah... that's what makes him a cool character xD
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He nuked a city, so he is definitely a great character.
I just don't like his quick, shallow and ironic quips that make up most of your interactions with him (at least as far as I got)
