129. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | S5E7

Furidashi Game Design Academy · Apr 24, 2025 · 1h

Following up on our discussion of Cyberpunk 2077, we consider the Netflix series and what it means to be bodies in spaces, how we lie to ourselves and each other, and how the anime aspires to say something profound but ultimately get too caught up in its own romantic tropes to truly grapple with what it's trying to show.

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