The synthesized electronic soundtrack is really nice to listen and is never distracting. While it’s a shame there is no voice acting, the music is of a very high quality. It is clear the developers have done a lot of research into these topics and into the cyberpunk genre as a whole as the conversations and the themes always felt like they naturally fit into this world and never felt out of place. Thankfully the dialogue is also not too long and the length is just right. There are some interesting conversations about how the world has changed and about the underground hacking culture which also helps to bring the characters and the world to life. Most of the dialogue is not necessary for the overall plot but it really helps to get to know the characters and to know more about the world they live in. Throughout the game you get to meet some wonderfully weird characters such as AVR graffiti artists involved in their own turf war, drug dealers, other smugglers of modded software, the last living live music band and many others. We see trains running in the background and the rain falling and as well as giving a nostalgic retro feel the game’s graphics also help to set the mood and help make the world feel alive. The differences are striking and are captured beautifully in the wonderful pixel art graphics. It’s dank, it’s miserable and it’s no wonder that most of the human race want to escape this reality and live in their own happier reality even if they have to live with more advertisements. Thanks to the VR headset Nathan can switch it off and see how the world really is.

When you switch it on you see an augmented reality version of the world with avatars of people, neon advertisements and a corporate view of the world which most people in the game are connected to and are unable or unwilling to disconnect from. One of the interesting things about the game is the use of the VR headset that can be found in Nathan’s inventory.

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