CG writes: When playing the vanilla vision of CDPR’s Cyberpunk 2077, its futuristic looking metropolis Night City bombards the player with suggestive and sexual imagery. Billboards and video adverts portray crude but socially accepted norms at every corner. That is part of what cyberpunk is all about, and is not unique to this game. You will find it explored in futuristic visions such as Blade Runner’s replicants or the three breasted sex-worker in the movie Total Recall. A liberal attitude towards sex and the human body is what makes cyberpunk what it is, and in some ways the game does reflect that. But for some, its abrasive design doesn’t go far enough, yet others find it over-the-top and unnecessary. For those looking beneath the overt exterior will find hints of a more sinister, erotic vision of Night City that is underplayed by what looks like conflicted or malformed design choices.
