Cyberpunk 2077 Analysis: A political game?

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Even before the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 people started to discuss what this game might be about and whether it reflects upon current political and social issues. Based on an interview with the game´s lead quest designer Pawel Sasko, various websites stated in 2020 that it would not be a “political game”.
As the Cyberpunk genre has historically embraced politics this statement was unexpected and raised the question whether CD Project Red was shying away from one of the genre’s core traits.
With the game released we are now able to find out what Sasko meant with his quote and we might also answer the question:
What do the developers want to tell us with their game?
And Is Cyberpunk 2077 political?


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