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Blade Runner's Influence on Videogames

Posted by Zonk on from the i-knew-the-nintendo-characters-weren't-human dept.

A 1up feature looks at the influence that Ridley Scott's amazing cyberpunk film Blade Runner has had on gaming. In addition to outlining the (underappreciated) late 90's direct game adaptation, the article discusses the film's subtler touch on tone, music, and content in other titles. "Try as William Gibson might to distance himself from Blade Runner's influence, the game adaptation of his seminal novel ironically takes a lot of its visual cues from Blade Runner, particularly in its realization of the urban sprawl. Even better, we got a little proto-cyberpunk musical influence in the soundtrack. Neuromancer boasted a technically impressive, if scratchy, Commodore-synth rendition of Devo's "Some Things Never Change" playing over the title. Truth be told, the song is actually much improved by the necessary excision of all the lyrics except for the chorus."

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  1. I will now act out a scene by BigHungryJoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    dey say you bwade runnah

    1. Re:I will now act out a scene by ischorr · · Score: 3, Funny

      Wait, are you playing "What if Elmer Fudd played the old chinese guy in Blade Runner"?

    2. Re:I will now act out a scene by ischorr · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, it's brilliant. I'd pay real money for a Blade Runner Ultra-Super-Final Edition with Elmer Fudd as the chinese guy (and maybe some of the guys from Dragon Ball Z as the replicants, etc)