by rbelikov
IamSalvation wrote:
Very little in common with Neuromancer?
How do you get to this?
As far as i can see, Android Universe is as close as it gets to Neuromancer/Gibson Universe...
How do you get to this?
As far as i can see, Android Universe is as close as it gets to Neuromancer/Gibson Universe...
The Android Universe is much more like a combination of Bladerunner and Asimov's "I, Robot" than Neuromancer. But still far from all of the above.
1. The primary focus of the Android universe is Androids (bioroids and clones). The politics, conflicts, economy, etc. are rooted in something having to do with Androids. These are almost completely absent in Neuromancer. The focus of classic cyberpunk is on cyberspace and androids are either completely absent or incidental.
2. A secondary focus of the Android universe is the beanstalk (space elevator). Again, a lot of the politics, conflicts, and the economy have something to do with the beanstalk. Again, absent or incidental in classic cyberpunk.
3. While certainly dystopian, the Android universe "depicts a hopeful future" (Kevin Wilson's words). Protagonists in this universe tend to be of the hero type. Classic cyberpunk is typically purely dystopian and protagonists are anti-heros.
While the Netrunner game itself does focus on cyberspace, a lot of the cards (I want to say at least half of non-ice or icebreaker cards) have to do with #1 and #2, and strongly evoke the Android universe, with it's own very different feel from classic cyberpunk (especially in the sense 3) at least in my mind.