fuck what a ride (edgerunners spoilers)
The dystopian cyberpunk world doesn't lead well into happy endings so I wasn't expecting one here (nor in the main game if I'm being honest, but we'll get there at some point) but that was brutal. Lucy (and Falco) even getting out of there was surprising. Bittersweet was always the best case scenario here and it still hit me right in the feels.
Becca was the absolute realest though and got even better after being promoted to second in command, somehow being the most loyal and reliable, all the way to the very last line. That being said, THEY WERE HAVING A MOMENT -- fuck adam smasher, all my homies hate adam smasher. johnny, becca, when will it end?! (hopefully if/when V crosses paths with him again)
The exploration of the inevitability of cyberpsychosis and watching both Maine and David slip down the slope was so interesting to watch. And watching the people closest to them (Dorio/Rebecca) at first trying to pull them off the ledge before diving off the cliff after them is heartbreaking.
But after all that, I have to wonder just how close to cyberpsychosis my V is teetering. I am chromed to the teeth and have the Edgerunner perk to push me past my limits (...and send me into fury after kills sometimes...) so it's got to be close. Surely the Relic can only mitigate so much.
My V ended up being an amalgamation of the main cast, as she's almost pure netrunner with monowire (like Lucy), fully chromed (like David), with the personality and gunskills of Becca (lmao "Bang." still top tier).
For such a short jaunt, all of the characters are unique and fully fleshed and it's just a great watch. I wish I could watch for the first time again right now. Stupid braindance causing me to take a five hour detour, but totally worth it and did it's job I GUESS.
If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?
#theresafreakingghostafterus